Way Of Life Inc

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS RETURNING FROM INCARCERATION

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

FOR OVER TWO DECADES, A NEW WAY OF LIFE REENTRY PROJECT (ANWOL) HAS OFFERED SAFE HOMES FOR WOMEN TO HEAL FROM SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND INCARCERATION. ANWOL CURRENTLY OPERATES 11 HOMES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WITH CAPACITY TO SERVE UP TO 83 WOMEN, ALONG WITH THEIR CHILDREN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THROUGH ANWOL’S SAFE HOMES - WOMEN’S REENTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, THE ORGANIZATION WILL SERVE A MINIMUM OF 70 WOMEN EACH YEAR.  ON AVERAGE, OVER EIGHT OUT OF EVERY 10 WOMEN SERVED WILL MEET BENCHMARKS IDENTIFIED AS NECESSARY TO REENTER COMMUNITIES AFTER PERIODS OF INCARCERATION. WITH SERVICES PROVIDED FOR LESS THAN 1/2 THE COST OF INCARCERATION, INDIVIDUALIZED RESOURCES INCLUDE 12-STEP RECOVERY PROGRAMS, TECH TRAINING, PERSONAL/FAMILY COUNSELING, CLEAN SLATE/FAMILY REUNIFICATION LEGAL SERVICES, COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND PERMANENT HOUSING -- ALL DESIGNED TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND FACILITATE SELF-SUFFICIENCY.