Plans and Services Programs
Kent County OCC is funding twenty-one programs which accept referrals from Circuit Court Probation and Pretrial Services during FY 2011. These programs provide a wide range of treatment services which include community service supervision, substance abuse treatment, and anger management classes.
Funded programs for FY 2011 include:
Case Management
| Agency and Program Name | Contact | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Court Services COMPAS |
Tim Bouwhuis |
180 Ottawa NW |
| Risk/needs assessments are performed on pretrial and sentenced male and female felony offenders to assist probation officers and OCC funded agencies in making referral and treatment decisions. | ||
| Network 180 Substance Abuse Level of Care Screenings |
Ross Buitendorp |
790 Fuller Avenue NE |
| Network 180 staff will be providing a level of care screening for referred male and female sentenced felony offenders sentenced to probation with identified and/or suspected abuse disorders. The screenings will assist the probation officers in determining the level of substance abuse treatment the offender should receive. | ||
Community Service
Agency and Program Name |
Contact |
Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
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Court Services Community Service |
Bruce Nyenhuis |
180 Ottawa NW |
The Community Service program provides
screening, assessment, placement and monitoring of sentenced male and
female felony offenders sentenced to perform a specified number of
work hours with non-profit organizations throughout the county. |
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Court Services Work Crew |
Bruce Nyenhuis |
180 Ottawa NW |
| The Work Crew program provides screening, assessment, placement and monitoring of sentenced male and female felony offenders who are ordered by the 17th Circuit Court to complete a specific number of work crew hours. The work is labor intensive and performed in a group setting under close supervision and therefore considered a more serious sentence than community service. | ||
Drunk Driving/Jail Reduction Program
| Agency and Program Name | Contact | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Rest OUIL III CBT |
Les White |
620 Century Ave |
| This program provides assessment, case management and inpatient and outpatient services, for eligible OUIL III offenders who are targeted by the state as “prison bound”. | ||
| Kent County Sheriff’s Department Jail-Based Assessment |
Andrew Verheek |
180 Ottawa NW |
| Provides jail bed space at the Kent County Correctional Facility for eligible OUIL III offenders while an assessment is completed. | ||
| 61st District Court Sobriety Court |
Joe Berlin |
180 Ottawa NW |
| The Drug Court Program provides assessment, case management, alcohol testing, and individualized treatment programming to assist eligible OUIL III offenders overcome their addictions to alcohol. This 12 – 18 month program is designed for offenders who need a structured intensive program and have a willingness to receive treatment in order to avoid a lengthy jail sentence. | ||
Education
Agency and Program Name |
Contact |
Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
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Alternative Directions |
Michelle Macdonald
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1706 S. Division Ave. SE |
Alternative Directions program provides
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) aimed at changing the criminal
thinking of sentenced male felony offenders housed at the Kent County
Jail. The offenders must have a high risk for recidivism and have high
criminogenic needs as determined by their sentencing guideline score
(SGL) or COMPAS assessment.
