What is the connection, if any, between the Second Chance Program and the Church of
Scientology? Is the theology of the Church or its personnel used in the Second Chance Program,
if so, please provide details.
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27. Second Chance Program, Inc. is a cost effective, non-religious, educational, value-based
prison rehabilitation program providing government a long-term solution in its fight against
crime and drugs. Addressing criminal behavior and substance abuse, the program has a very high
success rate in halting the cycle of recidivism. Government and university studies of thousands
of cases, showed over a 6-year period, the normal 70-80% recidivism rate was reduced to below
10% with an overall reduction in the crime rate of 55%! No substitute drugs are used. The Erie
County Second Chance Project seeks $100k to establish the program in the Erie County Jail
System.
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> 9. Is Applicant a Section 501(c) (3) Not-for Profit Corporation? Yes. See Attachment #1
> 10. Amount requested - $100,000.00 11. Date funds required and why the funds are needed by
the
> stated date - Dec. 1, 03. Funds are needed by this date so that we can begin the
establishment
> portion of the program which entails the training of the staff - a 3 month cycle.
> 12. Signature of Chair of Board Date Board as a whole approved submission of application -
> October 2, 2003
> 13. Please attach a list of current Board members. Rick Pendery 8130 La Mesa Blvd. Suite 715
La
> Mesa, California 91941 619-571-9729 Rpend...@aol.com Joy Westrum 8130 La Mesa Blvd. Suite 715
> La Mesa, California 91941 619-571-7555 JoyWest...@AOL.com Michael Kaplan 2131 Camden Way
> Clearwater, Fl 33759 727-424-8643 Mkap...@tampabay.rr.com
> PART II PROJECT DESCRIPTION
> 1. Project Description:
> The Second Chance Program (SCP) is a Prison-based rehabilitation model that rehabilitates
> inmates on a scale of magnitude great enough to create a social impact at a cost government
can
> afford. The Second Chance Program provides government a stable, long-term solution is its
fight
> against crime and drug abuse. Addressing criminal behavior as well as the problem of
substance
> abuse, the program has shown a high degree of success in halting the usual cycle of
> reincarceration after reincarceration. In government and university studies, with thousands
of
> cases studied, over a six-year period the normal rate of criminal recidivism of 70% to 80%
was
> reduced to less than 10%.
> The Second Chance Program is an educational and value-based program that helps an inmate
> develop values and life skills necessary to lead a life free of crime and drugs. It is
> non-religious. No substitute drugs are used. Vitamins and minerals are used to safely and
> painlessly withdraw inmates from addictive drugs. A highly effective detoxification regimen,
> using nutrition, exercise and a sauna, eliminates drug residues that store in human fat
> deposits, thus dramatically decreasing the future craving to take more drugs. The Second
Chance
> program is operated by Second Chance Program, Inc. a nonprofit organization.
> Since 1995, SCP has worked extensively with the Department of Corrections for the State of
Baja
> California, Mexico in the development and implementation of a prison-based drug and criminal
> rehabilitation program in Ensenada Prison (Which currently houses 1,000 inmates). An
> independent ongoing analysis of the State's recidivism rates by the University of Baja, since
> the inception of SCP and over a six-year period, has shown a drop of 83% to under 10% for
those
> who participated in even part of the SCP.
> The program has resulted in a drop in prison violence and a dramatic increase in the safety
of
> staff. There are even indicators of a significant impact on society. In 2001, the office of
the
> Attorney General of Baja and the Chief of Police of Ensenada reported a 55% reduction in the
> community-wide crime rate, in which they attribute solely to the Second Chance Program.
> These results have been achieved at extremely low costs in comparison to the traditional
> attempts at combined drug and crime rehabilitation using expensive, radical chronic drug
> therapy and third party counseling.
> The Second Chance Program in comprised of four key modules:
> 1. Drug Rehabilitation Module
> 2. Education Module
> 3. Self-Respect Module
> 4. Life Skills Module
> THE SECOND CHANCE PROGRAM directly addresses and handles the four areas that have been shown
to
> be vital to the rehabilitation of inmates. It has proven successful in cost effectively
> converting a prison into a facility that rehabilitates inmates so that they do not come back
> into the criminal justice system after release.
