Post-release resources:
Alabama
Re-Entry Ministries,
Inc.
P.O. Box 100461
Birmingham, AL 35210
(tel) 205-320-2101
This organization offers a variety of post-release services
to former prisoners in Alabama. Write for details.
California
50/50 Club
3407 W. 6th St., Ste. 410
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(tel) 213-386-1994
The 50/50 Club provides job-placement services, pre-employment
screening, referrals for parolees and pre-release employment
screening for prisoners. Some referrals for drug rehabilitation
are available. Also works in Orange County.
Abram Friedman
Occupational Center
1646 South Olive St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(tel) 213-742-7636
This organization offers less than one year of training in
23 different vocations. You must be 18
years or older and functionally literate.
Academic Achievement
Center/Educational Opportunity Program
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
(tel) 916-278-6183
This is a system wide program of the California State University
campus that provides admission and retention services to students
with low-incomes.
Allied Fellowship
Services
1850 Ninth Ave.
Oakland, CA 94606
(tel) 510-534-5354
Employment services available to former prisoners include
employment workshops, health
education, drug counseling, and a job board. There is also
a residential home for men with 25 beds.
Alternative
Media Network
1827 Haight St.
P.O. Box 202
San Francisco, CA 94117
(tel) 415-995-4692
Publishes a “San Francisco Survival Manual”, including
a “Behind Bars” category.
Send self-addressed stamped envelope and request their catalog
of other available publications.
Arriba Junto
2017 Mission, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110
(tel) 415-863-9307
This organization offers free job and basic skills training
to San Francisco residents. Spanish
speaking staff is available.
Beit T-Shuvah
- House of Return
216 S. Lake Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(tel) 213-413-3321
This organization offers a residential re-entry facility for
Jewish former prisoners that includes drug counseling, education,
and employment services.
Berkeley/Oakland
Support Services
PO Box 1996
Berkeley, CA 94701
(tel) 510-649-1931
This agency offers pre-release and parole planning.
Brandon House
Volunteers of America (VOA)
1716 E. San Antonia St.
San Jose, CA 95116
(tel) 408-258-6146
This organization offers emergency housing for parolees. Write
or call for openings and referrals to VOA offices in other
states.
California Food
Policy Advocates
57 Post St., Ste. 804
San Francisco, CA 94104
(tel) 415-291-0282
Pre-release and parole planning services available only in
the Bay Area. Publishes How to Get Food and Money: The People's
Guide to Welfare, Health and Other Services in California
, and Como Obtener Dinero y Alimentos: La Guida Popular Para
el Welfare, Servicios Medicos y Otros Servicios en California
. Provides information on welfare, social security, food stamps,
and agencies which provide emergency aid.
Centerforce,
Division of Health Programs
64 Main Street
San Quentin, CA 94901
(tel) 415-456-9980
(fax) 415-721-4902
www.caps.ucsf.edu
In addition to coordinating HIV prevention programs in several
California State Prisons, Centerforce provides referrals statewide
to various transitional housing and other post-release resources
for prisoners with HIV/AIDS.
Center for Human
Rights and Constitutional Law
Immigrant Refugee Children's Project
256 S. Occidental Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(tel) 213-388-8693
This project offers a transitional living program for homeless
youth between the ages of 18 and 21.
Central City
Hospitality House
146 Leavenworth
San Francisco, CA 94102
(tel) 415-776-2102
This organization offers an emergency shelter/drop-in center,
mail and message service, job referrals and placement, free
clothing and counseling.
Community and
Human Resource Agency (CHARO)
3951 Medford St.
Los Angeles, CA 90063
(tel) 213-269-0751
CHARO provides employment opportunities and vocational counseling.
Community Construction
Training Center
4614 S. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90062
(tel) 213-750-3090
This organization works with low income individuals and former
prisoners and provides job
development and vocational training.
Community Information
Center
P.O. Box 1834
Sacramento, CA 95812-1834
(tel) 916-442-4995
This organization provides a public information and referral
service to the Sacramento community. They also provide referrals
to more than 1,400 community programs and services in the
Sacramento area.
