Fresh StartThe Salvation Army

Federal Bureau of Prison’s Program

Waco, TX

The Salvation ArmyMcLennan County, Waco, TX

• Celebrating 125 Years in Waco as a Corps/Church

• Serving Seniors – 196 Booth Apartments

• Youth Programs – Character Building Weekly

• Red Shield Lodge – 25 beds

• Community Kitchen – Meals Served Daily

• Sally’s House Solutions Facility – 3 families

The Salvation ArmyMcLennan County, Waco, TX

• Sanctuary House – 3 Apartments with WISD & Housing Authority

• Social Services – Homeless Prevention; Rapid Re-housing

• Food Pantry

• Thrift – Assisting Fire Victims; Needy Families

• Christmas Toys for Tots and Angel Tree

• Community Corrections – Fresh Start

Pathway of Hope

• Pathway of Hope is an approach to providing targeted services to families with a desire to take action to break the cycle of crisis and enable a path out of intergenerational poverty. It is rooted in a case management approach, focusing on client needs through a strength-based lens. The Salvation Army will continue to serve all those that come to us in need, but Pathway of Hope will allow us to dramatically increase our impact.

Salvation Army’s Fresh Start Program: 4th and Webster

Program Start Date: 198333 Years

Three Types of Inmates

• Pre-Release Supervision

4th and Webster

• Probation Supervision

Home Detention

Western District of Texas

• Pre-Trial Supervision

4th and Webster

Federal Inmates Bureau of Prisons

Inmate Number and Stay

• Length of Stay

30 days to six months

• Beds

46 (males) 10 (female)

• Home Detention Supervision

Open Number

Program Content

• Transitional Skills

• Parenting

• Substance-Abuse Education/Monitoring

• Job Placement Assistance

• Accountability/Community Access Supervision

• Anger Management

• Financial Planning

• Community Counseling/Therapy

• Suicide Prevention Education

• HIV/AIDS Education

• Clothing Assistance

• Agency network and referral

• Family Integration Support

• Transportation

Program Monitoring & Accountability

• Inmates Monitored24hours a day by staff and cameras.

• Inmate AccountabilityPreauthorized locations only, Preauthorized leave and return times, Preauthorized transportation, Required proof of location, Curfew of 9 PM unless at work, Dorm Counts and Home Detention checks multiple times per shift.

• InmatesMay not go outside of the building without preapproved points of interest.

Federal Grant Requirements

• Must be in the Waco City Limits

• Written every 5 years; renewed annually

• Audited by the Federal Bureau of Prisons

• External Auditing

• Internal Auditing by The Salvation Army

• Monitored Unannounced by the Federal Bureau of Prisons on a regular basis

• Announced Monitoring by Federal BOP

• Community Relations Board

Population

95% of the population are from the Western Sector of Texas and have been placed near their release address.

Why Waco City Limits?

ResourcesDr. Aaron Pierce for counselingAdult Probation U.S. Federal Court (3) U.S. Pre-Trial ServicesVeteran's ResourcesTransportationHealth CareMental Health CareJob Search Possibilities

The Numbers

• Total Number on record 2,675

• Number Sentenced in Waco 2,092

• Number released to McLennan 1,117

• Number released to Bell County 593

• Number released to other counties 965

• Number returned to crime 443

83%

17%

Fresh Start Recidivism

Successes

Returned to Crime 78%

22%

Sentencing Court

Sentenced in Waco

Sentenced Outside ofWaco

42%

22%

36%

Release Counties

Number released toMcLennan County

Number Released to BellCounty

Number released to othercounties

Federal Grant Income to Waco

Funding since 2004 for Waco

• Fresh Start Program

$14,804,943.51

• Fresh Start Pre-Trial Services

$314,302.00

• 30 Employees

• In 2015, BOP provided $284,000 for

Salvation Army Programs

If Fresh Start Closes…

• Inmates would be released to the streets without supervision or tracking.

• Inmates would not receive therapy, employment or transitional support.

• Inmates would not have skills to transition back to society or be reintegrated in the community as stable citizens.

• Salvation Army Program funds would be lost.