In Baltimore City, we had over 300 homicides last year. A large percentage of those deaths have been individuals who were recently incarcerated or affiliated with a gang. The need for re-entry and victim support services is evident, especially among our youth, young adults, those recently incarcerated, those with gang affiliation, and those who may have seen the devastation of gun violence or family members who died from a deadly disease.
The Walk With Me Project New Initiative
The Walk With Me Project partnered with the NOLITA Project to create The Gateway Project. Through this partnership, we can coordinate recidivism reduction resource services to support the family.
The Walk With Me Project provides case management and supportive services to individuals returning to society from incarceration.
The Nolita Project provides out-of-school time programming for children and young adults. Youth participants are dually enrolled in mental health treatment and psychiatric rehabilitation services and receive 1:1 mentoring.
The Gateway Project
The Gateway Project will provide wrap-around services to citizens returning to society from incarceration who are the parents of children ages 5-24. The project is designed for individuals in need of services upon release and those with a history of criminal justice system involvement seeking supportive services for themselves and their children. The Gateway Project will provide up to 6 months of supportive services, including assistance with securing vital documents, job readiness training, referrals to housing services, support for transportation to work and volunteer activities, behavioral health programming referrals, parent and child relationship-building workshops, specialized youth engagement activities and field trips for participants and their children.
