0990-EvaluMarriageAppendix K Overview

Appendix K. Overview of MFS-IP Programs

Grantee	Program Summary
The Osborne Association (NY)	Osborne is targeting incarcerated fathers at three New York DOCS facilities (Sing Sing, Fishkills, and a TBD facility). Anyone at the 3 facilities can participate in skills-building exercises at the Children’s Centers; the program anticipates that 300 men and 300 children will participate each year. The other program components, limited to fathers who are in a committed relationship, are offered in a successive course structure (with the subsequent course a prerequisite) and include: Basic Parenting Course: 150 men per year (note: at Sing Sing the parenting course is not funded through the grant and is therefore not restricted to fathers in a committed relationship) Healthy Relationships Course (“Prep for PREP”): 108 men per year Couples PREP: 108 couples per year Services can be provided at any time during the sentence, and there is no post-release component.
New Jersey Department of Corrections	NJ DOC is targeting men incarcerated at four NJ DOC facilities who are either married or in a committed relationship (and, for those who are not married, who have children), within approximately 6 months of release, have been identified as having an addiction problem, and are max-out offenders. Services are provided during the 6 month pre-release period and then for at least 6 months after release. The program plans to enroll 90 couples per year. Participants will receive the following services: Case management, which focuses on conducting needs assessments and providing assistance with visitation (in addition to developing a substance abuse plan and providing substance abuse counseling, running support groups, referring couples to marriage counseling, and developing of a discharge plan including other referrals) A 16-week marriage education and parenting curriculum (Married and Loving It) Encouragement for men to participate in a substance abuse program (post-release and possibly pre-release)
Child & Family Services of New Hampshire	CFS is targeting men incarcerated at Concord or Laconia prisons (and, in Year 4-5, services will be expanded to the Berlin prison). Services will be “tiered” in that all participants will take the parenting class and then fathers who are in a committed relationship may elect to take the PREP component (offered to the couple jointly, although men may still participate even if their partner cannot attend). Fathers who are in either a committed or co-parenting relationship and who are within 6 months of release may also receive family reentry counseling. Program components (and enrollment targets) include the following: Parenting curriculum: 200 inmates per year PREP: 100-125 couples per year (if couple-based programming is permitted at Concord; otherwise, the program will serve 50-75 couples at Laconia only) Family reentry counseling: 50 sets of parents per year Video visiting (partner visitation available to PREP graduates, child visitation available to graduates of parenting curriculum) Child-friendly visitation Services can be provided at any time during the sentence, and there is no post-release component.
Indiana Department of Correction	IDOC is targeting incarcerated men who are participants in character/faith-based living units (Purposeful Living Units Serve [PLUS] units) or graduates of a parenting class at 13 IDOC facilities. All PLUS participants will receive a classroom portion of PREP and a parenting curriculum (approximately 700-800 men will be served each year) but only those who are in a committed relationship whose partners are willing to participate will take part in the PREP couples retreat (approximately 250-300 couples per year). Graduates of the general inmate population parenting class are eligible to participate in the PREP couples retreat as well. Services will be provided during the participants’ 4th quarter in PLUS (which is not timed to admission or release date). There is no post-release component.
Minnesota Council for Crime and Justice	CCJ is targeting incarcerated fathers who are in a committed relationship, from (and returning to) the Twin Cities area, and have a sentence of 6 months-3 years. Eligible participants are identified immediately after intake and the bulk of the services will be available regardless of where inmates are transferred. Participants receive case management during their entire sentence (although it will be more intense immediately prior to release) and for at least 1 year after release. Program components, all of which are provided to both members of the couple, include the following: Case management Parenting classes Relationship classes (only offered at 4 facilities) Financial literacy Employment referrals, training, and placement The program currently plans to enroll 60 couples in years 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Centerforce (CA)	Centerforce is targeting fathers incarcerated at San Quentin State Correctional Facility (within a rehabilitation-oriented housing unit called “STAND-UP”) who are 3-12 months from release and planning to return to one of the Bay Area Counties. Participants may begin receiving programming within one year of release. Services will be “tiered” in that the family reunification case management component is only available for fathers in a co-parenting relationship (and who complete BTFM and whose partner has completed BTF in the community). Program components and enrollment targets include: Back to the Family Man (BTFM) classes: 90 inmates annually Back to the Family classes: 40 partners annually (for eligible subset) Family Reunification Case Management (3-months of pre- and 6 months of post-release case management): 30 couples annually
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota	LSSSD is targeting men who have a child under 18, are in a committed relationship, and are incarcerated in one of four SD DOC facilities. Inmates and their partners will participate in a two-day PREP workshop and will receive five case management visits, including three that will take place during the 6 months after release. In addition, inmates who are identified as having domestic violence issues will receive a 26-week domestic violence course. The program estimates enrolling 175 couples per year over the five year period.
