G r e g G a e r t n e r , P e n n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y
K r i s t i n S a y e r s , P A D e p a r t m e n t o f C o r r e c t i o n s
K r i s t a G r i f f i t h , P A B o a r d o f P r o b a t i o n & P a r o l e
T r a c i J a c o b s o n , B u r e a u o f C o m m u n i t y C o r r e c t i o n s
V a l a r i e K u s i a k , P A D O C , S C I M e r c e r
J a s o n G i n e s , P e n n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y
V l a d i m i r B e a u f i l s , F i r m F o u n d a t i o n
R a n d y L o s s , O f f i c e o f V o c a t i o n a l R e h a b i l i t a t i o n
L y n n Z a l e , O f f i c e o f V o c a t i o n a l R e h a b i l i t a t i o n

Current Priorities
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Funding
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Overcrowding/Bed Space
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Recidivism
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Collaborations
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Public Safety

Current Situation
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Administration and Level of Support Changes
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Recent Change of Department Structures
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Legislators/Pending Legislation
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Prison Overcrowding

Our Over-Arching Goal
To foster partnerships with agencies through centralized training that supports ex-offender employment and job retention within the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Objectives
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Provide initial group instruction
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Use curriculum developed by National Institute of
Corrections and Department of Justice
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Identify individuals from each training session that will extend training to additional partners

Target Training Population
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Key Corrections Staff
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Administration
Employment Vocational Coordinators
Educational
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Community Corrections Counselors
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Key Parole Agents
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Assessment Sanctioning Community Resource Agents (ASCRA)
Institutional Parole
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Department of Labor & Industry
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Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Workforce Investment Board

Program Delivery
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Regional Training
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Modified Offender Employment Specialist (OES)
Training Modules

Impacts on Program Delivery
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Staff morale
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Timing
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Logistics
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Funding
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Community Support

Positive Outcomes
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Partnerships
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Enhanced Communication
Shared Resources
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Increased Staff Skill Sets
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Increased Offender Employability Skill Sets