Summit County Reentry Network

* Collaboration of non-profit, faith based and government agencies that provide various reentry services/support to citizens released from incarceration * Services are available for people returning from municipal, state and/or federal institutions * The Summit County "Office of Reentry" is a referal source for providers within the Summit County Reentry Network (SCRN)

Quick Facts:

Focus of initiative/program:
  • Education
  • Employment/Job Training
  • Housing
  • Mental Health
  • Mentoring
  • Substance Abuse
  • Task Force / Coalitions
    • Inititative/program name:
    Summit County Reentry Network
    Year Established:
    2007
    Lead agency/organization name:
    Summit County Division of Public Safety
    Population served by initiative/program:
  • Returning from local detention facilities
  • Returning from local jails
  • Returning from prison
  • Not under community corrections supervision
  • Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
  • Adults
  • Men
  • Women
  • People convicted of a violent offense
  • People convicted of a non-violent offense
  • Sex offenders

    • Summit County Reentry Network

    Contact:

    Terry Tribe Johnson
    Reentry Coordinator
    Summit County Office of Reentry
    Phone: 330-643-2003
    175 South Main Street
    Akron, Ohio 44308
    reentry@summitoh.net

    www.reentrycoalition.ohio.gov/pages/coalitions/summit/summit.html

    Summit County Reentry Network

    Initiatives and Programs

    Focus of initiative/program:
  • Education
  • Employment/Job Training
  • Housing
  • Mental Health
  • Mentoring
  • Substance Abuse
  • Task Force / Coalitions
    • Inititative/program name:
    Summit County Reentry Network
    Lead agency/organization name:
    Summit County Division of Public Safety

    Funding

    Funding sources for initiative/program:
    United Way, Akron Community Foundation, Division of Public Safety

    Partners in the reentry initiative/program

    Informal Agreement Formal Agreement
    (e.g., a written contract or an MOU) with this partner.
    Community- and faith-based services providers:
    X
    Education and training providers (e.g., local public school officials, vocational instructors):
    X
    Health, mental health, and substance abuse treatment providers:
    X
    Housing officials:
    X
    Institutional corrections (e.g., DOC, jail, prison):
    X
    Law enforcement agencies (e.g., police, sheriff's office):
    X
    Members of the community (e.g., people who have been incarcerated, their families or neighbors):
    X
    Other criminal justice agencies (e.g., prosecutors, judges):
    X
    Victim advocates:
    X

    Participants

    Population served by initiative/program:
  • Returning from local detention facilities
  • Returning from local jails
  • Returning from prison
  • Not under community corrections supervision
  • Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
  • Adults
  • Men
  • Women
  • People convicted of a violent offense
  • People convicted of a non-violent offense
  • Sex offenders
    • Total number of people who have participated in initiative/program to date:
    80+ providers
    Total number of people currently participating in initiative/program:
    unknown
    Total number of people who can be served at one time:
    As many as needed
    If your initiative/program serves people under community corrections supervision, how does your organization work in partnership or work in collaboration with participants’ probation or parole officers?
    The Summit County Office of Reentry is a referral source for ex-offenders to find supportive reentry services in the county. Both state parole, and federal probation staff are on the Summit County Reentry Network (SCRN) to facilitate communication/collaboration.

    Data Collection

    Does your organization collect demographic data on participants?
    No
    Does your organization collect data about the process of your initiative/program?
    No
    Does your organization measure and/or track the outcome of participation?
    No

    Activities

    What, if any, activities does your initiative/program include for people while they are incarcerated and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
    We have "reentry planning" flyers posted in Summit County Jail with contact information (including a SCJ contact, since inmates cannot call out)
    What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
    Non-judgmental listening, with sincere efforts to network people to appropriate services
    How are people placed into your program?
    Self-referral: Ex-offenders call the Office of Reentry with inquiries
    Explore the Justice Center’s Websites
    CSG Justice Center Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project Justice Reinvestment National Reentry Resource Center Reentry Policy Council