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Author Special Advisors Contributors Author John D. Bess Special Advisors Betsy Biben Donna Barnes Contributors Tobias Canterbury (Intern) Clinique Chapman Susan Cruz Nicole Evers Kellynette Gomez (Intern) Katie D’Adamo Guevara (CLS) Michai Hanley (Intern) Suann Hecht Andrea Kenoff Daphne Kirksey-Clark Edward McCurty Albert McCrea (Intern) Jodi Metz Rhonda Pope Alex Robinson Danielle Rundle Henry Sorto Avis E. Buchanan, Director (202) 628-1200, Fax (202) 824-2362, www.pdsdc.org 2nd Edition The information provided in this directory is intended to furnish the user with only a general knowledge of the services available to low-income persons residing in the Washington metropolitan area. Inclusion of a program should not be interpreted as a program endorsement by the Public Defender Service. Diligent efforts were made to provide current and accurate information about the respective programs. The admission, referral, eligibility, and supervision policies described in the directory are based on information received from the program’s respective representatives when contacted between July and December 31th, 2015. All references to “his” or “he” throughout the directory are intended to refer to a person of unknown gender. It is not intended to exclude any specific gender or self-identification. 2 Adult Resource Directory: 2015 Community & Confinement Access Guide ADULT RESOURCE DIRECTORY: 2015 COMMUNITY & CONFINEMENT ACCESS GUIDE “I am what time, circumstances, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that, So are we all.” James Baldwin “We are not the worst thing we have ever done,” repeats Betsy Biben, Chief, Office of Rehabilitation and Development (ORD). An arrest provides an opportunity to intervene whether it is helping someone find professional help for an undiagnosed illness or connecting a client to a vocational program that can equip him with valuable work skills. A conviction requires us to tell our client’s story. An individual is much more than his arrest. His behavior is often rooted in generations of inopportunity. Well utilized resources can help bridge the gap that circumstance has denied many of our clients. Oftentimes our ability to assist is dependent upon ones access to services. Adult Resource Directory: 2015 Community & Confinement Access Guide1 lists hundreds of vital resources, most of which are free to low-income individuals and families. The Directory will familiarize you with the “How To’s” of helping a client access behavioral health services, substance abuse, housing, and medical services, and much more. It will also explain Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) supervision and testing requirements. The Directory will also outline a convicted person’s path through the criminal justice system to include helpful information about inmate visitation, preparing for release from prison, and how to connect with benefits upon release. We have expanded the Disabilities Chapter which currently provides information on where to secure employment, education, and other essential services for persons with intellectual disabilities (formerly named mental retardation) and physical disabilities as well as needed communication and mobility equipment. As many people involved in the criminal and juvenile justice systems are living with unrecognized disabilities, we encourage professionals to pay close attention to specific needs and challenges. In an effort to provide a more user- friendly and thorough guide, you will find answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and expanded information on Public Housing, Veteran, and LGBT services. The Office of Rehabilitation and Development (ORD) offers holistic representation and a range of client-centered, non-legal services for indigent people arrested in D.C. represented by appointed counsel in delinquency and criminal cases in Superior Court. ORD is composed of experienced, licensed masters-level forensic social workers and professional counselors who perform Youth Rehabilitation Act Studies, sentencing reports, and US Parole Commission evaluations with individualized treatment plans and recommendations. ORD assists clients, through their attorneys, to access appropriate treatment and resources. John Bess, Resource Coordinator, and Donna Barnes, Office Manager/Intern Coordinator coordinates the production of this Directory each year. 1 This Directory is the collective work of the Public Defender Service's Office of Rehabilitation and Development (ORD) with contributions from the Community Defender Division (CDD) and the Civil Division. This annual Directory is published in hardcopy and is also available in pdf format on the PDS website: http://www.pdsdc.org/about-us/legal-support-services/office-of-rehabilitation-and-development New programs and updated information will be added to the website in May and September of 2016. Adult Resource Directory: 2015 3 Community & Confinement Access Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Reference Telephone Numbers………………………………………………….. 