Returning Home Foundation Information

To educate and create public awareness about recidivism so that programs for previously incarcerated persons who return home can succeed. To report on sentencing, parole, probation and prison reforms and how they affect recidivism. To update information regarding legislative efforts towards those reforms and effects. To report on success of programs both pre-release and post- incarceration that correlate highly to reduction of recidivism. To report on effects of prison conditions as they relate to those efforts. To report about successful re-entry programs. Fiscal issues that prohibit success. Community support. Public safety. Myths. Collateral damage to families. Employment. And, to interact with and support groups who are actively involved with facilitating such programs. We believe an informed public will encourage legislators to balance public safety with smart fiscal responsibility. Returning Home Foundation is a non-profit organization which is funded solely by tax-deductible donations of people under Section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code. All donations are 100% tax deductible. Tax ID 20-812335 Quantities available for your use and are free of charge.. Get pdf's of each page of the Re-Entry Planner and Guide below. NEW!!! OCHCA'S RESOURCE GUIDES to the Returning Home Check List shown on page 6. The Re-Entry Planner and Guide is available now inside all classrooms of the Orange County jails. The 8 page workbook is designed to be used one-on-one to introduce the importance of thinking about returning home to those who are still in custody. It includes some of the best ideas from other re-entry guides with verbiage at the top of each page to guide volunteers to encourage the inmates to write their own personal plans - hopefully many months before going home. Persons providing in-custody services can contact Dominic Mejico at 949.939.4850 to let him know where you will be meeting how many booklets you would like to have available or contact Returning Home Foundation for additional quantities. ...