FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE IN-CARE AND AFTERCARE REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.

FOUNDATIONFOUNDATIONFOR

INNOVATIVE IN-CARE AND AFTERCAREREHABILITATION PROGRAMS

Realities of Released Realities of Released PrisonersPrisoners

1)1) The stigma of being branded as “Ex-The stigma of being branded as “Ex-convicts” is not socially accepted in their convicts” is not socially accepted in their respective communities;respective communities;

2)2) The community-at-large is hesitant to give The community-at-large is hesitant to give “Ex-convicts” a second chance.“Ex-convicts” a second chance.

3)3) Their attempts to experience a normal life, Their attempts to experience a normal life, are fraught with difficulties because they are fraught with difficulties because they are shackled by their criminal records.are shackled by their criminal records.

4)4) They need jobs to support themselves and They need jobs to support themselves and their families;their families;

5)5) They are often turned away from job They are often turned away from job opportunities as soon as their past opportunities as soon as their past convictions are revealed.convictions are revealed.

Response from Other Response from Other CountriesCountries

USA: Second Chance Act of 2007, sponsored USA: Second Chance Act of 2007, sponsored by Rep. Danny Davis was signed by the by Rep. Danny Davis was signed by the President on April 9, 2008 and became a Law.President on April 9, 2008 and became a Law.

Singapore: In 2000, CARE spearheaded an Singapore: In 2000, CARE spearheaded an aftercare program dubbed as the “Yellow aftercare program dubbed as the “Yellow Ribbon Project” or YRP, and was officially Ribbon Project” or YRP, and was officially launched in October, 2004 by no less than launched in October, 2004 by no less than Singapore President, S.R. Nathan himself.Singapore President, S.R. Nathan himself.

Other countries such as Fiji, Sri Lanka and Other countries such as Fiji, Sri Lanka and Korea, initiated their similar aftercare Korea, initiated their similar aftercare programs using the Singapore Model. programs using the Singapore Model.

Response from the Response from the PhilippinesPhilippines

? ? ?? ? ?Except a pending bill entitled:Except a pending bill entitled:

Former Prisoners’ Employment Act of Former Prisoners’ Employment Act of 2007: An Act Instituting the Former 2007: An Act Instituting the Former Prisoners’ Employment Program, and Prisoners’ Employment Program, and Appropriating Funds Therefor.Appropriating Funds Therefor. (SBN-114 (SBN-114 June 30, 2007)June 30, 2007)

filed by Senator Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr., filed by Senator Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr., pending at the Senate Committee level.pending at the Senate Committee level.

What Should We Do???

What Should We Do???

Proposed FoundationProposed Foundation

The BuCor LOVE The BuCor LOVE FoundationFoundation

LOVE stands for:LOVE stands for:

LL = Livelihood= Livelihood

OO = Opportunities= Opportunities

VV = Volunteers= Volunteers

EE = Ex-Offenders= Ex-Offenders

Proposed FoundationProposed Foundation Non-stock / Non-profitNon-stock / Non-profit

The BuCor LOVE Foundation The BuCor LOVE Foundation shall be composed of:shall be composed of:

Volunteer Officials from BuCor Volunteer Officials from BuCor HierarchyHierarchy

Dedicated NBP Inmate-Leaders Dedicated NBP Inmate-Leaders from the different camps – from the different camps – Max., Med., Min., RDCMax., Med., Min., RDC

GOs and NGOsGOs and NGOs

Mission Statement on Mission Statement on InmatesInmates

““To inspire and motivate To inspire and motivate inmates to reform; to provide inmates to reform; to provide and impart work opportunities and impart work opportunities and skills training on income-and skills training on income-generating projects for gainful generating projects for gainful employment or productive employment or productive undertakings, in order to undertakings, in order to become responsible and law-become responsible and law-abiding members of the abiding members of the mainstream society once mainstream society once released from incarceration.”released from incarceration.”

