Background
The Reentry Council established the following five subcommittees at its meeting of July 17, 2009:
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.
Each of the subcommittees held an initial meeting in August or September 2009. These meetings were open to all, and each had strong turnout of diverse experts and stakeholders. Co-chairs of the Reentry Council are responsible for appointing members to subcommittees. All subcommittee meetings are public, and anyone may attend and speak as a member of the public, at any subcommittee meeting.
Process
Individuals interested in being permanent members of a subcommittee must complete and return the Subcommittee Statement of Interest and Commitment to Reentry Council staff no later than 5:00pm Monday November 2, 2009. These Statements will be reviewed by Co-Chairs for consideration for appointment as permanent members. Staff will announce the names of subcommittee members and the dates of the next round of subcommittee meetings by Monday November 9th.
Subcommittee Statement of Interest and Commitment
You must download, complete, and submit the Subcommittee Statement of Interest and Commitment. Be sure to complete all four sections of the Statement. Statements must be received by no later than 5:00pm on Monday, November 2, 2009. Statements must be e-mailed to reentry.council@sfgov.org or may be mailed/hand delivered to Jessica Flintoft, Reentry Council, 555 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Questions should be directed to (415) 553-1593 or reentry.council@sfgov.org