Drawing on REAP's five years’ experience working with more than 400 state and federal male ex-offenders, this project proposes to expand REAP's existing transitional program to include females returning to the Northwest Florida area from state prisons and the Escambia County Jail. Without proper re-entry assistance, more than 40% of these women will eventually return to prison within the first twelve months following release. REAP's considerable experience in providing interventions has proven that an Intensive Case Management System works, for the benefit of the individual, the family and the community. The target population is the approximately 130 women returning from years of State incarceration back home to Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties to live, work, and play. IMPACT 100 funds will be used to expand services, including housing, to women returning to the area. A case manager will establish a relationship with the releasing facility, coordinate intake, conduct a needs assessment, and arrange for immediate needs with regular follow-up. The cost of rental housing on a continually rotating basis will also be covered. Once immediate survival needs are met, the proposed program will provide job readiness training, job referral, and needed transportation to job sites until the women can make their own arrangements. Most importantly, this program will provide hope for a normal, healthy, crime-free productive life to an ex-offender at a most critical time.