Rikers SMART (Specialized Model for Adult Reentry and Training) program supports the NYC Department of Correction’s commitment to improve employment and education outcomes and decrease recidivism of those released from Rikers Island jail.
All program participants receive comprehensive re-entry services, including job readiness and skills training for jobs in high growth sectors. Working with community partners, we help individuals access public benefits and critical services, and offer integrated, evidence-based, pre-/post-release programming in:
Our Rikers SMART program offers a seamless continuum of services through the provision of pre-release services inside Rikers Island that continues within the community following reentry. Upon release, community facilitators assist with support services including housing stabilization, subsidized employment, job readiness, short-term occupational training, and job retention services.
Each year, approximately 50% of participants served inside of Rikers become engaged in our community-based services and of those we place on average 60% in jobs.
For more information on our Rikers SMART program, please contact Program Director Silvia Estrada sestrada@fedcap.org
