Effective Reentry Ministry for Ordinary Congregations

Service Station Model Q21:

37% offer reentry case management or reentry navigators: staff case/ social workers, multi-service center, help with making connections with SPs, inmate classes to prep for reentry, case management begin- ning pre-release, whole-life case management 42% offer life skills training sensitive to RCs’ needs and concerns 48% offer cognitive behavioral therapy or anger management pro- gramming sensitive to RCs’ needs and concerns 40% offer other behavior or mental health programming sensitive to RCs’ needs and concerns 44% offer job readiness or employment services programming sen- sitive to RCs’ needs and concerns

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60% offer a feeding ministry in some form for RCs

53% offer a clothing ministry for RCs 55% help with transportation for RCs

Transportation assistance: Bus/rail passes: 43% Volunteers provide rides: 74% Other (43%): • church van picks people up from transitional housing

• staff/intern/designated drivers • rides to Celebrate Recovery • provision of car, • clearance to transport inmates to court-mandated program- ming, • gift cards for transportation, • rides offered as relationships are built, • case managers help with transportation to medical appts, court or probation meetings, counseling appointments, etc. • staff give rides • transitional home provides rides to store, meetings, appoint- ments, and church

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Miscellaneous services offered to all RCs: • Hygiene kits: 69%

• Haircuts: 17% • Showers: 24% • Mail services: 28% • Access to computers and/or internet: 34% • Day room or rest area: 31% • Health services: 45% • Health services specifics:

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