Individuals who interact with the criminal justice system experience lifelong consequences for their employment, education and health outcomes, as well as for the well-being of their families and communities. FHI 360 works to break the cycles of poverty, substance abuse, incarceration, and recidivism by using a comprehensive community approach to skills training, employment opportunities, mentorship, and mental health and by bringing partners together and delivering resources for work and learning.
Implemented by FHI 360’s National Institute for Work and Learning (NIWL), our programs:
- Align community organizations and tribal, state, local and federal systems to ensure effective service delivery to individuals involved or previously involved with the criminal justice system.
- Use a data-driven approach to measure outcomes for individuals currently or previously involved with the justice system, stakeholders and the overall community.
- Cultivate partnerships with employers and local service organizations to design education and career pathways that can result in credentials, certifications, apprenticeships, internships and paid employment for those returning to their communities.
- Identify and work to remove systemic obstacles, collateral consequences and barriers to reentry success.
- Teach essential skills — including conflict resolution, financial literacy, nutrition, parenting, and self-advocacy — to equip individuals to achieve their goals after incarceration.
- Provide an evidence-based model and approaches grounded in positive youth development.
- Create and share resources and promising practices with the justice field at large.
