WASHINGTON, DC – In its latest effort to ensure that individuals returning to the labor force from the justice system have the opportunity to gain meaningful employment, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced approximately $85.9 million in Reentry Project grants awarded to 45 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. The Reentry Projects will serve either young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who have been involved in the juvenile or adult criminal justice system – including those who did not complete high school – or adults ages 25 and older who were previously involved in the adult criminal justice system. Administered by the Department's Employment and Training Administration (ETA), the Reentry Project grants protect community safety by ensuring that successful participants enter employment and/or education; become productive, responsible, and law-abiding members of society; maintain long-term employment; and sustain a stable residence. President Trump's 2019 State of the Union Address called for an ongoing commitment to reform efforts that prevent crime, facilitate successful reentry, and reduce recidivism.
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.
The following organizations received the grant awards: Intermediary Organizations Applicant City, State Service Areas Population Served Amount The Dannon Project Birmingham, AL Birmingham and Montgomery, AL; and Florence, SC Young Adults $4,500,000 Latino Coalition for Community Leadership Santa Barbara, CA Denver, CO; Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana, and San Diego Young Adults $4,500,000 National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Washington, DC Richmond, Hampton Roads, VA; Boston, MA; and Chicago, IL Young Adults $4,499,472 AMIkids Inc.
Tampa, FL Pensacola; Miami-Dade; Pinellas and Lee counties Young Adults $4,500,000 Goodwill Industries International Rockville, MD Dayton, OH; Houston, TX; Rockford, IL; Santa Ana, CA; Shreveport, LA Young Adults $4,500,000 Pathstone Corp.
Rochester, NY Camden, NJ; Buffalo, NY; Wilkes Barre, PA; and Bayamon Jurisdiction, PR Young Adults $4,500,000 Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America Philadelphia, PA Norristown, PA; Greater Rocky Mountain Area and Central North Carolina; Greater Miami (FL) Area Adults $4,500,000 Non-Intermediary Organizations Applicant City, State Service Areas Population Served Amount The Dannon Project Birmingham, AL Jefferson County Adults $1,500,000 Little Rock Workforce Development Board Little Rock, AR Little Rock Young Adults $1,500,000 Garden Pathways Inc.
Bakersfield, CA Kern County Adults $1,225,501 Anti-Recidivism Coalition Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Adults $1,494,579 Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc.
Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Adults $1,225,501 Homeboy Industries Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Adults $1,499,980 Playa Vista Job Opportunities and Business Services Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Adults $1,500,000 Playa Vista Job Opportunities and Business Services Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Young Adults $1,500,000 Youth Policy Institute Los Angeles, CA Central, East, and South Los Angeles Young Adults $1,500,000 Friends Outside in Los Angeles County Pasadena, CA Compton, Inglewood, and Watts Adults $1,500,000 Citadel Community Development Corp.
San Bernardino, CA San Bernardino and Riverside counties Adults $1,500,000 Gang Alternative Inc.
Miami, FL Miami Adults $1,500,000 Gang Alternative Inc.
Miami, FL Fort Lauderdale Young Adults $1,500,000 Wholistic Stress Control Institute Inc.
Atlanta, GA Atlanta Adults $1,500,000 Metro Community Ministries Inc.
College Park, GA San Diego Adults $1,225,502 Safer Foundation Chicago, IL Chicago, Rock Island City, and East St. Louis Adults $1,500,000 Workforce Inc.
Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis Adults $1,500,000 Interseminarian Project Place, Inc.
Boston, MA Boston Adults $1,500,000 Fathers Support Center, St. Louis Inc.
Saint Louis, MO St. Louis Adults $1,500,000 Mississippi Community Education Center Jackson, MS Jackson Adults $1,499,991 Capital Area Workforce Development Board Raleigh, NC Wake and Johnston counties Adults $1,500,000 Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow Las Vegas, NV North Las Vegas Adults $1,500,000 The Osborne Association Inc.
Bronx, NY West Harlem and Bronx Young Adults $1,500,000 Social Enterprise and Training Center Inc.
Schenectady, NY Schenectady Young Adults $1,500,000 Center for Community Alternatives Syracuse, NY Syracuse Young Adults $1,499,948 Mohawk Valley Community College Utica, NY Utica Young Adults $1,499,747 County of Westchester, on behalf of Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board White Plains, NY Mt. Vernon Young Adults $560,000 Towards Employment Cleveland, OH East Cleveland Adults $1,500,000 Towards Employment Cleveland, OH Cleveland Young Adults $1,500,000 Metropolitan Community Services Inc.
Columbus, OH Columbus and White Hall Adults $1,500,000 The RIDGE Project Inc.
McClure, OH Cleveland Adults $1,500,000 It's My Community Initiative Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City Young Adults $1,500,000 SE Works Inc.
Portland, OR Multnomah County Young Adults $1,220,417 Knoxville Leadership Foundation Knoxville, TN Knoxville Young Adults $1,220,416 Texas Workforce Commission Austin, TX Cameron, Willacy, and Hidalgo counties Adults $1,225,502 SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc.
Houston, TX Houston Adults $1,500,000 Goodwill Industries of San Antonio San Antonio, TX San Antonio Adults $1,500,000 Pioneer Human Services Seattle, WA Spokane Adults $1,499,966
