WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – A nonprofit recovery organization in Vermont has won a grant from the state Department of Corrections.
The Johnson-based Jenna’s Promise works to provide support to people suffering from substance use disorder and to remove barriers for people seeking treatment. Among the organization’s network of services, they provide reentry services to formerly incarcerated women, helping them heal from addiction.
The $240,000 Justice Reinvestment Grant from Vermont Corrections will help fund the expansion of services and community supports for the organization.
Corrections officials say the funds will help address current gaps for women exiting incarceration and reduce the need for incarceration in the future.
Corrections awards grants to support reentry initiatives and alternatives to incarceration, like transitional housing, reparative processes, community justice centers and reentry services.
