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Directory of Adult Services: Community and Confinement Access Guide 2017-2018 Directory of Adult Services: 2017 - Community and Confinement Access Guide 2018 This directory is produced by the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS). Every effort is made to ensure its accuracy and to cover all relevant topics; however, the information is intended to furnish the user with only general knowledge of the various services and it should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the respective programs by PDS. Unless otherwise identified, you may view, share, and copy any part of this material for your own informational purposes but, under no circumstance, may you reproduce, resell, modify, distribute, transmit or display for commercial advantage any of its contents, or include any part of this material in another work, without the express written permission of PDS. 2017-2018 Author John D. Bess (Retired) Special Advisors Betsy Biben Donna Barnes Contributors Jacqueline Blanchard (Intern) Susan Cruz Esperanza Dillard (Intern) Keyasia Downs (Intern) Nicole Evers John Hardenbergh (Intern) Daphne Kirksey-Clark Edward McCurty Jodi Metz Rhonda Pope Alex Robinson Danielle Rundle Henry Sorto Ayanna Thompson Avis E. Buchanan, Director (202) 628-1200, Fax (202) 824-2362, www.pdsdc.org 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 January 10th and June 10th 2018. 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. ADULT RESOURCE DIRECTORY: 2017–2018 COMMUNITY & CONFINEMENT ACCRSS GUIDE “I am what time, circumstances, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also much more that that, so are we all.” — james baldwin We dedicate this Directory to John Bess, our Public Defender Service, Office of Rehabilitation and Development Resource Coordinator. For nearly twenty years John has educated us on resources throughout the D.C. metropolitan area by advancing this Directory of Adult Services: Community and Confinement Access Guide yearly. Half of those years John also updated the Directory of Youth and Family Services: Community and Confinement Access Guide. As this Directory goes to print, John is retiring. He has served the D.C. community by giving back every day – by guiding those fortunate to meet him. John has helped others in a sundry of ways – find housing and employment, secure health services, child care, and elder services, being a comforting, knowledgeable voice, and so much more. Throughout his tenure here and other careers, John’s resourcefulness and life-long D.C. connections have positively impacted thousands of lives. We at PDS are thankful for his ingenuity, passion, and commitment to justice. We miss you already John. The 2017-2018 Directory of Adult Services: Community and Confinement Access Guide is both updated and advanced from the last. The chapter on Differing Abilities (aka Disabilities) has been expanded to include services for older clients - given the increase of older clients in the criminal system. This directory lists hundreds of vital resources, most of which are free to low-income individuals and families. Adult Resource Directory: 2017 Community & Confinement Access Guide1. You will become familiarize 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. Please contact Donna Barnes [email protected] for questions or to provide program updates. 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 criminal and delinquency 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. We are available for consultations through weekday Duty Day walk-ins or appointments. If you have any recommendations for changes or updates to this directory, please contact Donna Barnes at [email protected] or (202) 824-2349. 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 October 2018 and February 2019. TABLE OF CONTENTS TELEPHONE NUMBERS (Quick Reference) v I. SPECIALTY COURTS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION 1 A. DC Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) 1 B. DC Specialty Courts 2 C. Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) Community Supervision Services (CSS) 4 II. SENTENCING 11 A. Collateral Consequences of Criminal System Involvement: 11 B. Presentence Investigation (PSI)/Presentence Report (PSR) 13 C. Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA) 14 D. Children Charged as Adults (Title 16, DC Code) 15 E. Independent Sentencing Experts 16 III. EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING 19 A. D.C. Department of Employment Services (Main Office) 19 B. Employment Incentives: 24 C. Other DC, State, Federal, and County Agencies 26 IV. EDUCATION 43 A. General Educational Development (GED) 43 B. Adult Basic Education (ABE), Literacy, English as Second Language (ESL), External Diploma Program (EDP) 48 C. College Assistance 51 D. Special Education 54 V. SHELTERS, TRANSITIONAL, PERMANENT HOUSING 55 A. Shelters 56 B. Transitional Housing & Single Room Occupancy 62 C. Public and Subsidized Housing 83 D. Frequently Asked Questions: Housing 83 The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia i Directory of Adult Services: Community and Conferment Access Guide 2017-2018 E. Day Programs/Drop-in Centers 84 F. Emergency Food/Soup Kitchens/Thrift Stores 88 VI. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 101 A. Department of Behavioral Health 102 B. Other Programs 105 C. Support & Self-Help Groups 115 D. Domestic Violence/Anger Management Services 116 E. Treatment For Persons with Sexual Disorders and Behaviors 120 VII. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT 123 A. Accessing Government-funded Substance Use Treatment Services 123 B. Security Levels/Substance Abuse Treatment Programs: 129 C. Free and Fee for Service Treatment Services 130 D. Traffic Alcohol Program recognized by DMV, CSOSA and DBH to provide alcohol education: 150 VIII. WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER JUDGE IMPOSES SENTENCE 154 A. Community Supervision: Supervised, Unsupervised Probation Parole, Supervised Release: 154 B. Incarceration: (Jail/Prison/Weekends) 155 C. Classification and Designation to a Jail/Prison Facility: 156 D. BOP Specialized Facilities: 156 IX. CONFINEMENT: DC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS: (DC JAIL (CDF) & CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT FACILITY (CTF) & BOP (PRISONS & CONTRACT FACILITIES) 158 A. Halfway Houses (Residential Reentry Centers (RRC) Department of Corrections (DOC) 159 B. Inmate Programs and Services 161 C. Medical Care at DC Jail and CTF 164 D. Social Visitation 164 E. Legal Visitation at DC Jail and CTF 167 F. Inmate Mail 167 G. Inmate Financial Accounts 169 The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia ii Directory of Adult Services: Community and Conferment Access Guide 2017-2018 H. Personal Property 169 I. Personal Hygiene 170 X. RELEASE: PREPARING FOR RELEASE FROM PRISON OR JAIL 171 A. Pre-release 171 B. Release Day 172 C. Post-release 172 XI. REENTRY 173 A. Identification 174 B. Mentoring 177 C. Employment 180 XII. DIFFERENT ABILITIES (aka, DISABILITIES) 204 A. Intellectual Disability (ID) 204 B. Physical Disability 204 XIII. MEDICAL CARE 211 A. Unity Health Care Centers 212 B. Other Community Health Centers & Clinics 213 C. HIV/AIDS 218 D. HIV Testing Sites 219 E. Resources 221 XIV. MATERIAL ASSISTANCE/MULTI-SERVICE 225 A. Department of Human Services: Economic Security Administration (ESA) 225 B. Emergency Assistance 228 C. Healthy Families/Thriving Communities Collaborative Council (HFTCCC) 230 D. Multi-Service Agencies 232 E. Burial Assistance Programs 235 F. Notary Services 236 XV. PARENTING 237 A. Parenting Programs by District of Columbia Quadrants 237 B. Other Parenting Resources 240 The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia iii Directory of Adult Services: Community and Conferment Access Guide 2017-2018 XVI. LEGAL ASSISTANCE 242
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