> The Ensenada Prison was one of the worst prisons in North America with a high level of prison
> violence; 90% of the inmates reported to be using heroin, there was poor infrastructure, a
high
> rate of corruption and few resources.
> Due to its success, the Baja California government expanded the program to all of its
> facilities, including the infamous Tijuana Prison. In the first sixteen months, the program
> rehabilitated 15% of the 6000 inmates in that facility. Over the first six years, in all the
> State, over 4,000 inmates were treated with over 2,000 released from prison. (To date we have
> rehabilitated over 10,000 inmates)
> The Second Chance Program has greatly exceeded all original expectations by reducing criminal
> recidivism, violence and drug use inside the prison. Its cost effectiveness, demonstrated in
a
> country such as Mexico with extremely limited resources, offers savings opportunities to
> western governments, which currently expend significant resources with less positive results
in
> their rehabilitation attempts. If the Second Chance Program can produce these results in such
> adverse conditions, we conclude that it holds great promise for application elsewhere.
> Currently, operating in Puerto Rico where the program started with 5 inmates at the beginning
> of July 2003, there are now over 200 inmates on the program with a waiting list. In the last
20
> years, this prison has experienced 1800 murders inside the prison walls being perpetrated by
> two gangs that have been basically running the prison. So gruesome were these murders that
the
> Corrections Dept. thought there was nothing that could be done about it. When the Second
Chance
> Program got implemented, within 11 days the two leaders of the gangs announced to the main
> population in the prison, that for the first time in 20 years, they were calling a truce!
> Specifically, for WNY, the Second Chance Program will be implemented in the Erie County Jail
> system. Based on the above statistics, and expecting nothing less in Erie County, the need
for
> the Second Chance program is apparent. The recidivism rate in Erie County follows the
National
> average of 62-65% at a cost of approximately $33,000.00 per inmate/per year. The Second
Chance
> program will not only reduce the usual cycle of recidivism in Erie County, but it will make
the
> area much safer and save the taxpayers millions of dollars each year.
> The Second Chance Program is a unique prison-based crime and drug rehabilitation model using
> technology licensed by Criminon International. Criminon utilizes the research discoveries in
> the field of drug and criminal rehabilitation made by American researcher and humanitarian,
L.
> Ron Hubbard.
> 2. Describe how the project complies with the Mission of the 21st Century Fund.
> Based on the fact that the 21st Century Fund is looking for something that will have a high
> economic impact in WNY, the Second Chance Program will offer both a high economic impact as
> well as social impact. Faced with the fiscal crisis and the Control Board in Buffalo, and
> knowing that many of the inmates that are arrested in the City of Buffalo, end up in the Erie
> County jails, one will easily see that the data contained below with regard to the Second
> Chance Program being implemented in the Erie County Jail System will have an unprecedented
> economic impact.
> Local, state, and federal legislators are continuously challenged with increasing budgetary
> requests for prison, judiciary, and law enforcement needs. Government data show that over the
> past 25 years prison populations have grown 377% and prison budgets have grown 600%. The
burden
> currently borne by the American taxpayer solely for corrections exceeds $65 billion.
> Prison systems are designed to Ôconfine offendersÉand provide opportunities to assist
offenders
> in becoming law-abiding citizens'. Current rehabilitation programs have yet to stem the tide
in
> prison population growth. When looking at why there is a 377% growth, the data clearly points
> to one core issue driving the prison population and budget explosion. That one core issue is
> recidivism, the revolving door of individuals who after serving on average 4.3 years
> incarcerated fall back into criminal behavior and within three years return to prison.
> According to U.S. Department of Justice statistics, the recidivism rates for the past 20
years
> have remained at a near constant rate of 62-65%. This rate is consistent across the spectrum
of
> correctional institutions (local jails, state and federal prisons).
> Over 60% of the incarcerated have substance addiction/abuse issues. Unsolved addiction is the
> largest single contributing factor to the cycle of recidivism. Even the introduction of drug
> courts has had little to no impact against the cycle of recidivism. A recent Department of
> Justice study found that recidivism rates of individuals who went through the drug court
system
> mirrored those receiving standard sentencing to jail or prison.
