Ka Hale Ho Ala Hou No NA Wahine (Home of Reawakening for Women)

The Home of Reawakening for Women has a comprehensive program that offers a continuum of reentry services designed specifically for women. Program elements combine to create a safe and supportive residential community, skill building achieved in “real world” settings, and a gradual transition--freedom with structure and support. The residents must demonstrate responsibility and meet personal and employment goals. They earn privileges and increased freedom, gradually helping them transition back to independent living. Women who successfully complete all program requirements and demonstrate financial responsibility are eligible for Community Placement. During this final phase of the program, women live in the residence they plan to parole to, while retaining a reduced level of structure and accountability through the program. Reawakening for Women has implemented a new conceptual model describing how a woman progresses through a community-based work release program. The model presents the woman's experience as a series of stages that she must negotiate on her way to successful community reentry. In each stage, she must grapple with a different set of issues and tasks that relate to her transitional process. The model has 5 stages, and women often cycle between stages 3 (destabilization) and 4 (restabilization). Evidence-based practices include Motivational Interviewing