Transitional Housing with Kansas Dept. of Corrections
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no problem, I've got some prior presentations/trainings we've done we can look at monday and decide what to add here...I've also just
re-done some numbers about "risk/need issues", that might be too much, but we can consider adding it.
Sarah Barnhart, 4/17/2015
Who are we?
• Sarah Barnhart
• Valori Sanders
• Lori Ryan
• Katie Cannon-Miles
• Kelli Martinez
What are the issues?
• Housing
• Education/Employment
• Family/ Marital
• Alcohol/drug domain
• Emotional/personal domain
(mental health)
• Financial
• Criminal thinking barriers
What are the issues?
• Identification
• Transportation
• Pending warrants
• Neighborhood concerns
• Victim concerns
• Supervision requirements
Why housing matters
• Public Safety
Shelter
Where do they go?
• Partnerships with KHRC and
like agencies
• CRB’s
• Scattered site housing
• Master Leasing
KDOC Transitional Units
Wichita
Topeka
Pittsburg
Olathe
Kansas City
Salina
Hutchinson
Hays
Transitional
Housing
Units
presented
today
Wichita
Kansas
City
Olathe
Topeka
Pittsburg
Wichita
• 22 rooms
available as
needed
• Centrally
located
• Within walking
distance to
parole, food,
bus, etc.
Topeka
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2 units
Studio apartments
Furnished
All utilities paid
On-site laundry
Centrally located
On bus route
Pittsburg
• Town house style
• Two bedrooms, two
bathrooms, laundry
room, kitchen and
living room
• Safe business/
residential area
• Owner is a local
relator
• Worry about current
tenant’s progress
Olathe
• 2 units
• Each unit has one
bedroom with
kitchen, living room
and bathroom
• House divided into
four separated units
• Centrally located
• Accessible to parole
office, grocery store
and many
businesses
• Owner is a local
attorney
Kansas
City
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• 9 transitional
housing beds
• 4 studios
• 3-1 bedroom
units
• 1-2 bedroom
unit
Questions?
Panel Discussion:
including Housing Specialists and
former resident Adam Rhoades
Questions?
Kansas Department of Corrections
Sarah Barnhart, [email protected]
Katie Cannon-Miles, [email protected]
Vickie Malle-LeFever, [email protected]
Kelli Martinez, [email protected]
Lori Ryan, [email protected]
Valori Sanders, Valori.Sanders @doc.ks.gov