Reentry Council of the City & County of San Francisco

Reentry Council Staff Transitions Michael Klinger, who has served as intern and Associate of Reentry Council, provided outstanding administrative and programmatic support to the Reentry Council over the past year. He is moving on to his next adventure as he enters law school this fall. Thank you Michael for your wonderful contributions to this community wide effort! I am pleased to announce that Jennifer Scaife will start next week as Reentry Council Associate. Since 2006, Jennifer has been the Program Director of the Prison University Project, a nonprofit organization which supports the College Program at San Quentin State Prison. In that capacity, she has coordinated the day to day operations of the only on-site, degree-granting higher education program in California’s prison system, and initiated several literary and public education projects aimed at highlighting the humanity of people in prison. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and recently taught a series of creative writing classes as an artist-in-residence at the juvenile hall in Contra Costa County. Jennifer will join Jessica Flintoft, Reentry Policy Director and Jeaneane Young, Reentry Council Assistant as primary Reentry Council staff working out of the Office of the Public Defender. Welcome Jennifer!

The Relate Project is being conducted by the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies of UCSF, and is studying the impacts of incarceration on couples where one person has been incarcerated. The Relate Project is seeking men ages 18 years or older who were recently released from prison and is in relationship with a woman, as well as women ages 18 years or older who are in a relationship with a man recently released from prison. The Relate Project is trying to learn about the impact of incarceration on couples’ relationship and lives. Each couple is paid $50 each for participation. All input is confidential. Anyone interested should contact project director at (415) 597-9367. Please forward this announcement to any individuals who may be interested.

A doctoral student at UC Berkeley in Department of Jurisprudence and Social Policy is researching the history and uses of supermax prisons, where people are in long term segregation and isolation. As part of this research, he would like to interview former prisoners who served at least 3 consecutive months in segregation or isolation, while in federal or state prison. The goal of the interviews is to document people’s experiences in segregation, and experiences of transitioning out of segregation. He hopes to be able to describe the problems associated with long-term segregation, and to propose better alternatives. Interviews are one hour in length; no compensation is available for participation. All names or other identifying information would not be used without explicit permission of individual. If interested, please contact Keramet Reiter at Keramet@berkeley.edu or (617) 290-7689.

With Open Arms is a reentry initiative for San Francisco women (including transgender women) who have been sentenced to State Prison, are currently in State Prison, or are on State Parole in San Francisco. The SF Department of Public Health has partnered with Walden House, Iris Center, Homeless Prenatal Program, Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights, SF Adult Probation Department, SF Clean City, SF Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and the National Council on Crime and Delinquency to develop a strong collaboration. Services include intensive case management, drug treatment, mental health services, trauma recovery, benefits enrollment, child reunification, child behavioral health assistance, job training and immediate placement, legal assistance, and other services. With Open Arms is voluntary, and staff will meet you in jail, prison, or the community. Individuals may refer themselves. Please download, print, and distribute flier to interested individuals: WOAflier20100701BlackandWhite

SFCANDO is an initiative of the SF Mayor’s Office, in partnership with other City departments, to improve strength-based, family-focused approach to coordinated case management for youth and families. To that end, SFCANDO is offering a two-day, free training for staff of community-based organizations on June 16th and July 7th. Learn about family engagement tools such as ecomaps and supportive inquiry techniques, recognize cultural issues and role of bias in work, better utilize strength-based and family-focused approaches in your work. First come first serve registration, with priority to organizations working with families in Bayview-Hunters Point and Visitacion Valley. Please RSVP ASAP to Darryn Green at (415) 557-6024 or SFTPRegistrar@gmail.com.

The Relate Project is being conducted by the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies of UCSF, and is studying the impacts of incarceration on couples where one person has been incarcerated. In particular, the Relate Project is seeking Latino men ages 18 years or older who were recently released from prison and is in relationship with a woman, as well as Latino women ages 18 years or older who are in a relationship with a man recently released from prison. The Relate Project is trying to learn about the impact of incarceration on couples’ relationship and lives. Each couple is paid $50 each for participation. All input is confidential. Anyone interested should contact project director at (415) 597-9367. Please forward this announcement to any individuals who may be interested.

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.

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.

