NCJR Receives Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant

NCJR received a BJA grant to support the evaluation of the Safer Foundation’s Achieving Change Together (ACT) Program. The Safer Foundation is a nonprofit organization that helps individuals with criminal records access employment. The ACT Program seeks to provide reentry services to adult justice-involved individuals in Iowa. These services include case management, cognitive behavioral interventions, job training, and employment assistance. A variety of partner organizations will offer additional support services. The BJA grant awarded was aimed at nonprofits offering a community-based adult reentry program. The first objective is to create case management plans that address criminogenic needs and risks. Risk will be assessed using validated measures. The second goal is to engage in increased collaboration with the community, corrections, law enforcement, and others invested in reentry.