Project Rescue | Faithbased Ex-Offender Mentoring

MAIN | SERVICES | ELIGIBILITY | CONTACT | MODCO

Mount Olive Development Corporation (MODCO) is partnering with the Bureau of Justice Assistance U.S. Department of Justice to implement Project Rescue. Project Rescue is a Faith Based Mentoring Program for returning Citizens that have been convicted as an adult and imprisoned in a state or local facility, returning to Broward County. This program targets ages 25-44. The Mission of our Project Rescue Faith Based Mentoring Program is to utilize mentors from the faith based sector to provide support services, counseling, and coaching for returning citizens as they transition back into society from incarceration. The Project Rescue Faith Based Mentoring Program is a 1 year program that is designed to:

• Prepare offenders for release into society

• Provide job training and job placement

• Provide stable housing

• Reduce the use of illegal drugs

• Reduce recidivism

PHASE I
(Pre-Release Services)

*Pre-release gender specific mentoring (minimum of two months prior to release)

*Needs Assessment

*Discharge Planning

MORE

PHASE II
(Post-Release Services)

*Employability skill readiness training

*Job Placement

*Post release gender specific one on one mentoring

MORE

PHASE III
(Community-Based, long Term Support)

*Family Center Substance Abuse Prevention

*Fatherhood, Marriage, and Relationship Counseling

*Connection to other Support Services

MORE

Mount Olive Development Corporation (MODCO) was incorporated in 1994 as a Community Development Corporation to provide human services, affordable housing and entrepreneurial ventures. Since then MODCO has provided social services, housing, serving over 22,000 individuals in Broward County. We specialize in addressing the challenges of homelessness, incarceration, HIV and addiction..

Implemented by MODCO in Conjunction with I Am My Brother's Keeper & Prison Fellowship