Successful Collaborations That Improve Outcomes in Prisoner Reentry and Child Support
An excerpt from Policy & Practice; The Magazine of the American Public Human Services Association
“In Indianapolis, the grantee, RecycleForce, is a nonprofit social enterprise— a business with a social purpose—that recycles electronics. Through shared interests, a process developed collaboratively; state and local probation and parole agencies ensured that the programs had access to the individuals they sought to serve—those assessed at medium or high risk of recidivism (earlier studies have shown that reentry programing can be particularly effective for this group). In turn, RecycleForce allowed parole officers the opportunity to host check-ins with their clients at the worksite, avoiding disrupting their attendance at work and enabling the officers to better manage their caseloads. In addition, the program hired a former employee of the county child support agency to help participants review and understand their child support orders and, when appropriate, fostered a connection between the parent and the child support agency, which enabled clients to reduce child support debt to $1 per pay period and get their licenses reinstated.
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