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Mentor Resources


Kentucky Reentry Resources 2020

Click here to access and download this 2020 resource guide
that provides up-to-date information on current services and organizations including:

Comprehensive Resource Portals
Insurance
SNAP Benefits
Food
Jobs
Transportation
Substance Use Disorder, Meetings,
and Harm Reduction


Mental Health  
Housing and Utilities

Legal
Education
Voting, Expungement, and Pardons
Veterans
LGBTQ
Additional Resources

Emergency Services During COVID19 Pandemic

Resources available during this pandemic.

- Kentucky Voices for Health - Resources for Kentuckians during Covid-19

-Goodwill KY - COVID-19 Support and Resources


Mentoring During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Perhaps more than ever those we are serving need MB3’s mentoring services.  Our model has dramatically changed (as has everything else!) because we cannot meet in person with our core group members in our Nurture, Support and Accountability Groups.  But folks are continuing to be released into our community from incarceration and need our help. So we asked our experts what they recommend to our mentors as ways to continue to have a positive impact during this most unusual time.  Below are some tips and advice. Read more...

Social Media & Internet Usage Guide for Mentors

Social Media & Internet Usage Guide for Mentors
Click button above for information on:

Skype and Other Video Conferencing Options

Tips for Setting Up and Using Skype.

Facebook
How to privately communicate with someone through Messenger
How to keep up-to-date on information with MB3 and NLIC FB pages.

Mission Behind Bars and Beyond Website Information & Resources
Where to find resources.

Online Mentor Training
How to access online mentor training.

KY Moms Program

Are you (or do you know) a stressed out mom on probation or parole in Jefferson County?
Reach out to us today to enroll in free classes through the KY Moms program!
It’s a free 8-week virtual program that teaches stress management techniques.

 
Reentry Coordinators:
Eva.Rhea@ky.gov
Tori.Nelon@ky.gov
Marty.Johnson@ky.gov
Jessie.Sides@ky.gov


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During this unprecedented time, many of you
have made the difficult choice to practice social distancing!
We appreciate your sacrifices and with your help would like to
provide a list of online meetings as well as speaker tape
archives to help during this time!
Remember, this too shall pass!

Online Meeting Directory

Former Executive Director and Founder, Dean Bucalos, introduces MB3 mentoring.

Mentoring for the MB3 Volunteer

Types of Mentoring – Power Point Presentation

Click here to download the  Types of Mentoring Power Point Presentation
or view the video of the power point program slides below.


Trauma Informed Care for Providers – Power Point Presentation
Workshop presented by: William A. Mathis, LCSW, LCADC

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Click here to download and view this PowerPoint presentation.

This will serve as a helpful introduction to the subject of trauma which affects so many of our clients. 

Presented with permission of
William A. Mathis, LCSW, LCADC
Batterers Intervention Provider
DUI Assessor/Instructor
Creative Commons Licensed, 2017
T. Mathis Development, LLC

MB3's Returning Citizens Guide is
a valuable resource for our mentors
and those they are mentoring.

Returning Citizen Guide

Resources from the National Benevolent Association
of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

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NBA PRISON AND JAIL MINISTRIES
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Dean Bucalos, Mission Specialist for the NBA Prison and Jail Ministries Affinity Group and former Executive Director and Founder of MB3

For an informative profile of Dean Bucalos in his position as Prison and Jail Ministries Affinity Group, visit the nbacares.org staff page.

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Upstream, Downstream: Photo
NBA Prison and Jail Ministries
of the Christian Church Disciples of Christ

Mission Behind Bars and Beyond is a ministry partner of NBA, and the Executive Director of MB3, Dean Bucalos, serves as Mission Specialist for the NBA Prison and Jail Ministries Affinity Group.

NBA is a collaborative ministry addressing justice issues within America's prisons and jails.


Prison and Jail Ministries Resources:
Log on here to the NBA site to find helpful and informative blogs and webinars related to prison and jail ministries issues. Read more...



Inspiring Articles from NBA

NBA Cares Stories and News includes inspiring writings by Dean Bucalos:

The Marshall Project: "We are Witnesses"
"For more than an hour, I sat in front of my computer and watched and listened to 19 short videos containing the reflections of people from all different walks of life who have been affected in some way or another by our broken criminal justice system. It is difficult to describe the different emotions these videos evoked." Read more....

Upstream, Downstream – A parable and and exploration of the ongoing, ever-present, sometimes exhausting work that seeks both to save and rescue those being hurt and harmed and to dismantle the systems that are causing such pain and brokenness. Read more...
 

Social Entrepreneurs of Faith: Championing the Cause –  Dean Bucalos explores the principles of social entrepreneurism, the process of pursuing innovative solutions to social problems. In this article, he reveals amazing ideas that incredibly innovative people have launched into reality to support the well-being of people who have been incarcerated, are in recovery, and/or have been involved in gangs. Read more...


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  • About MB3
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    • Newsletters & Messages
    • Board of Directors
    • Returning Citizen Guide
  • Success Stories
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    • Reaching Individuals Conference
  • Get Involved
    • Mentoring >
      • Mentor Resources
    • Volunteer
    • Advocate
    • Worship
    • DonateFundraise
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