We have been teaching Thresholds at the Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center for 12 years. What a wonderful accomplishment. Please take a look at an update from the Juvenile Detention Center’s Program Director, Jerry Nowell. Report
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The most recent recidivism data is now available for the Juvenile Detention Center in Lima. You will see that recidivism at the detention center as a whole is 70% while the national average is 66%. Recidivism for those cients who graduated from the Thresholds program is much lower and improving […]
2013 Recidivism Data for Juvenile Detention Center
Please take a look at these wonderful artforms created by an inmate and Thresholds volunteer at SCI Chester. (Please Note: After opening the file, you will need to rotate the view. Feel free to print them and use them with your client) CLICK HERE
New Artforms from SCI Chester Inmate
A study was conducted by the staff of Thresholds in Delaware County to determine the Recidivism rate of Thresholds graduates at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Thornton. While the average recidivism rate for correctional facilities is 65-67%, the recidivism rate for those who graduated the Thresholds program is […]
Recidivism Rate at the Hill
Thank you for your interest in Thresholds in Delaware County. Thresholds is a non-profit organization that teaches a decision making program to interested inmates in Delaware County prisons. We recently celebrated our 40th anniversary of working in the prison systems in our area!!
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Come see Monty Python’s Spamalot starring Ann Crumb! Join us for a wonderful night at the theatre. A select number of tickets, regularly $42, are available for $35 each, with a portion of each ticket price donated to Thresholds. Great show, great seats–5th and 6th row center. Contact Mary Ellen […]
Thresholds at the Theatre-Saturday, November 2 at 8PM
Please take a look at our 2012 Annual Report for up to date information about Thresholds.
2012 Annual Report
Please join us for our Annual Meeting on April 15, 2013 at Anthony’s Restaurant (4990 State Road, Drexel Hill). Come out and see what we’ve done and where we are doing. We couldn’t have done anything without your support, so join us for fellowship and a dinner among friends. The […]
Annual Meeting: April 15, 2013
Please take a look at this great interview with long time Thresholds teacher, Jerry Nowell. And, after you are inspired by it, send Jerry Duffy an email at [email protected] so that you can join our team of teachers. Jerry Nowell Interview
Interview with Jerry Nowell
Welcome to the world of servicing our brothers and sisters in the prisons of Delaware County, PA. For over 37 years Thresholds volunteers have taught decision making skills inside the juvenile, the county and the state institutions here. Browse through our site, find out what we have done, share in […]