Letter of support - Youth Violence in Washington DC

In the community, CSC is known for its results-based approach and innovative programming. CSC has over two decades of experience in positive family preservation and stabilization, and youth development programming. Over the past 18 years, CSC's service programs have expanded to include workforce development and comprehensive wraparound services for returning citizens. The organization has a demonstrated history of successful collaborative efforts across the District that have been transformative to District neighborhoods.

CSC has successfully developed partnerships with multiple government agencies, businesses, and community agencies, including Next Level Coaching Services. These relationships strategically position CSC to offer comprehensive services and tactical case management, as well as specialized services that incarcerated individuals and reentering citizens need.

Serving incarcerated adults and returning citizens is not new to CSC. CSC has been offering the Community Corrections (recently renamed Success in Reentry) program at DC DOC for the past four years. In addition, CSC has been offering workforce development programs and support services to facilitate job retention for reentering citizens for the past 18 years. In the Success in Reentry program, CSC supports recently released women understand the importance of making amends with their children and families and help them set realistic goals to change their life trajectory. CSC also makes referrals to community partners to ensure the delivery of wraparound services to the women.

Through this initiative, CSC will further enhance their work through advocacy and support to deliver highly integrated and proven effective services to incarcerated and reentering citizens. I fully support their application to provide services that address the needs of incarcerated adults who will soon be released from incarceration.

Sincerely.

Brian Stockton

Brian Stockton