Employment Programs

DOL PREP (Prisoner Re-Entry Program)

The Prisoner Re-Entry Program seeks to strengthen the City of Hartford by providing offenders with an employment centered program that incorporates mentoring, job training, and other comprehensive transitional services.

Project PREP will ensure connections are made for services and delivered to offenders to achieve long-term and meaningful employment, reduction of criminal involvement, and other wrap around support services as needed. (2006)

DOL Prisoner Re-Entry Program
716 Windsor Street
Hartford, CT 06120
Tel: (860) 882-1397
Carlos Ruiz, Program Manager
cruiz@cpa-ct.org

Work Release Program (WRP)

Provides a transitional residence to clients released from DOC institutions on Community Release status. Clients learn about risk reduction, relapse prevention, and financial & life skills, while rejoining the workforce as part of their release stipulations. Clients pay rent and enter a savings program in order to more fully understand their responsibilities. Clients are referred by the Department of Correction Community Enforcement office after having been approved by the facility wardens. (1991)

WORK RELEASE PROGRAM
119-121 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Tel: (860) 543-8929
Robert Rametta, Program Manager
rrametta@cpa-ct.org

Alternative Programming

Services

  • Job search and employment placement and support
  • Financial and life skills
  • Needs assessment and job readiness
  • Vocational/Educational training & placement