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Funders Past and Present
Partners Past and Present
The Crime Prevention Institute continues to refine and
strengthen its programs while working with community
partners to develop new relationships and programs to
better serve the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated
population.
The Crime Prevention Institute is supported by generous
funds and in kind donations from the following organizations.
CPI truly could not accomplish its mission without the
support of our funders. We feel so grateful for our
community support and long standing relationships with
our partners.
Funders Past
and Present
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Austin/Travis
County Health and Human Services
CPI holds a social service contract with the city
and the county, and has been successfully managing
those contracts for nearly ten years. ATCHHS provides
a large bulk of the funding for the Targeted Project
Re-Enterprise Program, as well as excellent support
and technical assistance for overall agency health
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Girl
Scouts Lone Star Council
CPI, in partnership with Girl Scouts-Lone Star
Council, helped to create the Enterprising Girl
Scouts Beyond Bars Program in 1998. Today, the
program is managed by Girl ScoutsLone Star
Council , who subcontracts with CPI to provide
pre-release education, transitional services,
and post-release case management to the incarcerated
mothers of the girls in Troop 1500. |
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William
Knox Holt Foundation
The Holt Foundation has been working with CPI
from the beginning! The Foundation has a long
history of providing generous funding for CPI
to develop new programs, as well as general operating
support. We appreciate their consistent support
in funding as well as idea generation and encouragement
since 1992. |
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Veritas
Foundation
The Veritas Foundation has been extremely supportive
of our organization as well as many other organizations
with missions critical to community health. The
Veritas Foundation provides much needed funds
for general operations and program support. We
are grateful for their loyal and continuing support
since 1994. |
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Polk
Foundation
The Polk Foundation has been extremely supportive
of our organization as well as many other organizations
with missions critical to community health. The
Polk Foundation provides much needed funds for
general operations and program support We are
grateful for their loyal and continuing support
since 1996. |
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OneStar
Foundation
CPI was awarded a capacity building grant from
the One Star Foundation in 2006. The funds were
utilized for new marketing materials, the creation
of a strategic development plan, and much needed
office equipment. We continue to stay linked to
the One Star Foundation, and appreciate their
ongoing support and information. |
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Austin
Community Foundation
The Austin Community Foundation provided funding
for the Targeted Project Re-Enterprise program
in 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2007. What a great pleasure
to be included among the list of ACF benefactors!
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Dell
Foundation
CPIs Board President, Seth Paskin, was awarded
a Delll Volunteers of Distinction award for his
outstanding contribution beginning as a technology
volunteer and culminating in a two year term as
Board President. Dell awarded CPI a gift of $1500
to honor Seths important work. Additionally,
the Dell Foundation matches all employee payroll
contributions made to CPI on a monthly basis. |
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Texas
Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Travis
State Jail, generously provides in-kind office
space for CPI. Our entire agency is housed inside
the correctional facility, leading to enhanced
pre-release services for our clients, as well
as reduced overhead expenses. |
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State
Employee Charitable Campaign
Thanks to the generosity of Texas state employees,
the State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC)
raised a record of nearly $7.5 million for charitable
organizations serving their communities, state,
nation, world, and environment. The SECC raised
$500 for CPI in 2006, and we expect even more
this year! Use the following SECC code #228148
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Partners
Past and Present
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Austin/Travis
County Reentry Roundtable
CPIs Executive Director is a founding member
of the Austin/Travis County Re-Entry Roundtable,
and CPI staff currently participate in the conferences
and committees of the Roundtable, working toward
macro level change in the area of offender reintegration. |
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University
of Texas School of Social Work
CPI is proud to partner with The University of
Texas School of Social Work (UTSSW) through the
Enterprising Girl Scouts Beyond Bars Program.
The UTSSW conducts evaluations of the program.
CPI also serves as a field placement for masters
level social work students. |
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Trinity
Center
Trinity Center is a faith-based organization conducting
programs that improve the spiritual, mental, and
physical well-being of the poor and homeless in
inner-city Austin. The Trinity Center generously
allows us use of their meeting space for post
release support groups, and has done so since
2005. |
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Goodwill
Industries
CPI and Goodwill Industries have a Memorandum
of Understanding to co-enroll former offenders
in CPIs Targeted Project Re-Enterprise Program
and Goodwills JobSource Program to enhance
workforce development services to former offenders. |
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A
NewEntry
A NewEntrys
mission is to provide high quality community reentry
and personal integrity support for individuals
confronting or rebuilding from losses associated
with homelessness, incarceration and substance
abuse. CPI is grateful to A NewEntry for providing
safe, transitional housing for former offenders. |
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South
Austin Marketplace
South Austin Marketplace provides much needed
safe, transitional housing for former offenders,
and partners with CPI to help arrange housing
for our clients. |
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Texas
Reachout Ministries
Texas Reachout Ministries provides faith-based
transitional housing for those returning to the
community from prison. CPI is grateful to TRM
for providing safe, transitional housing for both
male and female former offenders. |
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Mr.
Gattis Pizza
A heartfelt thanks goes out to Mr. Gattis
on 6th street for providing WEEKLY donations of
pizza for our post release support group. The
pizza is absolutely critical to our success in
that groupwe are so thrilled to have their
support! |
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YWCA
The YWCA is committed to providing women
and girls with opportunities for life-long learning
through workshops, groups, classes, community
service and fund-raising events. CPI is proud
to partner with the YWCA through the Enterprising
Girl Scouts Beyond Bars Program. The YWCA provides
all counseling services to the daughters and mothers
associated with Troop 1500. |
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