Launched: Yale Recovery Finance Project, Multi-Year Reentry Program
Date:  05-01-2024

Project will provide one-on-one financial coaching, peer support, and other interventions for individuals returning from incarceration with mental health or substance use challenges
From the New Haven CT Patch:

NEW HAVEN, CT – Coinciding with National Second Chance Month, New Haven kicks-off the Recovery Finance Project. The multi-year initiative will provide one-on-one financial coaching, peer support, and other interventions for individuals returning from incarceration with mental health or substance use challenges in the Greater New Haven region. The goal is to help advance their financial well-being and support their successful re-entry into society.

Led by the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, community partners include the City of New Haven, Winning Ways, and the CT Association for Human Services, among others.

It is funded by a $1.6 million federal grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health. Continue reading >>>