WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today approximately $84,400,000 in Reentry Project grants awarded to 41 nonprofits and local and state governments. These projects will serve either young adults, between the ages of 18 to 24 who have been involved in the juvenile or adult justice system, or adults, ages 25 and older, formerly incarcerated in the adult criminal justice system.
These grants give organizations the opportunity to develop methods that maximize participants' inclusion and integration into society, employment opportunities, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency. They intend to address the full range of challenges faced by justice-involved individuals transitioning back to the community. The Department awarded these grants to a combination of rural and urban projects located in high-crime, high-poverty communities. Awardees offer a range of services based on current evidence and proven research, as well as promising emerging practices.
Consistent with the President's Executive Order on Expanding Apprenticeships in the United States, the Department awarded funding to organizations to create models that offer apprenticeship opportunities as well as increased employment outcomes for eligible participants.
"Individuals, families, communities and our economy as a whole are better off when the transition from the justice system to employment is successful," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta. "These reentry programs are designed to break the cycle of recidivism by providing assistance toward achieving meaningful employment." The intent of the Reentry Projects grant program is to protect community safety by ensuring that participants who successfully exit the program are provided with positive opportunities to engage in employment or education; become productive, responsible, and law-abiding members of society; maintain long-term employment; and establish a stable residence.
The following organizations received the grant awards: Intermediary Organizations Applicant Legal Name HQ Location Service Areas Population Served Funding Request Family Health International Durham, NC Pine Bluff, AR; Louisville, KY; Boston, MA; Baltimore, MD; Albany, NY Young Adults $4,500,000 Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
Rockville, MD Tucson, AZ; Baltimore, MD; St. Paul, MN; Pittsburgh, PA; Roanoke, VA Adults $4,500,000 Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA Springfield, OH; Portland, OR; Harrisburg, PA; Philadelphia, PA Adults $4,424,458 Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA Minneapolis, MN; Rocky Mount, NC; Portland, OR; Coatesville, PA Young Adults $4,362,911 PathStone Corporation Rochester, NY Atlantic City, NJ; Rochester, NY; Reading, PA; Bayamon, PR Young Adults $4,500,000 STRIVE International, Inc.
New York, NY San Diego, CA; Boston, MA; Yonkers, NY; Philadelphia, PA Young Adults $4,500,000 Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation New York, NY Baltimore, MD; South Bronx, NY; Memphis, TN; West Memphis, AR Young Adults $4,358,210 The Dannon Project Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL; Jacksonville, AL; Boston, MA; Florence, SC Young Adults $4,500,000 The Institute for Educational Leadership Washington, DC Phoenix, AZ; Los Angeles, CA; Lansing, MI; Nashville, TN; Houston, TX Young Adults $4,499,954 Non-Intermediary Organizations Applicant Legal Name HQ Location Service Areas Population Served Funding Request American YouthWorks Austin, TX Austin, TX Young Adults $575,208 Champaign County Regional Planning Commission Urbana, IL Urbana, IL Young Adults $1,500,000 City of Lawrence, Division Merrimack Valley WIB Lawrence, MA Lawrence, MA Young Adults $760,000 CLC, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX Fort Worth, TX Young Adults $1,500,000 Connections to Success Kansas City, KS Kansas City, KS Adults $1,440,000 Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV Adults $1,500,000 Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV Young Adults $1,500,000 Friendly House, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ Young Adults $1,500,000 Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids, MI Adults $1,500,000 Goodwill Industries of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA Adults $1,500,000 Living Classrooms Foundation Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD Adults $1,199,985 MERS Missouri Goodwill Industries Saint Louis, MO Saint Louis, MO Adults $1,499,993 Operation New Hope, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville, FL Adults $1,500,000 Playa Vista Job Opportunities and Business Services Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA Adults $1,500,000 Schenectady Community Action Program Schenectady, NY Schenectady, NY Adults $752,000 SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast, Inc.
Houston, TX Houston, TX Young Adults $1,500,000 Siouxland Human Investment Partnership Sioux City, IA Sioux City, IA Young Adults $1,499,799 STRIVE International, Inc./East Harlem New York, NY New York, NY Adults $1,500,000 Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation New York, NY West Memphis, AR Adults $1,496,779 Tampa Bay Academy of Hope Tampa, FL Tampa, FL Adults $1,500,000 The Dannon Project Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL Adults $1,500,000 The Fourth Judicial Circuit Community Corrections Program Selma, AL Safford, AL Adults $1,500,000 The WorkPlace Bridgeport, CT Bridgeport, CT Young Adults $1,495,600 Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley, Inc.
Roanoke, VA Roanoke, VA Young Adults $1,040,000 TRWIB, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA Young Adults $1,499,963 United Way of Central Iowa Des Moines, IA Des Moines, IA Adults $1,500,000 Urban League of Greater Atlanta, Inc.
Atlanta, GA Atlanta, GA Adults $1,499,999 Urban League of Rochester, NY, Inc.
Rochester, NY Rochester, NY Adults $1,500,000 Urban League of Rochester, NY, Inc.
Rochester, NY Rochester, NY Young Adults $1,000,000 Volunteers of America Chesapeake, Inc.
Lanham, MD Baltimore, MD Adults $1,499,999 Volunteers of America Massachusetts, Inc.
Jamaica Plain, MA Lawrence, MA Adults $1,499,998 Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison & Oneida Counties Utica, NY Utica, NY Young Adults $1,500,000
