PAPI S: VI RGI NI A RE -E NT RY COAL I T I ON
PAPI SPAPI S: Virg inia Re -e ntry Co a litio n Sinc e the e a rly 1970’ s, PAPI S pro vide rs ha ve b e e n wo rking to e nsure tha t tho se re turning to the c o mmunity do so b e tte r pre pa re d to suc c e e d in life . PAPI S funding c o ntinue s to a ddre ss this o ng o ing so c ia l ne e d. Six o f the 9 PAPI S o rg a niza tio ns a re c o mmunity-b a se d no n-pro fits, whic h ha ve a c tive Bo a rds o f Dire c to rs a nd invo lve o ve r 800 vo lunte e rs in the ir wo rk. T he o the r thre e pro g ra ms a re ja il- b a se d pro g ra ms. All 9 PAPI S o rg a niza tio ns pro vide c la sse s inside lo c a l a nd re g io na l ja ils a s we ll a s so me priso ns.
PAPI SPAPI S: Virg inia Re -e ntry Co a litio n PAPI S pro vide rs c o ve r 81% o f a ll Virg inia ’ s c o untie s, re pre se nting 94% o f Virg inia ’ s po pula tio n b a se d o n the U. S. Ce nsus b ure a u. T he se 9 PAPI S o rg a niza tio ns pro vide d re e ntry se rvic e s in 96 o f the 113 jurisdic tio ns lo c a te d thro ug ho ut Virg inia .
PAPI SPAPI S: Virg inia Re -e ntry Co a litio n I n a n e ffo rt to impro ve pub lic sa fe ty o utc o me s, PAPI S pro vide rs, in pa rtne rship with the De pa rtme nt o f Crimina l Justic e Se rvic e s (DCJS), ha ve wo rke d ha rd o ve r the pa st se ve ra l ye a rs to imple me nt e vide nc e -b a se d pra c tic e s in se ve ra l ke y a re a s. T he intro d uc tio n o f E BP in c o rre c tio ns re q uire s stro ng le a d e rship a nd suppo rt a t a ll le ve ls o f the c rimina l justic e syste m a nd a g e nc ie s c o ntinue to unde rg o e xte nsive c ha ng e s, to inc re a se c o mmunity c o lla b o ra tio n, a nd to utilize re se a rc h-pro ve n instrume nts a nd pro g ra ms tha t fo c us o n impro ving o utc o me s to re duc e re -o ffe nding a nd furthe r vic timiza tio n. T he inve stme nt b y DCJS in funding a po rtio n o f the re e ntry pro g ra ms o f e a c h o rg a niza tio n impro ve s pub lic sa fe ty b y re d uc ing the like liho o d tha t re -e nte ring c itize ns will re turn to the a nti-so c ia l b e ha vio rs tha t le d to the ir inc a rc e ra tio n. Additio na lly, it re turns a c itize n who is b e tte r a b le to a c q uire a nd ke e p a jo b , pro vide fo r the ir fa mily, a nd b e c o me a c o ntrib uting me mb e r o f the ir c o mmunity. E a c h re turning c itize n tha t live s a c rime -fre e life fo llo wing inc a rc e ra tio n, sa ve s the Co mmo nwe a lth the c o sts o f a dditio na l inc a rc e ra tio ns a nd sa ve s o ur c itize ns the imme a sura b le c o sts o f b e ing vic timize d.
PAPI SPAPI S: Virg inia Re -e ntry Co a litio n Ove r the pa st se ve ra l ye a rs, PAPI S pro vide rs ha ve a c hie ve d the fo llo wing : T he Bure a u o f Justic e Assista nc e (BJA) a wa rde d thre e PAPI S pro vide rs a nd the ir re spe c tive • c o lla b o ra to rs multi-ye a r Se c o nd Cha nc e F unding b a se d o n inno va tive a nd b e st-pra c tic e mo de ls o f re e ntry. • All PAPI S pro vide rs ha ve b e e n tra ine d in the Offe nde r Sc re e ning T o o l (OST ), to e ffe c tive ly me a sure the c rimino g e nic risk a nd ne e ds fo r the lo c a l o ffe nde r po pula tio n. T his a sse ssme nt will a llo w PAPI S pro vide rs to c re a te a n info rme d c a se ma na g e me nt pla n tha t will a ddre ss the risk/ ne e ds o f the c lie nts b a se d o n the ir me a sure d c rimino g e nic ne e ds. Se ve ra l PAPI S pro vide rs ha ve b e e n tra ine d in T hinking fo r Cha ng e (T 4C) a nd Mo ra l • Re c o na tio n T he ra py (MRT ) whic h a ddre ss c rimina l thinking b e ha vio rs in the o ffe nde r po pula tio n. Jo b Re te ntio n c la sse s a nd suppo rt ha ve re sulte d in c lie nts sta ying o n the jo b muc h lo ng e r • tha n in pre vio us ye a rs. PAPI S pro vide rs a re wo rking to tra c k a nd me a sure o utc o me s fro m the ir e ffo rts. • • And the wo rk c o ntinue s…
