FreeSucceed Mentoring Program - ISCC

Returning citizens return to prison within 3 years of being released due to a lack of or negative support systems in the community – whether they actively look for it or it finds them. After often years of incarceration, challenges with employment, reconnecting with family and rebuilding relationships, stigma and pressure from society, lack of education, not knowing how to access various community resources, or simply hanging around old friends, can surely spell disaster for someone who wants to change their life and be a positive and productive member of society.

The Free2

Succeed program allows mentors throughout Idaho communities to mentor an individual (mentee) who is close to release from incarceration, or currently on supervision, to community resources that support their transition and reentry. Mentors work closely with facility and probation and parole staff in a team effort to engage the mentee in pro-social and healthy activities. Mentors can help them successfully navigate around and through obstacles and challenges after their release.

Mentors will help them be accountable for their actions, provide emotional support and encouragement, introduce them to positive and pro-social people and groups, may help find employment and education and even appropriate and safe housing. Mentors will complement and enhance the efforts of IDOC staff by being another set of eyes and ears and working in concert with the reentry or recovery plan established by the facility case manager and supervising officer.

IDOC provides a simple way for mentors to get started, relevant training, and an opportunity to help change communities into safer places to live. Join us in the Idaho Department of Correction as an Ameri Corps VISTA and help move the needle by building the capacity and sustainability of the Free2

Succeed Mentoring Program. The VISTA member will not provide direct mentoring or reentry services but will build systems, tools, and resources to support staff and mentors.

• Develop mentor recruitment strategies, workflows, and tracking systems
• Create mentor training curricula and facilitator guides for staff delivery
• Design mentor/mentee matching protocols, documentation tools, and databases
• Develop reentry resource guides and outreach templates for staff use
• Develop reporting templates and documentation templates

• Living Allowance
• Health Coverage*
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Training
• Stipend
• Relocation Allowance
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Childcare assistance if eligible

For details about Ameri Corps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit  .

• Permits attendance at school during off hours
• Car recommended
• Permits working at another job during off hours

• Veterans
• Ex-Offender Reentry
• Community Outreach
• Housing
• Community and Economic Development
• Public Safety

• General Skills
• Community Organization
• Public Speaking
• Communications
• Conflict Resolution
• Social Services
• Writing/Editing
• Recruitment
• Veterans
• Computers/Technology

Program Type: Ameri Corps VISTA
Program: Free2

Succeed Mentoring Program - ISCC
Program Start/End Date: 05/04/2026 - 05/03/2027
Work Schedule: Full Time
Education level: Some college
Age Requirement: Minimum: 18 Maximum:
None
Program Locations: IDAHO
Accepting Applications: From 03/02/2026 To 08/31/2026

Jeff Kirkman
1299 N. Orchard St.
Boise

jkirkmanho.gov
idoc.idaho.gov