The Broward County Bridge TC/Work Release (Pompano Transition Center)
Program Beds:
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128 Male Transition
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74 Male Work Release
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Director: Iana A. Patterson
Iana A. Patterson is an experienced correctional manager with 19 years in the Criminal Justice system — 3 of those years in the field of Substance Abuse/Re-entry initiatives. During her time with the Florida Department of Corrections she served as a Correctional Officer, Sergeant, and finally Captain, working with both male and female offenders. She is currently the Facility Director of Broward County Bridge TC/Work Release Center where she is responsible for operational, programmatic, and licensure standards. In addition to being a certified Correctional Officer Mrs. Patterson served in the United States Air Force from October 1984 through October 1990 during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. It is her sincere desire to assist staff and offenders in developing their knowledge, skills and leadership capabilities.
Site History
Program Type
Substance Abuse Transition Re-Entry Program is also a Therapeutic Community (TC) that provides intensive substance abuse services from inmates that have a remaining sentence of 24 to 36 months. The program assists inmates nearing release in making a successful transition from the correctional institution to their home community.
Work Release Program is designed to allow incarcerated inmates who are near completion of their sentence to work at paid employment within the community, but housed at a Work Release Facility.
Value Added Services
- ABC's of Finance - Provided by a local financial firm
- Alcohol Anonymous
- Awana Life - Malachi Dads Program
- Bridge Builders Classes
- Broward College - AA Program
- Certified Florida Ready to Work Assessment Center
- Community Connections Leadership Speakers
- Computer Basics in Spanish
- Educational - Adult Basic Education /GED
- Employment Re-Entry Skills and Job Placement Counseling
- ESOL - English Second Only Language - New class provided by the Dave Thomas Center - for Spanish speaking clients
- Family Home Furloughs
- Financial Budgeting Classes
- Mentoring/Offender Re-Entry Volunteers
- Narcotics Anonymous
- On-Line College Courses
- On-Site Annual Employer Job Fairs
- On-Site Bi-Annual Educational/Vocational Graduations
- On-Site Chartered Toastmasters Gavel Club
- On-Site Computer Basics Course
- On-Site Computer Lab
- On-Site Marriage Seminars
- On-Site Narcotics Anonymous Convention Ceremony
- On-Site Quarterly Family Day Events
- On-Site Quarterly Transition/Re-Entry Fairs
- On-Site Workforce Employment Kiosk
- Parenting Classes
- Spanish Class
- Vocational (3) Month Basic Electrical Class
- Vocational (6) Month Culinary Arts
- Worship Services
- Yale Open University Courses - Online
Community Services
- Adopt-A-Highway Participant
- Broward Food Pantry – We assist with stocking the food shelves and taking the items chosen by the senior citizens to their cars.
- Habitat For Humanity Community Partner
- Women In Distress - Volunteer Participant
- Worked with Congressman Kendrick Meek’s office on Haiti Relief Efforts
Achievements
- Member Greater Ft. Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
- American Culinary Federation Training Cite – Certified for 5 years
- 99% DCF Licensure Compliance
- 100% Department of Corrections Audit Compliance
- Recipient of a DC Re-Entry Counselor Grant at Broward Correctional Institution
- 1st Correctional/Substance Abuse Facility to host a Florida Ready to Work Employer Partner Breakfast
- 1st Florida Correctional/Substance Abuse Facility to host an Awana Life – Malachi Dads Returning Hearts Celebration honoring caregivers, dads, and their children
- Recipient of several Wal-Mart Community Grants
- Recipient of a $25,000 grant from the National Fatherhood Initiative for year 2011
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Facilities