MILLENNIUM

MILLENNIUM’S REENTRY PROGRAM

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM

Each year more than 650,000 men and women are released from federal and state prisons, returning to their communities and families. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, two out of three returning inmates will be re-arrested for new crimes within three years of their release from prison and more than half will be re-incarcerated. Further studies show that nearly one-third of adult prisoners were unemployed in the month prior to their arrest. Additionally, it is estimated that unemployment rates among ex-prisoners are between twenty-five and forty percent. Released prisoners face countless challenges which contribute to their return to criminal activity, re-arrest and re-incarceration. These include joblessness, substance abuse, mental health problems, low levels of educational attainment, lack of stable housing, and poor family connections.

Our purpose and desire of this initiative is to highlight issues surrounding work programs in prison and avoid recidivism. While these issues are inevitably somewhat complex, the programs themselves are fairly straightforward. The programs fit into three main categories: job training in the prison setting, short-term vocational training upon release and tracking the success of the program twelve to eighteen months after completion of the program. We are also proposing to cut across categories, most often providing training within the prison system along with job search assistance outside of prison. The short answer to the question of whether any of these will reduce recidivism is “MAYBE.” Millennium Training will track the success of this program. As an added incentive Millennium Training would like to provide pay to qualified ex-offenders and recovering drug and alcohol addicts to attend school.

REENTRY PROGRAMS COURSE OFFERING

Millennium Training offers more than 300 different Educational Programs including a GED Progtram. Most of courses leads to some type of Industry Certification which includes Technology(300 IT Programs), HealthCare, Business, Media and Design, Hospitality, Skilled Trades, Industrial, Training, Dental Office, Entrepreneurship, Home Inspection, Medical, Accounting & Finance, Engineering, Microelectronic, Insurance, Language, Legal, Creative Writing, Culinary Art Education, Customer Service Manager, Foreign Language Training, Professional Bartending, Human Resource Certificate, US Public Service, E Marketing Certificate, Library Education, Management in Business Certificate, Grant writing, OSHA Officer, Paralegal, Pharmacy Technician, Real estate Agent, Teacher Education Certificate, Technical Writing Certificate, Travel Agent Certificate, Free lance Writing Certificate and many more. As a separate program, we also offer over 5000 skills training courses in 16 different languages through our eLearning portal. It is designed to be a one-stop solution for schools and the community at large.

For a complete view of our programs, please go to the following websites:

PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS

Millennium Training goal to eliminate the bureaucracy by offering the program to any ex-offenders or inmateS that have been referred by the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety, Virginia Department of Corrections, Correctional Education, Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, Social Services, Housing and Community Development, OAR, Criminal Justice Services, Juvenile Justice, the Parole Board, and the Virginia Employment Commission.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

1. Estimated Length of time required to complete the Project: This project will be an ongoing project. We are projecting this project to last for the next five year.

How will Millennium measure the success in achieving the outcomes?

Evaluate and create a plan for each individual
Monitor and track each ex-offender from the time they enter the program including strengthen, deficiencies, achievement and development until they are gainfully employed.
Track individual for a period of five years after they leave the program.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM

Since Millennium Training's goal is to cut the red tape and Bureaucracy, any of the following agency can make a referral for the program: Office of the Secretary of Public Safety, Virginia Department of Corrections, Correctional Education, Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, Social Services, Housing and Community Development, OAR, Criminal Justice Services, Juvenile Justice, the Parole Board, and the Virginia . Employment Commission. The ex- offender or inmate can make direct contact with Millennium Training and enrolled himself. There is a $25.00 non-refundable registration fee. Applicationscan be obtain from Millennium Training, Advantech Maggie L. Walker Building, 501 East Franklin Street, Suite 112, Richmond, Virginia, 23219 or by calling 804-521-4370. Application can be faxed to 804-521-4004 or @ www.mectmart.com

COST OF PROGRAM

Since the Program is a Pilot program. The cost to the individual inmate or ex-offender will be supported by grants and individual sponsors. Each inmate must submit a $25.00 Registration Fee with application..

ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON MARCH 1, 2009.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE