The program is part of a citywide effort to tackle violence in Birmingham and redirect people onto better paths.
Jamaine Stanton said he’s seen the impact of Birmingham’s new RESTORE program first-hand with the young people he works with.
. Of 60 young adults charged with murder, 83% also had prior Family Court involvement, according to information shared by city officials. Buntain said this process allows them to tailor their services to the needs of each individual within the program. Buntain said advocates must often identify learning barriers. She said many of the participants have not thrived in traditional learning environments and are no longer attending school. Buntain said COVID learning loss and low access to educational tools, transportation or special education resources often adds to educational strain for participants.
University of Alabama at Birmingham TRIO members are helping participants get jobs while connecting them with educational programs. This program has gotten three RESTORE participants employed. “The workshops penetrate the dysfunction, it unravels the dysfunction,” Williams said. “We reshape their core values.”
Program coordinators are tracking risk assessments, educational baselines and outcomes, job placement success and recidivism rates of all RESTORE participants to measure the program’s impact.
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