Corrections Foundation, Inc.
The Corrections Foundation supports the Department of Corrections through programs
that support officers and staff in times of need and that help reduce crime
by helping support programs that provide
offenders with life and job skills to better enable them to re-enter society.
Employee Assistance Program
- Supported by 14,000 corrections
employees and corporate sponsors,
the Corrections Foundation
provides direct cash assistance to
corrections officers, probation
officers, and support staff during
life’s most serious emergencies,
including death, critical illness,
accidents, house fires and other
tragedies.
- In 2006, the Foundation gave
$319,000 to 237 DC employees
during such critical times. Since
1999, the Corrections Foundation
has provided over $1.8 million to
1,300 employees.
- Employees qualify for
maximum financial assistance by
contributing as little as $1 per pay
period.
Recognizing Corrections as Noble Calling—a Specialty Tag to Support DC Employees
- For a quarter of a century, Louie
Wainwright led the Florida
Department of Corrections as
Secretary, modernizing
Corrections, turning it from the
perception that it is simply a job
into a noble profession playing an integral and important role
protecting public safety, equal to a
police officer, firefighter, or
military service member.
- To continue promoting and
supporting corrections, Mr.
Wainwright, now serving as
President of the Corrections
Foundation, has proposed a
specialty license plate to recognize
corrections professionals.
- At $25 each, proceeds from the sale
of the specialty plate will benefit
corrections employees through the
Foundation’s Employee Assistance
Program and through future
endeavors.
Adult Automotive Training Center Program
- Ford Motor Company provides funds to build and maintain an automotive repair training center at Homestead Correctional Institution, a female facility in Miami-Dade County.
- In addition to automotive education, the program emphasizes life skills these inmates will need to live successfully and productively after release.
- Upon completion of the program, inmates receive a certificate of completion from Ford, are bonded to protect prospective employers, and are ready for entry-level position in dealer or after-market auto-repair facilities. The Department assists the inmates in finding positions.
Support the corrections professionals who protect public safety.
Go to www.correctionsfoundation.org.
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