Q & A
Q - How can I become a mentor? A - If you’re interested in becoming a mentor with Jericho Commission: Download these two items from the applications section: 1. Mentor/Volunteer Application - complete and mail to Jericho Commission, PO Box 3067, Springfield, MO 65808 or fax to 417-877-7930. 2. Pastoral Referral – have your pastor complete and mail or fax to Jericho Commission. Upon receipt of your Mentor/Volunteer Application we will: 1. Do a background check. 2. Present you to our Screening and Assessment team for review. If accepted, you will: 1. Go through a mentor training, which involves approximately 4 hours of instruction, role playing, and interactive dialogue. At completion you’ll receive a certificate acknowledging your completion of training.* 2. You will then be placed on Jericho’s in-house care team, unless you’re coming from a church that has a Church Care Team, where you’ll meet monthly for fellowship with other mentors, be exposed to successes and problems presented by those who are in the mentoring process, and continue training while you wait for your mentee. When you’re selected as the best match for a participant (based on his/her needs and your background), you will be introduced to your participant by one of Jericho’s Screening and Assessment team members. At that point you are a Jericho mentor. *We do allow participation in the training program without an application. The certificate you receive is valid for 6 months. If you do not submit an application within the 6 months, the training will be required again if you later decide to mentor. *** Q - Are there any charges to become a participant? A - No *** Q - Are there any charges for mentor training? A - No. The original training is free of charge. There are ongoing training sessions that are optional. There is normally a $10 registration fee for these meetings. *** Q: What is your process for helping these people find work? A: We are familiar with some businesses that hire ex-offenders and direct them to any of those that we know are hiring. If no jobs are available, we direct them to any services that can and will help them look for a job. *** Q: What is your solution to the issue of housing? A: Jericho is mentoring only. We act as a clearinghouse of sorts. With that idea in mind, we have contact information for any places we know of within the surrounding area that provide housing for those in need. Most places have some sort of fee that goes along with their service and while we are not able to assist in the area of finances, we can at least make them aware of their options. *** Q: Why is it so difficult for offenders to home-plan to Greene county? A: According to our local Probation and Parole, without some sort of firm connection to this Greene county i.e. relatives, employment, approved residence, or the same in a neighboring county, most home-plans are rejected by the local parole office. The reasons behind this are as yet unclear, but as we continue in the local MRP(Missouri Re-Entry Program) steering team, perhaps it will become more clear. These are ministries that offer housing: Church Army Branson PO Box 6224 501 South 5th Street Branson, Mo 65615 (Fax) 417-334-2325 (Phone) 417-339-3804 Housing Life and Spiritual Classes Recovery The Lighthouse 20 Show Me Lane Camdenton, MO. 65020 ( Phone) 1 573-280-0507 ( Fax) 1 573 -346-8447 (e-mail) jeff.hall@lhministry.org (web) www.lhministry.org Housing Spiritual Services Recovery Chapel 1211 E. Cherry St. Springfield, MO 65802 (Phone) 417-887-7228 (Fax) 417-763-3179 (web) www.tribeofisrael.org Limited Housing Recovery (This will soon expand to a 100-150 bed facility) Rock House 805 E. Dale Springfield, Mo. 65803 (Phone) 417-866-9717 Housing ($310 per month; $75 per week) MISSION GATE PRISON MINISTRY PO Box 6644 Chesterfield, MO 63006 (Phone) 636-391-8560 (Fax) 636-391-6611 Fort Good Shepherd Ranch Cuba, MO (Phone) 636-391-8560 (e-mail) MissionGateMinistry@msn.com Housing Spiritual Services Recovery |
