COMMUNITY-BASED REENTRY
(for residents/not available on an outpatient basis)Our Community-Based Reentry Program assists men and women in making a successful transition from prison to the community through work-release employment. During their involvement in the Community-Based Reentry Program, each resident is required to live at Riverside House, be employed, unless restricted by the courts, and must participate in additional support services including educational programming, GED preparation, individual and group counseling, job search and placement, substance abuse counseling, and referral to follow-up community services. This is accomplished through three main services: Professional Services, Residential Accountability Services, and Residential Ministry.
Professional Services include:
- Client orientation
- Individual assessment of history
- Individual program or treatment plan, including length of stay, client input, goal setting, and direction
- Bi-weekly counseling and program review
- Group counseling
- Referrals to community agencies
- Job interview coaching and employment skills training
- Rent collection from clients
- Recreational activities
- Voluntary Pastoral Care services
- Release planning and preparation
- Outpatient assessment and counseling for clients
Residential Accountability Services include:
- Sign in/out cards
- Authorized departure/return times
- Verification of all pass requests
- Random drug and alcohol testing
- Employment verification
- Photograph/fingerprinting
- Regular population counts
- Valid auto registration and insurance
- Verification of prospective residence
- Video surveillance of property
- Staff two-way radios
- Disciplinary procedures implemented as necessary
Residential Ministry includes
- Personal Evangelism
- Weekly Sunday Church Services
- Pastoral Counseling
- Bible Study/Discipleship