Cangleska, Inc. (SD)	Cangleska, Inc. will target all male residents of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation who have been convicted in tribal court for domestic violence. Participants will be identified from the current tribal jail and the new Adult Offender Facility. Neither fatherhood status nor relationship status are used as eligibility criteria. However, program staff will obtain contact information for current or former partners with whom the men have children and invite them to receive the services offered through the program. All services are delivered separately for males and females (unless the couple chooses to take the weekend parenting seminar or couples-based cultural immersion camp as a couple) and are not oriented toward couples’ resuming a romantic relationship. The numerous services and enrollment targets (where provided by the site) offered through the program include: Transitional case management: 575 men and 330 women total Healthy marriage course: 575 men and 330 women total Cultural immersion experiences: 440 men and 360 women total Weekend parenting seminars Support groups Supportive services (acupuncture, job readiness, other) Men’s and women’s societies: 20-30 individuals per year
Shelby County Division of Corrections (TN)	SC DOC is targeting male inmates at the Adult Offender Center within SC DOC. Inmates must be in a committed relationship and have between 6-12 months left to serve. Program staff estimate that 180 inmates (approximately half of whom will receive the PAIRS component with their partner) will enroll in the program each year. Program components include: Parenting education Employment skills classes and certification programs Moral reconation therapy PAIRS (relationship strengthening course, includes money management; available to couple jointly) Child-friendly visitation (available) Family group conferencing (available) Intensive GED instruction/higher education (available) Case management (available) Most of the program components are delivered while the individual is incarcerated. After release, participants can receive continuing parenting education classes, a PAIRS booster session, employment skills classes (and access to job search assistance), and case management.
People of Principle (TX)	POP is targeting fathers who are either incarcerated in 8 West Texas prisons (serving 2 per year) or newly released parolees under supervision in Parole Board Area 6. The men must be in a committed relationship. Couples will receive PREP (possibly in addition to an in-house program, PREPARE/ENRICH) through a weekend seminar (for couples including an incarcerated father) or three sessions delivered at the parole/probation office (for couples including a formerly incarcerated father on community supervision). The program may also deliver a family mediation component involving a behavioral agreement. The program plans to serve 350 couples a year (48 of which will be served in prisons and 302 of which will be served in the community).
Maryland Department of Human Resources	The 5 counties receiving funding from MD DHR plan to target men who are currently or formerly (within 36 months) incarcerated. The men must be in a coupled relationship (including being married, engaged, committed to marriage, or in a committed relationship) and one member of the couple must have a child. Additional eligibility criteria are in effect in each county. 125 fathers and their partners will be served across all 5 counties each year. The program is designed to be completed in 6 months. For incarcerated men, the program will start during the 6 months prior to release and there will not be a post-release component. Program components include: Exploring Healthy Relationships and Marriage with Fragile Families (will be delivered jointly to couples) Parenting course (for fathers) Employment services (job training, development and placement services) available as needed Referrals to domestic violence services
The RIDGE Project (OH)	The RIDGE Project plans to target any men in the father role who are incarcerated in any of the 32 state prisons (giving first preference to NW Ohio residents, and serving 6 prisons per year) or under community supervision in 8 counties in Ohio. Fathers must be in a committed relationship in order to participate in the relationship courses. The program has a successive course structure (with completion of each stage necessary for the next) including: “10 Great Dates” (only for non-incarcerated families) A Core Communication class (concurrently offered to fathers and partners) The Keeping FAITH curriculum A Couple Communication course (concurrently offered to fathers and partners) Encouragement to complete a parenting course Special visitation with partner (including food and teaching time) and visits (as well as other services) with a Life Coach/mentor Support services (job readiness, computer skills, budgeting seminars, etc.) The program plans to serve 400 couples annually.
Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency (MI)	OLHSA is planning on targeting incarcerated and formerly incarcerated (within 1 year of release) parents in Oakland County. The incarcerated population will be recruited from county jail facilities (including a Boot Camp) and a state prison. The community population will be recruited from a substance abuse treatment center and through referrals from numerous sources. The partner of the incarcerated/formerly incarcerated individual could be a primary caregiver, custodial parent, spouse, or partner. Program participants will receive: An 8 week parenting course (“Caring for My Family—Family Formation and Fathering Curriculum”) Services of a systems navigator (family reentry and strengthening planning/case management, referrals, employment support services, etc.) Support groups OLHSA plans to serve 100 families in year 1, 125 in year 2, 150 in year 3, 175 in year 4, and 200 in year 5.

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