Goodwill asks $3M to sustain "Flip the Script" prison-diversion program
Goodwill of Greater Detroit requested $3,000,000 to sustain and modestly expand Flip the Script, a diversionary workforce and reentry program serving 16—39-year-olds in Wayne and Oakland counties; Goodwill cited a 90% diversion completion rate and projected cost savings from reduced incarceration.
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Rep. Brenda Carter introduced a $3,000,000 legislative direct-spending request to support Goodwill of Greater Detroit's Flip the Script program. Greg Anderson, vice president of workforce development, told the subcommittee the program serves people ages 16 to 39 with cognitive-behavioral programming, job training, GED preparation and supportive services, and that the program has achieved a roughly 90% diversion completion rate for participants placed by courts.
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