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PRERELEASE EDUCATION AND REENTRY PREPARATION | COMPASSION IN ACTION, INC.

Pre-Release education / re-entry preparation for men, women, and youth incarcerated and provides services for reentry and community re-establishment. Community support for families affected by incarceration through prevention and intervention program initiatives.

Volunteers are recruited and trained initially as pen pals, then developed into mentors upon the participant's release from prison. Volunteers are also trained to be mentors for at risk youth in the Juvenile Justice system, public schools, residential treatment centers, and aging out of foster care.

R.A.W. D.A.W.G.S. youth corps gang prevention program provides a positive alternative to gang membership for boys ages 5-13 through military type drills, developing positive social and academic skills and personal validation and self development. These positive personal attributes are demonstrated by positive male role models who lead the program. Call for information.

Location

2001 North 35th Street, Omaha, NE 68111

Fax

(402) 614-2434

Hours

Mon 10 am - 5 pm; Tue 10 am - 5 pm; Wed 10 am - 5 pm; Thu 10 am - 5 pm; Fri 10 am - 5 pm;

Application process

Call for information; no residential services provided

Eligibility

Men, women, and youth in the criminal justice system and families affected by incarceration

Fee

Voluntary

Languages

English

Agency info

COMPASSION IN ACTION, INC.

Provides pre-release information/re-entry preparation for people in prison and serves and supports families affected by incarceration including gang prevention services.