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Mentoring 1

Topics OAR History Program Design Matching Factors Mentees Mentors Mentor Training and Support Program Outcomes/Impact Lessons Learned 2

OAR History  Pre and post incarceration services for 40+ years  Second Chance Act Funding (2009)  Mentoring for over 20 years  Restorative Justice Organization  Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (community partner) 3

Program Design  Ideally a prospective Mentee would express interest 120 days prior to release  30 days to screen and pair mentee (interview mentee and mentor to determine motivation for participation)  90 days to establish Mentor/Mentee relationship  Potential Mentees with less than one month are not paired  Pending Charges: program designed for transitioning back to the into the community 4

Program Design  Mentor and Mentee meet 3 to 4 times a month  Community meetings held in public places  Post-release meetings held in public places  Incentives for mentees  Mileage reimbursement provided to volunteers  Pro-social activities 5

Matching Factors  Age  Personality/Approach  Religious Beliefs  Hobbies/Interests  Geographic Location 6

Mentees  Voluntary Program  Recruitment begins at OAR’s After Release Planning Class (90 days prior to discharge)  Charges will vary  Plan on residing in OAR’s service area  Can not have any pending charges  Two to four months remaining on sentence 7

Mentees Gift Card Incentive Payment Schedule Amount $25 Visit OAR within 72 hours of release 1 st meeting in Community $25 5 th meeting in Community $25 10 th meeting in Community $50 15 th meeting in Community $50 20 th meeting in Community $75 25 th meeting in Community $100 30 th meeting in Community $150 8

Mentors  Qualifications  >25 years old  Ability to maintain a non-judgmental attitude towards clients  Strong communication skills  Respectful of individual, cultural, social and religious differences  Ability to set and enforce appropriate boundaries  Incurred no charges, arrests, convictions, incarceration, or probation within the past 4 years and have no substance abuse problems within the past 5 years 9

Mentors  Responsibilities  Offer guidance, moral support and reflective listening  Help Mentee plan for successful reintegration into the community  Provide a supportive relationship  Assist the Mentee to foster positive community ties  Model positive pro-social beliefs, attitudes, ideas and behaviors  Communicate with OAR regarding Mentee’s successes and challenges  Documentation – enter progress notes into database (30 minutes of reporting/documentation per month) 10

Mentoring Training and Support  Regular support and follow-up from OAR staff  Initial and ongoing training opportunities  Extensive mentoring program manual  Training by the Fairfax County Sheriff’s office  Mentor Roundtable 11

2009-2013 Program Outcomes/Impact  115 Enrolled in the program  95 Mentees (pre release participants)  59 Received post release services and %50 completed the post release component  87 Were scored using the OAR’s mentoring matrix and continued the program in the community  4 Mentoring clients did not improve their matrix score  9 Maintained the same score  6 Technical violation, arrest convictions, revocation, incarcerated 12

Lessoned Learned  Pairings made 30 days or less before release from incarceration usually fall apart in the community  When a Mentee is released from incarceration, a plan should be developed to structure the first two weeks of the Mentee’s release  The Mentor must accept their mentee for who they are  Peer Mentor training can allow you to leverage the experience and education of Mentors  Striking a balance between giving the mentor a defined role and the ability to use some individuality 13

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