1. Welcome Back: Ex-offenders Rejoin the Workforce Hildie Kraus

2. Snapshot of corrections 2011 Roughly two million people in U.S. prisons 170,000 people in California prisons Recidivism:

3. Here they are… Rehabilitation Reentry Reintegration

4. Parole & Community Teamwork: Monthly PACT meetings

6. Winfred, aka ‘French’

7. Winging it Expectation: 22 people each class Reality: 4 - 6 people each day. Expectation: Two one-month sessions Reality: Drop in, and keep coming. Expectation: Linear curriculum Reality: Start with structured lessons, then teach what they need when they need it.

8. Nora

9. Dwayne

10. Taylor

11. This doesn’t look like fun, but….

12. Outputs 48 hours of computer classes 16 hours of job readiness workshops 18 resumes completed 22 flash drives distributed More than 50 jobs applied for online, in class

13. Outcomes 22 people completed pre-program surveys: 26% knew ‘a fair amount’ or ‘a lot’ about computers 41% had resumes 59% had applied for jobs online 64% ‘moderately’ or ‘extremely confident’ about applying for work 9 people completed post-program surveys: 100% for these categories

14. Worth it? Cost: 5000.00 LSTA grant 5500.00 in-kind contribution from SDCL 633.00 matching funds from Friends of the Library and SDCL 11333.00

15. For further information Hildie Kraus 4375 Bonita Road Bonita CA 91902 619-475-4642 hildie.kraus@sdcounty.ca.gov Thank you!