Remerg

“Margot Plotz Rodriguez, the Remerg Board Secretary is the daughter of Kenneth Plotz. Kenneth Plotz is the husband of Carol Peeples, the Founder and Executive Director of Remerg.Margot Plotz Rodriguez is not on the compensation review committee for any personnel matters.”

“The tax return is shared with the Remerg board of directors during the quarterly meeting following its submission.”

“Remerg has a conflict of interest policy. It is reviewed annually with board members who then answer and sign a conflict of interest questionnaire.”

“The salary of the Founder and Executive Director is determined by a committee of Remerg board of directors as well as the 2023 Colorado Nonprofit Association Salary and Benefits Survey.”

“All board documents, including minutes and bylaws are available upon request”

“Primary Exempt Purpose:What we do: The mission of Remerg is to stop the revolving door of recidivism, one resource at a timeWhy we do it: People need a trusted and reliable access point for current verified re-entry information when they are justice-involved, especially following release from incarceration. Institutional efforts are insufficient to help everyone, and many justice-involved individuals do not know about the resources available in their community. Our website program Remerg.com is available as a free resource for justice-involved people prior to and upon release from incarceration, as well as their family members and the professionals who work with them.Mass incarceration policies and practices drive high numbers and unsustainable budgetary growth in many states including Colorado: over 10,000 people are annually released from Colorados state and federal prisons, over 80,000 are on probation, 4,000 are in community corrections facilities, and tens of thousands cycle in and out of county jails. When almost 50 percent of the people released from state prisons or transitioning through community corrections fail to succeed within three years from release, the result is further reinforcement of an underclass that comes at an astounding societal and personal cost to individuals, families, communities, and the state.Inexpensive, scalable, and respected, remerg.com empowers justice-involved individuals with clear, concise, verified, and updated re-entry information for free at any time the individual needs help, provided s/he has access to a computer or smart phone. Remerg.com also utilizes tutorial, information, and inspirational videos in order to reach low literacy learners, diminish frustration, and foster continuity to the community.Statement of Program Service AccomplishmentsAnalytics of the public service re-entry website, Remerg.com, demonstated that they reached over 80,000 users during 2023. Remerg staff also answered a call line Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm and delivered hundreds of personalized Re-entry Resource Guides to individuals within 18 months of their release.During 2023 Remerg launched their HOUSE (Housing, Opportunity, Unity, Stability, and Engagement) pilot program. This program was developed to support people with an indeterminate sentence who cannot be released from incarceration due to lack of housing and support in the community.During 2023 Remerg also collaborated on a Colorado Department of Education research grant, providing partnership to the community by conducting focus groups throughout Colorado on how prison liabries are utilized by individuals during their incarceration sentence. Remerg also started a collaboration with Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to conduct a statewide listening tour about the experience of incarceration during the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccine hesitancy.”