> Dr. Alan Leshner, then Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse said, "It is foolish
> not to treat the addicted criminals while you have them under your control - or they will be
> back."
> General Barry McCaffrey, while Director of the Office of National Drug Policy made the
> following statement: "As the prison population approaches 2 million inmates, the corrections
> system is struggling to compensate for our society's failure to deal with substance abuse and
> addiction. The vast majority of prisoners in America's 'Ôinternal gulag'' have a history of
> substance abuse. Prison sentencing alone cannot compensate for other social institutions'
> failure to deal with substance abuse; merely locking up criminals is so expensive and is not
> working. Tens of thousands of addicted Americans are returning to jail each year for repeat
> offenses stemming from their abuse of drugs and alcohol. Of the 550,000 prisoners released
each
> year from state and federal prisons, only a small fraction has received any treatment for
> substance abuse during their incarceration."
> In addition to correction system budgets, America taxpayers fund over $15.5 billion in
justice
> spending for recidivist. Law enforcement resources are also tapped to manage individuals who
> violate the law once released from prison. More than $42 billion of the $65 billion increased
> allocations to the law enforcement community after September 11th's terror attacks have been
> spent on recidivism issues.
> When looking at corrections, justice, and law enforcement as components in integral issues of
> one paradigm rather than separate entities, one quickly realizes that each year this country
is
> spending $95 billion dollars because of the correlation between recidivism and unresolved
drug
> addiction. Increasingly, states must choose between building prisons and building schools.
> Government officials estimate that one in seven children in the US will have a parent who has
> been incarcerated before that child reaches 18 years of age. While the emotional and social
> costs may not be measurable in dollars and cents, the costs to taxpayers for law enforcement,
> justice and prisons can be measured. With a 600% increase in spending, have government
agencies
> established minimum success criteria for programs to rehabilitate prisoners? And further, if
a
> program has less than acceptable results will it continue to be funded? Have we gotten so
used
> to poor results in this community that we no longer seek higher levels of achievement?
> At present many within the field of addiction treatment have lost sight of the true meaning
of
> drug rehabilitation - to restore to effectiveness or normal life through training. These
> individuals have focused instead on addiction maintenance therapies. Ninety years ago, it was
> illegal for physicians and pharmacists to maintain individuals in an addicted state, yet
today
> that is the standard of care. Studies have shown that heroin addicts will continue to use
> heroin more than 30% of the time when they are in a methadone maintenance program. More than
> 50% will turn to crime to support their habit. And nearly 75% are unable to maintain
full-time
> employment. There are effective solutions available to achieve drug rehabilitation rather
than
> addiction maintenance. Implementation of these programs needs to be the highest priority of
> prisoner rehabilitation programs.
> Only one-third of the addicted correctional population undergoes some measure of substance
> abuse treatment while incarcerated. These run the gamut from inpatient treatment to group or
> peer counseling, to drug education modules. Less than 7% of the addicted corrections
population
> actually receives a formalized treatment or some form of credentialed treatment or
counseling.
> Of those over half will still be trapped in the recidivist cycle. At present only 3.5% of the
> drug addicted incarcerated receive effective treatment and are able to break the cycle and be
> truly rehabilitated.
> As a nation, we are diverting $95 billion taxpayers dollars annually into recidivism issues.
> This number will only multiply exponentially if there is not course change. What does that
mean
> at a state level?
> (We'll give you some state statistics because we are still in the process of compiling county
> statistics, but by looking at the states economic impact one can easily see that the economic
> impact at a county level will be significant.)
> State Number Incarcerated Current Annual Cost to the State Annual % of Prison Population
> Increase Over 25 Years Projected State Spending on Incarceration for the next 25 years
> CA 160,000 $ 3.5 billion 11% $1.3 Trillion
> FLA 67,000 $1.161 Billion 6% $95 Billion
> NM 3,500 $103 Million 5% $8.3 Billion
> AZ 27,700 $500 Million 11% $222 Billion
> TX 162,000 $2 Billion 10% $832 Billion
> NH 2,400 $50 Million 11% $21 Billion
> MO 29,000 $500 Million 8% $136 Billion
> NV 10,000 $160 Million 10% $60 Billion
> If a comprehensive program existed which was made available to just 25% of the prison
> population and was successful 70% of the time, what would be the cost savings?
