Dismas Application

PLEASE FILL OUT COMPLETELY & RETURN APPLICATION TO:

Dismas House, Post Office Box 30125, Worcester, MA 01603

Phone (508) 882-0000{no collect calls accepted} DO NOT FAX!

NAME:______

(Last) (First) (Middle) (bracelet/prison numer) (Institution)

Birth date:____/____/____ Birthplace______Social Security #______

(City) (State)

Race/ethnicity (s):______Driver's License # ______

Last Residence______

(Address) (City) (Country) (State)

Whose address is this?______

NEXT OF KIN: Name:______Relationship:______

Address:______Telephone:______

One other person who will always know how to contact you?

Name:______Relationship:______Telephone:______

Address:______

What are your debts?______

Do you have savings or income?______

Marital Status______Names and ages of children______

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Status of your child support/child custody?______

In regular contact with spouse or significant other (s)?______

Children?______Parents/Family?______Other?______

GOALS:

What are your short term goals? (1-3 months)______

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Medium range goals (3-6 months)______

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Long range goals (1 year +)______

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HEALTH:

Have you ever been diagnosed for any physical health problem?______

List treatment received:______

Are there any medications you regularly take? List them:______

Are there any other health problems that would prevent you from working?______

Have you been diagnosed, or do you believe that you have any mental health problems?______

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Treatment received:______

RECOVERY HISTORY:

Do you believe you have a drug or alcohol problem?______

Are you an alcoholic and/or drug addict?______

List primary drugs of use, method of intake and age at first use:

1.______

2.______

3.______

What treatment have you received in prison?______

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What treatment have you received on the streets? (i.e. counselors, meetings, other programs)______

What is the longest period of sobriety you have had on the streets?______

How long have you been sober now?______

What is your specific plan for recovery?______

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EDUCATION:

Last grade completed:______GED (Place and date):______

College/Trade School:______

(Location, Hours Completed, Degree Sought)

Military Service?______Combat Experience?______

EMPLOYMENT:

Last Company:______Address:______

From:______To:______Why did you leave?______

Describe job:______

Were you employed at the time of most recent arrest?______

What kind of work do you do?______

What kind of work, training, or school would you like to do?______

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What is the longest time you've held the same job?______

What are your credit problems:______

CURRENT CHARGES:______

CURRENT CONVICTIONS:______

Alcohol/drugs prior to (or during) crime? ______

Alcohol/drugs in prison?______

Current sentence?______Date incarcerated, this offense:_____/_____/_____

Did you know the victim?______How?______

Expiration of sentence date: _____/_____/_____

Next parole hearing: _____/_____/_____ Earliest release date: _____/_____/_____

List and date all disciplinaries:______

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Prison Job:______Prison Programs:______

Past prison programs:______

Prison Employee, Volunteer, or other Community References:

Name Position Phone Number Number of Years Known

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Who is your counselor or caseworker? ______

*****WHAT IS YOUR CASE WORKER’S NUMBER?****______

PAST RECORD:

Your age at first arrest?______Juvenile record?______

(List all arrests and convictions)

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In Juvenile Facilities?______How long?______

All Prior ADULT arrests, charges:______

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All Prior ADULT convictions:______

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How much of your adult life has been in prison/jail?______

Federal/Out-of-State charges and convictions?______

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Have you ever applied to/lived in a Dismas House?______Which one?______

Hobbies:______

THE STATEMENT BELOW MUST BE READ, UNDERSTOOD, SIGNED AND DATED.

I agree to stay at Dismas Family Farm for at least 90 days. I will live in community as described in the fact sheet that I have received. I give permission for Dismas to see any information in files kept on me by the Dept. of Corrections or by any other agency. I understand this information will be kept confidential by Dismas. Twenty one days after termination of my stay at Dismas Family Farm, the staff will dispose of any property left.

SIGNATURE:______DATE:______

DISMAS HOUSE DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE APPLICANTS ON THE BASIS OF GENDER, RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY OR RELIGIOUS CONVICTION.