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Verifying Homelessness
Among Persons Released from Correctional Institutions
(Joe Colletti, PhD and Sofia Herrera, PhD
Office for Urban Initiatives,
Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA)
"One out of every four male survey respondents was released from a correctional institution during the
12 months prior to the survey"
The data collected from the City of Pasadena 2011 Homeless Survey reveals that there is a tangible link between discharge from incarceration and homelessness. The data also indicates that the link may grow stronger as the result of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring California to reduce its prison population by 33,000 inmates during the next two years and as a result of the State of California cutting hundreds of millions of dollars from inmate rehabilitation programs during the past three years because of budgetary restraints. Also, a new California law designed to reduce the state's overcrowded prisons by focusing on early release of low-risk offenders who meet criteria for good behavior, may have already increased the ranks of the homeless during the past couple of years. Click here to read more.
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Other Activities in Progress:
Urban Initiatives is serving as a consultant for other community-based activities which include:
The Haiti Development Initiative is a project of the Institute for Urban Initiatives at Fuller Theological Seminary. Claude Alexandre, an accomplished executive with years of local, national, and international experience in community and economic development, serves as a consultant.
Mr. Alexandre has initiated several partnerships between U.S. institutions and Haitian institutions over the years. Recently, he has initiated a partnership between Fuller Theological Seminary School of Psychology and the Faculty of Human Sciences at the State University of Haiti to create a Center for Research and Psychosocial Interventions that will further support the psycho-social needs of the Haitian community as a result of the recent earthquake and other physical disasters. For more information click here.
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Community-Based and Faith-Based Institutes
Urban Initiatives has established several community-based and faith-based institutes that provide a wide-range of community research, education, evaluation, and development activities that include the following:
Institute for Community Psychology studies, designs, and implements assessments, policies, and programs that help community institutions and systems of care improve the quality of life of local neighborhoods. Activities have focused upon domestic violence, health care, homelessness, mental health care, and substance abuse treatment. For More Information Please Contact Sofia Herrera, PhD at sofiaherrera@urban-initiatives.org.
Institute for Transnational Research and Development is dedicated to the transformation of communities by engaging members in reflection and action that is based firmly in their contexts. ITRD understands the inter-connectivity of communities across national borders, thereby working to strengthen their natural networks and flows. For More Information Please Contact Grace Dyrness, PhD at gracedyrness@urban-initiatives.org.
Institute for Vital Economic and Neighborhood Development facilitates neighborhood economic revitalization by creating viable employment and income generating opportunities through the development of successful worker-owned, small business enterprises. For More Information Please Contact Joe Colletti, PhD at joecolletti@urban-initiatives.org.
Office for Urban Initiatives. In addition, Urban Initiatives has established the Office for Urban Initiatives in partnership with Fuller Theological Seminary which is located on the seminary campus. It provides opportunities for students and others from various educational institutions and other community organizations to strengthen their understanding of urban issues through collaborative research and community service. For more information click here. |
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Urban Initiatives (formerly known as the Institute for Urban Research and Development)
responds to the economic, housing, and social needs of neighborhoods, cities, and counties from
local, regional,
national, international, and faith-based perspectives through program development and community-based research. Such activities has focused on affordable housing, business development and education for micro-businesses, fair housing, health care, homelessness, human trafficking, migrant farming, and street vending. |
For information contact
Joe Colletti, PhD
Office for Urban Initiatives/ Fuller Seminary
135 N. Oakland Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91182
626.304.3753
Sofia Herrera, PhD Office for Urban Initiatives/ Fuller Seminary
135 N. Oakland Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91182
626.304.3753 sofiaherrera@urban-initiatives.org
Andrew Wright
Office for Urban Initiatives/ Fuller Seminary
135 N. Oakland Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91182
626.304.3753
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