> STATE Cost-Savings for 25% Participation in a Program with 70% Success Rate
> CA $150 Billion
> FLA $ 51 Billion
> NM $ 4.5 Billion
> AZ $ 23 Billion
> TX $ 87 Billion
> NH $ 22 Billion
> MO $ 15 Billion
> NV $ 5.7 Billion
> Is this possible? If it is, when and how can local, state, and federal jurisdictions begin
> implementing programs that achieve these goals? A viable solution has been found. That
Solution
> is the Second Chance Program. Operating under the tightest of operational and clinical
> scrutiny, including three independent university studies, in what are recognized as some of
the
> worst prisons in the world, the Second Chance Program has been proven over the last eight
years
> of operation in Mexican prisons that the recidivist cycle can be broken. In areas where
> criminal recidivism is actually higher than within the US (70-80% vs. 62-65%), those
> participating in the program, to any degree, had a less than 10% return rate. The most
> astounding number is that for the thousands who participated, of those who completed the
entire
> program and reentered society, NONE recidivated.
> Based on the failure to break the cycle of drug addiction/recidivism, programs which do not
> achieve a 70% to 90% cure rate in addiction and a reduction of recidivism to 10 to 20% over
> three years, should be modified or replaced with Second Chance.
> What has been happening within the prison systems are scattered programs addressing one or
more
> of the components of a successful rehabilitation program which, if government statistics are
to
> be trusted, are failing and failing miserably. It is time to admit this frankly and look to
> other methods to achieve success. One reason for this failure is a focus on treating symptoms
> rather than the true conditions that have lead to the dramatic increase in prison populations
> and resource drains.
> Crimes reported in Erie County New York Crime 2000
> Statistics presented are based on data collected by the FBI as part of its Uniform Crime
> Reporting Program. These data represent offenses reported to and arrests made by State and
> local law enforcement agencies as reported to the FBI. These data do not include Federal law
> enforcement activity. Additionally, not all law enforcement agencies consistently report
> offense and arrest data to the FBI. Users should refer to the Coverage Indicator for the
> proportion of the population covered by the agencies reporting to the FBI.
> Crime Number (Estimate)
> Total 34,969
> Murder 40
> Rape 229
> Robbery 1,766
> Aggravated Assault 2,450
> Burglary 6,140
> Larceny - theft 20,486
> Motor vehicle thefts 3,454
> Population 822,589
> Coverage indicator 95%
> Data provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the National Archive of Criminal
> Justice Data, University of Michigan
> Population statistics are based on data provided by the FBI and may differ from similar
> statistics reported by the Census Bureau. Population statistics generated by the FBI are used
> to calculate crime rates and to estimate the proportion of the population covered by the UCR
> program.
> Arrests in Erie County New York
> Statistics presented are based on data collected by the FBI as part of its Uniform Crime
> Reporting Program. These data represent offenses reported to and arrests made by State and
> local law enforcement agencies as reported to the FBI. These data do not include Federal law
> enforcement activity. Additionally, not all law enforcement agencies consistently report
> offense and arrest data to the FBI. Users should refer to the Coverage Indicator for the
> proportion of the population covered by the agencies reporting to the FBI.
> Crime Number (Estimate)
> Total 32,237
> Murder 28
> Rape 70
> Robbery 586
> Aggravated Assault 1,387
> Burglary 842
> Larceny - theft 3,633
> Motor vehicle thefts 714
> Arson 43
> Other assaults 4,546
> Forgery & counterfeiting 395
> Fraud 845
> Embezzlement 9
> Have stolen property 796
> Vandalism 1,307
> Weapons violations 374
> Prostitution and commercial vice 177
> Sex offenses 319
> Total drug violations 4,785
> Gambling 18
> Offenses against family & child 190
> Driving under influence 3,855
> Liquor law violations 136
> Drunkenness - Disorderly conduct 673
> Vagrancy 14
> All other offenses except traffic 6,449
> Population 949,409
> Coverage indicator 82%
> Data provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the National Archive of Criminal
> Justice Data, University of Michigan
> Population statistics are based on data provided by the FBI and may differ from similar
> statistics reported by the Census Bureau. Population statistics generated by the FBI are used
> to calculate crime rates and to estimate the proportion of the population covered by the UCR
> program.
