Safer Monroe Area Reentry Team (SMART). Improving prospects for men & women reentering society from incarceration. SMART does not provide direct services. We provide information to assist & expand reentry services in Monroe County, NY & its region. See About SMART. Office: 215 Alexander St., Rochester, NY 14607. Phone: 585-325-7746; Fax: 585-325-7746. Sandra Fink created the logo.
Click-on tabs: [SMART meetings][Revolving Fund][Other reentry meetings][New][Cephas][News][Contact][SMART Card].
SMART serves reentering individuals, their loved ones & reentry service agencies, professionals, practitioners & volunteers. Monroe County Reentry Task Force member.
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--> SMART meetings: The 2nd Thursday, monthly, noon-1:30 pm, all welcome. Next Member Meeting, 12 noon - 1:30 pm, Thursday, August 12, 2010, Church of the Ascension, 1360 Lake Ave., Rochester 14613, corner Lake Ave. & Riverside St. (2 blocks south of Ridge Rd.).
Bulletins: SMART Bulletins by email: jobs, events, national news, grants, more. Type "SMART Bulletin" on subject line. Send name, organization (if relevent), postal & email addresses, phone number(s) to rseidel1@rochester.rr.com, SMART website manager.
--> Revolving Fund: NOTE (05/23/10): We'll accept loan applications but may delay awarding new ones due to fund shortage. We invite & welcome contributions to the fund. SMART short-term loans to $500 for dues-paying & non-profit members & clients. Print information, application, promise to pay form, & tracking form. Bob Crystal seeks volunteers to join the Committee. Call 585-254-6790 (direct & messages), or email PRAM@frontienet.net. [Top]
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Other Reentry Meetings
NEW --> Kathleen FitzPatrick, of Grace Urban Ministries, is forming a Women's Issues Task Force. Kathleen is an organizer of the Re-entering Women Support Group (see "Services & Resources," under "Comprehensive Services.") Kathleen welcomes those interested in the Women's Issues Task Force. Contact: 458-7296, 458-1310, <gummail@frontiernet.net> or <zaynab@frontiernet.net>.
NEW --> 5th Annual Upstate New York Reentry Conference, Friday, July 23, 2010, in Rochester. Full-day featuring panels & discussions on truly "hands-on" issues for folks toiling in vineyards of prison reentry. Agenda & registration form here.
NEW --> For incarcerated men & women, persons on parole & probation: "Employment for the newly released," FLYER. 6:00 -- ca. 7:30 pm., next on Monday, June 28, 2010. Monroe County Reentry Services @ Catholic Family Center, 1645 St. Paul St., Rochester, 14621 (corner Norton & St. Paul), on bus route. Further meetings: see flyer (above) & watch this bulletin.
--> Calendar of meetings throughout New York State at Reentry.net/ny.
-->Cephas weekly support groups: Church of the Ascension, 1360 Lake Ave., Rochester, 14613, Lake Ave. & Riverside St. Mailing: Cephas, Church of the Ascension, 2 Riverside St., 14613. Meetings for men & women. Contact: Mark Swail, 585-760-9193 & cephasrochester@roadrunner.com. View & print Flyer. [Top]
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--> New website: Making Second Chances Work: A Conference for Grantees Committed to Successful Reentry, Many 26-27, 2010. Sponsors: National Reentry Resource Center & the Justice Center of the Council of State Governments.
--> New Page: Acronyms, a translation service everyone needs occasionally. It's being linked to every page on the website.
--> Thanks! The Judicial Process Commission's "Community Resources," updated May 2010 edition, is the basis of major overhauling of site data. Gratitude to Sue Porter, JPC Coordinator, & MCC student Job Smith, who did the work.
--> NEW & VERY IMPORTANT: Help for individuals experiencing mental illness &/or alcohol or other substance abuse disorders who've had difficulty accessing Monroe County DHS assistance: Rapid Engagement Demonstration (R.E.D.) Project, Monroe County Office of Mental Health, 1099 Jay St., Bldg. J, Suite 201A, Rochester, NY 14611. Call/email:
Nick Coulter, 585-753-2882, 615-9822; ncoulter@monroecounty.gov.
Donna Jones, 585-753-2886; djones@monroecounty.gov.
Cheryl Martin, 585-753-2686 & cherylmartin@monroecounty.gov.
Get them here! R.E.D. Brochure (2 pages);
Care Facilitation & Care Coordination forms (2 pages). [Top]
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News Briefs: Posted when pertinent & available.
NEW --> The Self-Sufficiency Standard for New York State 2010 here (New York State Self-Sufficiency Standard Steering Committee, 2010). Important facts & details on income necessary for sufficiency w/out government support for 10 types of families, pp. 106. Notes on 06/30/10 Rochester press conference at document's release. [Top]
NEW --> Reality Check: Promoting Self-Sufficiency in the Public Workforce System: Working with Women Youth and Ex-Offenders here (Washington, Wider Opportunities for Women, 2010?). Valuable, authoritative report. [Top]
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Contact Us
President: Craig Johnson, cjohnson@smartny.org.
Treasurer: Dick Frey
Coordinator: Mike Bleeg, mbleegsmart@frontiernet.net.
Office: SMART, 215 Alexander St., 14607. [Top]
Phone: 585-325-7746; Fax: 585-325-7746.
Bob Seidel, Website Administrator & SMART Email Bulletins
@ rseidel1@rochester.rr.com.
SMART Board: Addrain Conyers, Rahsaan H. Delain, Dick Frey, Craig Johnson, Dick Laidlaw, Diana Robinson, Van Smith, Jr. [Top]
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