Project Restoration Evaluation Findings and Recommendations

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Project Report

Project Restoration Evaluation Findings and Recommendations

Date Modified:

2025-06-24

Wilder Research conducted an evaluation of the Project Restoration program. The evaluation sought to answer several implementation and outcome questions. To answer these questions, Wilder Research staff interviewed program staff and partners, conducted interviews with participants, collected participant surveys, conducted a site visit, and reviewed and analyzed available program administrative data.

Project Name

Volunteers of America Northern New England

In 2020, Volunteers of America Northern New England was awarded a Second Chance Grant by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to run Project Restoration, a community-based adult reentry project serving three rural communities in Maine.