Program for Offenders provides high-impact hands-on vocational assessment and skills training to pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates of the Philadelphia Department of Prisons. Enrolled inmates will have the opportunity to participate in vocational programming, inclusive of employment-focused re-entry supports that connect to high-priority occupations, allowing for greater employability once they have returned to society.
Services
- Skills training includes: maintenance, environmental maintenance, job readiness/digital literacy, Microsoft Office specialist and life skills
- Job search, résumé writing, interviewing skills, effective communications workplace expectations and personal development
- Conduct pre- and post assessments to accurately determine skills, needs, interests and abilities in order to match employment possibilities via the CareerScope® platform and other tools
- Opportunities to earn industry-recognized credentials
Eligibility
- Pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates of the Philadelphia Department of Prisons
Enrollment
- Participants must be referred by assigned prison social workers
Cost
No cost to participants
Location
Philadelphia Industrial
Correctional Center
8301 State Road
Philadelphia, PA 19136
Hours
Monday – Friday
8 am – 4 pm
Contact
TEL: 215.685.7114
EMAIL:[email protected]