With Open Arms: A San Francisco Initiative for Women is now accepting participants. Funded by the Second Chance Act Adult Demonstration Program, With Open Arms is a collaboration led by the SF Department of Public Health, in partnership with Walden House, Homeless Prenatal Program, Iris Center, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, the SF Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights, SF Clean City, and others. Services and resources available include drug treatment, mental health services, trauma recovery services, housing assistance, benefits enrollment, child reunification, child behavioral health assistance, job training and immediate placement, legal assistance, continuing education opportunities, social support, and family strengthening and empowerment. Eligible participants are women who have received a State Prison sentence from San Francisco, are currently incarcerated in VSPW or CCWF, or are on parole (non-revocable or supervised) in San Francisco. Individuals may be referred, or may self refer. This is a voluntary program. Staff will meet you in jail, prison, or out of custody. To get connected, contact Sonia Crites, Walden House, 1254 13th Street, Unit B, Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA 94130; phone (415) 402-0435; FAX (415) 402-0413; email scrites@waldenhouse.org.
Working Bibliographies for Subcommittee Literature Reviews – Updated 4/14/2010
As part of our efforts to develop a comprehensive report on the needs, programs, barriers, and funding available for reentry, the 5 subcommittees have developed bibliographies of key literature, needs assessments, and program evaluations relevant to each respective area covered by each subcommittee.
Staff is making these working documents available here, for your reference. These documents are current through April 14, 2010.
• Full (combined) Bibliography
• Civil Rights & Civic Engagement of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
• Community Justice & Alternatives to Incarceration
• Welfare & Safety of Families, Victims, & Communities
• Health & Well Being of Currently & Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
• Self-Sufficiency of Currently & Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Current through April 14, 2010.
Board of Supervisors seeks applicants for Reentry Council appointment
The Board of Supervisors is requesting applications from individuals interested in serving on the Reentry Council, for Seat 1 for the remainder of an unexpired 2-year term, expiring July 17th 2011. The Board of Supervisors appoints 4 individuals to serve on the Reentry Council. All individuals interested in applying must be a former inmate in the San Francisco County Jail, A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facility, and/or a U.S. Bureau of Prison facility. All interested must complete two applications: the first is the Board of Supervisors application available at http://www.sfbos.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=19462, and the second is the Supplemental Application for Board of Supervisors Appointees available at http://sfreentry.com/reentry-council. Both applications must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors as soon as possible, and likely not later than April 28th. Please contact the Rules Committee Clerk at (415) 554-7719 for updates on deadline for this vacancy. Both applications and any attachments must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689. For more information about the work of the Reentry Council, please see http://sfreentry.com or contact Jessica Flintoft at any time at (415) 553-1593 or at this reentry.council@sfgov.org.