The Connecticut Association for Human Services (CAHS) Returning Citizens Program engages individuals who are six months to a year from being released and/or are currently in reentry programs. Using the CAHS Connecticut Money School curriculum, the program will focus on preventing soon-to-released individuals from struggling with money or other financial issues. Bills and debts DO accumulate during incarceration. Struggle with financial barriers for the re-entry community increases recidivism rates are, for example, people who have been incarcerated have a 69% drop in credit scores, resulting in both pre and post-incarceration debts, which impact access to housing, employment, and financial products, and increases the likelihood of recidivism by 15–20%.

The goal of the program is to help returning citizens:

• Decrease Debt
• Increase Savings
• Increase Credit Scores
• Resolve Identity Theft Issues
• Connect to Safe and Affordable Bank Accounts

For more information, please contact them at info@cahs.org or visit their website at https://www.cahs.org/