Celebrate Recovery Inside

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Celebrate Recovery Inside

• Aftercare Training

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What are the facts about recidivism

• About 1/3 of ex-offenders are re-arrested within
  6 months
• 40 of released offenders have no GED
• 2/3 of all ex-offenders will be re-arrested.
• 1 in 32 people nationally are in or have been in
  the criminal justice system.
• These numbers come from Richard Stroker, JD. He
  has worked in the criminal justice system of
  South Carolina for 28 years.

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Collaboration

• Networking
• Coordinating
• Cooperation
• Aftercare is a common goal that cannot be
  achieved without partners

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The big picture of Aftercare

• Meeting the post-release needs of ex-offenders
• Housing
• Jobs
• Pro-social groups-church, CR meetings, etc.
• Medical needs
• Mental health needs

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What is Aftercare for Ridgecrest Baptist?

• Housing-providing a transition to a Probation and
  Parole approved housing facility
• Goal-a place that offers CR or has transportation
  to a local CR
• All our aftercare volunteers are women. We
  have no actual contact with the offenders.

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The Housing Process

• We communicate with the offenders through the
  volunteers who make weekly visits to the prison.
• HOME PLANS
• 1. 2 months before parole, an offender must file
  a home plan with the institutional P P officer.
  The plan must receive approval from PP.

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Home Plans

• 2. A home plan form is filled out by the offender
  and given to the Aftercare Team.
• 3. A volunteer then utilizes the contact
  information we have available to secure a
  guaranteed place to live for the offender.
• 4. Our goal is to select a placement that offers
  CR in-house or that provides transportation to
  weekly CR meetings at a local church.

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Home Plans

• 4. We get the offender a CR sponsor.
• If no CR is available at the location
  requested, we at least try to set them up with
  another Christian recovery program.

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Home Plans

• The information given on the Home Plan is crucial
  to securing a spot for that person. Most often
  the housing directors will want to know the
  information before telling us if they will accept
  the offender. However, remember that the Home
  Plan is confidential!

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Home Plan Form
Celebrate Recovery Inside Home Plan This form was
designed to give the CR Aftercare Team
information about you so that we can meet your
needs post-incarceration. Some of the questions
will help us to find the best residential place
for you. Full Name ______________________________
_____________________ DOC _____________________
____ Release Date ___________ Birth Date
___________ Will you be on Probation or Parole
upon release (circle)? CR Friday Evening Start
Date __________________ CR Step
Studies Start Date __________________ Case
Worker _________________________________ Parole
Officer ___________________________________ Prima
ry and Secondary Home Plan Location Preferences
(be specific, example North Kansas City)
_________________________________________________
____________________________________________ What
is your marital status? _________________ Are
you a sex offender? ___________________________ H
ave you committed a violent crime? If yes, please
explain___________________________________________
__ Have you been diagnosed with a mental illness?
________If yes, please list_______________________
_________ What is the highest level of school
that you have completed (high school, GED,
associates)? __________________ Do you have a
valid drivers license? If no, explain
(suspended, expired, etc). _______________________
_______ Are you interested in attending a 2-yr.
trade or vocational school? _________ What trade?
____________________ Do you have children under
the age of 18? If so, please list their names and
ages ___________________________ ________________
__________________________________________________
___________________________ What is your
religious preference (i.e. Baptist, Assembly of
God, etc.)? ___________________________________ Ap
proximately how much money will you have upon
release for first months rent, if needed?
_________________ Please list any stipulations
(personal or with PP) that will help us place
you in the most suitable facility (i.e. need to
work immediately, 12 step program, etc.)
_________________________________________________
____________________________________________ _____
__________________________________________________
______________________________________ ___________
__________________________________________________
________________________________
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Finalizing a Home Plan

• Once a spot is secured, then the offender and PP
  must be notified.
• A weekly volunteer will pass the information to
  the offender
• A phone call will be made to PP
• Special Note-We only secure 1 housing locale per
  offender. They do not have to go to our
  suggested place. They have the final choice.

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Aftercare continued

• Help with obtaining employment
• Providing resources for a job search
• Providing resources for making a market-ready
  resume
• Providing resources for a place to obtain
  interview clothing

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Aftercare continued

• Educational Opportunities
• Providing information about educational
  opportunities in the locale where they parole
• Providing resources for obtaining FAFSA forms
• Providing information about vocational
  rehabilitation, if eligible
• Possible grant monies available if not all costs
  are covered by FAFSA

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Who is a good volunteer for CRI?

• Someone with a heart for the prison population
• Empathetic
• Godly discernment
• Organized
• Good time management skills
• Computer literate
• Respects other team members
• Does what they promise
• Wants to make a difference for the Kingdom

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Volunteer Positions

• Office Support
• We share the Small Group Family office with
  several other ministries
• Use the computer in the office to add to our
  database of housing contacts
• Monitor the phone messages
• Maintain the files
• Be an independent worker
• Time estimated 2 hours per week

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Aftercare Assistant

• Computer literate
• Good phone skills
• Organized
• Flexible work schedule
• Flexible amount of time from 1 hour per week-3
  hours per week

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Aftercare Education

• Find info about educational opportunities in the
  locale where the offender will parole
• Locate both certificate programs and 2-year
  programs
• Locate resources
• Computer literate
• Good phone skills

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Job Search Assistant

• Take offender info and assist in the resume
  making
• Find the MO Career Center for the locale where
  the offender will be paroled
• Locate industries in the area that might be
  receptive to hiring ex-offenders