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New Funding Opportunity | Colorado WAGEES

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The Work and Gain Education & Employment Skills (WAGEES) project is a new community re-entry program created by the Colorado General Assembly as part of House Bill 14-1355 and expanded through Senate Bill 15-124. The grant program is intended to be a mechanism to facilitate and support a strong partnership between the Colorado Department of Corrections and faith and community based organizations (FCBOs).

Up to four grants may be awarded to CFBOs to improve the employment prospects of parolees assessed to be medium to high risk for recidivism by the Division of Adult Parole. Grant awards may be up to $150,000 to serve a minimum of 54 participants. The target areas of emphasis are Colorado Springs, Ft. Collins/Greeley and Grand Junction and will receive priority consideration.

The grant submission deadline is 4:00pm on July 24, 2015.

Click here to download RFP forms & get detailed information about applying for the grant.

Parents on a Mission Graduates

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Parents on a Mission is exploding in Bakersfield through our sub grantee nonprofit, Garden Pathways. We recently completed another three-day training of nine more staff members, three of which were from other Kern County nonprofits wanting to spread the POM experience throughout Kern County.

GP POM Grads 2015

 

We are also so excited for what is happening in the Lerdo Facility where incarcerated parents’ lives are being transformed by POM. Here is a picture of recent POM Lerdo graduates.
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Boulder’s Bridge House Turns Offices into Transitional Housing

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BridgeHouseLogoBridge House, one of the LCCL’s sub-grantees,  is doing incredible work on creating housing that so many need.

Offices and conference rooms in south Boulder are being turned into bedrooms, classrooms and community living space that will provide a path out of homelessness for 48 men and women.

Read more at the Daily Camera.

Re-Entry Matters Because People Matter

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success-storyColorado Public Radio produced a 4-part story about one man’s re-entry journey.

Kevin Monteiro shares many of the same challenges and hopelessness that other people face upon release from prison.  The Second Chance Center based in Aurora, Colorado highlights why community based organizations are critical in helping people make a successful transition back into society.  This story is inspirational for those who provide re-entry services and gives hope to those who receive them.  For the past two years the Latino Coalition has provided sub-grant funding, capacity building and technical assistance to the Second Chance Center.

We applaud the Second Chance Center’s leadership and thank them for providing a positive example of effective re-entry services.

Read or listen to Kevin Monteiro’s Story:

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Parents on a Mission Training for Centro CHA

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POM Training Centro CHAIn January this year staff members from our Long Beach sub-grantee, Centro CHA, were trained as Parent Leaders to implement our “Parents on a Mission” (POM) curriculum in the Long Beach community. POM is a six-week course that empowers parents as leaders in their homes, thereby winning the loyalty of their children and preventing them from joining negative lifestyles.
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