Incarcerated Veterans

Transition Program
(IVTP) Briefing
Presented by: Stan Seidel, Director, VETS, Maryland
seidel.stanley@dol.gov
 Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition
Program Goals

• Reduce Recidivism

• Reintegrate Incarcerated Veterans into Workforce

• Provide Healthcare/Benefits
 Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program
(IVTP) Period Ending 03/31/2006
Seven (7) IVTP Grantees 1st Year 1st Year 2nd Year 2nd Year, 4th Act Diff 1st
Plan Actual 4th Qtr Qtr Actual Yr to 4th
Plan Qtr,2nd Yr
Assessments 1136 1109 1,139 1,475 366
Enrollments 755 682 796 766 +84
Entered Employment 500 332 483 411 +79
% Entered Employment 66.2% 48.7% 61% 53.7% + 5%
Average Hourly Wage @ $8.02 $8.98 $8.08 $9.99 $1.01
Placement
# of 90 Day Retention 375 204 268 228 +24
% of 90 day Retention 75.0% 61% 97.8% 83% 22%
Cost Per Placement $2,900 $4,330 $3,313 $3,875 +$455

Total Expenditures $1,450,000 $1,437,538 $1,600,000 $1,592,871

Total Awarded $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000

 Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program
GA IL WA CT CO TOTAL
Number of Workshop Participants 1009 447 14 328 184 1982
Number of Enrollments in Internal 1009 447 17 196 130 1799
Case Management
Number of Referrals to One Stop 1009 209 15 238 117 1588
Career Centers
Number of Individuals Reporting to 649 117 6 226 93
One Stop Career Centers
1091
Number of Individuals Registered 649 19 7 72 80
for
827
Case Management Services
Number of Individuals Who Enter 594 26 2 24 63
Employment Who Were Registered
709
for Case Management Services
Number of Individuals Who 288 447 5 20 0 760
Received VA Services
Incarcerated Veterans Transition
Program Grant Category
• New grant category for FY 2004

• “Pilot” Program authorized under 38 United States

Code, Section 2022, as added by Section 5 of
Public Law 107-95, the Homeless Comprehensive
Assistance Act of 2001.

• Funded under HVRP - no separate funding

authorization.
Incarcerated Veterans Transition
Program Objective
• Pilot Grantees provide direct services through a
case management approach while networking with
federal, state, and local resources and veteran
support programs to reintegrate previously
incarcerated veterans into the workforce.

• Assistance provided within 18 Months of

separation from incarceration.
 Incarcerated Veterans Transition
Program Pilot Sites – FY 2004
• Volunteers of America, Los Angeles, CA
• Vietnam Veterans of San Diego, CA
• Joint Efforts, San Pedro, CA
• Volunteers of America, Louisville, KY
• Quad Area Community Action Agency,
Hammond, LA
• Veterans Benefits Clearing House, Roxbury, MA
• The Salvation Army, Rochester, NY
 National Pilot
Colorado Department of Labor &
National Veterans Training Institute (NVTI)

• NVTI developed TAP style Pre-release Workshop

• Developed Competencies for Workshop & Case
Management
• Developed Facilitator and Participant Manual –
Printed 5,000 for state pilots
• Train 120 (trained 154) DVOP / LVER
 7 Pilot States Selected

Colorado Connecticut Georgia

Illinois Kentucky

NOTE: Virginia and the State of Washington

have been dropped.
 Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles

• Institutional Issues
– Point of Contacts
– Security Clearances
– Policy/Procedure Training
– Program disruptions / security issues
– Transfer of inmates / little or no notice
– Limited medicine supply upon release
 Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles

• Service Providers
– Servicing offenders different vs. transitioning
military personnel
– Ability to gain security clearance
– Continuity of care / VA claim process
– Facility location
– MOU Process
 Best Practices and Strategies
• Establishment of Partnerships (DOL, SDOC, VA,
FBCO)….benefits…..
– Access to correctional facilities
– Relocation of offenders closer to service provider
– Leverage of resources - substance abuse treatment, job
training, etc.
– Linkages bridge gaps to assist release's to other states
– Divert veterans to treatment programs vs. incarceration
 Other National Resources
• Department of Labor/Veterans’
Employment and Training
– 1,260 Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Specialists
– 1,073 Local Veterans’ Employment
Representatives
– 80 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Programs
– 17 Veterans’ Workforce Investment Programs
 Next Steps

• Evaluate Recidivism rate of grantee HVRP

pilots through VA
• Bridge fund IVTP/HVRP grantees for 15
months
• Continue State Pilots