Pa l m B e a c h C o u n t y

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/

Coming Home to Palm Beach County

P a l m B e a c h

C o u n t y

C r i m i n a l

J u s t i c e

C o m m i s s i o n

Inmate and Ex-Offender Reentry Initiative

Pa l m B e a c h C o u n t y B o a r d o f C o u n t y C o m m i s s i o n e r s

Shelley Vana, Chair

Steven L. Abrams, Vice Chairman

Karen T. Marcus

Paulette Burdick

Burt Aaronson

Jess R. Santamaria

Priscilla A. Taylor

Transitional Housing & Veterans Services

The Salvation Army Center of Hope

Veterans Services

1577 N. Military Trail

West Palm Beach, FL 33409

(561) 682-1118

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

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

GED/ESOL Classes

PBC Adult Education

(561) 616-7800

www.theadultedcenter.com

Veteran’s Administration

Health, Reentry and Homeless Services

7305 N. Military Trail

West Palm Beach, FL 33410

(561) 422-8223

More Services

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

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

December 2011

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 Depart-

ment 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.

What is Reentry? P R O M O T I N G T H E E F F E C T I V E R E I N T E G R A T I O N O F O F F E N D E R S B A C K T O C O M M U N I T I E S U P O N R E L E A S E F R O M P R I S O N A N D J A I L

Reentry involves the use of programs targeted at promoting the effective reintegration of ex-offenders 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 ex-offenders in the reentry process, including pre-release programs, drug rehabilitation and vo-cational training and work programs.

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.

SECOND CHANCE ACT

P R O J E C T R E S T O R E – t h e R e g i o n a l &

S t a t e T r a n s i t i o n a l O f f e n d e r R e e n t r y

I n i t i a t i v e

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 ser-vices coupled with post-release case management that assist in inmate transi-tion.

SHERIFF’S O FFICE REE NTRY

(For Incarcerated inm ates o nly)

3228 Gun Club Road

West Palm Beach, FL 33406

Phone (561) 992-1246

RESOURCES

OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC

DEFENDER REENT RY

ASSISTANCE

Sealing and expunging records:

Paralegal; Phone (561) 355-7605

Reentry Job Finder:

Phone (561) 355-7655

Social Worker

Phone (561) 688-4834

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

COLLABO RATION

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.

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

Organization

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

JUVENILE REENTRY T h e P a l m B e a c h C o u n t y C r i m i n a l J u s t i c e C o m m i s s i o n h a s r e c e n t l y b e e n a w a r d e d a g r a n t f r o m t h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f J u s t i c e f o r t h e S e c o n d C h a n c e A c t J u v e n i l e O f f e n d e r R e e n t r y P r o g r a m .

The planning grant for fiscal year 2012 will allow for the development of a comprehensive juvenile reentry program for Palm Beach County.