Community Corrections

A Pioneer in Correctional Services

For 113 years, Volunteers of America has championed the humane treatment of prisoners and provided services to help offenders successfully transition from prison to productive life in the community. Backed by its previous legacy of services, Volunteers of America's correctional professionals of today continue to develop innovative evidence based service models to serve the disconnected and socially disadvantaged persons re-entering society after periods of incarceration. Our unique partnerships within local communities represents one of the nation’s best opportunities to engage citizens in the process of offering acceptance, service and guidance to formerly incarcerated citizens. These efforts not only provide life-changing benefits for the formerly incarcerated but also make a direct impact on the health and vitality of the local community.

Featured Program: Mentoring Children of Promise

Children with incarcerated parents are innocent, but they face tough challenges. Without intervention, they have a 70% chance of ending up behind bars. Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans is working to change this.

Featured Program: Theodora House

Volunteers of America of Indiana responded to the nearly 96 percent increase in female offenders between 1997 and 2001 by creating Theodora House, an innovative gender specific, evidence-based treatment model to meet the unique needs of women and break the cycle of recidivism.

Featured Program: Hope Hall

Turning lives around is the theme of Volunteers of America of Delaware Valley. Hope Hall, located in Camden, NJ, houses 175 male offenders preparing for parole. The program is designed to bring out the best in ex-offenders and prepare them to successfully re-enter society. Unlike other halfway houses where residents go back and forth to work or school full-time after just a short adjustment period, the men who live at Hope Hall are eased into re-entry