Re-Entry & Community Integration Programs for Youth and Adults BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES CONNECT ASSESS TRAIN CERTIFY PLACE
Training designed to quickly place former inmates in jobs significantly decreases the likelihood that ex-offenders with nonviolent histories will be rearrested. 1 HBI, the Home Builders Institute, has a long history of providing comprehensive and integrated job training and skills development programs in partnership with correctional institutions and agencies to achieve re-entry and rehabilitation goals, for both youth and adult populations. HBI s patented skills training and career instruction programs are designed to operate within the context of the criminal justice and rehabilitation system, providing administrators and decision-makers with options to accommodate the unique needs of their corrections infrastructure and environment. For 50 years, HBI has been providing skills training and placement services that have enabled hundreds of thousands of disconnected and at-risk youth and adults to find gainful employment in the building and construction trades. Today, HBI programs are offered at more than 270 locations across the United States with total enrollment in excess of 13,000 students. I encourage you to contact us to find out how HBI can help address your re-entry goals. John A. Courson President & CEO Prison inmates who receive general education and vocational training are significantly less likely to return to prison after release and are more likely to find employment than peers who do not receive such opportunities 2 Skills training and recidivism In August 2013, the RAND Corporation released results from a study of prison education and release programs showing that education and vocational training reduces recidivism and improves the job prospects for ex-offenders.2 Average savings per participant from reduced reincarceration rates: $8,700 $9,700 Three-year return on investment for taxpayers: nearly 400%, or $5 for every $1 spent
The State of Corrections Prison Population Federal, State and Local 4 1980 503,600 2014 2,224,400 1 in 110 adults with an additional 4,708,100 on parole/probation 1 in 52 adults Cost4 $1 TRILLION The aggragate cost of incarceration in the U.S.5 $91 BILLION To correctional institutions $393 BILLION To incarcerate persons $513 BILLION To families, children and communities In 2015 HBI retained the services of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to conduct a third-party evaluation of its core Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) program as delivered at the Highlands Youth Academy in Avon Park, Florida.3 Principal findings from the evaluation include: Participation in HBI s PACT career training program is associated with a lower likelihood of re-arrest in the first six months after release. The difference in likelihood of re-arrest is even larger for those youth that get a job within the first six months after their release. Overall, the likelihood of returning to incarceration within the first six months after release is, in general, very low. To receive details of the report please email dhoward@hbi.org. HBI s Five Steps of Service CONNECT ASSESS TRAIN CERTIFY PLACE
The HBI Solution: More than just a curriculum BRICK MASONRY HBI administers an industry-recognized, evidence-based, job training and certification program designed to prepare and train justice-involved youth and adults for high-demand positions in the building and construction industry. HBI s Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) program provides industry-vetted instruction and proactive training in nine essential building and construction skills trades, including: Brick Masonry HVAC Building Construction Technology Landscaping Carpentry Painting Electrical Plumbing Weatherization Solar Installation Training BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY HBI recognizes that skills training to prepare students for careers in the building and construction trades is necessarily a hands-on activity. Therefore, HBI programs operate in environments where students learn through both classroom instruction and workplace training. HBI programs are easily adaptable to meet the unique training needs of partner organizations and agencies. Programs are designed to accommodate the re-entry and re-integration goals and objectives of specific student populations both youth and adult while complying with agreed upon measures of accountability and performance. Instructors Quality instruction is the cornerstone of HBI training programs. HBI instructors are industry experts with years of on-the-job experience who combine that expertise with a passion for teaching students from at-risk situations. Placement CARPENTRY ELECTRICAL Post-training placement services are a vital piece of the skills development process. The ability to place students in relevant industry positions is the ultimate indicator of a program s success. HBI employs a national team of placement professionals who connect program graduates to open positions in the building and construction industry. Placement team members work with students on an individualized basis to prepare them for the job search process, identify opportunities, and perform required follow-up and case management services on a post-placement basis.
Why a career in the building and construction industry? Homebuilding is a growing business. Nearly 6 million new homes are expected to be built through 2020. Skilled labor is in demand. Building and construction SOLAR INSTALLATION employment is currently at its highest level since 2008. Postsecondary training and skills-based careers are well-suited for justice-involved youth and adults. 68% of inmates in state prisons lack a high school degree. Why HBI? Demonstrated history of long-term accomplishment Celebrating 50 years of service in 2017 More than 270 programs in operation serving more than 13,000 disconnected and at-risk individuals Largest National Training Contractor for the U.S. Department of Labor s Job Corps program Recognized and vetted training Dynamic Five Steps of Service instruction model connect, assess, train, certify, place supports students at every stage of the employment continuum Award-winning, industry-recognized pre-apprenticeship certificate training (PACT) curriculum, one of only three pre-apprenticeship curricula recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor Open-entry skilled-exit approach to training Unmatched quality of instruction 180 professional and credentialed instructors nationwide Instructors possess at least five years of direct experience Instructors recruited from the building and construction industry LANDSCAPING Committed to building careers Dedicated nationwide network of career placement professionals Personalized programs to help students attain career and education goals Broad cross section of industry relationships to leverage employment opportunities Established industry connections and relationships Long-time partner in the National Association of Home Builders federation Strategic relationships with state and local homebuilder associations throughout the U.S. PLUMBING
Job Training & Placement Services For more information about HBI s efforts to prepare justice-involved youth and adults for careers in the building & construction industry, please contact: David Howard Chief Development Officer dhoward@hbi.org 202-266-8908 Tadar Muhammad VP, Workforce Training & Employment tmuhammad@hbi.org 407-440-8279 Michael Manigault Director, Development mmanigault@hbi.org 202-266-8925 1 Prison-To-Work, Manhattan Institute. 2 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education: A Meta-Analysis of Programs That Provide Education to Incarcerated Adults, August 2013; RAND Corporation. 3 Home Builders Institute Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training Program Evaluation Report, March 2015; American Institutes for Research. 4 The Price We Pay: Economic Costs of Barriers to Employment for Former Prisoners & People Convicted Felonies, June 2016; Center for Economic & Policy Research. 5 The Economic Burden of Incarceration in the U.S., July 2016; Concordance Institute for Advancing Social Justice, Washington University. 1201 15th Street, NW, Sixth Floor Washington, DC 20005 www.hbi.org HBI is a registered 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. All contributions to HBI are tax deductible to the extent allow by law. Federal tax ID number: 52-1266885.