PAPI SPAPI S: Virg inia Re -e ntry Co a litio n In F Y 14- 15 15,261 individua l c lie nts we re se rve d (a 38% inc re a se o ve r F Y 13-14) • • 5,671 c lie nts re c e ive d jo b a ssista nc e , e mplo yme nt skills, jo b pla c e me nts a nd jo b re te ntio n c o unse ling a nd suppo rt c o nta c ts 2,878 c lie nts pa rtic ipa te d in e duc a tio na l a nd suppo rt g ro ups (pre - a nd po st-re le a se ) • • 1,808 jo b s we re o b ta ine d (a 57% inc re a se o ve r F Y 13-14) 2,405 c lie nts re c e ive d ho using a ssista nc e (a n 84% pe rc e nt inc re a se o ve r F Y 13-14) • • 3,873 se rvic e units o f c lo thing a ssista nc e we re pro vide d (a n 11% inc re a se o ve r F Y 13-14) • 2,760 ide ntific a tio n do c ume nts we re o b ta ine d fo r c lie nts (a 246% inc re a se o ve r F Y 13-14) 15,175 units o f tra nspo rta tio n a ssista nc e we re pro vide d • • 4,794 re fe rra ls we re ma de to o the r a g e nc ie s fo r a dditio na l se rvic e s (a 21% inc re a se o ve r F Y 13-14)
PAPI SPAPI S: Virg inia Re -e ntry Co a litio n PAPI S g e ne ra te s a n a dditio na l $1.73 fo r e ve ry $1.00 pro vide d b y the Co mmo nwe a lth. I n a dditio n to re c e iving dire c t funding , e a c h PAPI S o rg a niza tio n c re a te s c o a litio ns within the ir c o mmunitie s to o rg a nize a nd furthe r stre tc h the do lla rs. I n F Y 14-15, c o mmunity vo lunte e rs (ma ny o f the m fa ith-b a se d ) pro vide d inc re a sing a mo unts o f a ssista nc e e ve n a s the numb e r o f vo lunte e rs sa w a slig ht de c re a se . I n F Y 14-15, 797 vo lunte e rs c o ntrib ute d o ve r 31,965 ho urs o f se rvic e va lue d a t $782,822.85. T he Co rpo ra tio n fo r Na tio na l a nd Co mmunity Se rvic e , a fe de ra l a g e nc y, va lue s a n a ve ra g e ho ur o f vo lunte e r se rvic e in Virg inia a t $24.49 fo r 2015. (www.vo lunte e ring ina me ric a .g o v/ pre ssro o m/ va lue _sta te s.c fm).
PAPI SPAPI S: Virg inia Re -e ntry Co a litio n unding : F • PAPI S’ funding c o me s fro m thre e so urc e s: 1/ 3 fro m sta te a ppro pria tio ns, 1/ 3 fro m lo c a l a ppro pria tio ns a nd 1/ 3 fro m priva te do na tio ns, g ra nts, e tc . •A recent study by the Department of Criminal Justice Services concluded that PAPIS had increased the number of job placements secured by offenders and reduced
PAPI SPAPI S: Virg inia Re -e ntry Co a litio n Prio r to 2008, PAPI S re c e ive d a ppro xima te ly $3 millio n in sta te funding a nnua lly to pro vide the • e sse ntia l se rvic e s de sc rib e d a b o ve . • Sinc e 2008, PAPI S’ funding ha s b e e n c ut dra stic a lly. T he impa c t o f the b udg e t c uts ha ve b e e n e xa c e rb a te d b y c uts e lse whe re (the Unite d Wa y, lo c a l g o ve rnme nt suppo rt, e tc .) • I n 2013, the Ge ne ra l Asse mb ly a ppro ve d a ve ry sma ll inc re a se fo r PAPI S, b ring ing its funding to $2.2 millio n a nnua lly. 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
PAPI SPAPI S: Virg inia Re -e ntry Co a litio n A re c e nt study b y the De pa rtme nt o f Crimina l Justic e Se rvic e s c o nc lude d tha t PAPI S ha d inc re a se d the numb e r o f jo b pla c e me nts se c ure d b y o ffe nd e rs a nd re d uc e d the ra te s o f re - a rre st. I t a lso fo und tha t d e c re a se d funding ha d c a use d the PAPI S pro g ra ms to c lo se o ffic e s in pa rts o f the sta te a nd to e limina te so me po sitio ns, a ffe c ting the le ve l a nd type o f se rvic e s a va ila b le to o ffe nd e rs. T he study c o nc lude d : “ PAPIS pr ovide r s ar e not suffic ie ntly funde d to pr ovide se r vic e s to all offe nde r s in ne e d.”
PAPI SPAPI S: Virg inia Re -e ntry Co a litio n PAPI S COAL I T I ON ME MBE R AGE NCI E S • Co lo nia l Co mmunity Co rre c tio ns T ra nsitio na l Se rvic e s Pro g ra m Willia msb urg , Virg inia Ha l Dig g s, Dire c to r (757) 564-2311 Ha l.Dig g s@ ja me sc ityc o untyva .g o v • No rthe rn Ne c k Co mmunity Co rre c tio ns Wa rsa w, Virg inia Vivia n Mo o re , Dire c to r (804) 333-6005 vmo o re @ nnrj.sta te .va .us No rthwe ste rn Re g io na l Adult De te ntio n F a c ility • Winc he ste r, Virg inia (540) 535-3851 T he re sa Be ll, Co o rdina to r tb e ll@ fc va .us
PAPI SPAPI S: Virg inia Re -e ntry Co a litio n PAPI S COAL I T I ON ME MBE R AGE NCI E S • OAR o f Arling to n, I nc . Arling to n, Virg inia E liza b e th Jo ne s Va lde rra ma , Ac ting E xe c utive Dire c to r (703) 228-7030 e jo ne s@ o a ro nline .o rg • OAR o f F a irfa x, I nc . F a irfa x, Virg inia De rwin Ove rto n, E xe c utive Dire c to r (703) 246-3033 do ve rto n@ o a rfa irfa x.o rg OAR – Je ffe rso n Are a • Cha rlo tte sville , Virg inia Pa tric ia Smith, E xe c utive Dire c to r (434) 296-2441 psmith@ o a r-ja c c .o rg
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