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DISMAS OF VERMONT INC

Reconciling Former Prisoners With Society and Society With Former Prisoners Since 1986

Hyde Park, VT   |  www.dismasofvt.org

Mission

Reconciling former prisoners with society and society with former prisoners.

Ruling year info

2001

Executive Director

Jim Curran

Main address

P.O. Box 156

Hyde Park, VT 05655 USA

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EIN

03-0369442

NTEE code info

Other Housing Support Services (L80)

Human Service Organizations (P20)

Housing Rehabilitation (L25)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The Dismas House addresses the basic human needs of food and shelter. When men and women are released from prison in Vermont, they often have no money for housing, and no employment. They frequently end up living on the street. Without basic shelter, it is almost impossible to find employment or address addictions issues, and in such situations almost all former prisoners without basic shelter end up back in prison, usually within three months.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Burlington Dismas House, Rutland Dismas House, Hartford Dismas House, Winooski Dismas House

Operating 4 group homes, Dismas of Vermont provides transitional housing for men and women being released from Vermont prisons into the counties of Chittenden, Rutland, and Addison. Dismas House addresses the basic human needs of food and shelter, and employs community building activities that help residents successfully reintegrate into the greater community, and become productive members of society.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

VTARR Level 2 Recovery House Certification 2020

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of meals served or provided

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Burlington Dismas House, Rutland Dismas House, Hartford Dismas House, Winooski Dismas House

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Meals are provided through our volunteer cook program. Cooks in during non-pendemic years ofter sit down for dinner with our residents.

Number of participants who gain employment

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Burlington Dismas House, Rutland Dismas House, Hartford Dismas House, Winooski Dismas House

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of households that obtain/retain permanent housing for at least 6 months

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Burlington Dismas House, Rutland Dismas House, Hartford Dismas House, Winooski Dismas House

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

To reduce the recidivism rate of all Residents.\n\nTo increase the success transition rate of all Residents from Dismas House to permanent stable housing.

Our core strategy for success is being a participant in a resident\u0027s reconciliation process with their community and themselves. Dismas does this through volunteerism in the community, our volunteer cook program and family style life at the house.\n\nIn addition to this we start the conversation early on recovery, housing and employment. Our committed volunteer base is instrumental in ensure we are providing the highest level of support for our residents.

The Dismas of Vermont owns one house in Burlington, Rutland and Hartford Vermont. Dismas leases an\nadditional house in Winooski Vermont. Each house has been renovated and is updated through our\ncapital improvements policy to ensure safety and a blight free home. Residents have access to plenty of\ncommunity space, and enjoy their own space as well. In addition to the above each house maintains\nequipment needed to help residents work towards employment, permanent housing and many volunteer\nand team building activities.\nThe Dismas of Vermont Volunteer Board consists of Vermont professionals from each of the communities\na Dismas House operates. The Board is responsible for all governance and programing approval. Each\nDismas House maintains a local Volunteer Council who are responsible for committee work that supports\nthe house in its community.\nKey Staff:\nJim Curran\u0027s (Executive Director) 9 years experience in non-profit management includes many senior\nlevel leadership roles focusing on multi-sight operations, efficiencies, and program growth and\nimprovements. In addition he has added trauma informed practices to residential programs resulting in\nincreased mission fulfillment and performance.\nRichard Gagne (Winooski House Director and Program Manager) was a member of the planning group in\nBurlington that worked together with Fr. Jack Hickey OP, who was the founder of the original Dismas\norganization in Nashville TN. He opened our first Vermont Dismas House in the fall of 1986 and was the\nfirst House Director. Since then he has taken on many roles and is the Program Manager and trainer for\nall new House Directors.\nJeff Backus (Hartford House Director) was a correctional officer that moved through the ranks to\nsupervisor from 2008 \u2013 2017, and completed a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Public Safety Administration. Jeff was\nhired as Assistant House Director position in 2018, and was promoted to House Director shortly after.\nKimberly Parsons (Burlington House Director) graduated from The University of Vermont. Prior to\ngraduation she participated in some volunteer aid work in Central America. After graduating Kimberly\n7 / 16\nwas a freelance photojournalist in Central America during the Contra Sandinista War and later worked\nwith Salvadoran and Nicaraguan refugees for UNHCR. After returning to the states in 1990 she started\nworking for Burlington Dismas House. Kimberly has 20 years experience with former inmates and the\nsuccessful Dismas Model.\nEric Maguire (Rutland House Director) has a Bachelor\u2019s Degrees in Psychology and Religion, graduate\nstudies in Human Services / Criminal Justice. Eric possesses over twelve years of experience directing\nreentry housing programs, assisted in the development and implementation of a men\u2019s and women\u2019s\nreentry housing programs, and working with individuals with substance miss-use and mental health\ndisorders.\n\nDismas of Vermont uses a Results Based Accountability

Recidivism rate of Dismas participants is less than 5% vs. those released with no supports who experience a 90% recidivism rate.

80% of all participants transitioned to stable housing post Dismas.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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DISMAS OF VERMONT INC

Board of directors
as of 02/17/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Drew Rockwell


Board co-chair

Alec Ewald

Drew Rockwell

Alec Ewald

Kate Lark

Jim Marmar

John Crabbe, Jr.

Meg Mott

Nancy Snyder

Chris Babb

Will Hunter

Timothy Stickle

Gabrielle Lucke

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 12/7/2020

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Male

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 12/07/2020

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.