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Signature SystemASCEND
A structured, trauma-informed behavioral change system combining education, clinical integration, documentation, and measurable growth.
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Hartford, Connecticut · Since 2019
Transformation begins when people are seen beyond their past.
SCRIP helps justice-impacted individuals and young people heal from trauma, build practical skills, and create sustainable futures.
84%of participants
remain home
remain home
64%secure
employment
employment
Since 2019serving
our community
our community
“We believe in transformation,
not just transition.”
Our mission
SCRIP empowers justice-involved individuals to rediscover who they are through behavioral development, clinical collaboration, employment support, housing connections, education, and expert mentoring.
Why SCRIP
Reentry is not one moment. It is a whole-person journey.
People returning home face more than practical barriers. Unresolved trauma, fractured relationships, unstable housing, limited employment, and the weight of stigma can all stand between a person and a genuine second chance.
SCRIP brings education, counseling, mentoring, employment preparation, and community support into one coordinated path—so people do more than return home. They gain the tools to thrive.
See how our model works
What we do
Programs built for real change
Each SCRIP program meets people where they are while maintaining a clear standard: healing, accountability, skill development, and measurable progress.
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Youth DevelopmentYouth RISE
Helping young people strengthen identity, emotional awareness, communication, leadership, and their vision for the future.
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Direct Employment PathwayCOPE
Career Opportunity Pathway to Employment connects work-ready adults—including referrals from partner organizations—to preparation, job development, employers, and workforce support.
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Reentry & Community SupportStick to the SCRIP
Weekly reentry guidance, stabilization support, referrals, mentorship, accountability, and connection to a community that understands the journey.
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Mentorship & LeadershipUrban Male Initiative
Mentoring, personal development, accountability, leadership, and positive community engagement for men and boys.
Learn moreAlso serving our community through
T.R.U.E.Community Engagement
Our approach
From healing to home
SCRIP’s five-key framework addresses the conditions that make successful reentry possible: health and mental health, housing, employment, skill development, and mentorship and social networks.
Partner with usHeal
Address the experiences beneath behavior through trauma-informed education and clinical support.
Build
Develop emotional regulation, accountability, life skills, professional readiness, and healthy relationships.
Belong
Connect participants to employment, housing, mentorship, and a community committed to second chances.
Founder & Executive DirectorEdward L. Andrews
Leadership shaped by lived experience
“I created SCRIP so people would have more than a way home. They would have a way forward.”
Edward L. Andrews is a sociologist, author, lecturer, urban trauma specialist, and the founder of SCRIP. His leadership brings together lived experience, disciplined program design, and a conviction that people deserve the opportunity to rediscover who they are.
Rediscover Who You Are!SCRIP’s enduring promise
Correctional agencies
Community organizations
Behavioral health providers
Employers & funders
Community voices
Public voices standing beside second chances.
Meet the artists, advocates, journalists, athletes, and civic leaders whose specific connections help SCRIP carry the mission into wider rooms.
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