FREEDOM. ADVOCATES. CELEBRATING. EX-OFFENDERS
A 501(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES
The Purpose: of F.A.C.E (REACH Transitional & Supportive Housing Residency Program) is to provide supportive/transitional housing for individuals currently or pending release from correctional institutions in providing guidance in selecting outpatient treatment with mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, educational opportunities, job training programs and develop independent life skills necessary to sustain a lifestyle of recovery to include safe secure transitional housing placement.
Our organization, established in 2002, in Baltimore, MD. has now been in existence for over eighteen years.
F.A.C.E. (Freedom Advocates Celebrating Ex-Offenders) continues to strive to expand its programs and offerings to the community in providing linkages to education, rehabilitation, guidance, shelter, and reentry support to incarcerated men in prisons and jails throughout the State of Maryland.
At the heart of this initiative is our powerful supportive services program, our program offers the returning citizen encouragement and the necessary support to take stock of the life experiences that have propelled them into criminal activity, take responsibility for their criminal behavior, change life-long patterns of violence and addiction, and build productive lives.t is our mission to provide supportive service programs to recently released returning citizens and members of the community, to significantly help to alter their life course by helping to reduce relapse and recidivism vulnerability and remove treatment barriers for individuals actively seeking recovery from substance use and mental health disorders through the provision of safe, supervised housing and related supportive services.”
F.A.C.E ( Transitional & Supportive Housing Residency Program) is designed for currently or previously released incarcerated offenders by providing guidance in selecting appropriate services, conduct monthly meetings, facilitate on-site educational classes, provide referrals, and assist with the application process for mainstream benefits and services such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, educational opportunities, and job training programs. We are currently planning for expansion of our newly renovated facility to accommodate a 60-bed supportive/transitional residency housing to be complete within the next two years.
Strategic Framework:
The F.A.C.E. (Freedom Advocates Celebrating Ex-Offenders) has worked with its partners and stakeholders to develop a Strategic Framework – an approach that will transition F.A.C.E to a more outcome-oriented model that focuses on how many people leave better off after receiving F.A.C.E’ services, versus how many people walk through the door.
The Strategic Framework consists of a refreshed mission, priorities, and goals, along with a plan for how F.A.C.E. will measure, report on, and review them in the years to come; use them to make decisions; and drive greater collaboration within the F.A.C.E. organization.
Refreshed Mission:
Working with community partners, we connect Baltimore ex-offenders to resources that build stability, support their well-being, and empower them to thrive.
Priorities:
Deliver and support high-quality, innovative, and comprehensive services that empower clients to thrive.
Collaborate with community partners, sister agencies, and public officials on programs and policies that improve the returning citizen’s lives and advance systemic change.
Inform the returning citizens of resources available to them through F.A.C.E. and its community partners.
Steward F.A.C.E. organization's resources responsibly and effectively
Goal: Life Change---Productive citizens that can give into the development of safer and healthier communities and neighborhoods instead of just taking from it through the unnecessary killing and raising crime, couple with aiding in helping to reduce the high incarceration rate of our youth and young adults, and recidivism.
Services Offered
F.A.C.E. (Freedom Advocates Celebrating Ex-Offenders) provides a safe environment, with shared living spaces. Through a caring and stable environment, individuals can learn daily living skills and receive a support network to help them transition back into mainstream society.
Program Details:
Selection Process:
Applicants for program participation are directed to us from many of the local social service organizations, correctional institutions, parole and probation, court system, within the community. After completing the application, they are brought in for a personal interview, during which the entire program benefits and requirements are explained to them in detail. F.A.C.E (REACH Supportive Housing Residency Program) is primarily looking for people who want to change and develop the skill of responsibility for the own lives (behavior) and becoming productive members of society.
Participants are selected from among applicants on a first come-first served basis. FACE INC. (REACH Supportive Housing Residency Program) is an equal opportunity employer/transitional housing provider and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants based on race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.
(“Participant”) agrees to the following terms and conditions as consideration for being accepted into the Program. For purposes of this agreement, the term“Participant” shall also include any family member, invitee, guest, employee, or agent of Participant.
Therefore, Participant agrees to the following terms and conditions as consideration for acceptance in the Program:
Weekly Peer Coaching
Weekly Life Skills Training
Three Outside Support Meetings per week
Weekly Peer Community Meeting
Random AOD Testing
Develop Budget and Set Personal Goals
•Phase II (Months 2-3) Action
Monthly Case Management
Two Outside Support Meetings per week
Weekly Peer Coaching
Bi-weekly Life Skills Training
Weekly Peer Community Meeting
Random AOD Testing
Share Personal Story During Community Meeting
•Phase III (Months 4-6) Transition
Monthly Case Management
Two Outside Support Meetings per week
Bi-Weekly Peer Coaching
On-Going Life Skills Training
Weekly Peer Community Meetings
Written Long Term Recovery Plan Shared with Community
Develop Personal Re-Entry Plan of Action
Discharge and Transition off Property to Safe Permanent housing
Other Program Services Offered:
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Case management
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Educational, vocational and other recovery-oriented services
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Medication management and counseling
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Education and Training
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Mentoring and support groups
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Linkage to counseling for substance use and mental health issues
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Linkage to housing assistance, emergency housing and food assistance
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Employment assistance
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Strategies for presenting criminal backgrounds to employers
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Family reunification and child-support assistance
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Referrals to medical services, mental health care and treatment for drug and alcohol use
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Recommendations for other needed services, such as legal support
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Assistance in gaining access to government benefits
F.A.C.E COMMUNITY NEWS CHANNEL
FUTURE GROWTH
The Penn-North neighborhood of Baltimore City has seen a collective focus for improvement
from both city and local officials. F.A.C.E. has been active in working with these stakeholders to
provide services and housing to a vulnerable population. This partnership and its benefits are
two-fold: the local officials have an active partner in expanding social services such as
workforce training, and personal development and enrichment.
F.A.C.E. in turn provides a safe, secure, clean, and convenient facility for those in need of assistance.
There is a 10-year strategic plan in place for economic development and growth in this community.