Applicants that are not referred to the program through a government agency or court may apply by contacting One

Touch Ministry. An appointment will be set for your assessment testing.

How Can I Apply?

Anyone who has been incarcerated, or is on Probation or Parole and needs basic life- and soft-skills.

Who is Eligible?

100 hours from start to nish; 25 weeks or about six months.

How Long does it Last? When are the Classes Held?

Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Morning and evening times are available to accommodate work schedules.

Since each course segment stands on its own, anyone may start as soon as they have completed the assessment.

When Can I start?

The fees for attendance in the program are $50.00 per/month ($300.00 total).

How Much does it Cost?

Those who successfully complete the program will get a certicate of completion and a letter of commendation sent to the appropriate government agency or court.

Do I get a Diploma?

After serving the community for over 15 years, the board, staff and director of One Touch Ministry (OTM) realized there was a need to provide, after release from prison, fundamental instruction in basic skills and knowledge. Post-Release Re-entry ProgramChanging Lives employs many elements already used on an individual basis as a part of the regular OTM program. Successful reduction in recidivism, evidenced in the OTMs history, needs to be instituted and available beyond just the participants of One Touch Ministry. The program aspires to reduce the recidivism rates and as a result make Baton Rouge a safer community. Yet the goal is not just to touch the lives of those that spent time in prison, but also in some cases, prevent incarceration due to probation/parole violations. It also provides a tool for the courts to use in lieu of rst time incarceration. The program is designed to complete ve main actions in each course: Assess, talk, demonstrate, teach, and guide. Fees for the classes are $50 per month (less than $3.25 per hour) Partners in the program are the La. DPS&C, Division of Probation & Parole (East and West Baton Rouge Districts).

Program Overview

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Changing Lives

A comprehensive educational and mentoring program designed to assist ex-offenders to cope with the fundamentals of living and staying free in todays society. Individuals who develop life skills feel a greater sense of competence, usefulness, power, and belonging. Post-Release has a total of one hundred hours and ten individual components, including mentors that help guide the participants through the process of acclimating to society along with real life reinforcement of material taught in the program.

Post-Release Re-entry ProgramChanging Lives

Coping with everyday living can be daunting for ex-offenders, and this is more evident with those that have completed long-term sentences. Nevertheless, even those that have spent just a few months behind bars or just a few nights may lack many, if not all of the essential skills associated with living a productive, tax-paying, law-abiding lifethey simply never learned how and/or had no role models to emulate. Gary* served fteen years. He had no idea that he should shut off the water after washing his hands, or turn out the light when leaving a room. These things a y ears. were not his responsibility for many yea many years.

Surviving and Adapting

Content
Pre- and Post Testing Assessment and progress quantication. Mentors Guidance and support. Living Free Creating a new and free life through self-imposed discipline and faith building. Sustenance How to manage food and budget purchases. Anger Management Techniques to control anger and effective coping strategies. Healthy Living Learning the basics of maintaining a residence, sustain or improving health, and acquiring health care options. Communication, Relationships, & Time Learning responsibility to acquaintances, friends, family, and business associates. Technology-Digital Literacy Understanding todays technology Career/Education Choices Ways to enhance skills and education. Financial Management How to sustain and manage nancial obligations. Aftercare Structured, ongoing contact for up to ve years.

Frank* did 25 years in prison. When trying to put on a seat belt, he thought something was wrong with it and ducked under the shoulder harness. Before his incarceration, shoulder harnesses were not common in cars. Mark* was in prison for 13 years. He went in to Walmart to purchase steel toe boots. He wandered around in the 200,000 square foot store and was overwhelmed by the choices offered; he could not even gure out where the shoe department was. He was too intimidated to ask any employees or customers where the shoes were, and he left. These are just three examples of how crippling incarceration can be, sometimes in very different ways. It is rare indeed for ex-offenders to have all the life- and soft-skills they need upon release. *pseudonym

Courses
Curriculum 1
Assessment (3 hours) Mentor Assigned (6 months or more) Living Free (16 hours) Sustenance (16 hours) Healthy Living (16 hours) Communication, Relationships, & Time (16 hours) Technology-Digital Literacy (16 hours) Financial Management (16 hours) Program Efcacy (1 hour) Aftercare (Ongoing up to 5 years)

Curriculum 2
Assessment (3 hours) Mentor Assigned (6 months or more) Living Free (16 hours) Anger Management (16 hours) Communication, Relationships, & Time (16 hours) Technology-Digital Literacy (16 hours) Career/Education Choices (16 hours) Financial Management (16 hours) Program Efcacy (1 hour) Aftercare (Ongoing up to 5 years)

Schedule
Participants attend two classes per week for a total of four hours (sixteen hours per month)

Schedule
Participants attend two classes per week for a total of four hours. (sixteen hours per month)

First Class of the Week, Curriculum 1

Tuesday 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. or; Tuesday 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

First Class of the Week, Curriculum 2

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or; Tuesday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Second Class of the Week, Curriculum 1

Wednesday 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. or; Wednesday 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 1717 Dallas Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Second Class of the Week, Curriculum 2

Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or; Wednesday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

ONE TOUCH MINISTRY

225.359.9911

Fax: 225.359.9982

otmpostrelease@gmail.com