> Number of Inmates remanded* to the Sheriff's custody today (Oct. 2, 2003) 1430
> Updated Hourly The inmate count reflects the total of three facilities: Erie County Holding
> Center; Erie County Correctional Facility; Holding Center Annex
> *Remand - to send back (a prisoner) into custody while further evidence is sought.
> Erie County Sheriff's Office 10 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202
> 3. Describe the impact(s) of the project in terms of the outcomes it will achieve. How many
> people are going to benefit by the project?
> In the initial phase of the project (year one), 60 longer term inmates will be chosen to
> participate in the full Second Chance Program prison model requiring approximately 6-10
months
> of full-time work. These inmates will receive all four modules of the program (including drug
> rehabilitation and criminal rehab). An additional 200 shorter term inmates will participate
in
> the criminal rehabilitation module in the first 6 months and another 200 the next 6 months.
So,
> in the first year, the program will immediately impact a minimum of 460 inmates.
> Officials with Erie County Jail feel Erie County as least follows the national average of 65%
> recidivism rate. This means that without changing anything that they are doing, a minimum of
> 299 of those inmates will return to the criminal justice system.
> In Erie County, the cost to house an inmate for a year is approximately $33,000.00 per year.
> The average length of stay for each inmate participating in the program will be a minimum of
> four months. This translates into $11,000 per inmate/per 4 months.
> COST TO THE ERIE COUNTY JAIL SYSTEM OF NOT HANDLING THE PROBLEM OF RECIDIVISM PER 460
INMATES:
> For the 299 inmates that will be returning to the system without the benefit of the Second
> Chance Program, the cost of recidivism* to the Erie County Jail System is:
> $11,000.00 - cost to house an inmate for 4 months
> x 299 Number of inmates returning to the system without benefit of the Second Chance Program
> 3,289,000.00 Cost of recidivism* in Erie County Jail System (per 460 inmates)
> *Recidivism - To relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior; especially relapse
into
> criminal behavior. To return to the criminal justice system after being released from jail.
> COST SAVINGS TO ERIE COUNTY JAIL SYSTEM WITH THE SECOND CHANCE PROGRAM:
> With the Second Chance Program, three university studies show a very high probability that
less
> than 5% of the 460 inmates will return to the criminal justice system.
> That means that an estimated 23 inmates will return as opposed to 299. The jail system will
> save the cost of housing 276 inmates.
> 11,000.00 cost of housing an inmate for 3 months
> x 276 Number of inmates not returning to the system as a result of the second chance program
> 3,036,000.00 TOTAL MINIMUM COST SAVINGS TO THE ERIE COUNTY JAIL SYSTEM
> In order to fully understand the entire cost saving to Erie County Government, one must look
> additionally at the cost to the police and courts for each of those who do not recidivate:
> Considering the fact that nationally Corrections costs are only 33% (or 1/3) of the cost of
> crime to government, with Law Enforcement costing 49%, and Justice and Legal costing 18%, we
> can estimate that the cost of crime to Erie County government is $99,000.00 per inmate/per
> year.
> Calculate that as follows:
> 33,000.00 the cost to house an inmate for a year
> x 3 factoring in the costs of Justice, Legal and Law Enforcement
> $99,000.00 per inmate per year.
> But for our purposes, since the Second Chance Program is dealing with inmates incarcerated
for
> an average of at least 4 months at a time, we have adjust the cost of housing the inmates in
> jail to account for that. The cost to the courts and the police is not based on time but upon
> each inmate goi8ng through the system. So this computes to $11,000 for housing plus $66,000
for
> the cost of police and courts for a total of $77,000 per inmate who recidivates. So this
> computes to a total cost saving to Erie County government as follows:
> $77,000
> x 276
> $21,252,000.00 Potential cost saving to Erie County government
> Some of these figures were extrapolated and thus open to error and there is no guarantee that
> the Second Chance Program will get the same results with Erie County that it has demonstrated
> over six years in three independent university studies. It is highly likely the savings will
be
> more than the $3,036,000 for only the saving to the jails. It could be as high as
$20,000.000.
