Horizon Communities Corp
Horizon Communities Corp
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About this organization
Mission
Horizon Communities prepare inmates to live responsibly with others and transition back into society. Program staff oversee implementation of volunteer-led, faith and character-based programs of personal responsibility, life skills, family responsibility, employability; also included are financial literacy, computer literacy, education, industrial job-certificate programs and community-living skills.
About
Mentoring by volunteers and oversight by paid coordinators offer transition and re-entry preparation, personal transformation and job preparation. Computer literacy labs continue to expand the curriculum, focusing on life skills, family responsibility, cognitive renewal, financial literacy, and post-release resources such as housing, transportation, health, job centers and specialized job skills. Measurable increases are charted in inmates personal and family responsibility and employability. Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly letter-writing to family members is required of all participants. Where permitted by the wardens, Horizon volunteers host a Family Day, serving families a full hot meal along with their incarcerated family member, and a program of the year's accomplishments. Musical entertainment completes the atmosphere to create a very memorable day. Inmates and family members say it is the best day they have experienced in their whole incarcerated experience. Over 50% of the inmates participating experience family reunification. Disciplinary infractions continue to be reduced more than 50% or more as in previous years and in comparison to other prisons in the state. Recidivism, where measured, ranges between single digits and 14%. Program supplies and workbooks are provided to achieve these goals, directly affecting over 2,500 inmates and their families and volunteers. (Indirectly, over 5000 Inmates, families, volunteers.) Curricula vary among Horizon Communities. Many Horizon graduates have completed the Wastewater management course and passed the Florida Department of the Environment qualifying exam, so many, in fact, that the Tomoka Correctional prison has become an official testing site.
Interesting data from their 2017 990 filing
Horizon communities prepare inmates to live responsibly with others and transition back into society. program staff, assisted by volunteers, oversee implementation of faith and character-based programs of personal responsibility, life skills, family responsibility, employability; other programsinclude are financial literacy, computer literacy, education, industrial job-certificate programs and community-living skills.
- Revenue reported was $176,139.
- Expenses reported were $229,209.
- Other expenses reported $69,780.
- The non-profit reported a excess or deficit for -$53,070.
- Other compensation reported was $3,875.
- Contributions, gifts, and grants reported were $62,925.
- The non-profit filed a copy of the returns in FL.
Accomplishments
- Mentoring by volunteers and oversight by paid coordinators offer transition and re-entry preparation, personal transformation and job preparation. computer literacy labs continue to expand the curriculum, focusing on life skills, family responsibility, cognitive renewal, financial literacy, and post-release resources such as housing, transportation, health, job centers and specialized job skills. measurable increases are charted in inmates personal and family responsibility and employability. weekly, bi-weekly or monthly letter-writing to family members is required of all participants. where permitted by the wardens, horizon volunteers host a family day, serving families a full hot meal along with their incarcerated family member, and a program of the year's accomplishments. musical entertainment completes the atmosphere to create a very memorable day. inmates and family members say it is the best day they have experienced in their whole incarcerated experience. over 50% of the inmates participating experience family reunification. disciplinary infractions continue to be reduced more than 50% or more as in previous years and in comparison to other prisons in the state where horizon is active. recidivism, where measured, ranges between single digits and 14%. program supplies and workbooks are provided to achieve these goals, directly affecting over 2,000 inmates and their families and volunteers. (indirectly, over 5000 inmates, families, volunteers.) curricula vary among horizon communities. many horizon graduates have completed the wastewater management course and passed the florida department of the environment qualifying exam, so many, in fact, that the tomoka correctional prison has become an official testing site. Expenses $134,027.
- As a result of the horizon's emphasis placed on computer assisted education, many participants in horizon communities have earned their ged, far more than those in general population in each prison. this ged preparation is accomplished by inmate peer facilitators in collaboration with new century education. nce technical staff assisted in expanding educational opportunities in the horizon literacy labs which had been used as tv rooms. estimated number of prisoners reached directly, 800. Expenses $15,000.
- The florida department of corrections requested horizon communities to expand its life-skills quest and education programs into two women's prison for the first time. this began in late 2014 and was fully implemented in 2015. new workbooks and computer equipment were required in addition to refurbishing a trailer for use as a program center. the women's prisons using horizon communities remain on-going. Expenses $10,000.