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| Alternative Directions |
Michelle Macdonald |
1706 S. Division Ave. SE |
This program provides Cognitive Behavioral
Treatment (CBT) to sentenced male felony offenders enrolled in the
Alternative Directions Probation Residential Program to aid them in
changing their thinking and decision making processes and assist them
in developing appropriate life choices to avoid future criminal activity. |
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| Jail-based GED Program |
Paul Snyder |
1330 Bradford NE |
This program provides GED preparation and testing services to male and female inmates who are serving time at the Kent County Correctional Facility and who lack a high school diploma. Services are provided at no cost to enrolled offenders. |
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| Alternative Directions |
Michelle Macdonald |
1706 S. Division Ave. SE |
Alternative Directions provides GED preparation and testing services to sentenced male and female probationers. AD will provide transportation to the testing site for enrolled offenders. |
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Employment and Training
| Agency and Program Name | Contact | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Jobs - W.I.S.E | Ruth Lumpkins |
935 Baxter SE |
| Jubilee Jobs provides vocational training, job placement and retention services, case management, and gender specific life skills training to pretrial and sentenced male and female felony offenders in Kent County in an effort to break the barriers offenders have to employment. | ||
Intensive Supervision
| Agency and Program Name | Contact | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative Directions Day Reporting Program |
Michelle Macdonald | 1706 S. Division Ave. SE |
| Sentenced male and female felony offenders who are currently serving a probation sentence and require a more intensive level of supervision can be referred to the Day Reporting Program. Additionally, offenders may receive employment skills training, assistance finding employment, and cognitive behavioral treatment aimed at changing the offender’s criminal thinking. | ||
Mental Health
| Agency and Program Name | Contact | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Family Outreach Center Anger Management Program |
Edith McCreary |
1939 S. Division Ave |
| The Anger Management Program provides cognitive behavioral based group counseling to pretrial and sentenced male and female offenders with anger management problems. The program helps the offender identify anger management issues and learn anger management skills and alternatives to anger. | ||
| Berghuis Psychological Services Sex Offender Treatment |
Dave Berghuis | 233 E. Fulton NE |
| This is an evidenced based treatment program for felony offenders serving a term of probation for a Criminal Sexual Conduct offense or other offense that is sexual in nature. Following both a psychosocial and risk assessment, most offenders will be required to participate in weekly 90 minute gender specific group sessions that are based in cognitive behavioral treatment. Individual therapy and family counseling is also available. Program length varies based on the individual but usually lasts 9 – 12 months. | ||
| Homeward Bound Sex Offender Treatment |
Ron Grooters | 233 E. Fulton NE |
| Homeward Bound provides evidenced based treatment to offenders convicted of a Criminal Sexual Conduct offense or similar sexual behavior problem. Each offender will receive both a risk and psychosocial assessment to craft an individual treatment plan. Treatment usually consists of group sessions but individual therapy, family therapy and couples counseling is available as needed. Additional services such as polygraph exams and ABLE assessments are also available. | ||
Pretrial Services
| Agency and Program Name | Contact | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Court Services Regular Pretrial Supervision |
Tim Bouwhuis | 180 Ottawa NW |
| Regular Pretrial Supervision provides assessment, referral and monitoring services, including drug testing, for male and female pretrial offenders who are released from the Kent County Correctional Facility on a conditional bond. Offenders may be referred for substance abuse or mental health assessment and treatment if needed. | ||
| Court Services Maximum Pretrial Supervision |
Tim Bouwhuis | 180 Ottawa NW |
| Maximum Pretrial Supervision provides the same type of services that the Regular Pretrial Supervision Program does save for the type of supervision that is provided. Pretrial offenders under maximum pretrial supervision are required to wear an electronic tether which provides for 24 hour monitoring of these offenders along with meeting with their case worker several times a week in either telephone or face-to-face meetings. | ||
Substance Abuse
| Agency and Program Name | Contact | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Arbor Circle AOS |
Rog Weigers | 1115 Ball NE, Bldg C |
| Arbor Circle provides substance abuse programming for male and female offenders housed within the Kent County Community Reentry Center. Treatment focuses on changing the offender’s cognitive and behavioral patters to break the cycle of addiction and prepare the offender to relapse prevention programming once they have been released. Gender specific groups meet twice per week for 50 minutes each for a total of four weeks. | ||
| Pine Rest Substance Abuse Treatment Program |
Les White | 620 Century Avenue SW |
| This program provides assessment and Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) to address both the criminality and the substance abuse dependency of the sentenced male and female felony offender. A variety of groups are available to address the offender’s individual needs. | ||
| Pine Rest Men’s NonCore SA Treatment Services |
Carolyn Avery | 243 - 68th Street SE |
| This program provides funding for substance abuse treatment services for offenders that are enrolled in the Pine Rest Men’s Residential Treatment Program. | ||
