Aphesis House, Inc.
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311 Walton Lane
Madison, TN 37115
Organization Details

Programs

Budget
$133,824.00
Description
Our Residential Aftercare Program (RAP) is dedicated to meeting the immediate needs of the men that enter into our program, providing housing, food, clothing, transportation, and basic health care. Each resident works closely with a case manager and counselor to identify individual needs, establish treatment goals, and connect them to the services that they need. RAP also includes weekly classes that develop the personal well-being of the men, such as Anger Management, Family Reunification, Critical Thinking, and Relapse Prevention.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$60,004.00
Description
Operation Excel is a training program to assist residents in preparing for jobs that are available in today's market. Training includes: Developing a resume, how to complete on-line employment applications, how to focus a job search, job interview techniques, business etiquette & budgeting. Mock interviews are filmed and critiqued to help participants refine much-needed interview skills. The goal is to help residents find employment, develop career goals, and enter into permanent housing.
Program Areas Served
None

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments

Nearly all of the 2.4 million people incarcerated in the United States today - including the more than 20 thousand state inmates in Tennessee - will eventually be released (95%). Reentry is the process of transition that these individuals, predominately male and disproportionately non-white, make from prison or jail to the community. Aphesis House can currently house 28 individuals at a time in the agency's three residential homes. Research shows that savings total more than $72,200 yearly for each former offender who succeeds in not returning to prison. Utilizing this estimate, to the extent that Aphesis House can contribute to the success of only 50 offenders remaining crime-free and not returning to prison over a 12-month period, the economic benefit to the community exceeds $3.6 million per year ($72,200 x 50).