The Center for Community Transitions

Center for Women is a 30-bed contract residential work release facility for women nearing the end of their state prison sentence (12-36 mths). Governed by NC Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) policies, the program includes work release, study release, financial education, family reunification, community volunteers, prison ministry, and behavioral health services that include individual and group counseling, substance use disorder programs, and peer support. Of the 47 residents released during FY2021-22, none were rearrested; or, 0% recidivism rate.

Families Doing Time supports children & families who have been impacted by the incarceration or deportation of a parent or close family member. FDT also works with families who are impacted by incarceration through the community in which they live. The program aims to provide academic and social emotional support, practical information about the criminal justice system and relevant community resources via programming that includes: Empowering Kids With Incarcerated Parents (EKWIP) school-based social emotional learning support groups, Justice Impacted Gals & Guys Youth (JIGGY) Group supports tweens and teens (ages 10-18) through a weekly after school support group that provides social emotional learning opportunities purposed to improve social skills, foster positive relationships, tap into leadership abilities and promote good health and well-being through self-care and fitness activities, Reentry Adjacent Program (RAP) is a weekly, place-based support group offered in conjunction with after school programs and summer camps, 3rd Tuesday Family Gatherings are held monthly and strive to build community by hosting in-house field trips, arts and culture, birthday celebrations, and great food during an evening of family-friendly fun. Family Support Services aims to connect each family with the resources they need to thrive, and Enrichment Institute is comprised of quarterly cultural excursions; a hands-on, dynamic parenting workshop series; individual academic enrichment opportunities; and a family-based literacy program.

LifeWorks! supportive employment program provides formerly incarcerated and justice-involved individuals with the skills, tools, and resources to find and keep employment, including: pre/post criminal thinking assessment, goal-setting, employment readiness, job retention, employer networking, financial literacy, personal branding, intensive client advisment, transportation assistance, and community partner referrals for basic needs (ie. food, housing, etc.). The goal of the LifeWorks! program is to provide the conditions for clients to shift criminogenic thinking and behaviors to those that better match their personal values of personal success and life fulfillment. In FY23, LW! served 250 clients, of which 91% graduated and 85% found employment.