OUR SERVICES
We are committed to providing services that are truly responsive to the unique needs of African, Caribbean and Black community members that are directly impacted by incarceration. Our service objectives focus on the following deliverables:
- To promote the health and educational attainment of African, Caribbean and Black inmates by promoting their rehabilitation and successful reintegration into community life
- To work towards reducing poverty and alleviating the strains of financial sustainability
- To address cultural disparities experienced within housing, by establishing solutions such as an ethno-racial halfway house in the GTA, and similar models where occupancy and specific ethno-cultural resources and community support are available.
At BIFA, it is our aim to work collaboratively with institutions and justice stakeholders to provide services and advocacy support within the following areas:
- Visitation
- Inmate rehabilitation
- Reintegration
- Housing
- Mental Health & Wellness
- Counseling
- Settlement services
- Childcare
- Educational Attainment
- Personal Development
- Employment services
- Financial Literacy
- And more!
We offer services to current and former inmates, as well as their loved ones and friends. Please contact us directly to find out which services we have that would be most ideal for your situation.