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Serious and Violent Offender Reentry
Initiative Grantees
Nevada Department of Corrections (Amount: $1,479,007*)
The Nevada Department of Corrections will target male and female
offenders ages 1435 from the southern region of the state. Collaborative
partnerships consisting of state agencies, local law enforcement
agencies, mental health agencies, and employment agencies and various
drug treatment, faith-based, and community service organizations
will provide comprehensive reintegration services. Services to
be provided include substance abuse treatment, employment assistance,
housing assistance, mental health treatment, community support
services, vocational training, educational training, victim impact
training, intensive supervision, and case management.
Local contact: Dorothy Nash-Holmes, 7758873266.
Nevada Department of Public Safety (Amount: $520,977*)
The Nevada Department of Human Resources, Division of Child and
Family Services, will target Clark County youth ages 1417 who
are leaving state youth correctional facilities. The project will
enhance the Intensive Aftercare Project, Fresh Start, implemented
in 1995; promote community involvement in youths reentry to the
community; and provide youth parolees with a maximum of supervision
and services, including mental health and/or drug and alcohol treatment
in the institution and in the community. Grant funds will also
be used to hire a project director/liaison to be located in Las
Vegas and work with youth and staff at Caliente Youth Center, a
liaison/counselor to be located at Nevada Youth Training Center
in Elko, and a clerical assistant to provide services to the project
director/liaison and the liaison/counselor and to assist with correspondence,
recordkeeping, communications, and data collection. For
more information, read this grantee’s workplan.
Local contact: Gerthie Polk, 7024865080.
[Asterisks indicate award amounts that are subject to final
review.]
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