Hope Works Inc

PROJECT FORM (FACING OBSTACLES USING REHABILITATIVE MEASURES)

ADDRESSING CHILDREN AND YOUTH DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROJECT

PROJECT GRIT N GRIND FOCUSES ON 16 CONTIGUOUS ZIP CODES IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS, SOUTH MEMPHIS, AND NORTH MEMPHIS, WHERE POVERTY AND CRIME RATES EXCEED THE AVERAGE RATES OF THE CITY AND STATE. HOPEWORKS, INC., A LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH 33 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SERVING INDIVIDUALS REENTERING THE COMMUNITY, WILL ADMINISTER THE GRANT AND INTERFACE WITH THE LOCAL SHELBY COUNTY DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS (SCDC) TO EXPAND CURRENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE 150 MORE INMATES FOR THE 36-MONTH GRANT PERIOD. THE SCDC IS A SEPARATE FACILITY OF SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT THAT HOUSES ON AVERAGE 1400 INDIVIDUALS PER DAY WHO ARE CONVICTED WITH A SENTENCE TO SERVE. HOPEWORKS WILL USE ITS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO PROVIDE A FULL MENU OF EASILY ACCESSIBLE SERVICES DURING AND POST-INCARCERATION, INCLUDING PERSONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT CLASSES, JOB TRAINING, COUNSELING, MENTORING, AND ADULT BASIC EDUCATION. THE GRANT GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN THE MEMPHIS COMMUNITY BY IMPROVING REENTRY OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED AND REDUCING RECIDIVISM. THE OBJECTIVES ARE (1) TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PLANS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS CRIMINOGENIC RISK AND NEEDS, AS IDENTIFIED BY VALIDATED CRIMINOGENIC RISK ASSESSMENTS, AND DELIVER OR FACILITATE SERVICES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH PARTICIPANTS' LEARNING STYLES AND ABILITIES, AS MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLETED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION OF DELIVERED SERVICES; (2) TO DEMONSTRATE INCREASED COLLABORATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CORRECTIONS, COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND OTHER LOCAL REENTRY STAKEHOLDERS, AS MEASURED BY DOCUMENTATION OF MEETINGS AND MEETING CONTENT SUMMARIES, AND (3) TO PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY AND THE REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR TARGETED COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED, AND ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY INEQUALITY, AS MEASURED BY DOCUMENTATION OF PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES, CHALLENGES AND OBSERVED COMMUNITY CHANGES. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE (1) AN ACTION PLAN TO BE DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM BJA AND THE ASSIGNED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER, SUBMITTED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF RECEIVING FINAL BUDGET APPROVAL; AND (2) A FINAL REPORT AT THE END OF THE PROJECT PERIOD SUMMARIZING EXPENDITURES AND DETAILING TYPES OF PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES, CLIENTS SERVED, AND OVERALL LESSONS LEARNED, INCLUDING MILESTONES AND OUTCOMES THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM; AND (3) A FINAL EVALUATION REPORT PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR.

ADDRESSING CHILDREN AND YOUTH DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE CONTINUATION PROJECT

CHITTENDEN COUNTY SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

IMPROVING CRIMINAL JUSTICES RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TRAFFICKING PROJECT

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND SPECIALIZED SERVICES AVAILABLE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON IDENTIFYING AND ENGAGING WITH BIPOC TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. IN ALLIANCE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH UNDERSERVED AND HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS, INCLUDING INCARCERATED TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, REFUGEES AND HOMELESS YOUTH, HOPE WORKS WILL REACH VICTIMS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN UNABLE TO ACCESS SERVICES. HOPE WORKS ANTICIPATES SERVING 160 HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ANNUALLY. THIS PROJECT WILL 1) IMPROVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS BY OFFERING A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF AVAILABLE SERVICES TO A WIDER ARRAY OF SURVIVORS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SERVING BIPOC SEX TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS; 2) IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS WHO ABUSE SUBSTANCES BY DEEPENING ON-SITE EXPERTISE AND ESTABLISHING A NETWORK OF CLINICAL, TRAUMA-SPECIFIC PROVIDERS, INCLUDING THOSE PROVIDERS WHO IDENTIFY AS BIPOC; AND 3) IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR MORE VICTIMS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS BY STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO WORK WITH HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING BIPOC YOUTH AND ADULTS, PROVIDING CIVIL LEGAL ADVOCACY TO SEX TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND MAKING REFERRALS TO ATTORNEYS FOR PRO BONO ASSISTANCE IN A WIDE ARRAY OF CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS.

HOPEWORKS/AIR CITIZENSHIP CLASSES IN SHELBY COUNTY, TN