3 STEPS TO SUCCESS

A VINCENTIAN SOLUTION TO THE CRIPPLING PROBLEM OF RECIDIVISM IN THE UNITED STATES.

A TRANSITIONS-TO-COMMUNITY DESIGN FOR RETURNING CITIZENS.

THE ST. PETER CLAVER PRISON MINISTRY ORLANDO, FLORIDA

WHO IS ST. PETER CLAVER?

17th CENTURY JESUIT PRIEST & PATRON SAINT OF PRISONERS.

BAPTIZED & COMFORTED 0VER 300,000 AFRICAN SLAVES BROUGHT TO COLUMBIA OVER 30 YEARS.

CANONIZED IN 1888 BY POPE LEO XIII.

ABOUT ST. PETER CLAVER’S CONFERENCE IN ORLANDO

STARTED WITH 4 VINCENTIANS IN 2006 GOING IN TO PRISON, STARTED HELP AFTER RELEASE IN 2008. STARTED FEMALE POPULATION IN 2011

CREATED AS A SPECIAL SERVICES CONFERENCE IN 2012.

FUNDED BY THE DIOCESAN COUNCIL, CONFERENCE TWINNING, DONATIONS & GRANTS. IN 2013 OPENED FR. ENNIS VILLAGE

SINCE INCEPTION WE’VE DEALT WITH 150 PRISONERS,143 OF WHOM ARE STILL OUT OF PRISON.

THAT’S A 95% SUCCESS RATE!

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

THE U.S. HAS 2.3 MILLION MEN & WOMEN IN PRISON. THAT’S AS MANY PRISONERS AS CHINA AND RUSSIA COMBINED!

TOTAL COST TO INCARCERATE AMERICA’S PRISONERS IS $80 BILLION. THAT’S ENOUGH FOR THE TUITION OF 14 MILLION COLLEGE STUDENTS NEARLY 60 PERCENT OF ALL STUDENTS.

THE DOJ REPORTS THAT 6 OF 10 FELONS ARE RE-INCARCERATED WITHIN 3 YEARS.

FIRST YEAR COST TO RE-INCARCERATE IS $60,000.

EVERY YEAR OF PRISON BEYOND THAT IS $30,000.

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HOUSING & JOB OPPORTUNITIES LOCALLY AVAILABLE.

WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH WARDEN & CHAPLAIN.

COMMUNITY AWARENESS: EMPLOYERS, PROBATION OFFICERS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS , CLERGY AND CHURCHES.

MINISTRY CORE TEAM OF AT LEAST 6 – 7 MEN.

THIS IS WHAT BUILDS A 95 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE!

FUNDAMENTALS FOR SUCCESS

3 STEPS TO SUCCESS WHAT ARE THEY?

STEP 1: THE PASSPORT PROGRAM

STEP 2: THE UPLIFT PROGRAM

STEP 3: MENTORING

2015 YEARLY COSTS FOR 45 MEN

HOUSING $ 31,200 28 % STAFFING 31,000 28 % UTILITIES 8,200 6.1% DOCUMENTATIONS & FINES 7,500 7 % BACKPACKS & WOMEN’S MINISTRY 10,000 9 % STIPENDS 4,500 4.2 % TRANSPORTATION 5,000 4.5 % EMPLOYMENT NECESSITIES 5,000 4.5 % ADMINISTRATION & SUPPLIES 7,680 7 %

FACTORS TO BE AWARE OF

HOUSING

DRUG & ALCOHOL ISSUES

RESIDENT GUIDELINES & RULES

YOU WILL LOSE PARTICIPANTS!

3 STEPS TO SUCCESS RESULTS

IN THE LAST YEAR 29 MEN HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. ONLY ONE RETURNED TO PRISON.

28 OF THE 29 EXITED WITH JOBS, ENROLLED IN SCHOOL OR BOTH.

15 STILL HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL JOB AND 13 HAVE MOVED ON TO BETTER ONES.

FOUR HAVE RETURNED TO SCHOOL TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION.

97% OF THESE MEN ARE CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY!

WHY SHOULD YOU DO THIS?

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” Matthew 25:36