> The above illustrations do not take into account the 100's of thousands of people who are
> affected by crime each year and the attendant costs associated with that, such as: property
> damage, hospitalization, legal fees, lost wages and productivity from work, etc.
> While this grant initially will only be delivered to a minimum of 460 people, it will
establish
> the program in Erie County, so that in 3 years the program can affect the majority of those
> incarcerated and hopefully can create a similar impact on the crime rate as was seen in
> Ensenada, Mexico.
> Additionally, if since these resources are no longer needed to be spent on the criminal
element
> of society, Erie County can invest the money into more productive ways, such as: Education
for
> our children, The Arts, Historic Preservation, Parks, new jobs and generally improve the
> quality of life for the people of WNY.
> How will WNY be improved by the project?
> Aside from economic impact stated above, The Second Chance Program has a proven success rate
in
> reducing crime, thereby making neighborhoods safer. The Second Chance Program has reunited
many
> inmates with their families where previously they were otherwise estranged, thus giving
> stability in the community and providing a stable home life for their children. Upon leaving
> the jail system after completing the Second Chance Program, said inmates can return to
society
> and be productive members of society and get back into the tax base of the community instead
of
> being a tax drain.
> Most criminal acts that inmates commit they're not caught for, so the impact of the program
on
> the crime rate is enormous. When the program was piloted in Ensenada Mexico, by the end of
the
> 3rd year, the crime rate dropped 55%. This is a social impact, that affected many more people
> than just the inmates themselves. The 100's of thousands of people who were previously the
> victims of those crimes, now have a safe environment in which to live.
> How, When, and by whom will the impacts and outcomes be measured?
> Dr. Alfonse Parades - Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Emeritus of UCLA
does
> the outcome studies for the Second Chance Program. In Erie County, he will work in
conjunction
> with the Erie County Jail System and will collaborate with a local university.
> 4. Detail why support from the 21st Century Fund is important to the overall success of the
> project. Describe and detail the new resources the project will bring to the community.
> Funding from the 21st Century Fund is important to the overall success of the project
because,
> with the funds we can begin establishment phase of the program which takes 3 months. We can
> then begin to save the taxpayers millions of dollars and make the area safe for our children.
> This grant helps get this highly effective rehabilitation program started in the jail. Once
it
> is started, it can expand rapidly and very inexpensively.
> The immediate and direct resource that will be brought to Erie County is the real
> rehabilitation of people. Then, we have the social impact of reduced crime, a safe place to
> live and raise your children, and the enormous economic impact which will free up millions of
> dollars that can be used more productively. It will also draw top level officials from around
> the world who have a desire to see this program in operation.
> 5. Is this type of project of activity being undertaken by anyone else in or on behalf of our
> area?
> The Second Chance Program is uniques and is not being delivered at this time in New York. Due
> to its high success rate, it exceeds results of any other rehabilitation at a far lower cost
> per success. For this reason, Erie County Jail Management Division has fully investigated the
> Second Chance Program and has allocated its resources to have the benefit of this program.
> 6. List all the organizations that you expect to collaborate with, support, participate in or
> cooperate with in a substantive fashion for this project. Describe the proposed role and
attach
> written evidence from each organization demonstrating its understanding of the proposed role
> and its willingness to carry out the role as described.
> We will be collaborating with the Erie County Sheriff's Office - Jail Management Division.
The
> role of the Jail Management Division will be in terms of housing, renovations, clothing,
> feeding of the inmates and maintenance costs to keep the program running. See Attachment #2 -
> Letter of support from the Erie County Jail Management Division
> 7. What is the timeline for the complete project? Please indicate major milestones including
> specifically when the 21st Century Funds would be utilized.
> The timeline for the initial demonstration project is 1 year from establishment. The
> establishment phase will take approximately three months. Erie County Jail Management
Division
> is providing the operating expenses for the program. Additional funds are needed to establish
> this program in the jail. The 21st Century Funds will be utilized to establish the program,
> train the staff, purchase materials needed for the program - books, paper, pens, clay,
> vitamins, the building of the sauna detoxification chamber.
