Vincentian Center For Spirituality And Work

Programs: Programs for female offenders which include: the making choices program for women offenders during incarceration and re-entry provides instruction and mentoring in life-skills and decision-making skills to reduce recidivism; professional women are recruited and trained as mentors and receive ongoing supervision; spiritual direction services at the prison provides women offenders with professional services for dealing with past trauma, forgiveness and life meaning; women's voices (speakers' bureau) involves former offenders in educational programs to the larger community regarding prison; backpack program provides essential material supplies to women in re-entry. 344 clients served

spiritual direction program provides 15 month training with internship and supervision involving support and presence to people in poverty and marginalized in other ways: advanced certificate program provides 9 month training in trauma care and recovery; second responders provides soul care to individuals and families following natural or human caused disasters; other spiritual direction services include individual spiritual direction, referrals, professional supervision, continuing education and partners program at the women's prison. 390 clients served

spirituality at work program enables individual and corporate groups to discover understanding of healthy work style and relationships and encourages corporate responsibility to community, awareness of needs of people in poverty; this accomplishment also includes retreat work for nonprofits. 65 clients served.