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: 4^th Monday of the month, 9am-12pm at 3120 Mission Street. 4^th Tuesday of the month, 9am-12pm at 801 Turk Street. 4^th Tuesday of the month, 1pm-4pm at 777 Stockton Street. Every Wednesday of the month, 12:30pm-3:30pm at 1500 Mission Street. 4^th Thursday of the month, 9am-12pm at 1449 Webster Street. 4^th Thursday of the month, 1pm-4pm at 1800 Oakdale Avenue. For more information, contact Krystal Koop at (415) 575-2113 or kkoop@sfgoodwill.org.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

The Reentry Council is conducting a Survey of Programs 2010 and Services provided to San Francisco adults who are currently or formerly incarcerated. The survey results will be used to inform the Council’s annual report on reentry needs and services, and to update the popular Getting Out & Staying Out guide, a resource for individuals returning to San Francisco. Please make sure that your information is listed! Make sure we know what services or support are provided to people coming out of jails and prisons. The survey is available here: http://sfreentry.com/files/2010/03/Survey-of-Programs-2010.pdf. Please forward this request far and wide. We are trying to reach as many providers—both government and community-based—as possible. Please complete the survey, and turn it in.

You may complete the form on your computer by downloading it and saving it with your input, or by printing the survey form and filling it out by hand. You may e-mail, FAX, mail, or hand deliver your survey. Please fill out the survey, and get it in to us by Wednesday March 31st! Thank You! Questions? Call (415) 553-1593 or email reentry.council@sfgov.org.

Please Note: You cannot save your work unless you first download the pdf.

SF Office of Economic and Workforce Development, in partnership with local community based partners, has launched the Healthcare Academy, a set of vocational trainings for careers in healthcare. If you are 18 years or older and a resident of San Francisco, you may be eligible to partake in trainings for the following careers: HIT/Billing, Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, Phlebotomy/EKG Technician, Certified Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide, Home Care Worker, Licensed Vocational Nurse, and Registered Nurse. To learn more about the training series for any of these careers, please attend one of the Healthcare Academy Orientations held at One Stops throughout the City during March and April. For more information, call (415) 401-4889.

UC Berkeley has launched a weekly series of podcasts featuring interviews with various leaders in criminal justice. David Onek, a senior fellow with the UC Berkeley Center on Criminal Justice, interviews Sunny Schwartz of the SF Sheriff’s Department, Matthew Cate of CDCR, Bill Bratton formerly of the LAPD, Dr. Joe Marshall of the Omega Boys Club, and others. To listen: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/cjconversations.

Community Works, in partnership with the SF Dependency Drug Court, is hiring two full-time positions: a Parent Education Facilitator, and a Family Case Manager. Both individuals will work with Community Works’ One Family and Dependency Drug Court clients inside SF County jails and in the community. For qualifications, description, and application information, email: community_works@yahoo.com.

Project AVARY is seeking enthusiastic and talented counselors to work at the annual summer camp for children with a parent in prison. Applicants must be at least 21 years old, willing to work in fun and challenging environment, and must have prior experience working with youth. Training and three week-long sessions will be July 13th-August 6th. Starting pay for new counselors is $500 per session. For more information or to apply, please contact Project AVARY at (415) 382-8799 or info@projectavary@.org.

The LIFE Project is a program of Centerforce, and is a mentoring program for youth ages 11-18 that are impacted by parental incarceration. Youth may be from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, or San Mateo counties. Youth from San Francisco and Marin are especially needed to participate. Adult mentors from Alameda and Contra Costa are particularly needed. To refer a youth to the program, please contact David at (415) 456-9980 x108 or dsalisbury@centerforce.org. To become a mentor, contact Hannah at (415) 456-9980 x133 or heberhart@centerforce.org.

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 March 16, 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 March 16, 2010.

The March 10th focus group scheduled for family members of people who are/have been in prison has been CANCELLED due to low number of people who RSVPed to attend.

Another focus group for family members will be scheduled for a future date. If you, or anyone you know is interested in participating, please contact Jeaneane Young, Reentry Council Assistant, at reentry.council@sfgov.org or 415 558 2497.

Pam Hogan, Reentry Training Specialist, is launching a new program to teach formerly incarcerated individuals what it takes to start their own businesses. Interested people should contact Pam at (415) 333-8327 or pam@pamhoganproductions.com.

Project WHAT! a program of Community Works is now hiring youth ages 15-20 who have had a parent in prison or jail. Youth work together to increase awareness about what it’s like to have a parent in prison or jail, and to improve services and policies. These part-time positions start in June, and pay $8-$12/hour. For more information or to download an application and full job description, see: http://www.community-works-ca.org/programs/projectwhat.html For questions, contact Anna Wong at projectwhat@gmail.com or (510) 486-2340.

Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy has established a weekly “Multicultural Motivational Development Program,” to be held each Saturday 10:00am-12:00pm inside the institution for inmates. They are seeking motivational speakers who have personal stories of success after prison, and practical information about community based resources available to inmates upon release. Interested individuals must be able to get prison clearance. All interested should contact the Community Partnership Manager, Martina Virrey, at (209) 830-3891 or martina.virrey@cdcr.ca.gov.

The New York Times reported on San Francisco’s Transitions Clinic on February 4, 2010.

Funding for operations and services for homeless veterans. More information.  Note training opportunity on February 11th.

Grants Due: 4:00pm Wednesday March 31, 2010

Eligible Applicants: non-profit organizations and federally recognized Indian tribes. Proposals must include the following components: Mentoring offenders during incarceration, through transition back to the community, and post-release; transitional services to assist in the reintegration of offenders into the community; training regarding offender and victims issues.

Awards are for up to $300,000 and for 24 months. Full RFP.

Grants Due: 8:00pm eastern time on Thursday March 18, 2010

As part of our efforts to develop a comprehensive report on the needs, programs, barriers, and funding available for reentry, the 5 subcommittees are developing 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 January 28, 2010, and all will continue to be expanded and improved.

If you wish to suggest additional studies or articles for inclusion in this literature review, please send those to staff at reentry.council@sfgov.org.

•    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 January 28, 2010.

This RFP is being issued to distribute over $21 million in funds from the SF General Fund, Children’s Fund, and Workforce Investment Act, for the period of July 1, 2010-June 30, 2013. All funding allocations are strategy specific for Out of School Time and Youth Leadership Empowerment and Development Service Areas. These include afterschool academic and enrichment activities as well as youth workforce development and youth leadership activities. See the RFP and instructions at http://dcyf.org/Content.aspx?id=1420&note=1526.

Grants Due: 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

Grant funds will be awarded to projects that are focused on service learning, education outreach, community engaged evaluation and research, and workforce development. The purpose of this grant program is to strengthen partnerships between San Francisco communities and the UCSF. See http://sf.ucsf.edu for more information.

Grants Due: Friday, February 12, 2010.

This RFP is being issued to distribute WIA and CDBG workforce services funding, as well as CDBG and SFRA economic development funding. There is an on-line RFP system and technical assistance workshops designed to assist applicants. For full RFP, please see http://oewd.org/Workforce_Development_Funding.aspx. For questions about the workforce services funding, please contact Kris Damalas at Kristine.damalas@sfgov.org or (415) 581-2334. For questions about the economic development funding, please contact Holly Lung at holly.lung@sfgov.org or (415) 554-6628.

Grants Due: 5:00pm on Thursday, February 4, 2010.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation implemented Non-Revocable Parole (NRP) on January 25, 2010.

The CDCR website includes information on eligibility criteria for non-revocable parole, definitions of “serious” and “violent” offenses, and provides NRP projections by county and city.

It also includes a link to Frequently Asked Questions about the change.

Authorizing legislation: Section 48 of Senate Bill X3 18.

San Francisco is preparing for the 2010 U.S. Census. The Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA) is developing a strategic plan to ensure that all San Francisco residents are included in the census.

Information on counting prison populations can be found online at Nonprofits Count.

Frequently Asked Questions

Group Quarters Validation Questionnaire (2008 Census Dress Rehearsal)

As part of our efforts to develop a comprehensive report on the needs, programs, barriers, and funding available for reentry, the 5 subcommittees are developing 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 January 12, 2010, and all will continue to be expanded and improved.

If you wish to suggest additional studies or articles for inclusion in this literature review, please send those to staff at reentry.council@sfgov.org.

• 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 January 12, 2010.

Thousand Kits presents the tenth annual “Calls from Home,” a special holiday radio program for prisoners and their families. Family and friends may send holiday greetings to loved ones who are incarcerated. These messages will be broadcast on radio stations across the country. To record a message, call toll-free to (877) 518-0606 anytime until December 7^th. Show may be heard online at http://www.callsfromhome.org.

San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi and San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi invite the public to attend the 2nd Annual Reentry Summit, “Working Together to Support San Franciscans After Incarceration,” September 19, 2007, Jack Adams Hall, San Francisco State University.