> The 21st Century Funds will be used specifically for the establishment phase of the project.
> 8. List all other sources of funding that have been sought for this project and identify and
> sources that are from outside the area on the attached form. Provide the amount requested,
the
> purpose for which the funds would be used, the status of the funding request and the name and
> telephone number of the contact person at the organization from which funds are sought.
> Question #8: Revenue Sources
> Source Amount Purpose Status (Pending or Granted) Date Expected
> Erie County Jail Mngmt Division $500,000.00 Renovations Granted Already allocated
> Erie County Jail Mngmt Division $200,000.00 Operating Expenses pending Begins as soon as the
> program is established approx. 3 months after renovations are complete
> 9. Complete the attached budget form for the project showing all expenses and revenues.
> Specifically indicate how 21st Century Funds will be utilized. If the project is to carry on
> for a number years, provide a multi-year budget projection including expected sources of
> revenue. Please remember that 21st Century Funds are a one time only grant.
> The budgetary requirements for the first year of this project will be met from three
different
> sources: Erie County Jail Management Division, 21st Century Fund, and Second Chance Program
> Endowments.
> The project that the 21st Century Fund would be funding is specifically and only the
> establishment phase of the program. This is a 3 month cyle from beginning to end. Once the
> program is established, the program is self-perpetuating, very inexpensive to run and will be
> maintained through other sources of funding - Erie County Jail Management Division and Second
> Chance Program Endowments).
> Erie County Jail Management Division is currently involved with spending on renovations to
> their facility which will include specific areas designated for the Second Chance Program.
They
> will provide infrastructure as well as funds for ongoing maintenance for the program. Over a
> period of several years, this program should be fully funded by government sources and should
> be self-sufficient due to the reduction in the recidivism rate as a result of this program -
> specifically - Erie County Jail Management Division and Second Chance Program Endowments.
> The County is unable to pay for much of the required start-up costs for the program and these
> are the costs which would be borne by 21st Century Funds grant. These costs break down as
> follows:
> ITEM: BUDGETED EXPENSE
> 1. Books and Materials This includes all the reference and training materials For the various
> modules as well as course room Supplies. $30,000.00
> 2. Equipment This includes computers, a printer, copier, fax and other Office equipment $
> 6,000.00
> 3. Sauna Construction This will provide for the therapeutic detoxification Facility which
> removes drug residues from the fatty Tissues and greatly reduces the probability of relapse.
> $25,000.00
> 4. Staff Training These funds are needed to take the staff to an existing Facility and house
> them during their on-site training $35,000.00
> 5. Miscellaneous equipment This will include tables and chairs for study in the Life
> Improvement Modules $ 4,000.00
> *6. Staff Salaries This will provide for resident staff as well as travel and expenses For
> management and supervisory staff. $150,000.00
> *7. Facility Renovations (This is being funded in the 2004 Capital Budget ) $500,000.00
> *Costs NOT being borne by the 21st Century Funds - but put into the budget just to show costs
> This request is for establishment money to get the Second Chance Program going in New York
> State. Over 75 US-State legislators have witnessed personally the program in operation and as
a
> result several state and local governments are desirous of implementing this program and
either
> writing it into their budgets or otherwise seeking funding. The 21st Century Funds endowment
> would get this project up and running in Erie County, and it would be the first county
program
> facility in the Continental United States! This pioneer facility in Erie County will be
toured
> by many government officials who have expressed a desire to see this program after hearing
> about it from their enthusiastic colleagues.
> The Second Chance Program is very interested in getting this program going in Erie County,
New
> York. The Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent of Erie County have seen the program in
> operation and believe strongly enough in what they saw to provide funds for its operation in
> the Erie County Jail System. We need your help to really make a difference, first in your
> community and eventually through the entire United States. We have currently sought no other
> funds from any source other than private donations. Your help is greatly needed!
