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Welcome Home Re-Entry Program

The Welcome Home Re-Entry Program is a mentoring program for people being released from prison into Montgomery, Prince Georges and DC County. The program serves people of all faith and of no faith. Volunteer mentors are recruited from religious and civic organizations and are asked to commit for at least a year. Though it primarily serves men, there is a female component. Representatives from the Welcome Home Program make initial contact within the prison prerelease center where an orientation is given about the program.

The Haven

The Haven is a therapeutic community that offers 24-hour intensive residential programming for women who have substance abuse issues and who are involved in the criminal justice system. The program can last anywhere from 9 months to 1 year. Services and treatment activities address recovery using evidenced-based programing, including cognitive behavioral techniques, Stages of Change, Contingency Management, and Community Reinforcement, which are integrated to address mental health and trauma issues.

Haven Mother's House I and II

Haven Mother’s House I and II is a modified therapeutic community that provides intensive residential substance abuse treatment to women who are either pregnant or have an infant in their care. The Mother’s Houses provide a stable, safe, and drug free environment to allow women to overcome the behaviors that led them to a lifestyle of addiction and crime. Clients are given an opportunity to learn different ways to cope with their feelings and are taught how to make appropriate choices.

Grace House

The Grace House residential program provides interim housing, emotional and spiritual support, and professional counseling to women who are exiting the Illinois prison system. Program participants come to Grace House voluntarily, seeking to take steps that will lead them to a new beginning. Participants at Grace House receive assistance in searching for suitable employment, empowering them to overcome such factors as inadequate educational preparation, unchecked substance abuse, negative sense of self and lack of family support.

Safer Foundation

The Safer Foundation's philosophy of service is based on respect for the individual and tailoring services to best meet individual needs. The agency incorporates a cognitive approach to behavioral change so that individuals with a criminal record can better understand and incorporate positive attitudes and improved decision-making abilities into their daily lives.

Permanent Housing Program

Project PLASE's Permanent Housing Program offers both personal independence and continued support from PLASE's dedicated Outreach Counselors to prevent clients from relapsing into homelessness. Our permanent housing options include: Shelter + Care (S+C), Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Units, and the HUD 202 Program.

Power Inside

Power Inside is a multidisciplinary program that is committed to building self-sufficiency and preventing incarceration among women and families in Baltimore through direct client services, advocacy, leadership development and public education.

Marilyn Baker House Program

The Marilyn Baker House is a residential program within the York facility that uses a therapeutic community model. There are four phases of programming: orientation, core treatment, relapse prevention and aftercare. The core treatment uses the Helping Women Recover curriculum, a gender-responsive 12-step program developed by Stephanie Covington, who is a pioneer in the development and implementation of gender-responsive services.

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