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1/11/24, 11:17 AM HSOA-24-10 <br />https://chapelhillnc.workflow.opengov.com/#/explore/records/63310/react-form-details/63310 8/14 <br />Program Information <br />Program Name <br />Housing, Reentry and Community <br />Services <br />Primay Contact's Name <br />Doug Peterson <br />Primary Contact's Phone Number <br />919-260-6685 <br />Primary Contact's Email Address <br />dougpeterson44@gmail.com <br />Describe the proposed program and the target population to benefit from the program. Please also <br />explain how the program aligns with the Town of Chapel Hill and Carrboro's Human Services Program <br />Results Framework and/or Orange County's BOCC Goals and Priorities (250 words or less). <br />RHP provides a transitional “home” that sets itself apart from others in the region <br />by providing a holistic approach to the challenges of reentry. To begin, we <br />examine the needs of the individual and build a program to address these <br />deficiencies with specific goals. Usually this begins with finding suitable work for <br />the men, and - if the person is physically able - this can often start by working <br />directly for William Elmore and Edward Scott (Scottso) who own Community <br />Landscaping. The strength of this option is that the men get to work immediately <br />and earn a living wage. Most importantly, it gives Will and Scottso an opportunity <br />to mentor their immediate needs while overseeing their first days at the house. <br /> In addition, SWIT teaches social skills and provides its clients with the emotional <br />and psychological tools needed to successfully build a new life free of drugs and <br />crime. Weekly life-skills classes are combined with regular one-on-one mentoring <br />by a Certified Peer Support Specialist to address the needs of the individual. <br />These classes - developed by Will and Tommy based on their life experiences <br />both in and out of prison - are required of all men in the house and often include <br />men and women from the larger Orange County community. The relational <br />program is designed around one core principle - first and foremost the program <br />seeks to help each man or woman to achieve a level of “self-care” which should <br />then assure a new level of independence. We seek nothing less than to shift the <br />power of our program to their successful transition to Orange County society. <br />The three goals included here each address different aspects of this <br />comprehensive program to give men and women the emotional support, life- <br />skills, and sense of self needed to succeed "on the outside". <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 7FDB6F4F-342E-48F9-AB32-849444E74E84