# Presentation: 226045

## Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program (IVTP)  Briefing

- Presented by: Stan Seidel, Director, VETS, Maryland
- _[seidel.stanley@dol.gov](mailto:seidel.stanley@dol.gov)__ _

## Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program Goals

- Reduce Recidivism
- Reintegrate Incarcerated Veterans into Workforce
- Provide Healthcare/Benefits

##     Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program         (IVTP)		Period Ending 03/31/2006

| Seven  (7) IVTP Grantees | 1st Year 
Plan | 1st Year 
Actual | 2nd Year 
4th Qtr Plan | 2nd Year, 4th
Qtr Actual | Act Diff 1st Yr to 4th Qtr,2nd Yr   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Assessments | 1136 | 1109 | 1,139 | 1,475 | 366 |
| Enrollments | 755 | 682 | 796 | 766 | +84 |
| Entered Employment | 500 | 332 | 483 | 411 | +79 |
| % Entered Employment | 66.2% | 48.7% | 61% |   53.7% | + 5% |
| Average Hourly Wage @ 
Placement | $8.02 | $8.98 | $8.08 | $9.99
 | $1.01 |
| # of 90 Day Retention | 375 | 204 | 268 | 228 | +24 |
| % of 90 day Retention | 75.0% | 61% | 97.8% | 83% | 22% |
| Cost Per Placement | $2,900 | $4,330 | $3,313 | $3,875
 | +$455 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,450,000 | $1,437,538 | $1,600,000 | $1,592,871
 |  |
| Total Awarded | $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 |  |

## Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program

|  | GA | IL | WA | CT | CO | TOTAL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Number of Workshop Participants | 1009 | 447 | 14 | 328 | 184 | 1982 |
| Number of Enrollments in Internal Case Management | 1009 | 447 | 17 | 196 | 130 | 1799 |
| Number of Referrals to One Stop
Career Centers | 1009 | 209 | 15 | 238 | 117 | 1588 |
| Number of Individuals Reporting to One Stop Career Centers | 649 | 117 | 6 | 226 | 93 | 1091 |
| Number of Individuals Registered for 
Case Management Services | 649 | 19 | 7 | 72 | 80 | 827 |
| Number of Individuals Who Enter Employment Who Were Registered for Case Management Services | 594 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 63 | 709 |
| Number of Individuals Who Received VA Services | 288 | 447 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 760 |

## Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program Grant Category

- New grant category for FY 2004
- “Pilot” Program authorized under 38 United States Code, Section 2022, as added by Section 5 of Public Law 107-95, the Homeless Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001.
- Funded under HVRP - no separate funding authorization.

## Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program Objective

- Pilot Grantees provide direct services through a case management approach while networking with federal, state, and local resources and veteran support programs to reintegrate previously incarcerated veterans into the workforce.
- Assistance provided within 18 Months of separation from incarceration.

## Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program Pilot Sites – FY 2004

- Volunteers of America, Los Angeles, CA
- Vietnam Veterans of San Diego, CA
- Joint Efforts, San Pedro, CA
- Volunteers of America, Louisville, KY
- Quad Area Community Action Agency, Hammond, LA
- Veterans Benefits Clearing House, Roxbury, MA
- The Salvation Army, Rochester, NY

## National Pilot

**Colorado Department of Labor & **
**National Veterans Training Institute (NVTI)**
- NVTI developed TAP style Pre-release Workshop
- Developed Competencies for Workshop & Case Management
- Developed Facilitator and Participant Manual – Printed 5,000 for state pilots
- Train 120 (trained 154) DVOP / LVER

## 7 Pilot States Selected

- Colorado		Connecticut	Georgia
- Illinois		Kentucky
- NOTE: Virginia and the State of Washington have been dropped.

## Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles

- Institutional Issues
- Point of Contacts
- Security Clearances
- Policy/Procedure Training
- Program disruptions / security issues
- Transfer of inmates / little or no notice
- Limited medicine supply upon release

## Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles

- Service Providers
- Servicing offenders different vs. transitioning military personnel
- Ability to gain security clearance
- Continuity of care / VA claim process
- Facility location
- MOU Process

## Best Practices and Strategies

- Establishment of Partnerships (DOL, SDOC, VA, FBCO)....benefits.....
- Access to correctional facilities
- Relocation of offenders closer to service provider
- Leverage of resources - substance abuse treatment, job training, etc.
- Linkages bridge gaps to assist release's to other states
- Divert veterans to treatment programs vs. incarceration

## Other National Resources

- Department of Labor/Veterans’ Employment and Training
- 1,260 Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Specialists
- 1,073 Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives
- 80 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Programs
- 17 Veterans’ Workforce Investment Programs

## Next Steps

- Evaluate Recidivism rate of grantee HVRP pilots through VA
- Bridge fund IVTP/HVRP grantees for 15 months
- Continue State Pilots