Community Re-entry
When individuals are released from prison, their options for employment, decent housing, credit and more are severely limited. In the face of these obstacles, committing crimes may seem like a necessity in order to survive. At Volunteers of America Texas, we believe in second chances, and we are committed to helping these individuals to reduce recidivism.
We begin working with individuals while they are in prison, helping them prepare to re-enter the community by building life skills and overcoming problems with addiction.
Services:
- Resolana - Resolana provides connections to resources and an intensive series of gender-specific classes to female offenders while they are still in custody in the Dallas County Jail as well as ongoing support once they are released.
- Hutchins Residential Re-entry Center- We work with individuals in a halfway house setting as they prepare to re-enter the community, helping them build life skills and overcome problems with addiction.
- Fort Worth Residential Re-entry Center - Our professional staff works with individuals in the process of re-entering the community, helping them find employment and identify resources and a network of support they need to be successful.
- Mothers and Infants Nurturing Together (MINT) Program - Our Avenue J location is also home to MINT Program for female offenders who are pregnant.
- Fresh Start Re-entry Program - Helping people in the Houston area who are formerly incarcerated to get the training they need to get the jobs they want and the life they deserve!
- Dallas Pathways Career Re-entry Program - addresses barriers to successful reentry such as low job skills, educational deficits, and few vocational opportunities. The center provides job skills training and workforce support to help reduce recidivism.
Click here for a copy of our facility handbook
For information contact info@voatx.org.
