Ridge Project Inc

Award Purpose Connect Participants to a Variety of Apprenticeship Opportunities With Our Premiere, Experienced Partners; Assist Other Participants in Obtaining Credentials That Will Give Them a Competitive Advantage, Including: Forklift Operator Safety Training; Hospitality/management Training With Servsafe; Commercial Driver's License; and Manufacturing Training. Activities Performed After Participants Are Recruited and Enrolled, They Will Take the Tyro Leadership Program, Which Incorporates Numerous Evidence-based Reentry Practices, Including Cognitive Behavioral Interventions Designed to Address Criminal Thinking Patterns and Other Criminogenic Needs. Deliverables 1-YEAR Recidivism Rate of Less Than 12.07%; Employment Rate of at Least 55% Second Quarter After Exit; Employment Rate of at Least 45% Fourth Quarter After Exit; Median Earnings of $5,000 Second Quarter After Exit; Credential Attainment of 60%; Measurable Skills Gains of 65%. Intended Beneficiary Adults Age 18 and Older, Were Convicted Under Federal, State, or Local Law, Reside at the Time of Enrollment in the Project in a State Correctional Facility, Are Within 20 to 270 Days of Release, (are Project Will Also Include Those Who Are High Risk of Reoffending and Those With a History of Violent Offenses), Who Upon Release Are Scheduled to Return to a Target Area as Listed Below, and Are Legally Eligible to Work in the U.s. Subrecipient Activities N/a