| AGENCY |
SERVICES |
FUNDING |
Maryland Division of Correction/ the Department of Public Safety
and Correctional Service
DOC/DPSCS |
- Support substance abuse counseling, education/occupational training,
victim impact training, discharge planning,
library services, etc to benefit inmate
reintegration, serving 20% of the inmates (other
than general library services).
- Permits access of community partners to deliver a range of transition
services inside the fence, linked to community services.
- Discharge planning linking to offender services in the community
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- Inmate Welfare funds to support part time contractual instructional
staff and limited materials
- "Going Home" federal fund ($2mil) for limited services inside
the fence and the community. This grant is also shared with DJS.
- In kind program support from partners with targeted funding from their
sources (i.e. Goodwill, STRIVE, Transitional Jobs Project, etc)
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Maryland State Department of
Education/Correctional Education Program
MSDE/CE |
- 38 occupational training programs across the state, many of them
nationally certified (ASC, Print Ed accreditation, etc.)
- OSTC has p/t job developer in partnership with DOC work release
- Collaboration with community partners and grantees (i.e. Enterprise
Foundation (REP) MOED etc.
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- 4 full time state positions
- Limited resources for materials
- Access to DOC funded and grant funded staff for instruction (10+ contractual staff)
- Limited Perkins (federal occupational Training funds)
- The state invests approx. $12 million in prison ed impacting student
success while the drop in recidivism saves approx $24 million
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Baltimore Mayor’s Office of Employment Development/Ex-offender’s
Task Force
MOED
One Stop Career Centers |
- 1 f/t foundation grant funded person targeting ex-offenders
- 1 f/t parole and probation agent co-located in One-Stop
- Regularly offers in-kind staff to participate in Career Fairs, exit
orientations etc inside the institutions.
- Extensive coordination provided to Ex-Offender Task Force, Gov’s
Advisory Council on Offender Employment
Coordination and the Mayor’s Offender Steering
Committee, BWIB, GWIB
- Extensive effort in employer and community partner engagement
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- Small foundation grant for 1 staff person
- In-kind contributions of staff
- No designated funding currently
- Prior contractual staff reassigned when special project funding could
not be sustained in the current fiscal climate.
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| DHR |
- Food stamps
- Medical assistance
- Temporary Cash assistance
- Employment & Training-(TANF and Food Stamp eligible customers)
- Daycare Assistance
- Transportation Assistance
- Special Needs (License, Protective gear, tools, etc.)
- TEMHA (Transitional Emergency Medical Housing Assistance)
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- Food and Nutrition Services (USDA)
- Medicaid (USDHHS)
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (USDHHS)
- Food and Nutrition Services (USDA) and TANF (USDHHS)
- State General Funds
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| DJS |
- Provides individualized care and treatment to youths aged 7 to 21 who
have violated the law or are in danger to themselves or to others
- Until July 1, 2004, offers instructions in English, math, science, social
studies, physical ed, music/art, remedial
reading and math and prepares students for the
General education Development (GED) for a MD
high school diploma. MSDE will begin educational
programs at Hickey School July 1, 2004.
- Link youth to education and/or training upon release
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- State General funds
- Limited Federal "Going Home Grant" funds for students returning to
the Baltimore City school system
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| VA |
- Links to entitlement programs prior to release and within the community
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