Coming Home to Palm Beach County Inmate and Ex

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Transitional Housing & Veterans Services
The Salvation Army Center of Hope
Veterans Services
1577 N. Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
(561) 682-1118
Pa l m B e a c h
County
Substance Abuse/Mental Health
Dept. of Children & Families —(561) 650-6860
Comprehensive Alcoholism Rehabilitation
Programs—(561) 844-6400
Drug Abuse Foundation— (561) 278-0000
Faith-based Support
CARP Homeless Assessment Center
Immediate Needs Assessment
5400 East Ave. (Off 45th St. & Australian)
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561) 844-6400
Other Important Services:
Complete service directory
www.211palmbeach.org
Dial 2-1-1 or 1-800-493-5902
Exodus Ministries
Mentoring and Services
(561) 249-1057
Prison Fellowship
Family support, prayer & more
1-800-251-7411 Ext. 8133
J.A.Y. Outreach Ministries
Housing & Support
2831 Avenue South
Riviera Beach, FL 33404-4042
(561) 842-4276
www.jayministry.org
12-Step Recovery (AA/NA)
North County—(561) 655-7500
South County—(561) 276-4581
Transportation—Bus Passes
Palm Tran Connection
(561) 649-9838 Option 6
www.palmtran.org
HIV/AIDS: CAP of Palm Beach County
Belle Glade: (561) 996-7059
Delray Beach: (561) 274-6400
Riviera Beach: (561) 844-1266
West Palm Beach/Palm Springs: (561) 472-2466
Pa l m B e a c h
County
B oa r d o f C o u n t y
Commissioners
Shelley Vana, Chair
Steven L. Abrams, Vice Chairman
GED/ESOL Classes
PBC Adult Education
(561) 616-7800
www.theadultedcenter.com
Karen T. Marcus
Paulette Burdick
Burt Aaronson
Jess R. Santamaria
Veteran’s Administration
Health, Reentry and Homeless Services
7305 N. Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 33410
(561) 422-8223
Priscilla A. Taylor
Criminal Justice Commission
301 North Olive Avenue, Suite 1001
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561.355.4943 ph
561.355.4941 fax
http://www.pbcgov.com/criminaljustice/
December 2011
Coming Home
to Palm
Beach County
Inmate and Ex-Offender
Reentry Initiative
Palm Beach
County
Criminal
Justice
Commission
What is Reentry?
PROMOTING THE EFFECT IVE REINTEGRATION OF OFFENDERS BACK TO COMMUNITIES
UPON RELEASE FROM PRISON AND JAIL
5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLA N
 Goal 1: Continue to build a
coordinated reentry service delivery
plan through the infrastructure of
existing programs by augmenting
current services at sites & adding
additional sites. This will include the
coordination of felon registration
with reentry services and
coordination with Florida Department of Corrections & Palm Beach
County Sheriff’s Office inmates.
 Goal 2: Create uniformity in
assessment, delivery, and
evaluation of services.
 Goal 3: Increase employment
opportunities for ex-offenders.
 Goal 4: Sustainability.
 Goal 5: Create a subcommittee
structure to support goals 1-4.
Reentry involves the use of programs targeted
at promoting the effective reintegration of exoffenders back to communities upon release
from prison and jail while maintaining public
safety. Reentry programming, which often
involves a comprehensive case management
approach, is intended to assist ex-offenders in
acquiring the life skills needed to succeed in the
community and become law-abiding citizens. A
variety of programs are used to assist exoffenders in the reentry process, including prerelease programs, drug rehabilitation and vocational training and work programs.
Organization
COLLABORATION
The Palm Beach County Reentry Initiative is
supported by the Palm Beach Criminal Justice
Commission through the Reentry Task Force.
The task force is responsible for implementing
the Palm Beach County Strategic Plan for
Reentry. They provide comprehensive case
management
and
job
development
programming. Other services include: job
readiness training; job placement; computer
skills training; transportation; drivers license
restoration and restoration of civil rights. The
fulltime Job Finder and Paralegal round out the
cadre of services which provide programming
to the entire county.
In 2012, employment and on-the-job training
programming will be further developed. An
application has been submitted to the
Department of Justice for the Second Chance
Grant for a second year of project funding.
This grant will allow for an expansion of
services and collaboration with the Florida
Department of Corrections.
The Palm Beach County Reentry Project is
contingent upon maintaining and developing
partnerships with government departments at
the federal, state, and local levels; social
service agencies; community and faith-based
organizations; private sector businesses; and
residents.
The purpose of Reentry in Palm Beach County is
to connect returning citizens from our local
Palm Beach County Jail, the Florida Department
of Corrections, and the Federal Bureau of
Prisons to necessary services. These services
may include several strategies used by existing
initiatives which are applicable to reentry as
well. They include mental health treatment,
employment assistance, substance abuse
prevention, housing, welfare, faith-based, family
reunification, and transportation services.
REENTRY PORTAL
Provides reentry services
Located at Sheriff’s Office
Stockade Facility
673 Fairgrounds Road,
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Phone (561) 688-4990
Also is a site for:
Criminal Registrants &
Sex Offender/Predator
Registrations
The Florida Department Of Corrections
Probation Offices
E-Mail: palmbeach.cir@mail.dc.state.fl.us
CIRCUIT OFFICE/INTAKE OFFICE
423 Fern St., Suite 100, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 837-5175
BELLE GLADE
232 South Main St., Belle Glade, FL 33430
(561) 992-2048
DELRAY BEACH
189 S.E. 3rd Ave., Suite 2, Delray Beach, FL 33483
(561) 279-1650
LAKE WORTH
3444 S. Congress Ave., Lake Worth, FL 33461
(561) 434-3960
WEST PALM BEACH CENTRAL
4480 S. Tiffany Dr., Suite 1001
Mangonia Park, FL 33407
(561) 881-5001
RESOURCES
SECOND CHANCE ACT
PROJECT RESTORE– the Regional &
State Transitional Offender Reentry
Initiative
The Sago Palm Reentry Center, located in
Pahokee, opened in October 2010 as the
second reentry prison in the State of
Florida dedicated to preparing inmates
for a smooth transition back into society.
The program delivers pre-release services coupled with post-release case
management that assist in inmate transition.
JUVENILE REENTRY
The Palm Beach County Criminal
Justice Commission has recently
been awarded a grant from the
U.S. Department of Justice for
the Second Chance Act Juvenile
Offender Reentry Program.
The planning grant for fiscal year
2012 will allow for the development
of a comprehensive juvenile reentry
program for Palm Beach County.
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER REENTRY
ASSISTANCE
Sealing and expunging records:
Paralegal; Phone (561) 355-7605
Reentry Job Finder:
Phone (561) 355-7655
Social Worker
Phone (561) 688-4834
SHERIFF’S OFFICE REE NTRY
(For Incarcerated inm ates o nly)
3228 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Phone (561) 992-1246
PROVIDER SE RVICES
Gulfstream Goodwill Industries Inc.
1715 Tiffany Drive East
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone: (561) 848-7200
The Lord’s Place
2808 N. Australian Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone (561) 494-1131
Riviera Beach Justice Service
Center
2051 MLK Jr. Blvd., Suite #307
Riviera Beach, FL 33404
Phone (561) 840-3124
Job Readiness & Placement Assistance
Workforce Alliance (3 Locations)
1085 S. Main Street
Belle Glade, Fl 33430
Phone (561) 829-2040
951 Yamato Road, Suite 175
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone (561) 853-0181
1951 N. Military Trail, Suite D
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Phone (561) 340-1060
www.pbcalliance.com