Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota

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Goals & Objectives

Fatherhood & Families: Goals

  • Promote healthy relationships.
  • Encourage responsible fatherhood.
  • Help inmates connect with their families and communities as they return to society.
  • Build positive relationships between inmates and their spouses/partners and children.
  • Decrease inmate recidivism rates.

Fatherhood & Families: Objectives

  • LSS utilizes various individual assessments of clients prior to beginning the program to identify specific needs and to measure the program's effectiveness.
  • LSS uses an evidence-based PREP education program to improve the inmate's understanding of relationships.
  • LSS provides follow-up services in the home or community to enhance the inmate's relationships during the critical period after release.