This project will establish a halfway home for ex- offenders .They need gradual re-entry into the community, during which they must learn the responsibilities of community life, and this can come about only by actual residence in a community setting. The moment ex-prisoners step out of the prison, a daunting challenge stares them smack in the face-where to find a safe place to sleep that night. As a result, many newly-released prisoners end up in homeless shelters.
Very few ex- prisoners have a loving family waiting for them to come home. Instead, family members may have died, moved away, or made it clear the returning prisoner is not welcome. Sometimes there are legal reasons the ex-prisoner cannot go home. As a result, many newly-released prisoners end up in homeless shelters. While these shelters are far better than sleeping outdoors, the beds are often available only at night. This project will therefore establish an halfway home for the ex- prisoners
Successful reintegration of the offender into society can most effectively be accomplished in a realistic community setting. With the use of a transitional facility (Halfway house), the confusion, uncertainty, and stress faced by the released offender can be met gradually, allowing the ex-offender a reasonable period of time to readjust to independent living. The halfway house thus can function as a "decompression chamber" that will reduce the recidivism rate of the ex-prisoners
The project will reduce reduce 50% recidivism rate among ex-prisoners
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