Mission Statement on theMission Statement on theCommunity-at-LargeCommunity-at-Large

““To advocate for society’s To advocate for society’s awareness, compassion awareness, compassion and acceptance towards and acceptance towards released prisoners and released prisoners and their families’ their families’ reintegration as part of reintegration as part of the community in the the community in the spirit of reconciliation and spirit of reconciliation and understanding.” understanding.”

Vision StatementVision Statement

““To achieve community To achieve community acceptance in reaching out acceptance in reaching out and giving second chance, and giving second chance, as the way to restore the as the way to restore the dignity of inmates and dignity of inmates and released prisoners for them released prisoners for them to become fruitful citizens of to become fruitful citizens of the society.”the society.”

MandateMandate

““To eradicate the stigma of To eradicate the stigma of released prisoners branded released prisoners branded who are branded aswho are branded as

Ex-convictsEx-convicts” ”

Purposes of the Purposes of the BuCorBuCorLOVELOVE

FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION

#1#1

To inspire and motivate To inspire and motivate inmates while in inmates while in confinement to reform and confinement to reform and transform through transform through innovative, complimentary innovative, complimentary and augment rehabilitation and augment rehabilitation programs for them to programs for them to become responsible and law become responsible and law abiding members of the abiding members of the mainstream society once mainstream society once released from incarceration;released from incarceration;

To provide and impart to To provide and impart to inmates work inmates work opportunities and skills opportunities and skills training on income-training on income-generating projects for generating projects for gainful employment or gainful employment or productive undertakings productive undertakings upon release;upon release;

#2#2

To advocate for society’s To advocate for society’s awareness, compassion and awareness, compassion and acceptance towards acceptance towards released prisoners and their released prisoners and their families’ reintegration as families’ reintegration as part of the community in the part of the community in the spirit of reconciliation and spirit of reconciliation and understanding, in order to understanding, in order to eradicate the stigma of eradicate the stigma of released prisoners who are released prisoners who are branded as “Ex-convicts”branded as “Ex-convicts”

#3#3

To invite partners or To invite partners or cooperators from the cooperators from the government, non-government, non-government organizations, government organizations, religious volunteer religious volunteer organizations, civic organizations, civic organizations and private organizations and private sectors for implementation sectors for implementation and logistical support and logistical support among others.among others.

#4#4

To ensure that target To ensure that target beneficiaries of the program beneficiaries of the program upon completion of their upon completion of their trainings and upon release, trainings and upon release, or while still in confinement, or while still in confinement, shall have become shall have become productive by way of job productive by way of job placements or by being placements or by being engaged in income-engaged in income-generating activities.generating activities.

#5#5

Benefits of the Benefits of the BuCorBuCorLOVELOVE

FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION

How would Foundation benefit and How would Foundation benefit and involve the general public?involve the general public?

Philippines can benefit Philippines can benefit greatly from the innovative greatly from the innovative programs in the programs in the transformation of released transformation of released prisoners as it will lessen prisoners as it will lessen the burden on taxpayers the burden on taxpayers through reducing re-through reducing re-offending rates and will offending rates and will ensure that this country ensure that this country shall be a safe place to live.shall be a safe place to live.

How would Foundation benefit and How would Foundation benefit and involve the general public?involve the general public?

The Foundation shall help to The Foundation shall help to create links between released create links between released prisoners with their families prisoners with their families and the community as it firmly and the community as it firmly believes in engaging the believes in engaging the community to help released community to help released prisoners integrate back into prisoners integrate back into the society through the society through acceptance and employment. acceptance and employment. Rehabilitation can only be Rehabilitation can only be truly effective with the truly effective with the understanding and support of understanding and support of the community.the community.

Inmates who pass through the Inmates who pass through the screening and management screening and management process to be the process to be the Foundation’s beneficiaries will Foundation’s beneficiaries will benefit from a seamless benefit from a seamless transition between in-care and transition between in-care and after-care. Coordinators will after-care. Coordinators will oversee this transition and oversee this transition and provide a customized program provide a customized program for them that best suits their for them that best suits their needs and their families needs and their families needs.needs.

