Over the course of several months, from December, 2007 to early March, 2008 Idealistics partnered with the City of Pomona’s Planning and Housing Department to design and administer a survey of its parolee population. During the two months of survey administration, City of Pomona staff collected 106 surveys. In a report analyzing the results, Idealistics found that the parolee population leans heavily on friends and family for support.
A friend's or family member's home was the most popular choice of living situation at 38% of the sample. 20.8% of the sampled parolees use a friend’s or family member’s vehicle as their primary means of transportation. In these cases, parolees used friends and family members to meet their basic needs instead of using the city's social service system. A large proportion of parolees also used friends and family to meet food and clothing needs. It seems that
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