Luis Rodriguez is a celebrated author and the inspiring keynote speaker from the 2007 San Francisco Reentry Summit. In It Calls You Back: An Odyssey thru Love, Addiction, Revolutions & Healing, Rodriguez reflects on his time in jail, struggle to kick heroin, renounce his former life, find meaningful work, and challenges as a father. Join Luis Rodriguez for selected readings and discussion.
APD Reentry Division Orientation to Upcoming Reentry RFP/RFQ Process
Join us for an orientation to the upcoming competitive process for local funding opportunities to provide a range of high quality reentry services, housing, and related assistance. At this orientation, we will review requirements for doing business with the City, projected timeline for competitive process, and answer questions of interested organizations. All are welcome. No RSVP needed. Please email me with any questions or suggestions.
The Road Forward: A Fundraiser for the Women’s Resource Center and Behavioral Health Court
Join the Women Defenders, CPMC, and Equal Rights Advocates for a fundraiser and silent auction benefiting the SF Sheriff’s Department Women’s Resource Center and the SF Behavioral Health Court. Celebrate the road forward for women affected by the criminal justice system as they move from a past defined by personal despair to a future bright with hope, healing, and acceptance. Hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. Tickets are $55. Additional donations welcome; donors giving $250 or more will be acknowledged in the event program. For more information, or to donate to the silent auction, please call (415) 734-3150 or email theroadforward@gmail.com. To make a tax-deductible donation or to purchase a ticket, go to http://www.sfghf.net/donate.html; be sure to write “BHC/WRC Fundraiser” in field named Gift Designation. Please download the flier here, copy, and distribute far and wide.
Reentry Council Subcommittee on Assessment and Connections
More information forthcoming. All are welcome.
Centerforce Inside/Out Summit
Pre-conference Institute Sessions will be held on Saturday and Sunday, and Summit Sessions will include Keynote Speakers, Panels, Workshops, Poster Sessions, and more opportunities for learning and networking. To register or for more information about the session, see http://centerforce.org or call (415) 456-9980 x106.
New Reentry Division and Opportunities to Join the Team
Since 2007, the Public Defender’s Office has provided primary staffing for the Reentry Council and related efforts. The advent of Public Safety Realignment provided the City/County of San Francisco with the opportunity to reassess how to best staff collaborative efforts to meet the needs of people returning from jails and prisons. To that end, City leaders established the Reentry Division of the Adult Probation Department which now directs collaborative efforts to promote policy, operational practices, and supportive services to effectively implement Public Safety Realignment, coordinate reentry services for returning adults, and engage diverse stakeholders in Citywide planning. The Reentry Division provides lead staff for the Reentry Council of San Francisco, as well as the Community Corrections Partnership and its Executive Committee. The Adult Probation Department is hiring a Chief of Research, Reentry Policy Coordinator, and Reentry Services Coordinator who will join Jennifer Scaife and me in the Reentry Division. All interested in applying should read more about the division and positions here; applications are due by no later than Friday October 21st.
Seeking a Campaign Manager to Reduce California’s Overreliance on Incarceration
The Funders for Safety & Justice in California, a coalition of foundations inside and outside of California, are launching a new 3-4 year campaign to reduce California’s costly overreliance on incarceration, with an emphasis on individuals incarcerated for non-violent offenses and those who pose little or no risk to public safety. The intent of this effort is to create an initiative grounded in strategic partnerships that can accelerate the change made possible by the current policy and budget environment in order to reduce the number of lower-risk individuals incarcerated in California prisons and jails. The Campaign Manager will lead all aspects of this initiative. All interested in applying should read more about the campaign and position here; applications are due by October 31st.
Good Shepherd Gracenter’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
Please join in celebrating 50 years of helping young women. Honorees will include union partners Local 22 and Local 38 for support. Raffle prizes will be given. Please RSVP by October 3rd at (415) 586-2845. For more information, see http://gsgracenter.org.
CCWP’s The Fire Inside: 15th Anniversary Celebration
Join Angela Davis, Melanie DeMore, and Sistahs of the Drum to celebrate 15 years of The Fire Inside, the longest continuously published newsletter by and for women and transgender prisoners in the country. This event is a fundraiser for California Coalition for Women Prisoners and The Fire Inside. There will be a silent arts and crafts auction (donations by local artists). $20 donation; no one turned away for lack of funds. Wheelchair accessible. Childcare available: please call (415) 255-7036 x314 by Monday October 10th. For more information, see http://womenprisoners.org.