Sycom GM RSS feed generatorMon, 02 Nov 2009 21:02:22 GMThttp://www.voa.org/default.aspxCopyright 2009en-usFri, 12 Mar 2010 18:40:11 GMT1http://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Mentoring-Children-of-Promise.aspxChildren 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.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:00:24 GMThttp://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Featured-Program-Theodora-House.aspxVolunteers 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.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:47:09 GMThttp://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Featured-Program-Hope-Hall-NJ.aspxTurning 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-entryWed, 09 Sep 2009 00:30:11 GMThttp://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Residential_Treatment.aspxSpecialized in-patient intensive treatment programs using cognitive behavior approaches, coupled with more traditional twelve step and relapse prevention services, are provided for both individuals, women parenting children and youth referred by the criminal justice system. Residential treatment is also provided for sex offenders. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:22:45 GMThttp://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Residential_Treatment/Womens-Recovery-Center.aspxVolunteers of America of Minnesota offers women hope and a pathway to recovery at the Women's Recovery Center (WRC). WRC offers participants chemical dependency treatment and sexual trauma therapy, assistance in restoring family ties and developing living skills and competencies to support them in leaving a life of prostitution.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:30:56 GMThttp://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Residential_Treatment/WRC.aspx Volunteers of America of Minnesota offers women hope and a pathway to recovery at the Women's Recovery Center (WRC). WRC offers participants chemical dependency treatment and sexual trauma therapy, assistance in restoring family ties and developing living skills and competencies to support them in leaving a life of prostitution. The WRC program was recognized nationally and received an award from the Foundation for Improvement of Justice, Inc. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:55:55 GMThttp://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Incarcerated-Veterans-Transition-Program.aspxOn any given night, more than a quarter of a million persons who have defended our country are homeless and on the streets, and more than half a million veterans experience homelessness each year. Volunteers of America is a leading provider of services to veterans and is restoring the dignity of our former soldiers each day through its housing, health, job training and supportive services programs. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:02:22 GMThttp://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Incarcerated-Veterans-Transition-Program/Featured-Story-Gerry-Stribling.aspxGerry Stribling, manager of IVTP in Kentucky and a former veteran, has traveled to all 14 state prison and camps in Kentucky to meet with VETS CLUBS in the facilities and interview veterans getting ready to transition to the community. "Pre-release meetings with the veterans to assess the needs and having housing for that veteran on the day he leaves the facility is the key to success," Stribling said.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:01:33 GMThttp://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Community-Sanction--Re-Entry-Centers.aspxVolunteers of America is a leader in providing services to re-entry populations. The organization provides a continuum of proven service models to help offenders rebuild their lives and re-enter their communities.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:16:55 GMThttp://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Diversion--Pretrial-Services.aspxVolunteers of America is a leader in the development of programs that provide specialized case management services to first-time offenders or targeted offenders, such as those charged with DUI (Driving Under the Influence) or domestic violence. Intensive supervision and support can also divert youth from the court system or incarceration. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:40:38 GMThttp://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Diversion--Pretrial-Services/Featured-Program-Operating-Under-Influence-in-Northern-New-England.aspxVolunteers of America Northern New England operates a unique restorative justice program in Bath, Maine, for about 70 men and women who are serving their sentences for drunk driving. In most other places, these offenders would have been fined or gone to jail. But in Sagadahoc County, they will be detained at the armory for up to a week. During that time, they will perform needed community services, receive extensive education and substance abuse counseling, and confront the awful consequences of drinking and driving.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:47:56 GMThttp://www.voa.org/Get-Help/National-Network-of-Services/Corrections/Day-Reporting.aspxVolunteers of America assists communities and governments by providing cost- effective and efficient services through day reporting. Day reporting provides low-risk offenders with a way to make amends to the community and serve their sentences or parole sanctions in a community center without the incurring the high cost of a prison stay. These centers assess an individual's needs, develop specialized treatment and/or case management plans, and emphasize employment and skills training. All offenders are monitored to ensure that the individuals served are meeting expectations.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:11:16 GMT