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Serious and Violent Offender Reentry
Initiative Grantee
Illinois Department of Corrections (Amount: $2,000,000*)
The Illinois Department of Corrections will target 200 adult male
offenders ages 18–24 and 10 juveniles ages 14–17 who will be released
into Chicago’s North Lawndale community. Less intensive reentry
services will also be provided to parolees in Chicago’s West Garfield,
Austin, and West Humboldt Park communities. Through the Illinois
Going Home Project, the department will partner with various service
agencies to address recidivism, substance abuse, and physical and
mental health issues and to support workforce participation, housing,
family reunification, faith-based support, and mentoring. For
more information, read this grantee’s workplan.
Local contact: Richard Guzman, 630–584–0750, ext. 2.
[Asterisk indicates award amount is subject to final review.]
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BI Reentry Program: Chicago, IL
Jim
Anderson
6400 Lookout Road
Boulder, CO 80301
800–241–2911
303–218–1000
303–218–1250 (fax)
jim.anderson@bi.com
www.bi.com/content.php?section=services&page=services&detail=chicago
BI’s (Behavioral Intervention’s) Chicago Reentry Program provides
year-round, around-the-clock accountability and services to targeted
high-risk parolee populations, offenders with two or more prior
incarcerations, and offenders with sentences of 10 or more years.
The services provided by BI include case management, substance
abuse treatment, cognitive interventions, family services, critical
life skills and anger management training, basic education and
GED support, employment preparation and job placement, aftercare,
and community outreach. More than 1,500 parolees participated in
the first 3 years of the program, which began in April 1998. Outcomes
for participants during this period were a 1-year recidivism rate
of 10 percent for inmates released during 4/00–3/01, a 2-year recidivism
rate of 24 percent for inmates released during 4/99–3/00, and a
3-year recidivism rate of 35 percent for inmates released during
4/98–3/99.
Cook County Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department
1100 South Hamilton Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612
312–433–4401
www.cookcountycourt.org/services/programs/juvenile/balanced.html
The Cook County, IL, Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department
has developed a series of programs in response to the Balanced
and Restorative Justice section of Public Law 90–590. The purpose
of these programs is to hold juvenile offenders accountable while
also helping them develop the life skills they need to become productive
members of the community
The Employment Intervention
Demonstration Program
Lisa A. Razzano, Ph.D., Project Director
UIC Mental Health Services
Research Program
104 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60603
312–422–8180
312–422–0706 (TDD)
312–422–0740 (fax)
www.psych.uic.edu/eidp
The Employment Intervention Demonstration Program explores the
complex factors involved in securing and maintaining satisfying
employment for consumers of mental health services. The focus of
the program is determining how these factors are influenced by
different types of service interventions that are delivered by
mental health and rehabilitation professionals, state and local
government agencies, and self-help and peer support organizations.
Lutheran Social Services Institute: Prisoner and Family Ministry
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
1001 East Touhy Avenue, Suite
50
Des Plaines, IL 60018
847–635–4600
847–635–6764 (fax)
info@lssi.org
The Prisoner and Family Ministry serves prisoners and their families
in prisons and jails throughout Illinois. In 1981, this grassroots
ministry began with one part-time staff member. Currently, 16 staff
and over 350 volunteers provide services, which touch over 10,000
prisoners and their families each year. The ministry is funded
through private donations and foundation grants.
If you know of a local organization or resource that should
be added here, please e-mail us at askreentry@ncjrs.org. Be sure to write "Local Organizations & Resources" in
the subject line. Provide a brief one-paragraph description of
the organization or resource and include any appropriate contact
information (name of organization or resource, name of contact
person, mailing address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address,
and URL).
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