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CENTER FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION -- Breaking Cycles of Violence (BCV) is a reentry program that bridges gaps from incarceration to community supervision to release. The program continues the conflict resolution, restorative justice and trauma training for residents and staff at the Kansas City Reentry Center. Building on the successful components of BCV, this year the Center for Conflict Resolution will add another element to bring the people who have caused harm together—when and where possible—with people who have been harmed to foster healing. People who have caused harm often become trapped in cycles of violence that affect their whole lives and the lives of others around them. BCV addresses CCR training and processes that are trauma-informed and utilize-evidence based cognitive behavior change elements to improve thoughts, emotions and behavior. The training and restorative justice processes help participants find positive ways to deal with conflict before it escalates to violence.
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The Kansas City Workforce Development Board will continue to use “Career Systems of Support” or “Career SOS” to provide job training, employment, and support services managed through the Full Employment Council. Career SOS utilizes the support services offered through the various programs funded and managed through the Full Employment Council, as well as the supports services offered through the various COMBAT-funded programs. FEC established the “SOS Partnership Portal” to allow partners to refer job-ready clients. The SOS portal enables referring COMBAT agencies to refer clients to FEC that have been determined “ready for job training, support and employment services." This unique portal allows COMBAT agencies to refer clients who meet the criteria established for career readiness, training and employment support services without interruptions that could be caused through recurrence of trauma episodes that result from them being a victim of crime.
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This is a unique community outreach program geared towards helping people with real life issues—problems they are dealing with while serving their municipal court probation time. We assist them to navigate them towards community, city, state, private and public solutions and resources in an effort to solve their particular problems, issues or concerns. This effort we believe assists people and keeps them from turning towards other ways of solving their particular issue/problem.
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This program provides employment-specific services for people reentering society after previous involvment with the justice system. Secure employment is one of the crucial factors in reducing future offenses and reincarceration. The Second Chance Risk Reduction Center has 14 years of experience working with the Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC) to deliver intentional and high-quality reentry services, as well as more than 10 years experiences in delivering reentry employment, boasting a track record of successful employment and recidivism reduction outcomes. Through the first six months of 2022, the program had resulted in an overall 88.2% employment and an average of $18.27-hour rate of pay, with zero clients returning to incarceration during their participation in the program. The Missouri State recidivism rate currently sits at 43%.
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In conjunction with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, Synergy Services developed a Diversion Specialty Court that focuses specifically on domestic violence offenders. Judges who have received domestic violence training will exclusively refer domestic violence (DV) offenders to Synergy's Jackson County BIP and Peaceful Path Diversion Program (BIP) to oversee the offenders’ progress. Synergy's BIP program staff provide individual offender assessments, group education treatment provided by the therapist and monitored case management provided by the Diversion Officer. Ninety percent of offenders will successfully complete the 42-week program.
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Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corporation was founded in 1984, under the leadership of Ollie Gates. Our mission is to provide quality and stable affordable housing, through construction and rehabilitation within the 12th Street Corridor area of Kansas City. The “Prison-to-Workforce Program” (re-entry program), was established in 2010. This program serves to offer employment opportunities for ex-offenders as they re-enter society and provide supportive services to heighten their potential for success.
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