DISMAS OF VERMONT INC

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.