1. Reintegrating Fathers Back into their communities Since 2013 Presented by: Shaylynn Smith

2. I am 1 of 3 children raised in a single parent home I lived in a dark 2 bedroom apartment that was paid for by federal funding I have served 24 years of prison for trying to provide for my family I am the child of a felon I have spent more hours behind concrete walls than I have enjoying the wonders of the world I was taught to use my struggle as a testimony that there is more to life than the color of grey walls, orange jump suits and an ID number on my back Who Am I… I am Free

3. W HAT HAVE I CREATED A community based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on teaching job and community reintegration skills to non-violent felons that have recently been released from prison. Because many felons experience difficulties finding permanent jobs after being released from prison They have trouble reuniting with their families while becoming contributing members of society W HY A ND …

4. M ISSION The mission of Stripes To Life, Inc. is to place ex-offenders in permanent jobs while reintegrating them back into their families and communities.

5. G OALS To provide non-violent offenders with transitional services immediately after they are release from prison. These services will provide participants: structure and activity, instill good work habits, enable participants to earn a daily income and test their readiness for placement in permanent jobs The program will also teach participants how to navigate their environment in order to successfully reintegrate back into their homes and communities.

6. P ROGRAM F ORMAT AND S ERVICES O FFERED SegmentsGoalsObjectivesActivities Transition Week  To assess an individual’s ability to transition from prison to the workplace  To gain job readiness skills  Develop a job readiness class that teaches work place professionalism, resume writing, and interviewing skills. Rehabilitation  To improve an individual’s quality of life  To improve mental and physical health  Secure employment  Dress for success  Provide each participant with a Case Manager that will help them connect with a therapist, physician and nutritionist  Find companies that are willing to hire program participants after they have completed their contracts  Provide grooming resources free of charge Follow Up  To ensure that the organization is meeting the standards set forth in its mission  To assess an individual and agencies success  Develop an evaluation that the participant and collaborating company can complete to help improve the quality of the program

7. H OW M UCH DOES IT COST Each participant will receive $20,000/year salary plus benefits ($800,000) They will also receive 5 hot meals a week ($52,000) Each Participant will work one on one with a Case Manager, Employment Specialist, Medical Physician and Family Therapist ($281,100) Total Expenses (1,314,306) Saving our Community Priceless

8. W HY SHOULD YOU F UND S TRIPES T O L IFE DO YOU KNOW someone whose family has been affected by the absence of a father in their home. DID YOU KNOW that 96.3% of incarcerated individuals are parents DO YOU MIND that on average, Americans are spending more than $32 billion a year to keep prisons open. DOESN’T IT BOTHER YOU that approximately 67.5% of these prisoners are repeat offenders. DOES YOUR HEART HURT knowing that when a parent is incarcerated their children are imprisoned as well

9. T HANK Y OU FOR YOUR G ENEROUS D ONATION