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Variate submitted a request to BJA NTTAC for organizational development support related to policymaking, law enforcement, and funding. The BJA NTTAC team followed up by email with relevant resources and closed the request due to an unresponsive requestor.
Cases responded to and closed during the reporting period July 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
On October 13, 2020 Jacqueline Altamirano Marin and Erica Crew facilitated and organized a meeting alongside the Burlington Housing Authority to solicit feedback from community stakeholders on BHA's proposed policy changes. Reentry stakeholders from the area attended and provided feedback on the details of the policy and process that BHA is working towards.
On December 10, Vera and the Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) presented on the Opening Doors Initiative at the Returning Citizens Task Force December meeting. The taskforce is hosted by Detroit councilmember at large Janee Ayers. The meeting had over 50 participants in attendance through Zoom and Facebook live. Participants discussed the importance of reentry housing solutions, learned about the Opening Doors initiative, and asked questions about DHC's admissions policies for people with conviction histories.
On December, 2020 Jacqueline Altamirano Marin and Erica Crew co-facilitate a 90-minute Zoom meeting with reentry service providers, resident leaders, homeless services agencies, and other community stakeholders with ACHA. Vera designed the meeting as an opportunity for the sites to articulate the goals of the Opening Doors Initiative and site-specific goals to the larger community. Both ACHA and Vera presented and the group participated in small group discussions on the importance of reentry housing and next steps for the initiative.
On October 7, 2020 Jacqueline Altamirano Marin and Erica Crew co-facilitate a 90-minute Zoom meeting with reentry service providers, resident leaders, homeless services agencies, and other community stakeholders with WCHA. Vera designed the meeting as an opportunity for the sites to articulate the goals of the Opening Doors Initiative and site-specific goals to the larger community. Both WCHA and Vera presented and the group participated in small group discussions on the importance of reentry housing and next steps for the initiative.
On September 15, 2020 Jacqueline Altamirano Marin and Erica Crew co-facilitate a 90-minute Zoom meeting with reentry service providers, resident leaders, homeless services agencies, and other community stakeholders with BHA. Vera designed the as an opportunity for the sites to articulate the goals of the Opening Doors Initiative and site-specific goals to the larger community.
Economic evaluations are a compelling way to demonstrate the value (in terms of net cost savings) of your Second Chance Act program to your partners, local decision-makers, potential external funders, and other stakeholders. They can also help you plan more accurately for sustainability, replication, and/or expansion by calculating the actual costs of delivering your program.
In this 45-minute webinar, attendees learned the basics of economic evaluation, including the various types of economic evaluations, the type of data to collect, and the approach to analysis.
Communications plan workshop with The Link
Design mapping with The Link
