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101 WAYS NFP
We help individuals turn Pain into Purpose.
WHO WE ARE :
101 WAYS is deeply committed to changing the institutional barriers that residents experiencing reentry face, while also nourishing the individual-level change that allows residents to thrive. It is unsurprising then that perhaps the most significant departure from traditional reentry services is the thoughtful development of a leadership program that empowers formerly incarcerated people in advocacy and organizing. 101 WAYS, provides training to formerly incarcerated people throughout the state of Illinois with the aim of developing leaders for social justice. Truly unique in its programming,
Community Outreach and Events
101 WAYS organizes community events and trips, which provide residents and other participants with powerful opportunities for personal growth, through directed activism and engagement, as well as special events that can have a profound effect on one’s personal reentry into mainstream society.
Power Building
Power is the capacity to influence or impact. Organizing, policymaking, and advocacy transform
systems, but these three drivers of change depend on relationships and influence. Power building is the development of individual and collective relationships with those who hold influence: the media, elected officials etc. Power building fundamentally transforms the traditional “arrangements of power” wherein the privileged few with clout wield the political power to make decisions that benefit themselves and people like them.
101 WAYS teaches participants that they can build power– they can meet with an elected official, they can attend city council meetings, and their voices can and should be heard. It is critical to note that power building is inherently empowering at the individual level. The importance of empowerment is critical among women who have been repeatedly traumatized, whether in the form of sexual or physical abuse, incarceration, or systematic oppression – or all four. Repeated abuse and trauma breeds powerlessness, rendering one “unable to advocate for themselves”. Some trauma recovery models are founded upon empowerment theory and espouse that healing is possible when one develops a “sense of agency” combined with a “sense of purpose and meaning” It is likely that self-advocacy and power building are themselves healing by empowering individuals to be the change they hope to see.
101 Ways Response
The 101 Ways Response Program (housing program) integrates technology with human interaction to help alleviate the harm from the current workforce shortage crisis. The housing program provides a safe home as part of the program, deflection services, leadership development, peer support services, access to a Community Health Worker (CHW) and social services. Ask us about our 101 Ways Response Mobile App.
Program Wrap around Services
Entrepreneurship and Training Classes
Morning Meditation
Welcome to the Kitchen
Levels of Leadership
Daily Living Skills
Work Development
Heirs of The King
Bible study
Monthly House Activity
Legal Clinic
Meet the Team
101 Ways team is committed to community, collaboration and compassion.
DONATIONS
We are grateful for your partnership in helping us continue to serve individuals within our housing program and our community.
Thank you!
About 101 Ways
Housing Program
A Place to Call Home
101 ways provides services for less than half the cost of incarceration.
Our goal is to average 4 out of 6 program participants meet annual benchmarks identified as crucial for successful community reentry.
We know success is not linear, it does not look the same for everyone. We journey with our program participants through several stages of reentry, providing support and encouragement along the way.
We will assist participants in obtaining Government Identification and Social Security cards, applying for public assistance or SSI, where appropriate, and dealing with any outstanding debts, such as child support.
We support our program participants in court appearances and in meeting the conditions of parole or probation.
We encourage participants in their sobriety by assisting them with finding a sponsor and participating in community 12-step programs.
101 Ways team provides Workforce development referrals, educational referrals, Military Veteran referral and resources, Behavioral Health support, Mental Health referrals, Lactation support for new mothers, birth doula support, food and nutrition and transportation support.
101 WAYS homes are intentionally designed to support successful community reentry, which staff assess through the lens of 12 benchmarks
✓ Housing stability
✓ Acquiring personal identification
✓ Maintenance of sobriety
✓ Development of self-identified goals
✓ Progress toward achieving self-
identified goals.
✓ Compliance with conditions of
probation or parole
✓ No re-incarceration
✓ Ability to access benefits or assistance
✓ Regular attendance at recovery
meetings
✓ Enrollment in school
✓ Access resources to employment
✓ Sought employment
Reentry Safe Homes
The reentry houses serve as home to formerly incarcerated or justice involved individuals. Individuals may remain in our housing program up to 24 months, allowing them to comply with probation/parole requirements as well as self-. identified goals within their Care/Support Plan which is designed to help develop a foundation for long term success in the community.
GETTING ESTABLISHED
● We partner with community-based organizations for their expertise in employment and career development.
● For participants who are parents, we begin the process of regaining custody or rebuilding solid and healthy relationships with children.
● Host of wrap around services and support.
BECOMING INDEPENDENT
Participants may remain in the housing program for a period up to 24 months. When they’re ready, we assist in searching for permanent supportive housing.
We offer leadership training programs to help the participants build confidence and leadership skills.
Work Development
Rejoining the workforce is an important part of reentry after incarceration. Not only does it reduce recidivism, but it fosters independence, deepens confidence, and creates ties to the community. We know that justice-impacted individuals are talented and capable individuals, whose flourishing may have been harmed by systemic discrimination. We are working with regional employers and educational institutions to reverse this discrimination and create a prison to college and career pipeline.
My life was a wandering; I never had a homeland. It was a matter of being constantly tossed about, without rest; nowhere, and never did I find a home.
– Jan Amos Komensky
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