Since its inception, My Daughter's Keeper, Inc. has provided support to women who are ex-offenders that found it very challenging to transition back to normal society. These women were thrust into society lacking both the personal and professional mindsets to reintegrate back into their families, community and the workplace.
In November 2003, My Daughter's Keeper, Inc. formed a partnership with the New Jersey State Parole Board to present a pilot program called "A New Lease on Life", which provides personal and professional development training for women on parole and female ex-offenders reporting to the New Brunswick district, but reside in Middlesex and Somerset counties. A New Lease on Life program provides women with both practical and professional skills to help prepare them to become productive and self-sufficient members of society. The program focuses on life skills, job skills and placement, parenting, coaching, counseling, resource support, connection to housing, substance abuse treatment, GED, ESL and literacy training and education. Participants in the program are also provided with trained volunteer mentors.
New Lease on Life is a training and support program which works to facilitate the successful re-entry of women parolees into society. The program’s objectives include:
v The program's primary focus is to help women develop life skills as the basis for overcoming adversity and making positive change.
v The program's secondary focus is to provide and equip women on parole with professional development training skills to prepare them for successful re-entry into New Jersey's workforce.
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