Adult Directory 2013

R.A.P.P. (Reintegrating Alternatives Personal Program) - 2465 Alabama Avenue,
SE 20020
(202) 678-6038, Fax (202) 678-8100 www.rapponline.org
Rev. Dr. J. Talbert, Executive Director
Prepare and assist those returning from prison with support and referrals for
employment assistance, academic enrichment, mentoring, counseling services.
Provide court ordered and volunteer anger management, domestic violence, and
parenting classes. Provide assistance to DC fathers under the DHS Fatherhood
Initiative Program. Case worker gets involved with the inmate prior to and
after release. Educates and prepares inmates and family about what to expect when
client returns to the community. Case management services work in conjunction with
conditions of probation or parole, to include reporting non-compliance in the RAPP
program to CSO. Referrals accepted from all sources.
Welcome Home Program (Prison Outreach Ministry) – 924 G Street, NW 20001
(202) 924 G Street, NW www.prisonoutreachministry.org
Karen McNeal, Executive Director
Pre-Release Center (PRC): 11651 Nebel St, Rockville, MD 20852
240-773-4211, Fax (301) 468-4420
Fred Chandler, Montgomery County, Coordinator
Connects persons recently released from prison/jail with trained mentors. Assist with
connecting to appropriate social services, relationship counseling, limited start-up
financial assistance, work clothes, transportation, housing referrals, job readiness.
Mentors meet with mentees at least once per week, more frequently if necessary.
Referrals considered from all sources.
[The] W.I.R.E (Women Involved in Reentry Efforts) (no mailing address, contact
via email or call). (443) 488-3616, (202) 510-7513
Lashonia Etheridge-Bey, Founder, letheridgebey@gmail.com
Tanisha Murden, Co-founder, t.murden@aim.com
Social support (mentoring, family reunification activities, life skills training,
coordinate trips to FCI Hazelton and MCI Jessup), raise community awareness of
concerns and barriers of women reentry from prison.
C. Employment
Inmates should start planning for employment at least six months prior to their expected
release date. Many Bureau of Prison (BOP) facilities offer pre-release employment
readiness training and job search programs to help inmates apply for employment prior to
their release. CSOSA facilitates special pre-release readiness programs at FCI Hazelton
(women) and Rivers Correctional Institute (men).
Ban the Box: “Returning Citizens Public Employment Inclusion Act 2012” prohibits DC
municipal agencies from inquiring about an applicant’s criminal past, at the “initial
stage” of the application process. The law further requires city agencies to consider
balancing factors when reviewing applications, i.e. evidence of rehabilitation, time passed
since the offense, and the relevance of the offense to the position sought. If the
applicant’s criminal past is a factor on whether to hire, the applicant may provide an
explanation of their history, and the employer must consider the rehabilitation of the
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