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About RPM’s Transportation Resources

Reentry Partners of Mecklenburg County provides transportation assistance and resources to those who’ve been effected by incarceration. Below you will find a list of resources provided by organizations located in Charlotte, NC.

Transportation Resources

Mecklenburg Re-Entry Services

About Us: Mecklenburg County Re-Entry Services (RES) provides high-risk/high-needs clients with evidence-based services and supports to assist in the successful transition from incarceration to the community. RES begins working with the client while incarcerated through on-site case management assisting with home planning, application for benefits, referral and coordination of medical and behavioral health services, and development of employment plans. Services available after release include case management, educational assistance, vocational programs, substance abuse, and mental health treatment referrals, basic needs, transportation, employment and housing. RES does serve people on the registry.

To be eligible for RES services the client must:

Be sixteen (16) years of age or older; eighteen (18) and older for housing.
Have a verifiable residence in Mecklenburg County (the community shelters do qualify, county of conviction or residence is Mecklenburg).
Have been incarcerated by the NC Department of Public Safety or another state/federal correctional system, or served a sentence in the Mecklenburg County Jail.
Be compliant with treatment recommendations if under the care of a physician or counselor for mental health and/or substance use disorders.
Be in need of educational, vocational, or employment supports as the primary focus of service.
Agrees to participate in the program as outlined by RES

Our Goal: To provide comprehensive case management supporting each client’s transition. To reduce recidivism and criminal thinking patterns among those in transition. To reduce county costs for those released on post‐release supervision following incarceration.

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Contact: Hope Marshall, MS, LCAS, Re-Entry Services Program Manager Mecklenburg Criminal Justice Services

Email: Hope.Marshall@mecklenburgcountync.gov

Telephone: 980-314-1703

Participation in the Re-Entry Services program is voluntary. Referrals to the Re-Entry Services program can be made by filling out the online referral form:

https://mecklenburgcounty.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0uFKEhCFlE4zHVP

Our Services

Accessing Services

All services start with a referral either via the link in the blue table or a call to RES at 980-314-5043.
The client will complete an intake with a Case Coordinator to include a review of expectations and development of a case plan.
The client will work with their Case Coordinator to obtain necessary appointments.

Pre-Release Services

Case Coordinators go into 2 Federal prisons (Butner and Bennettsville twice annually), the Federal Halfway house (monthly), 10+ state prisons as needed (Gaston Correctional twice monthly, Lincoln CC once weekly), and Mecklenburg County Jail (Re-Entry Pod) to provide:

Orientation to Re-Entry Services prior to and after release
Develop home plans which may include housing for the returning citizen
Set up transportation if not provided by NCDPS (Traveler’s Aid will assist from the eastern prisons)
Set up appointments with mental health and arrange for prescriptions upon release
Send information via mail and prison case manager emails to those in prisons across the state (NC has 57 prisons)

Post Release Services

Case Coordinators meet with clients face to face, via phone, and virtually. All services require participation in the Re-Entry Services program and starts with an intake appointment.

Basic needs – birth certificates, medical/dental/vision needs, prescription assistance, food and/or clothing referrals, hygiene kits, school/college records, SNAP application.
Transportation – bus passes, assistance with emergency transportation.

Check Out Mecklenburg Re-Entry Services

The mission of Mecklenburg County Re-Entry Services is to facilitate a seamless transition of participants while promoting employment stability, service engagement, and continuing education. Check out our video for more information.

Re-Entry Services

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