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Subcommittee on Policy and Operational Practices

Jessica Flintoft — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:37:14 +0000

Be part of Getting Out & Staying Out

Jessica Flintoft — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:55:37 +0000

The Reentry Council is updating and revamping its popular resource guide Getting Out & Staying Out: A Guide to San Francisco Resources for People Leaving Jails and Prisons, and we need your help! Please take the time to complete the Survey of Services and Programs for People Returning from Jails and Prisons (available in Word and as PDF) and return to us by no later than Friday February 17^th at 5:00pm. We will use the information to inform the Reentry Council’s work to identify gaps in service availability for adults returning to San Francisco, and to update the Getting Out & Staying Out guide which is intended for adults who are incarcerated and soon to be released, and also for formerly incarcerated individuals living in San Francisco. Please let us know if you have questions about the survey or suggestions about how we can make this guide even more useful.

New Staff Joins the Reentry Division

Jessica Flintoft — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:38:01 +0000

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. We are thrilled to welcome Lauren Bell, Reentry Services Manager; Veronica Martinez, Reentry Policy Coordinator; and Leah Rothstein, Research Director as they join Jennifer Scaife, Reentry Resources Coordinator and me here in the Reentry Division of the Adult Probation Department.

Cancelled: Reentry Council Subcommittee on Assessment and Connections

Jessica Flintoft — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:00:13 +0000

This previously announced meeting has been cancelled. Stay tuned for next meeting dates.

Reentry Council Meeting

Jessica Flintoft — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:00:19 +0000

All are welcome to attend.

Call to Order and Roll Call.
Public Comment on any item listed below as for discussion only.
Review and Adoption of Meeting Minutes of September 13, 2011 (discussion & action).
Staff Report on Council and Subcommittee Activities and Membership, and Update on Reentry Related Funding (discussion only).
Regular Update on Implementation of the six Second Chance Act funded projects and Presentation on progress of the Department of Public Health’s With Open Arms: A San Francisco Initiative for Women (discussion only).
Regular Update on Implementation of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (discussion only) (additional materials here).
Regular Legislative and Policy Updates, including on the proposed San Francisco Sentencing Commission, and the Reentry Council and Human Rights Commission Recommendations to enact protections for people with criminal records in employment and housing decisions. (discussion only).
Regular Update on Activities of the Community Corrections Partnership, Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, and Proposed process to appoint Reentry Council representative to the Workforce Investment Community Advisory Committee (discussion & possible action).
Regular Update on the San Francisco Collaborative Courts (discussion & possible action) (draft letter of support here).
Regular Update on Public Safety Realignment and Post Release Community Supervision 2011 Implementation (discussion only).
Council members’ comments, questions, and requests for future agenda items (discussion only).
Public comment on any item listed above, as well as items not listed on the Agenda.
Adjournment.

Reentry Council Subcommittee on Support and Opportunities

Jessica Flintoft — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:00:36 +0000

All are welcome.

Reentry Council Subcommittee on Policy and Operational Practices

Jessica Flintoft — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:00:08 +0000

All are welcome.

SF Scores Second Chance Act Award

Jessica Flintoft — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:00:06 +0000

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.

APD Reentry Division Orientation to Upcoming Reentry RFP/RFQ Process

Jessica Flintoft — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:30:22 +0000

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.

Reentry Council Subcommittee on Assessment and Connections

Jessica Flintoft — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:00:37 +0000

More information forthcoming. All are welcome.