Holliday'sHelpingHandshasbeentappedbyLACountytoopenaresidentialfacility designedtopreparebothpregnantandnewmomsastheyreintegrateintothe communityfollowingincarceration,announcedHHHfounderMissKatinaHolliday.
HarmonySouthwillofferinterimhousinginits29-bed,SouthLos Angelesfacilityandwillpartnerwithanotherorganization,Shields forFamilies,toprovidetheservicesthesehigh-riskfamiliesso desperatelyneed.
TheprogramistiedtotheJustice,CareandOpportunities Department,thecentralagencyservingvulnerablejustice-impacted peoplesandcommunitiesinaccordwiththeLABoardof Supervisors'"CareFirst,JailsLast"initiative.
Specifically,SouthHarmonywillfallunder theauspicesofProvidingOpportunitiesfor WomeninReentry,apartofJCODthat aimstomeettheneedsofsystem-impacted womenontheirroadtorecovery.
"Welookforwardtohelpingthese vulnerablewomenwhostatistically havehigherratesofpost-traumatic stressdisorderthannon-systeminvolvedwomen.
Asaresult,theyaretentimesmorelikelytoengageinsubstance abuseinresponsetothattrauma,"explainsMissHolliday.
"WeareproudtoteamupwithPOWR,whichaimsto addressthischallengebyprovidingcasemanagement services,CognitiveBehavioralTherapyandInterim Housingtosystem-involvedwomenuponreentryto society."Holliday'sHelpingHandshasbeenrecognized foritsaward-winningapproach.
Partofherstrategyishelpingclientsdevelop"Roadmaps" fortheirfutures-detailed,comprehensiveplansthathelp themhonetheirlifestyleskills,planmonthlybudgets,job train,prepareforjobinterviewsandbecomegood neighborsandcitizens.
