The Board of Supervisors appointed Ron Sanders to Seat 1 of the Reentry Council, as one of the Board’s four formerly incarcerated appointees to the Council. Ron is a Community Health Worker at the Transitions Clinic. There were over a dozen applicants who made compelling presentations to the Rules Committee of the Board of Supervisors in support of each of their appointments. For more information about the 21 members of the full Reentry Council, click on the “About” tab at http://sfreentry.com to read their biographies.
Paid Jobs for Youth and Young Adults Ages 17-24
The SF Office of Economic and Workforce Development is launching its 2010 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) which offers paid work experiences for youth ages 17-24 who live in San Francisco. Youth will be placed at public, non-profit or private organizations where they will gain hands-on experience in a variety of careers and industries. Through partnerships with six community based organizations, youth will also receive paid work readiness training. Program dates are June 14th through August 9th. Applications are available now at http://www.hiresfyouth.com. Applications are due by Friday May 28th.
1st Annual Positive Transitions Health Fair – Northern California Service League & UCSF Correctional Medicine Network
The Positive Transitions Health Fair is an opportunity for formerly incarcerated people living in San Francisco to get health information, resources, referrals, and services to improve their health. An array of community agencies will be present to provide information about services, and refreshments will be served.
Justice Summit 2010 (SF Public Defender’s Office)
A summit about how to improve quality of indigent defense locally and nationally. Three panels, a keynote speaker, and over 300 attendees are expected. For more information, see http://sfpublicdefender.org.
Subcommittee on Community Justice & Alternatives to Incarceration Meeting – POSTPONED
This meeting was postponed due to failure to meet quorum. It will be rescheduled and information will be posted on www.sfreentry.com.
Expansion of One Stop Reentry Navigator Services
SF Onestop Goodwill Reentry Navigator has expanded services to include drop-in hours for jobseekers with criminal records. Individuals may make an appointment, or may drop-in at any of the following times and locations: 4th Monday of the month, 9am-12pm at 3120 Mission Street. 4th Tuesday of the month, 9am-12pm at 801 Turk Street. 4th Tuesday of the month, 1pm-4pm at 777 Stockton Street. Every Wednesday of the month, 12:30pm-3:30pm at 1500 Mission Street. 4th Thursday of the month, 9am-12pm at 1449 Webster Street. 4th Thursday of the month, 1pm-4pm at 1800 Oakdale Avenue. For more information, contact Krystal Koop at (415) 575-2113 or kkoop@sfgoodwill.org.
Touchdown Reentry Resource (Fair Brothers for Change & Project Read)
Fresh out? Been home? Know somebody coming home? Come to the Reentry Resource Fair to find information to support reentry of people to San Francisco. If you would like to have a community resource table there, please contact Erris Edgerly at errisedgerly@yahoo.com.
Subcommittee on Families, Victims, & Communities Meeting
Meeting will take place in 3rd Floor Conference Room at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office:
555 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Subcommittee on Civil Rights & Civic Engagement Meeting – POSTPONED
This meeting has been POSTPONED due to illness, as of 10:00pm on Wednesday, May 12. It will be rescheduled as soon as possible, and the new meeting time will be posted online here.
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5th Annual Employment Resource Fair (SF Sheriff’s Department)
The SF Sheriff’s Department, in partnership with SF OEWD, SF HSA Jobs NOW! Program, and the SF Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to invite all jobseekers to the 5th annual Employment Resource Fair focused on education, employment, family, recovery, and community. If you are an employer or community-based organization that would like to participate in the fair, please contact Doug Smith at dsmithsfsprep@yahoo.com or (415) 575-6463.
Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program
Available through Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, the program’s goal is to replicate multi-disciplinary, community-based, proven strategies to reduce violence, particularly shootings and killings. If interested in applying for a San Francisco initiative, please contact Diana Oliva-Aroche of the SF Department of Children, Youth, and Families at Diana@dcyf.org or (415) 554-8415. She is coordinating efforts to develop a San Francisco application.
Grants Due: 8:00pm eastern time on Friday, June 18, 2010
Amount Available: up to $2.2 million over 3-year period
Eligible Applicants: state and local government entities, non-profit organizations, and federally recognized Indian tribes.
New Clean & Sober Housing Available
Recovery Survival Network’s Family of Friends Clean & Sober Living Network recently opened 226 6th Street for clean & sober living. This program is short or long term, with an on-site peer-to-peer management team in place that is available 24/7. The program fee is $650.00 per month. If interested, please call (415) 552-1111 to arrange to see the rooms. For more information about Recovery Survival Network, please see: http://rsn2000.org.
Reentry Council is Hiring
The Reentry Council is hiring a full-time Reentry Council Associate who will work closely with the Reentry Policy Director to provide policy and administrative support to the Council, its subcommittees, and related efforts to coordinate local efforts to support adults returning to San Francisco from jails and prisons. For full job description and application instructions, please see: http://www.jobaps.com/sf/sup/BulPreview.asp?R1=TEX&R2=8173&R3=056356. Applications due no later than Friday May 21st. This position is funded through the generosity of the SF Foundation. Feel free to call (415) 553-1593, or send an email to reentry.council@sfgov.org with questions.
Free Shuttle Service for Visitors to San Bruno Jail Complex
The SF Sheriff’s Department has launched a free shuttle service for visitors of inmates in San Bruno Jail Complex. The shuttle runs on Saturdays and Sundays only, between 7:15am and 3:15pm, and shuttles visitors between SF Civic Center BART/Muni Station and the San Bruno Jail Complex. The shuttle leaves the Civic Center BART/Muni station at 7:15am, 8:45am, 10:15am, 12:15pm, and 1:45pm. Any concerns or suggestions relating to shuttle service should be directed to Lt. Kevin Fisher-Paulson at (415) 575-4460 or kevin.paulson@sfgov.org.
New Resource for Non-Profits
The SF Foundation has launched a new online directory of San Francisco Bay Area Capacity Builders of Color. The searchable directory contains about 100 capacity builders. See http://www.bayareaconsultantsofcolor.org.