Join San Francisco’s Chief Adult Probation Officer Wendy Still and New York City’s Probation Commission Vincent N. Schiraldi for a webinar on strategies for probation departments to engage families of probationers. Margaret diZerega, Director, Family Justice Program, Vera Institute of Justice will provide an overview, and Yali Lincroft, consultant to the San Francisco’s and New York City’s Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnerships. For more information, or to register for this free webinar, please see here.
Reentry Council Subcommittee on Support and Opportunities
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Reentry Council Subcommittee on Policy and Operational Practices
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9th Annual Cheyenne Bell Awards Ceremony
Please join The Center for Young Women’s Development for a wine reception and awards ceremony honoring three amazing women who have touched many lives and continue to seek justice for families in the Bay Area and beyond. The 2011 Cheyenne Bell Awardees are Elouise Oliver of East Bay Church of Religious Science, Judy Patrick of The Women’s Foundation of California, and Misha Olivas of United Playaz. For more information, see http://cywd.org.
Young Mothers United, a workshop series for moms age 16-24
The Center for Young Women’s Development is launching a weekly workshop for young moms between the ages of 16-24, Young Mothers United. For young moms who have ever been in jail or prison and away from their babies, this weekly workshop will provide support for women who are nervous about parenting, have lost custody, or are searching for a safe space to talk about related concerns. Free food and childcare available. Earn $25 for each workshop. Must enroll to participate and commit to all 12 workshops, held every Monday from 4:00pm-6:00pm, starting Monday November 14th. For more information, contact LeaJay at (510) 778-3092. Click here for a flier to download and distribute.
Need gently used guitars
Five Keys Charter School is seeking donations of about 25 gently used acoustic guitars. They hope to offer a music class for inmates of SF County Jail. If you have a guitar that you used to play, maybe wish you played, but don’t play, please consider donating it. Please call Lisa Stringer at (415) 487-3790 if you would like to donate it to Five Keys Charter School.
Positions available at Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice is seeking motivated and qualified people to join their team. Two positions are available serving youth in the juvenile justice system, a Wrap-around Rehabilitation Counselor and a Clinical Case Manager Placement Diversion Reentry Program. Applications now being accepted; see links for more information.
Position available at SF District Attorney’s Office
A position for an Alternative Sentencing Planner is open in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. The position was created as part of the implementation of San Francisco’s Realignment Implementation Plan. Applications are now being accepted. For more information see here.
SF Scores Second Chance Act Award
The Adult Probation Department received a FY2011 Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Program for Planning and Demonstration Projects grant to implement Reentry SF, a comprehensive reentry pathway for people on post-release community supervision in San Francisco. This multi-agency effort will provide individuals exiting jail and state prison with prerelease planning, immediate post-release support, case management, job training and placement, and a variety of other needed services. For more information about San Francisco’s other Second Chance Act funded programs, see here.
Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People’s Movement Strategy Session
FICPM Strategy Session: Strengthening Our Actions & Voices through Unity is an opportunity for formerly incarcerated people and their allies to convene to develop a national platform. Workshops will cover areas of juvenile justice, get out the vote of formerly incarcerated people, mass incarceration, band ban the box. For more information and to register, see http://ficpmovement.wordpress.com and click on “Program.”