For information of the current trainings, please contact:

Renda Craft Mentoring Administrator Renda.Craft@ks.gov 913-788-0670

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Kansas Department of Corrections Kiley Young Case Management and Mentoring Director (785) 342-3984		Reaching Out from Within Russ Thompson President (913) 706-6667
Seeds of Hope Jail Ministry Becky Upshaw MRT Program Facilitator (620) 290-7916		Central Kansas Prison Ministry Lynn McBride Executive Director (316) 733-1537
Overland Park Church of Christ Brad Miller (913) 208-6959		Freedom Challenge  Don Starnes Executive Director (316) 260-5530
Salvation Army Ernest Jones Divisional Corrections Director (816) 686-7480		Brothers in Blue Reentry Carl Hughes (913) 727-3235 Ext. 57204/57201
Veterans Affairs Christine Strohm Health Care for Reentry Veterans Specialist (785) 806-9251		Arts in Prison Leigh Lynch Executive Director (913) 403-0229
Mount Carmel Redevelopment Corporation Pamela Smart Executive Director (913) 621-4111

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Mentoring Adult Offenders in Kansas Mentoring is a key component to reduce recidivism in Kansas.

This community-based statewide initiative delivers mentoring services to help offenders safely and successfully return to communities. Nearly 4,700 offenders leave prison each year and many need help finding employment/housing, getting connected to services/treatment and reuniting safely with neighborhoods/families. Mentors support the work of correctional case workers and service/treatment providers by assisting offenders in reaching their reentry plan goals. Mentors are also instrumental in helping offenders establish a life of pro-social activities and meaningful engagement within their communities.  Our goal is to ensure that every offender leaving prison has the opportunity to work with a mentor. Guided by community service organizations working closely with the Department of Corrections, mentors are trained and matched to offenders six to 12 months prior to an offender's release from prison. Services are also continually monitored and evaluated to ensure the most effective mentoring practices are used.

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