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> 27. Erie County 2nd Chance - The Second Chance Program, Inc. Second Chance Program, Inc. is
a
> cost effective, non-religious, educational, value-based prison rehabilitation program
providing
> government a long-term solution in its fight against crime and drugs. Addressing criminal
> behavior and substance abuse, the program has a very high success rate in halting the cycle
of
> recidivism. Government and university studies of thousands of cases, showed over a 6-year
> period, the normal 70-80% recidivism rate was reduced to below 10% with an overall reduction
in
> the crime rate of 55%! No substitute drugs are used. The Erie County Second Chance Project
> seeks $100k to establish the program in the Erie County Jail System
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> misc new release 2000
> From the April 24, 2000 print edition
> Foundation targets impact projects
> Tracey Drury Business First
> The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is coming up with new ways to encourage
charitable
> giving and involve additional members of the community in the philanthropic process.
> In 1999, 41 new funds were opened, bringing the total to more than 420. During the same
period,
> $5.4 million in grants were awarded to the community. The new funds were part of a growth
> trend, which saw the foundation increase assets by 37 percent in three years to more than
$120
> million.
> Gail Johnstone, executive director, said the foundation is not shifting its focus, but rather
> branching out in new directions. Its recent growth was part of a three-year planned effort
that
> exceeded expectations.
> "The board had a goal of $120 million by 2000, which was reached and they haven't yet set the
> next goal," Johnstone said. "Their goal is less fiscal and more to have 90 percent of people
> with donor-advised funds be eager to recommend us to others."
> To continue that growth, the foundation recently hired Richard Tobe, who previously led Erie
> County's economic development agenda. As associate director for the new programs, Tobe will
> work to help increase the foundation's impact in the community through two new funds created
to
> foster change in Western New York.
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> Tobe brings a level of expertise the foundation was lacking, Johnstone said.
> "That's the kind of thing that's directly in Rich's line of experience and vision," she said.
> "The foundation feels extremely fortunate he will help us in the community to ask these
> questions and reach these directions."
> The first of two funds Tobe will oversee is the 21st Century Fund. The fund will attract
donors
> of $2,100 or more, to be contributed over a five-year period. All founding donors become part
> of the decision process to identify and develop projects within the community. Already,
> $400,000 has been pledged to the fund.
> "One of the other major goals of the fund is to involve both in the decision-making and
> philanthropy process a younger generation of individuals than would normally be the case,"
Tobe
> said. "That amount of money, although it's not small, it's within the reach of many young
> professionals and people who are working here in the community."
> The second fund Tobe will oversee is the Fund for the Environment. As commissioner with the
> county, Tobe was an adviser to the foundation when it created this fund several years ago. It
> concentrates on using funds from the foundation and other national foundations to fund
various
> environmental projects.
> According to the Washington, D.C.-based Council on Foundations, U.S. community foundations
gave
> a record $1.5 billion dollars in 1998 for a wide variety of projects in education, health
care,
> social services, the environment and the arts.
> The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, one of about 600 community foundations across
the
> country, is in the top 12 percent in asset size and is about two times the size of the
average
> community foundation. Dorothy Ridings, president and CEO of the Council on Foundations, said
> the foundation is doing better than average, but is by no means alone in its growth.
> "We're seeing growth at foundations in general, but the truly phenomenal growth is coming
from
> the community foundation portion of the foundation world," she said. "They (Buffalo) are
better
> than typical, but the whole field is truly exploding."
> Much of the growth nationally is attributable to investment income, but other reasons include
> the success of community foundations in attracting new donors and becoming better known.
> Another reason is that more people are better off than they used to be and are looking for
new
> avenues in charitable giving.
> "Gail and her people are really doing some superb work. The invention of new vehicles like
that
> (21st Century Fund) for new donors is a very smart move," Ridings said.
> "I've been there and talked to them and I came back quite impressed with their leadership and
> vision they had for the future. There's a lot of competition now for charitable dollars and
> what the community foundation movement is all about is making organized philanthropy
hospitable
> to a whole new audience that never had it before. Buffalo is doing that."
> The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, formerly known as The Buffalo Foundation, was
> established in 1919 by Edward Letchworth, a Buffalo corporate lawyer, and George Rand Sr.,
> president of Marine Trust Company. It is the second-oldest community foundation in the
country,
> following Cleveland in 1914. It is the state's second-largest community foundation.
> You can find the foundation online at http://www.cfgb.org.
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