What are the benefits to inmates & What are the benefits to inmates & released prisoners of the released prisoners of the

Foundation?Foundation?

Inmates and Released Inmates and Released prisoners will benefit prisoners will benefit from innovative and from innovative and effective rehabilitation effective rehabilitation initiatives designed to aid initiatives designed to aid their transition to become their transition to become productive member of the productive member of the society.society.

What are the benefits to inmates & What are the benefits to inmates & released prisoners of the released prisoners of the

Foundation?Foundation?

How would the Foundation benefit How would the Foundation benefit its partner – the Bureau of its partner – the Bureau of

Corrections?Corrections? the innovative courses that shall be the innovative courses that shall be

developed or enhanced,developed or enhanced, the teachings and training that shall be the teachings and training that shall be

taught to inmate-beneficiaries,taught to inmate-beneficiaries, the employment and livelihood the employment and livelihood

opportunities while in incarceration,opportunities while in incarceration, job placement and income-generating job placement and income-generating

opportunities for released prisoners,opportunities for released prisoners, the advocacy to the community-at-large for the advocacy to the community-at-large for

understanding and acceptance, and understanding and acceptance, and minimizing, if not to completely eradicate minimizing, if not to completely eradicate recidivism. In order words, transformation!recidivism. In order words, transformation!

The Foundation can source The Foundation can source and provide the necessary and provide the necessary funding for worthy projects funding for worthy projects initiated by the Bureau of initiated by the Bureau of Corrections in its mandate Corrections in its mandate and efforts to rehabilitate and efforts to rehabilitate prisoners in its commitment prisoners in its commitment of “Keep on reaching out, of “Keep on reaching out, give second chance and give second chance and restoring the dignity of restoring the dignity of inmates”.inmates”.


Corrections?Corrections?

The Foundation shall be the The Foundation shall be the “missing link” needed by “missing link” needed by the Bureau of Corrections the Bureau of Corrections and the Parole and and the Parole and Probations authorities in Probations authorities in erasing the stigma of being erasing the stigma of being branded as “Ex-convicts”.branded as “Ex-convicts”.


Corrections?Corrections?

BuCor Rehabilitation BuCor Rehabilitation ProgramsPrograms


Develops moral uprightness and a God-Develops moral uprightness and a God-centered prison life for total reformation.centered prison life for total reformation.

Foundation’s Response: Develop or EnhanceFoundation’s Response: Develop or Enhance The Bible Modules (Courses)The Bible Modules (Courses) Moral Values FormationMoral Values Formation Family Values Lecture SeriesFamily Values Lecture Series Good Moral Conduct, Manners and Good Moral Conduct, Manners and

Ethics CoursesEthics Courses Theology CoursesTheology Courses Spiritual ProgramsSpiritual Programs Inter-faith Religious Practices and Inter-faith Religious Practices and

ActivitiesActivities

Moral and Spiritual ProgramsMoral and Spiritual Programs


Provides opportunity for qualified inmates to Provides opportunity for qualified inmates to undergo elementary, high school and undergo elementary, high school and college education. Others are given non-college education. Others are given non-formal education through vocational formal education through vocational courses and skills enhancements.courses and skills enhancements.

Foundation’s Response: Develop or EnhanceFoundation’s Response: Develop or Enhance Basic / Enhanced Literacy CoursesBasic / Enhanced Literacy Courses Basic/Intermediate/Advance Computer Basic/Intermediate/Advance Computer

CoursesCourses Electrical & Electronic Technical CoursesElectrical & Electronic Technical Courses Basic / Automotive / Ship Welding CoursesBasic / Automotive / Ship Welding Courses And Many OthersAnd Many Others

Education and Training ProgramsEducation and Training Programs


Enhances productivity and livelihood Enhances productivity and livelihood skills to make them economically skills to make them economically prepared.prepared.

