Core Belief Offender reentry is a philosophy

Core Belief: Offender reentry is a philosophy which requires a system wide collaborative approach to improving public safety. Vision: A Safer Missouri and the Standard of Excellence in Corrections. They desire to be the standard of excellence in the field of corrections. Through innovation and collaboration, we want to embrace changes that better serve Missouri communities impacted by criminal behavior and achieve a safer State.

Mission: To support and encourage the reentry and restorative justice efforts of the Department of Corrections, reentry stakeholders, and the community.

Offenders can change and be productive citizens. MRP begins when an offender enters the Department of Corrections MRP is a shared responsibility of offenders, their families, community agencies and the state A seamless continuum of services should be in place for each offender leaving the institution to reduce future criminal behavior.

Offenders should receive training, education and treatment to better prepare them for reentry to the community. Offenders who are better prepared to fulfill their obligations to their children can reduce the intergenerational cycle of crime. Employment that provides adequate income is critical to the offender's financial stability in the community. Stable housing is one key component, which impacts the stability of the offender in the community.

Offenders should leave the institution as healthy as possible and have access to health care in the community. . Victims must be allowed to participate in the MRP and be supported by it.

Application for Facility Access Wavier of TB test or Valid TB test

Remember that you are talking to people Establish mutual respect Give for common courtesy Understand the prisoners rules in a prison

Explain the MRP program. Began over 10 years ago. Signed into law in 2005 (Matt Blunt) MRP was designed to assist this work force to reenter population with less recidivism

Studies show that sooner to work is less issues in society Finding employment vs. not finding employment Vocational skills

Job Center services: When you get there Membership Updating your jobs. mo. gov account Counselor

Jobs Center services available Workshop Job Search Assistance Computers Interview Skills Enhancement Resume Assistance Referrals to Partnering Agencies Veterans Programs and Services OJT Program (if Qualified)

WIOA Training for those that need re-training Must have GED or High school Diploma Assessment WIA Under this program the highest user was single mothers. The second was those coming from prison’s

WOTC First twelve months No former employers No relative owned business 28 calendar days Saturday/Sunday/ Holiday

Federal bonding program $25, 000. 00 bond Free Only if employer cannot obtain Counselor at Job Center will assist

VOC Rehab (if there is not a rep) Obvious and not so obvious Successfully completed substance abuse Child Support (if there is not a rep) Make appt Explain situation Work a plan

Questions and Answers One on One

All participants from the MRP that are veterans will be enrolled in Toolbox. Veterans will normally be enrolled into MOVRP case management 6 months out. Veterans must be tracked in the program from this time on.

Veterans that are enrolled are tracked once they enter the Job Center. Veterans in this status should be treated like any other client. (Priority of service, SBE) Application Identity and Name will be forwarded to Terry Beas each month for reporting purposes.

MRP tracking sheet will be sent to Terry Beas monthly. The tracking sheet includes Date DVOP that conducted the training Institution Workshop (MRP; Resume; etc) Number of individuals present Number of veterans present Comments

DVOP Institution Workshop Number of individuals present Date Number of veterans present Comments

Handout can be taken to prison to keep you on track. This will be used as notes for MRP class – not as Power. Point The notes under each slide are a guideline

üCareer counseling ü DVOP ü LVER ü Youth Services ü Missouri Employment Training Program (METP/Food stamps) ü Special Programs (OJT, Adult, SMH, etc) üComputer üJob and job skills training search assistance

üComputers üFax machines üTelephones üCopiers

Basic life skills (expected behavior, budgeting, decision making, documents needed, etc. ) Marketable job skills Job placement (including job-seeking skills) Transportation Clothing Shelter and food Child Care Mentors Health care Drug counseling Mental health counseling

Family and children’s services Religious-affiliated social service agencies (such as Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Seventh Day Adventist, Baptist, etc. ), including the Salvation Army County health departments Health clinics Community mental health services Women’s shelters Vocational rehabilitation services Job Service offices One-stop centers Educational institutions

Their communication skills may be poor. From their perspective, they may have had poor experience with state and federal agencies. They know that they are going to have to reveal the fact that they are ex-offenders and are unsure how to handle it. Seeking services from an agency places them in a continued dependent role at a time when they are seeking to become independent.

They may not have transportation to get to the agency. They may lack the assertive skills needed to persist long enough to get the services they need. They may lack documents that they need. They may lack ability to complete application forms correctly.

Sign the offender up for the WREAP workshop. Assist in understanding Skills obtained in prison. Help to understand job seeking skills (ATS, Resume, Interviewing)

An ex-offender may require a large amount of job placement preparation. Other things that may be required could include: Resume Interviewing assistance AEL (Adult Education Literacy) Finance Dressing for Success Social Media

Ex-offenders have no special status Application and selection procedures http: //www. opm. gov. State Jobs https: //meritregisters. mo. gov/ Federal Jobs https: //www. usajobs. gov/

Many offenders may need assistance getting simple documents like: Birth Certificate Social Security Card DD 214 Know how to obtain these documents. Birth Certificate (http: //www. exoffender. org/up/docs/Exohandbook. p df) SSC (Any Social Security Office) DD 214 (https: //www. archives. gov/veterans/militaryservice-records/) or see your local Vets Service Officer

In all but two states, voting age citizens convicted of a felony are barred from voting for some period of time. Status by state can be checked at: http: //www. nonprofitvote. org/voting-as-anex-offender/