Community Programs,
Inc.
12843 Beach Blvd., Suite B
Stanton, CA 90680
(tel) 714-895-9611
Provides support services for Orange County including food,
housing, transportation. Bilingual
services available.
CRASH - South
City Recovery Program
220 North Euclid, Suite 120
San Diego, CA 92114
(tel) 619-263-6663
This organization offers an outpatient intensive daily treatment
and evening recovery program that is available to individuals
on probation and parole.
DeAnza College
Renew Program
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Cupertino, CA 95014
(tel) 408-864-8843
They offer a program for parolees returning to college. Write
for more details.
East Los Angeles
Skills Center
3921 Selig Place
Los Angeles, CA 90031
(tel) 213-227-0018
This organization offers a unique program for pre-release
prisoners that incorporates both academic study and employment
training.
Extend a Hand
for Justice
4450 California Ave., Ste. K148
Bakersfield, CA 93309
This is a Christian organization dedicated to equal justice
and assisting prisoners, parolees, family, and friends.
Friends Outside
303 Tisch Way, Ste. 507
San Jose, CA 95128
(tel) 408-985-8807
There are chapters nationwide that offer services to currently
and formerly incarcerated people. They provide assistance
in setting up parole plans, finding transitional housing,
and connecting prisoners with drug treatment programs. They
also contract with the California Department of Corrections
to teach parenting classes in prisons, assist with child custody
issues, and help with the reunification process.
Golden Hill
Crash, Inc.
2410 E Street
San Diego, CA 92102
(tel) 619-239-9691
This organization is a therapeutic community that offers a
one year residential drug rehabilitation program.
Haight Ashbury
Free Medical Clinic
558 Clayton St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
(tel) 415-487-5632
The HAFMC provides free health care to those in need.
Housing &
Emergency Food Hotline Number
Los Angeles Area
(tel) 310-551-2929
This organization attempts to connect former prisoners with
shelter and food in their area.
InfoLine Sacramento
828 I Street, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(tel) 916-498-1000
Infoline provides information and referrals to the Sacramento
community.
L.A. Mission
303 E. 5th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(tel) 213-629-1227
This organization provides emergency housing for 4 nights
(every ten days), two meals, free clothing, shower and shave.
Loaves &
Fishes
P.O. Box 2161
Sacramento, CA 95812
(tel) 916-446-0874
This organization provides free noon meals, daytime hospitality
shelter, health clinic, AIDS hospice, emergency school for
homeless children, and overnight shelter for women and children.
Los Angeles
Free Clinic
8405 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(tel) 213-653-1990
This organization offers, medical, dental, legal, and counseling
services.
Los Angeles
Information Hotline
(tel) 213-629-1227
This hotline offers a twenty-four hour information and referral
service for social service agencies in Los Angeles County.
Metropolitan
Skills Center
2801 West 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(tel) 213-386-7269
This organization offers vocational training, English as a
second language classes, high school
diploma and GED classes.
Mexican American
Opportunity Foundation
6252 Telegraph Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90040
(tel) 213-722-7807
This organization provides training and subsequent job placement
to people of low income that
reside in the service area.
Northern California
Service League (NCSL)
28 Boardman Place
San Francisco, CA 94103
(tel) 415-863-2323
(fax) 415-863-1882
NCSL@jps.net
www.jps.net/ncsl
NCSL provides support services to current and former prisoners
in Northern California which include job training, life skills
workshops, substance abuse counseling, parenting classes and
legal referrals.
Phillips Boarding
House
4912 Grisham Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90805
(tel) 310-423-7288
This boarding house provides two hot meals a day as well as
laundry services. They charge
parolees $20.00.
Phoenix House
11600 Eldridge Avenue
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342
(tel) 818-896-1121
www.phoenix-programs.org
This organization provides comprehensive rehabilitation services
to disabled persons primarily those with severe and persistent
mental illness. Services include transitional housing, vocational
training, life skills development, emergency shelter, drug
and alcohol testing and psycho-social educational groups.
Write to find out about regional and national offices.