Foundation’s Response: Develop or Foundation’s Response: Develop or EnhanceEnhance

Work Ethics CoursesWork Ethics Courses Shop Planning and ManagementShop Planning and Management In-house small & medium scale In-house small & medium scale

livelihood programslivelihood programs Building ConstructionBuilding Construction AdministrationAdministration Agriculture / AquacultureAgriculture / Aquaculture And Many OthersAnd Many Others

Work and Livelihood ProgramsWork and Livelihood Programs


Maintains physical fitness through regular Maintains physical fitness through regular sports and recreation activities.sports and recreation activities.


Physical Fitness ProgramsPhysical Fitness Programs Sports & Team-Building CoursesSports & Team-Building Courses Entertainment ProgramsEntertainment Programs

(Cultural Shows, Arts & Music, (Cultural Shows, Arts & Music, Concerts)Concerts)

Cultural ProgramsCultural Programs Sports Tournaments & ActivitiesSports Tournaments & Activities

Sports and Recreation ProgramsSports and Recreation Programs


Promotes healthy lifestyle through proper Promotes healthy lifestyle through proper health care and dietary requirements.health care and dietary requirements.


ReflexologyReflexology ShiatsuShiatsu Physical TherapyPhysical Therapy Care-giver CourseCare-giver Course Dietary ProgramsDietary Programs Feeding ProgramsFeeding Programs Gamot Pang-Masa (Generic Pharmacy)Gamot Pang-Masa (Generic Pharmacy)

Health and Welfare ProgramsHealth and Welfare Programs


For Drug Offenders. A behavioral change For Drug Offenders. A behavioral change that results to a drug-free prison.that results to a drug-free prison.

Foundation’s Response: Develop or EnhanceFoundation’s Response: Develop or Enhance Expanded Therapeutic Community Expanded Therapeutic Community

Program for Drug Offenders and for Program for Drug Offenders and for Other CrimesOther Crimes

TC Coordinators CourseTC Coordinators Course TC Evaluation and Assessment CourseTC Evaluation and Assessment Course TC Morning Meetings / TC Afternoon TC Morning Meetings / TC Afternoon

Meetings (in accordance to Crime Meetings (in accordance to Crime Profile)Profile)

Hierarchal Functions of Participants for Hierarchal Functions of Participants for TC activities and programs TC activities and programs

Therapeutic Community ProgramsTherapeutic Community Programs

Goals of the FoundationGoals of the Foundation Appropriate technical, Appropriate technical,

livelihood, management or livelihood, management or entrepreneurial skills training entrepreneurial skills training that would match awaiting job that would match awaiting job placement opportunities,placement opportunities,

andand Lessons on viable income-Lessons on viable income-

generating projects inclusive generating projects inclusive of the needed capital to jump-of the needed capital to jump-start their own small-scale start their own small-scale enterprise or industry; once enterprise or industry; once they are reintegrated back to they are reintegrated back to the mainstream of society.the mainstream of society.

Key Aims of the Key Aims of the FoundationFoundation

One of the key aims of the One of the key aims of the Foundation is to raise the Foundation is to raise the awareness of the Philippine awareness of the Philippine Community towards difficulties Community towards difficulties faced by Released Prisoners & faced by Released Prisoners & their loved ones, during the their loved ones, during the journey towards reintegration.journey towards reintegration.

Governmental Organizations Governmental Organizations (GOs), Non-Governmental (GOs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Organizations (NGOs) and Religious Volunteer Religious Volunteer Organizations (RVOs) shall be Organizations (RVOs) shall be tapped to achieve the purposes tapped to achieve the purposes of the Foundation.of the Foundation.

the Office of the President (OP)the Office of the President (OP) the Department of Justice (DOJ)the Department of Justice (DOJ) the Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP)the Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP) the Parole and Probations Administration the Parole and Probations Administration

