Reentry Council Launches Subcommittees
At its July 17th meeting, the Reentry Council formed five subcommittees, each of which is set to convene once over the months of August and September. Please see calendar at right for each subcommittee meeting date, place, and time.
Please forward this open invitation to each of these five subcommittees to all interested, and encourage appropriate colleagues, staff, and other interested individuals to participate in subcommittees. All individuals who are interested in being permanent subcommittee members should attend the first meeting of the subcommittee(s) of interest. Note that the first subcommittee meeting is August 21st. Interested individuals who CANNOT attend the first meeting should email reentry.council@sfgov.org expressing his/her interest in subcommittee(s) membership no later than 5:00pm Friday September 18th. All names of interested individuals will be forwarded to Co-Chairs for their consideration as permanent subcommittee members.
Please download, print, and distribute this Flier to reach out to individuals across disciplines, neighborhoods, and experiences to participate in Subcommittees.
Subcommittees will begin the Reentry Council’s work of assessing the funding, programs, needs, and barriers as outlined in ordinances establishing Reentry Council. The subcommittees are organized into each of these five areas:
Civil Rights & Civic Engagement of Formerly Incarcerated People Subject areas include collateral impacts of criminal records, accessing government-issued identification, voting rights, civic participation.
Self-Sufficiency of Currently & Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Subject areas include education (all levels), employment training, placement, and retention, financial obligations, and public benefits.
Health & Well Being of Currently & Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Subject areas include temporary & permanent housing, physical & behavioral health, and supportive services.
Welfare & Safety of Families, Victims, & Communities Subject areas include children & families of currently and formerly incarcerated people, communities to which people are returning, and victims of returning offenders.
Community Justice & Alternatives to Incarceration Subject areas include collaborative courts, diversion, sentencing, early release, probation, and parole.