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10 <br /> 1 COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. We want more support so that we can be present on <br /> 2 school boards. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Vecinos y padres de otras escuelas - Neighbors and Parents from other Schools <br /> 5 Rosa Sandoval -Jordan mom CENTRAL ele. <br /> 6 German Sanchez- pawway elementaria <br /> 7 Anabel Sanchez-Efland cheek <br /> 8 Nanci abasolo -Cameron park <br /> 9 Rosario Garcia -Cameron park <br /> 10 Agustina Tlacxani -new hope <br /> 11 Lucero Vargas -new hope <br /> 12 Sugey cardenas -Cameron park <br /> 13 Gloria mancilla -Cameron park <br /> 14 Carolina Favela -Cameron park <br /> 15 Karina trochet- new hope <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Chair Rich said the Orange County Board of Commissioners only funds the schools, and <br /> 18 the school districts, themselves, decide the curriculums. <br /> 19 Commissioner Greene read a statement from Reentry House Plus: <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Reentry House Plus was founded as a 501c3 in 2019 with 2 co-equal missions. <br /> 22 First- Housing for men reentering into society and Second- Education to enhance the probability <br /> 23 of success while transitioning back into the job market and to life and family. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 HOUSING <br /> 26 The housing component has been made possible by a $240,000 investment by a local LLC to <br /> 27 purchase and renovate a 2500 sq ft house in Hillsborough. It will provide housing for 5-6 <br /> 28 returning men and will be based on the Oxford House model in which each man will be <br /> 29 responsible for securing jobs and contributing to the costs of their daily expenses. <br /> 30 We are currently working to set up alliances with local churches to sponsor one individual in the <br /> 31 housing program and to help both financially and socially as a hands-on mentor. These <br /> 32 alliances will allow Reentry House to make this component of our program self-sufficient. It is <br /> 33 our expectation that we will be ready to accept men into the house in September of this year. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 EDUCATION <br /> 36 But we named our organization Reentry House PLUS. The PLUS component is our <br /> 37 commitment to education and support to assure higher probability of success in reentry into <br /> 38 local society. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 This educational component is possible due to an alliance with the SWIT team led by Tommy <br /> 41 Green, CHW, PSS (NC FIT)! and William Elmore, Outreach Specialist (Reintegration Support <br /> 42 Network). These men are past felons who have returned to local society as certified counselors <br /> 43 currently working for county and other non-profit organizations. Their program has been <br /> 44 successfully run for over 9 months with over 30 participant successes. Now they are ready to <br /> 45 ramp up their efforts with an alliance with Reentry House Plus providing the facility and overall <br /> 46 support and guidance. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Each teaching session contains up to 20 participants and is comprised of several classes taught <br /> 49 over a one-month period. One new element to the program includes a computer teaching lab <br /> 50 set up in the Reentry House in which job-related skills are taught. <br />