(PPA)(PPA) the Technical Education and Skills the Technical Education and Skills

Development Authority TESDADevelopment Authority TESDA the Department of Education (DEPED)the Department of Education (DEPED) the Commission on Higher Education the Commission on Higher Education

(CHED)(CHED) the Commission on Human Rights (CHR)the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) the Department of Labor and Employment the Department of Labor and Employment

(DOLE)(DOLE) the Department of Interior and Local the Department of Interior and Local

Government (DILG)Government (DILG) the Department of Social Welfare & the Department of Social Welfare &

Development (DSWD)Development (DSWD)

Governmental Governmental Organizations (GOs) Organizations (GOs)

Non-Governmental Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)Organizations (NGOs)

Various Religious Volunteer Various Religious Volunteer Organizations (RVOs), Church Groups;Organizations (RVOs), Church Groups;

the Philippine Chamber of Commerce the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI);and Industry (PCCI);

the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of CommerceCommerce

the various Civic-Action the various Civic-Action Organizations:Organizations::: Rotary Club, Lions Club, Jaycees, :: Rotary Club, Lions Club, Jaycees, and Othersand Others

NGOs and Foundations,NGOs and Foundations,both local and international.both local and international.

Foundation’s CoverageFoundation’s CoverageEventually, the foundation shall Eventually, the foundation shall

cater to all the other operating cater to all the other operating prison and penal farms of the prison and penal farms of the Bureau of Corrections, and to Bureau of Corrections, and to the various city, provincial and the various city, provincial and municipal jails.municipal jails.

Work on Legislative Work on Legislative MeasuresMeasures

That the Foundation shall That the Foundation shall work on, or support, or work on, or support, or lobby legislative measures / lobby legislative measures / bills on the granting of Tax bills on the granting of Tax Incentives to Companies Incentives to Companies who shall be employing who shall be employing Released Prisoners. Yes… Released Prisoners. Yes… Ex-Convicts CAN SERVE Ex-Convicts CAN SERVE Society with CONVICTION.Society with CONVICTION.

ShowcasesShowcases

That the foundation shall That the foundation shall showcaseshowcase

““Model Inmates”Model Inmates”

““Model Ex-Offenders”Model Ex-Offenders”

As well as “Employers’ As well as “Employers’ Recognitions” on a yearly Recognitions” on a yearly basis coinciding with the basis coinciding with the annual shareholders’ meeting annual shareholders’ meeting of the foundation.of the foundation.

Get InvolvedGet Involved

Join Hands to form the Join Hands to form the FoundationFoundation

We need:We need:your commitmentyour commitmentyour timeyour timeyour pledgesyour pledgesyour contributions.your contributions.

to form our . . .to form our . . .BuCor LOVE BuCor LOVE FoundationFoundation

Join the BuCor Love Join the BuCor Love FoundationFoundation

Help Us Spread the Help Us Spread the MessageMessage

Support Our Fund-Raising Support Our Fund-Raising ActivitiesActivities

Be a Volunteer for Our Be a Volunteer for Our Activities and ProgramsActivities and Programs

Employ Our Inmate Employ Our Inmate Beneficiaries and Released Beneficiaries and Released PrisonersPrisoners

Join Our CommitteesJoin Our Committees

The proposed Committees of the The proposed Committees of the FOUNDATION shall be as FOUNDATION shall be as follows:follows:

Membership CommitteeMembership Committee Ways and Means CommitteeWays and Means Committee Programs and Promotions Programs and Promotions

CommitteeCommittee Recruitment and Placement Recruitment and Placement

CommitteeCommittee Special Projects CommitteeSpecial Projects Committee Accreditation CommitteeAccreditation Committee

Help Inmates & Released Help Inmates & Released PrisonersPrisoners

Livelihood and Skills Livelihood and Skills TrainingTraining

Employment Assistance and Employment Assistance and Livelihood OpportunitiesLivelihood Opportunities

Social and Financial Social and Financial AssistanceAssistance

Counseling and Support Counseling and Support ServicesServices

Aftercare ServicesAftercare Services

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