Arizona Women’s Education and Employment Receives $1,000,000 in Federal Grant Money to Promote Community Based Reentry Efforts

    PHOENIX – Today, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that $1,000,000 in grant funds have been awarded to Arizona Women’s Education and Employment to promote effective and successful reentry into the community by those who are being released from custody.  These efforts include support with housing, employment, substance abuse counseling, and mental health assistance to high risk female offenders to assist them in becoming contributing members of the community and avoiding reincarceration.   The grant funds were awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (“BJA”), which is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (“OJP”).

Additional information about BJA and its programs is available at:  https://www.bja.gov/Default.aspx

Information about OJP and its programs can be found at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov.

RELEASE NUMBER:   2015-098_AZ_ED_EMPLY_ GRANT (2015-CY-BX-0018)

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