Project Rebound
San Francisco State University
Department of Sociology
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
(tel) 415-338-1585
(fax) 415-338-0564
rebound@sfsu.edu
Project Rebound is a special admissions program for former
prisoners wanting to enter San
Francisco State University. They offer special guidelines
concerning admissions and academic
tutoring to new students.
Proteus, Inc.
1815 Van Ness
Fresno, CA 93721
(tel) 209- 485-5600
Proteus, Inc. participates in the statewide Jobs Plus program.
They assist individuals in securing
employment in Fresno county and provide employment counseling,
job skills, and job placement.
San Francisco
Community College District
Southeast Community College Center
1800 Oakdale Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94124
They offer on-the-streets adult education, job training, and
counseling in the Bay Area.
Seventh Step
Foundation - East Bay Chapter
475 Medford Ave.
Hayward, CA 94541
(tel) 510-278-0230
This organization has a re-entry program called Freedom House that provides parolees with housing, meals, clothing, and employment.
State of California
Department of Rehabilitation
Communications Office
P.O. Box 944222
Sacramento, CA 94244-2200
(tel) 916- 445-8638
This state agency provides assistance to prisoners and ex-prisoners
with documented physical,
emotional, or mental disability in finding employment.
Turning Point
of Central California
Rural Employment Assistance & Placement Program
1845 South Court Street
Visalia, CA 93277
(tel) 209-627-4043
This organization provides job training, occupational and
remedial education and assistance with job searches. They
also offer a life skills training program specifically designed
for ex-prisoners who encounter barriers to employment development.
Program serves Tulare County residents.
Watts Skills
Center
840 East 11th Place
Los Angeles, CA 90059
(tel) 213-564-4451
This organization provides academic and vocational preparation.
Classes include GED preparation, high school diploma, employment
and career preparation, counseling services, and job placement
assistance.
Colorado
Colorado Ex-Offender
Employment
Colorado Division of Employment and Training
639 E. 18th Ave.
Denver, CO 80203
(tel) 303-830-3000
This organization provides job referrals and development for
former prisoners.
Empowerment
Program, Inc.
1245 E. Colfax Ave. # 404
Denver, CO 80218
(tel) 303-863-7817
Services include job training, placement and referrals, support
services, housing and rental
assistance for former prisoners, women on parole, and prostitutes.
Volunteers of
America (VOA) - Colorado Branch
2877 Lawrence St.
Denver, CO 80205
(tel) 303-295-2165
Provides emergency services and resources to former prisoners
and their families, including technical assistance, bus tokens,
clothing and food. Write for more referrals to VOA offices
in other states.
Connecticut
Connecticut
Prison Association Resettlement Program
110 Bartholomew Ave, Ste. 3020
Hartford, CT 06106
This organization offers a variety of post-release services
to former prisoners in Connecticut. Write for more details.
Community Partners
in Action
110 Bartholomew Ave. # 3010
Hartford, CT 06106
This organization offers a variety of post-release services
to former prisoners in Connecticut. Write for more details.
Florida
Transition
390 Northwest 2nd St.
Miami, FL 33128
(tel) 305-374-1987
This organization provides job training and job placement
to former prisoners.
Georgia
Prison Ministries
with Women, Inc.
P.O. Box 1911
Decatur, GA 30031-1911
(tel) 404-622-4314
This organization assists with post-release housing and other
services for former prisoners.
Illinois
Jewish Prisoners
Assistance Foundation
9401 N. Margail
Des Plaines, IL 60016
(tel) 847-296-1770
This organization provides pre- and post-release counseling
for prisoners and their families, and support programs to
assist with housing and employment placement.
Safer Foundation
571 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60661-5701
This organization offers a variety of post-release services
to former prisoners in Illinois. Write for more details.
Louisiana
Community Service
Center, Inc.
4000 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70115
(tel) 504-897-6277
This organization offers a variety of post-release services
to former prisoners in Louisiana. Write for more details.
Maryland
American Correctional
Association
Publications Department
8025 Laurel Lakes Ct.
Laurel, MD 20707
(tel) 301-206-5059
This organization offers a parole planning guide entitled
As Free as an Eagle and sells self-help
books. Write for more details about other available publications.
