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ii. Going Home (Transitional Phase) <br />1. Prison case manager may contact Orange County <br />2. OC then reaches out to the former inmate <br />iii. Staying Home (Community Phase) <br />1. An individual who is doing a life sentence did not know what a cell <br />phone was. <br />2. Pitt and McDowell County has two huge local reentry programs that <br />Non-Profit Organizations are the Intermediary Agencies <br />iv. Local Executive Structure <br />1. Chris Long <br />a. Former Offender Specialist <br />i. His job is to assist people in the community with <br />criminal backgrounds identify employers <br />v. Funding is a possibility <br />1. If funding is granting, NCDPS will be here more often. <br />vi. New Hanover <br />1. Leading city in opiate addiction in the country <br />2. DA Ben David working on legislation where if John Doe has been in <br />prison for X years and has pending charges, he works with the courts to <br />try to get those charges removed. This takes pressure off the sheriff. <br />These are the types of things the Advisory Committee works on. <br />vii. Service Providers <br />1. Community Colleges <br />2. The people who will actually meet the needs of the inmates. <br />viii. Intermediary Agency: <br />1. Think about this agency! <br />ix. Implementation Challenges <br />1. Defining clear roles and responsibilities <br />a. This has caused local reentry councils to fall apart <br />2. Developing effective lines of communication <br />a. Some have Facebook pages- Keep the people UPDATED. <br />3. Identifying a strong fiscal agent (Intermediary Agency) <br />a. Have them do a strong presentation. <br />b. This is a point grading system. <br />c. This must be the strongest network in your network. <br />4. Develop and deliver seamless reentry services <br />a. The IA must understand human services and case management. <br />b. Build self-sufficiency. <br />i. Do not depend on governmental funding and grants. <br />5. Decide on single county v. multi-county approach <br />6. Develop a plan for sustainability funding <br />a. Utilize tracking system <br />7. Developing partnerships in the areas of Employment, Housing and <br />Transportation