greendallas.net

Housing/Community Services Department

Project Reconnect - Offender Reentry Initiative
2922 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75215
Main Line (214) 671-0963
Fax (214) 243-1538
(Services offered to non-violent offenders on parole)

Rubben Henderson
Program Manager
(214) 670-0184

Background
Project Reconnect is a comprehensive outreach program designed to provide reentry case management and community referrals to help non-violent offenders on parole transition into the Dallas community from a state or federal prison. Five (5) core components of the Project Reconnect program focus on pre and post assistance in the areas of employment, housing, education, recovery support and community service.

Eligibility Criteria

• Non-violent offenders 18 or older
• On parole
• Live in the City of Dallas
• Meet HUD low to moderate income guidelines

Program Criteria
Project ReConnect is for the formerly incarcerated person with a history of substance abuse, diagnosed mental illness, and/or diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

What are the Benefits?
As part of "Project Reconnect" participants receive on-going case management designed for goal attainment for self sufficiency within a maximum of a 24-month period.

Support assistance is provided to participants by working closely with parole officers, educational, medical and social service agencies to provide resources to participants in the areas of housing, employment, education, counseling, medical, and recovery support services.

For additional information or to set an appointment, please call 214-671-0963. Offenders living with HIV/AIDS should, call 214-671-0695. General information may be received by calling 311.

Need employment, job skills or other resources, contact:

Dallas One-Stop Optimized Reentry System (DOORS)
Marcia Easterly, Support Specialist
214-296-9258, extension 107