CRESC Mentoring CommitteeChair: Larry L. Coleman chaplarry@verizon.net 717-512-2718
Carolyn Perusio, cndpertusio@hotmail.com 717-838-5820 Susan Hair sjhair@gmail.com Jim Cavenaugh jimcavenaugh12@gmail.com Vladimir R. Beaufils vrbjeb@gmail.com Reginald Bass reggiebass@gmail.com Michael C. Potteiger, Chairman mpotteiger@pa.gov Jonathan Queen mrjqueen@comcast.net Marsha Banks amiracle4sure@gmail.com John Stubin 717461-6387 Edith Cook edithcook46@yahoo.com Barry Nazar barrynazar@gmail.com Keith Sultzbaugh keith@apex-realtors.com Timothy White timothy.white27@yahoo.com |
Next Mentoring Committee Meeting:First Thursday, @ 8 am, at Conference Room at Wesley Union AME Zion Church, 5th and Camp Streets, Harrisburg, PA
Committee meetings are primarily focusing on supporting the successful Ex-Offender Mentoring Group and building the Mentor Certification program. The program works with the Dauphin County Adult Probation Program, and the PA Board of Probation & Parole, Directed by Mike Potteiger. The project started February 18, 2010. A summary report is presented below. Regular Mentoring Committee Meetings:First Thursday each month, 8 am, at Conference Room at Wesley Union AME Zion Church, 5th and Camp Streets Harrisburg, PA Coffee and pastries served.
Regular Mentor Support Group Meetings:
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Mentoring Programs
CRESC currently has several Successful Ex-Offender Mentoring programs.
The first has been on-going for over two and a half years in collaboration with Dauphin County Probation & Parole Agency at 917 Gibson Boulvevard, every Thursday evening from 6:00 to 7:30. This program has been monitored and evaluated after the initial two years and has shown outstanding results.
A second program has started as a collaboration with PA State Probation & Parole. It is located at Wesley Union AME church, on the corner of 5th & Camp Streets. The program runs on Tuesday's from 2:30 to 4:00.
Both programs award the participants with Certificates of Completion as well as having Court Fines reduced for active and consistent participation.
Another "faith-based" mentoring program is Friends Over Fences (click). They meet at Grantham Brethren in Christ Church Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30pm (dinner provided). 421 Grantham Road, Mechanicsburg, PA. No reservation required. The major focus is on inmates and parolees from the Camp Hill Corrections facility. In addition to the Wednesday evening supper and workshops, they conduct visitations to different churches each Sunday. They have a men's breakfast every Saturday morning at John's Diner for mentors and mentorees.
The first has been on-going for over two and a half years in collaboration with Dauphin County Probation & Parole Agency at 917 Gibson Boulvevard, every Thursday evening from 6:00 to 7:30. This program has been monitored and evaluated after the initial two years and has shown outstanding results.
A second program has started as a collaboration with PA State Probation & Parole. It is located at Wesley Union AME church, on the corner of 5th & Camp Streets. The program runs on Tuesday's from 2:30 to 4:00.
Both programs award the participants with Certificates of Completion as well as having Court Fines reduced for active and consistent participation.
Another "faith-based" mentoring program is Friends Over Fences (click). They meet at Grantham Brethren in Christ Church Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30pm (dinner provided). 421 Grantham Road, Mechanicsburg, PA. No reservation required. The major focus is on inmates and parolees from the Camp Hill Corrections facility. In addition to the Wednesday evening supper and workshops, they conduct visitations to different churches each Sunday. They have a men's breakfast every Saturday morning at John's Diner for mentors and mentorees.
