Find a Circle

Inside Circle Drop-in Group  |  ManKind Project  |  Woman Within

State and National Resources

California Reentry Program  | Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | Equal Justice Society |

Friends Outside | Human Rights Watch | Insight Garden Program | Justice Policy Institute  |

Open Society Institute | Prison University Project | Reentry Resource Center​ |

California Resource Guides for Local Programs and Services |

Guide for California Employers – Hiring People with Criminal Records |

Families Against Mandatory Minimums |  Legal Services for Prisoners with Children  |

Root & Rebound Legal Support: Hotline for reentry legal advice Friday 9am-5pm (PST) at 510-279-4662.

Regional Resources 

Contra Costa County

• Reentry Initiative for the Formerly Incarcerated

Marin County 

• The County of Marin Probation Department offers an array of mandated and optional services for the Court, adult and youthful offenders, victims of crime, and the diverse communities of Marin.

• Marin Employment Connection – The Marin Employment Connection collaborates with the Marin County Probation Department to serve both Adult and Youth Probationers.

Sacramento County

• Anti-Recidivism Coalition – ARC offers peer support, case management, trauma counseling, housing, education and employment assistance, mentorship, and opportunities for civic engagement.

• Sacramento Community Based Coalition (SCBC) – SCBC provides cognitive behavioral programming, academic support, job readiness, vocational training, and treatment areas as well as transitional housing, benefits screening, child support workshops, and bus passes, etc.

San Francisco Bay Area / Alameda County

• Alameda County Reentry Resource Directory – the most comprehensive and current guide to services and supports in the East Bay.

• Alameda County Reentry Network

• Centerforce – a leading reentry service provider in the San Francisco Bay Area, serving people with a history of incarceration, their families, and communities.

• Reentry Council of the City & County of San Francisco – Coordinates local efforts to support adults exiting San Francisco County Jail, San Francisco juvenile justice out-of-home placements, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities, and the United States Federal Bureau of Prison facilities.

• Getting Out & Staying Out: A Guide to San Francisco Resources for People Leaving Jails and Prisons.

Southern California

• 2-1-1 Orange County – They are partnered with the Orange County Re-Entry Partnership, the Returning Home Foundation, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to improve access to re-entry resources in Orange County.

• Anti-Recidivism Coalition – ARC offers peer support, case management, trauma counseling, housing, education and employment assistance, mentorship, and opportunities for civic engagement.

• Homeboy Industries – Homeboy Industries serves high-risk, formerly gang-involved men and women with a continuum of free services and programs, and operates several social enterprises that serve as job-training sites.

• Los Angeles Regional Reentry Partnership 

• A New Way of Life Reentry Project – Provides housing and support services to formerly incarcerated women in South Central Los Angeles, facilitating a successful transition back to community life.