PROGRAM MISSION:
The mission of the PEG program is to ensure that a full
range of educational services, life skills programs, and workforce readiness opportunities
are available for past offenders to encourage them to be contributing members of the
community.
PROGRAM SCOPE:
PEG is a crime prevention program which focuses on education
as a primary means of rehabilitation. Through education, past offenders increase their
options and learn to make better choices for themselves and their families. Additional
support in the form of counseling, job referral and assistance with plans for technical
school or college is also provided.
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ELIGIBILITY:
Past offenders under community supervision, are referred by
their judge or probation officer to the local PEG program where their educational level
and career interest are evaluated. Based on the results, the student is referred to
appropriate, existing adult general education programs, such as Adult Basic Education
(ABE), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), General Educational Development
(GED), technical training, job training, and/or job placement.
FUNDING:
The VACE Probationer’s Educational Growth Program is
funded by the Broward County Public Schools’ Adult and Family Literacy Grant from the
Florida Department of Education.
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