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U.S. Department of Education

Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)

Division of National Programs (DNP)

Program Title:Functional Literacy for State and Local Prisoners Program (CFDA 84.255A)

Project Title:Workplace Foundations

Award Number:V255A30013

Project Director/ Cary W. Harkaway

Awardee/ Multnomah County Department of Community Corrections

Street Address/ 421 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 600

City, State, Zip/ Portland, Oregon 97204

Telephone/ (503) 248-3701

FAX: (503) 248-3990

Funds By: Federal: FY 1993 $498,742

Fiscal Year: Other Federal: $

Non-Federal: FY 1993 $162,678

Total Funds: $661,420

Federal Funds - 75% of total funds

Award Period: December 1, 1992 - November 30, 1994

Federal Project Carolyn Fuqua, Office of Correctional Education

Officer: (202) 205-5621

Objectives: To provide an integrated, computer-based literacy/life skills/pre-employment program targeting offenders at or below an eighth grade reading level.

Procedures: The project will use a standardized instrument to assess the reading levels of offenders housed at participating correctional programs. The project will use an integrated learning system software package that provides individually paced lessons. Instructors will be available to assist at all times. Offenders will also participate in pre-employment classes and workshops.

Outcomes/Results/Products: To improve the basic reading and computational skills of 200 offenders per year. To develop a program model that integrates literacy, life skills and pre-employment training for a target population of offenders. To produce a guide for implementing such a program. To evaluate program impacts. To disseminate implementation guide and evaluation results at conferences and to agencies seeking to impact this target population.

Educational Level(s): Adults

Target Population(s): Incarcerated Adults

Estimated Number of Trainees: 200 per year

Partner(s): Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Willamette Employment Resource Center, and several residential correctional treatment and halfway house programs.