Building Healthy relationships and Positive Connection
As a licensed child welfare agency, one of the program’s core roles is to support justice-involved youth and young adults, including individuals currently in DCFS care as well as those who have recently exited DCFS services, who are transitioning from incarceration. Many participants present with high behavioral health needs and have experienced significant trauma, including abuse, neglect, and exposure to violence.
The program provides trauma-informed case management, behavioral health support, and stabilization services designed to address underlying needs, reduce the risk of re-offending, and support healthy behavior change. These services are critical to promoting successful community reintegration and preventing re-incarceration among this highly vulnerable population.
RAVE – Reentry, Accountability, Vision, Empowerment
RAVE is a peer support group for formerly incarcerated
individuals who are transitioning back into the community. The group provides a
judgment-free space to address reentry challenges, reduce recidivism, and
support participants in building safe, stable, and productive lives.
RAVE focuses on:
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Successful reentry and community reintegration
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Personal accountability and goal setting
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Violence prevention and conflict resolution
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Employment, education, and life skills
development
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Program Goals
Across KAVE, PAVE, and RAVE, our goals are to:
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Prevent violence at every stage of life
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Strengthen families and communities
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Reduce incarceration and re-incarceration
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Promote healing, accountability, and empowerment
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Create safer, healthier communities for all