Minnesota
Amicus
100 N. Sixth St., Ste. 529-B
Minneapolis, MN 55403
This organization assists former prisoners with housing, clothing,
and employment. They also offer scholarships and pre/post
release programs.
Missouri
Project Cope
3529 Marcus Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63115
(tel) 314-389-4804
This project offers re-entry services to former prisoners
of the St. Louis Community.
Nebraska
CEGA Services,
Offender Referrals
P.O. Box 81826
Lincoln, NE 68501
(tel) 402-464-0602
This organization offers pre-release referrals for housing,
employment, and substance abuse
treatment programs. They charge a $15 fee for each city’s
list of referrals.
Nevada
Nevada AIDS
Foundation
P.O. Box 478
Reno, NV 89504
(tel) 702-329-2437
This organization attempts to find housing for prisoners upon
release and maintains a food bank which is also geared towards
HIV positive former prisoners.
New Jersey
H.O.P.E. for
Former Prisoners, Inc.
106 Central Ave.
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(tel) 201-646-1995
Offers a variety of services for former prisoners in the New
Jersey counties of Bergen and Passaic.
New Mexico
Peanut Butter
and Jelly, Inc./Project IMPACT
1101 Lopez Rd., SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105
(tel) 505-877-7060
This organization offers a variety of services to reconnect
incarcerated parents with their children and ease former prisoners'
transition back into daily family life, including educational
programs to help parents improve parenting skills.
New York
Odyssey House
309-11 East 6th St.
New York, NY 10003
Odyssey House provides advocacy, educational, and vocational
services to former prisoners. There is a Family Center that
provides housing for women with one or two children under
the age of five.
Women's Prison
Association
Hopper Home
110 Second Ave.
New York, NY 10003
(tel) 212-674-1163
nchoudhury@upaonline.org
This organization works with women in county, state and federal
prisons throughout New York and provides a variety of services
to help women transition back into the community. These services
include transitional case management, two residential houses
that allow women to bring their children, HIV prevention classes,
life skills workshops, assistance with reunification and other
custody issues.
AIDS in Prison
Project of the Osborne Association
135 E. 15th St.
New York, NY 10003
(tel) 212-673-6633
This organizations assists pre-release HIV positive prisoners
that intend to parole to New York with discharge planning.
Fortune Society
39 W. 19th St., 7th Floor
New York, NY 10011
(tel) 212-206-7070
The Fortune Society provides an educational program, counseling,
advocacy around HIV/AIDS, and court advocacy.
Pennsylvania
Bebashi
1217 Spring Garden St., First Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(tel) 215-769-3561
This organization offers a variety of post-release services
to former prisoners in Pennsylvania. Write for more details.
South Carolina
Alston Wilkes
Society
3519 Medical Dr.
Columbia, SC 29203
(tel) 803-799-2490
This organization offers a variety of post-release services
to former prisoners in South Carolina. Write for more details.
Texas
Manatee Publishing
4835 N. O'Connor St. # 134435
Irving, TX 75062
Manatee sells Getting Out and Staying Out a parole-planning
manual available for $22.45.
Open, Inc.
P.O. Box 566025
Dallas, TX 75356
(tel) 214-271-1971
Open, Inc. sells 99 Days and a Get-Up , Man I Need a Job and
other pre-release guides for $4.95 each.
Welcome House,
Inc.
921 N. Peak St.
Dallas, TX 75204
(tel) 214-887-0696
This organization offers a recovery program for parolees that
includes a structured drug free
environment.
Vermont
Vermont Catholic
Charities, Inc.
351 North Ave.
Burlington, VT 05401
(tel) 802-658-6110 x 312
This organization assists former prisoners with employment
and transitional housing.
Virginia
Offender Aid
and Restoration of Richmond, Inc.
1 N. 3rd St., Ste. 200
Richmond, VA 23219
(tel) 804-643-2746
Post-release services are provided to former prisoners released
from a jail in the greater Richmond area and to parolees released
from a state or federal prison with plans to return to the
Richmond area.