Visitors Services Center Inc.
Visitors Services Center Inc.
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About this organization
Revenue
$363,604
Expenses
$333,871
Mission
Voices for a Second Chance (VSC) (formally the Visitors' Services Center), is an essential safety net for offenders and their families who are likely to be among the most marginalized members of our society. We continue to be the only organization in the Nation's Capital that provides vital services to our neediest citizens. Our goal is to reduce the recidivism rate in the District of Columbia. We know from direct experience that returning citizens who are given services, (both pre and post release from incarceration), make a successful transition and become positive contributing citizens to our economy and community. We remain committed to our long history of providing basic human services to meet basic human needs.
About
Intake Services and Re-Entry Program- Staff works to collect and store a prisoners' belongings, including his or her identification, telephone, and car keys--which might otherwise be discarded. We will notify family, employer, and others of the inmate's incarceration and help make important arrangements, for example child care. The inmate will be assigned a case worker who will then continue to support him or her throughout the sentence. The Re-Entry program utilizes counselors and staff to help the returning citizen make a successful transition from incarceration to the community. Too often, the returning citizen has no one to meet him or her upon release, and Voices will be there to welcome them. Together with a wide array of community partners, Voices helps clients with practical matters, such as obtaining social security cards and ID's, transportation passes, and clothing. But that is only the beginning: Voices offers group and individual counseling, referrals to housing, domestic violence shelter, GED programs, employment programs, health care including HIV screening and treatment, help for LGBTQ clients, and much much more.
Interesting data from their 2017 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “We keep those incarcerated connected to their families and community. from the moment of arrest through release. we work hand-and-hand to plan a productive reentry into the community.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “Voices for a second chance (vsc) (formally the visitors' services center), is an essential safety net for offenders and their families who are likely to be among the most marginalized members of our society. we continue to be the only organization in the nation's capital that provides vital services to our neediest citizens. our goal is to reduce the recidivism rate in the district of columbia. we know from direct experience that returning citizens who are given services, (both pre and post release from incarceration), make a successful transition and become positive contributing citizens to our economy and community. we remain committed to our long history of providing basic human services to meet basic human needs.”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as DC.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2017 was 1422 MASSACHUSETTES AVE SE, WASHINGTON, DC, 20003.
- As of 2017, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 7 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $48,236.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1969.
- The organization pays $273,744 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $54,641 in fundraising expenses.