The Program for Female Offenders

Adult Programming

The Community Center is located at 1515 Derry Street in the south Allison Hill section in the city of Harrisburg, PA. The Community Center provides community-based services and programs to any woman 18 or over who has been involved in the criminal justice system or has had a drug/alcohol or substance abuse history.

The primary objective of the Community Center is to provide women in the Greater Harrisburg area community and the agency's residential clients with the necessary tools and support to reduce recidivism and increase their employability and self-sufficiency.

The menu of comprehensive services and programs include:

General Counseling

Life Skill Training

HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education and Case Management

Support Services

GED Training conducted by Harrisburg Area Community College

Tutoring/Literacy conducted by Tri-County OIC and PA Literacy Council

Computer Training

Job Readiness/ Job Search/ Job Placement Assistance

Crisis Intervention

Children's Programming

The Community Center offers programs to assist the children of offenders to reduce the probability of intergenerational crime.

Saturday Sessions

This program funded by the United Way of the Capital Region provides remediation, tutoring, and cultural enhancement for the children. The mother also gains from this project because her participation gives her the opportunity to see how important she is to her child. She helps her child to learn (while she is learning),; she helps her child to develop intellectually (and she develops intellectually).

Female offenders have great difficult accessing community resources and arranging services for themselves and their families. The educational system presents its own set of problems for these families. Too often the children of offenders have academic, behavioral, developmental and/or emotional problems which are acted out in the classroom.

The Community Center is open Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Any woman that has had a brush with the law and/or drug; alcohol history can walk in and receive services.

The PROGRAM for Female Offenders, Inc.
	" Dedicated to Rebuilding Lives "
		Adult Programming The Community Center is located at 1515 Derry Street in the south Allison Hill section in the city of Harrisburg, PA. The Community Center provides community-based services and programs to any woman 18 or over who has been involved in the criminal justice system or has had a drug/alcohol or substance abuse history. The primary objective of the Community Center is to provide women in the Greater Harrisburg area community and the agency's residential clients with the necessary tools and support to reduce recidivism and increase their employability and self-sufficiency. The menu of comprehensive services and programs include: General Counseling Life Skill Training HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education and Case Management Support Services GED Training conducted by Harrisburg Area Community College Tutoring/Literacy conducted by Tri-County OIC and PA Literacy Council Computer Training Job Readiness/ Job Search/ Job Placement Assistance Crisis Intervention Children's Programming The Community Center offers programs to assist the children of offenders to reduce the probability of intergenerational crime. Saturday Sessions This program funded by the United Way of the Capital Region provides remediation, tutoring, and cultural enhancement for the children. The mother also gains from this project because her participation gives her the opportunity to see how important she is to her child. She helps her child to learn (while she is learning),; she helps her child to develop intellectually (and she develops intellectually). Female offenders have great difficult accessing community resources and arranging services for themselves and their families. The educational system presents its own set of problems for these families. Too often the children of offenders have academic, behavioral, developmental and/or emotional problems which are acted out in the classroom. The Community Center is open Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Any woman that has had a brush with the law and/or drug; alcohol history can walk in and receive services.