7 I. SPECIALTY COURTS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION………… 10 A. DC Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) …………………………… 10 B. DC Specialty Courts.………………………………………………………. 11 C. Court Services Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)……………… 13 II. SENTENCING…………………………………………………………….. 19 A. Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Arrest ………………………….. 19 B. Presentence Investigation/Report ...……………………………………… 20 C. Youth Rehabilitation Act Studies ………………………………………... 21 D. Children Charged as Adults (Title 16) ………………………………….. 22 E. Independent Sentencing Experts …………………………………….. 22 III. EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING…………………… 24 A. DC Government Employment Services………………………………… 24 B. Other DC, State, Federal & Court Agencies…………………………… 28 C. Independent Employment Training……………………………………… 30 IV. EDUCATION……………………………………………………………… 42 A. General Education Development (GED)……………………………….. 42 B. Adult Basic Education, Literacy, ESL …………………………………… 44 C. College Assistance ………………………………………………………… 46 D. Special Education………………………………………………………….. 49 V. SHELTERS, TRANSITIONAL & PERMANENT HOUSING………… 50 A. Shelters ……………………………………………………………………... 50 B. Transitional Housing & Single Room Occupancy …………………… 56 C. Public and Subsidized Housing ………………………………………… 74 D. Frequently Asked Questions: Housing………………………………… 74 E. Day Programs & Drop-in Centers ……………………………………… 75 F. Emergency Food, Soup Kitchens & Thrift Stores …………………… 79 VI. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH………………………………………………… 91 A. Department of Behavioral Health .............................................................. 93 B. Other Programs …..………………………………………………………….. 95 C. Support & Self Help Groups .…………………………………….………… 105 D. Domestic Violence/Anger Management Services ………………….. 106 E. Treatment For Persons With Sexual Disorders and Behaviors ……… 109 VII. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT……………………………………. 112 A. Accessing Substance Abuse Services ……………………………………. 112 B. Security Levels/Substance Abuse Treatment Programs ………… 118 C. Free and Fee for Service Treatment Programs …… ……………. 119 D. Traffic Alcohol Program (TAP) Program.………………………………. 140 4 Adult Resource Directory: 2015 Community & Confinement Access Guide VIII. WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER THE JUDGE IMPOSES SENTENCE …. 144 A. Community Supervision ………………………………………………… 144 B. Incarceration ……………………………………………………………… 145 C. Classification and Designation to a Jail or Prison Facility……….… 145 D. Specialized BOP Facilities ...…………………………………………… 146 IX. CONFINEMENT: DOC (DC Jail/CDF, CCA (CTF) & BOP (Prisons)... 148 A. Halfway Houses (Residential Reentry Centers) ……………………… 148 B. Inmate Programs & Services …………………………………………… 149 C. Medical Care .....………..………………………………………………… 152 D. Social Visitation ……..……………….………………………………….. 152 E. Legal Visitation…..…….…………….……………………………………… 155 F. Inmate Mail. ..…………………………...........…………………………….. 155 G. Inmate Financial Accounts ……....……….………………………………… 156 H. Personal Property …………………………………………………… 157 X. RELEASE: Preparing for Release from Prison or Jail …………………. 159 A. Pre-Release…..……………………………………………………………… 159 B. Post-Release ....…………………………………………………………….. 159 XI. REENTRY ……………………………………………………………… 161 A. Identification ………………………………………………………………. 161 B. Mentoring ………………………………………………………………….. 164 C. Employment ……………………………………………………………….. 167 D. Medical Care ………………………………………………………………. 184 XII. DISABILITIES ........................................................................................... 185 A. Intellectual Disability………………………………………………… 185 B. Physical Disability …………………………………………………… 185 XIII. MEDICAL CARE…………………………………………………………... 191 A. Unity Health Care Centers ………………………………………………… 192 B. Other Community Health Centers & Clinics……………………….………. 194 C. HIV/AIDS…………………………………………………………… 199 D. HIV Testing Sites …………………………………………………………… 200 E. Resources ……………………………………………………………………. 202 XIV. MATERIAL ASSISTANCE/MULTI-SERVICE………………………… 206 A. Department of Human Services: Economic Security Administration (ESA) B. Emergency Assistance ……………………………………………… 208 C. Community Collaboratives ……………………………………………… 210 D. Multi-Service Agencies………………………………………………. 212 E. Burial Assistance …………………………………………….……………. 215 F. Notary Services ……………………………………………………………. 216 XV. PARENTING……………………………………………………………….. 217 A. Parenting Programs by District of Columbia Quadrants ……………… 217 B. Other Parenting Resources …………………………………………..…….. 221 XVI. LEGAL ASSISTANCE……………………………………………………… 222 Adult Resource Directory: 2015 5 Community & Confinement Access Guide XVII. LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, & SEXUAL MINORITIES (LGBT)…………………………………………………….
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