Students will assist the Reentry Roundtable in its efforts to support family reunification following an individual's release from incarceration by researching existing family reunification and housing reentry programs in other jurisdictions. Students also may be asked to perform follow up interviews with representatives from the studied programs to assess a program's challenges and successes. This research is the first stage in a larger project to improve family reunification programs and housing opportunities in Travis County.
Organization
Austin/Travis County Reentry Roundtable
The Austin/Travis County Reentry Roundtable is a community-wide collaborative and catalyst for systemic change that educates, facilitates, and advocates to promote public safety through effective reentry and reintegration of formerly incarcerated persons and individuals with criminal histories.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
- September 2014
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 10-15 hours
- Training
- Training will be provided as needed. The supervising attorney will be available to answer questions throughout the project.
- Skills used
- Legal research/writing; policy research; investigation
- Project location
- Off-site location of student’s choice
- Address
- 727 East Dean Keeton St, Austin, TX 78705
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 1-2
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Experience doing work involving housing policy or criminal justice helpful but not necessary
- To Apply
- Submit an email stating interest to Helen Gaebler at hgaebler@law.utexas.edu