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Aftercare for Indiana Through Mentoring

To support Indiana’s incarcerated youth in making the transition from corrections to community through healthy relationships with adult mentors.

Founded by Dr. G. Roger Jarjoura, AIM is a diverse team of dedicated AmeriCorps members and adult volunteers. As mentors, we provide reentry support to incarcerated youths returning to communities throughout Indiana. AIM provide effective role models that target unique needs of these youths, inspiring purpose, motivation and direction for as long as the youths are receptive to our help.

With a focus on life skills, we steer the youths toward success by engaging community resources and service providers. We inspire the youths to pursue successful and productive futures where they reach their potential, through self-development and the utilization of community resources.

AIM Training Institute

The AIM Training Institute was established in May 2005, by Dr. G. Roger Jarjoura, Executive Director of AIM and Associate Professor at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. The AIM Training Institute is dedicated to providing the highest quality training for professionals and students throughout the country. The mission of the AIM Training Institute is to develop the professional knowledge, skills and abilities of its students by presenting state-of-the-art training programs, based on best practices, in a positive learning environment.

The six core areas of the training are as follows:

I. Prisoner Reentry—The State of the Art.
II. Offender Accountability—The Psychology of Effective Reentry.
III. Repairing the Harm.
IV. The Reentry Professional.
V. Effective Reentry—It’s All About Relationships.
VI. Management of Reentry Programs.