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- EIN 72-1471119
- (225) 379-3158
- 2286 Highland Rd Baton Rouge LA 70802-7200 USA
- www.connectionsforlife.net
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Crime & Law, Rehabilitation Services for Offenders
Mission: Connections for life (cfl) is dedicated to helping women and women with dependent children get a new lease on life. Cfl accepts women coming from prison, treatment facilities, battered women's shelters, and other referral agencies as well as women coming in on their own. Cfl asks the residents give cfl a commitment to stay for 12 months because cfl believes that the rehabilitation process will take at least that long to build a solid foundation in their recovery.
Programs: Human services: connections for life is a transitional housing and re-entry program for women coming from prison and homelessness. Program services include a furnished apartment, transportation, food, clothing, utilities, access to medical and mental health care, job placement assistance and training, adult literacy education as needed, financial management training, family re-unification assistance and access to counseling and substance abuse meetings.
social enterprise: connections for life operates a thrift store. The store's merchandise is donated by the community and consists primarily of clothing and household items. The thrift store resells the merchandise at a low cost. The store operation is maintained by four employees who are also program participants and other volunteers from the community.