Meeting returning citizens at the gate with CARE.
WELCOME Home...!!!
The vision of the Central Arkansas ReEntry (CARE) Coalition is just that simple. But accomplishing that can be very complex.
The coalition's mission is:
We empower returning citizens for a productive life through advocacy, education, and collaboration.
CARE is an association of volunteers whose work with government, business, faith-based initiatives, incarceration,and good-works advocacy groups gives us first-hand experience with the challenges faced by people making the transition from confinement, incarceration, probation and parole to living a productive and meaningful life as members of a free society.
CARE LOGIC MODEL
Problem
Why
Why Here
Strategy
Existing Laws
Restrictive
Lawful barriers
Advocate for changes in laws
Unfair Sentencing/inconsistencies in sentencing
Advocate for changes in laws
Community perception
No champion at the legislative level
Develop list of legislative champions
Term limits with tough on crime as platform
Support laws that look tough but actually aid
Stigma
Fear
Media Portrayals
Positive media campaign/Speaker pool
Uncooperative Landlords
Focus groups to determine concerns
Prejudice
Deserve to be continuously punished
Peer specialists or support group to address returning attitudes
Subgroup discrimination
Target media campaign to show broad based of demographics of the returning population
Lack of resource knowledge
Resources listed online
No computer access
Paper copies of resource directory
Computer illiteracy
Limited pre-release planning
No concrete release date
Champion changes in procedures and awareness campaign for inmates about behavior
Lack of staff or volunteers
Pre-release checklist and awareness campaign for inmates
Resources scattered
Coordination of services
Re-entry center
No team staffing
MOU with ACC
~SPECIAL REPORT~
On April 26, 2013 the Clinton School of Public Service in coordination with Lewis-Burnett Employment Finders hosted a community conversation to present the findings of the practicum team. For the white paper, please click here!
