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Reentry Resources & Family Support Throughout the U.S.
The ones we found in Florida, are yellow highlighted. Also see below for JOBS/CAREERS, DEPT OF JUSTICE RESOURCES, SPIRITUAL RESOURCES, and CENTERFORCE LINKS. 
For Information on Florida I.D. Requirements, click HERE.

• Aid to Incarcerated Mothers
32 Rutland St 4th Floor, Boston MA, 02118 / Tel: (617) 536-0058 / E-mail: info@aim-ma.org 
We are an international organization working with women on the inside and outside. We help incarcerated mothers keep their families together, provide support and counseling for children, and also offer assistance with jobs and housing when women leave prison. You may write for further information.

• Aleph Institute
9540 Collins Ave, Surfside, FL 33154 / 305-864-5553 / E-mail: info@aleph-institute.org 
Web site: www.aleph-institute.org Contact: Aaron Lipskar, Executive Vice President
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar, Chairman
Provides a variety of services to Jewish prisoners and their families: gifts for children, group activities, mentoring, support groups, overnight lodging and transportation for prison visitors. Provides alternatives to incarceration, support for communication between prison and home, counseling, family reunification support, family therapy, parent education, public information and advocacy.

• American Friends Service Committee Prison Watch Project
972 Broad St, Newark NJ 07102 / Tel: (973) 643-3192 / Website: www.afsc.org
The American Friends Service Committee is a practical expression of the faith of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Committed to the principles of nonviolence and justice, it seeks in its work and witness to draw on the transforming power of love, human and divine. We provide human rights advocacy and monitoring on behalf of US prisoners. Prisoners may report human rights violations and write to us for further information. We also offer the Survivor's Manual, free of charge, written by and for people living in solitary confinement or control units.

• The American Legion
1608 K St NW, Washington DC 20006-2847 / Tel: (202) 861-2700 / Website: www.legion.org /
E-mail: var@legion.org
The American Legion assists veterans in obtaining benefits, including health care and compensation, from the Department of Veterans Affairs. For additional assistance, information on employment or homeless veterans issues contact the American Legion at the address above. To locate a service officer in your state call: (800) 433-3318

• Breakthrough Urban Ministries
5251 North Ashland Ave, Chicago IL 60640-2001 / Tel: (773) 989-8353 /
E-mail: info@breakthroughministries.com  / Website: www.breakthroughministries.com  / Contact for Women: Breakthrough Joshua Center / Tel: (773) 722-0179
Limited job placement and training, addiction recovery programs, food, clothes. Limited overnight accommodations. Please call ahead before release.

• Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents, The (CCIP)
PO Box 41-286, Eagle Rock CA 90041 / Tel: (626) 449-2470 / E-mail: ccip@earthlink.net  /
Website: www.e-ccip.org 
Our mission is the prevention of intergenerational crime and incarceration. Our goals are the production of high quality documentation on and the development of model services for children of criminal offenders and their families. CCIP offers our education projects in three formats. Correspondence courses are available to prisoners nationwide. Courses taught by CCIP staff are offered regionally. We also train instructors to teach CCIP curricula; this service is offered nationally. The Clearinghouse project offers a collection of over 3500 documentary and audiovisual items that can be purchased online or by mail through two catalogs. By mail, through the Catalog for Incarcerated Parents, we offer more than 200 items free of charge to prisoners and their families.

• Community Treatment for Mentally Ill Ex-Offenders

• Criminal Justice Policy Foundation  http://www.cjpf.org/clemency/clemency.html 
The first comprehensive, nationwide database providing information on clemency and commutation of sentence. It gives state prisoners and their attorneys the basic information they need to apply to the Governor or other proper authority of the state where a prisoner is housed to get an early release from prison through a commutation of sentence.

• Dept of Children and Families 
According to Florida Dept of Corrections, "The department is working with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to provide information to offenders about assistance available to them upon release. The department also works to reestablish benefits offenders were receiving prior to their incarceration."

• EDPUBS
PO Box 1398, Jessup MD 20794-1398 / Tel: (877) 433-7827 / E-mail: ymears@aspensys.com  /
Website: www.ed.gov/about/ordering.jsp 
A National organization providing information and referral services. We specialize in human services and criminal justice. We link people with resources in their community such as drug or alcohol programs, educational programs (assistance with reading, writing, and math), volunteer programs, employment assistance, temporary shelter and housing resources, counseling, and other services.

• Family and Corrections Network
32 Oak Grove Road, Palmyra VA 22963 / Tel: (434) 589-3036 / E-mail: fcn@fcnetwork.org  /
Website: www.fcnetwork.org 
FCN is for and about families of prisoners. We offer training, technical assistance, and information on children of prisoners, parenting programs for prisoners, prison visiting, incarcerated fathers and mothers, hospitality programs, keeping in touch, returning to the community, the impact of the justice system on families, and prison marriage. FCN publishes FCN Report, the only national publication devoted to families of prisoners. FCN provides no legal services. You are encouraged to get family, friends, relatives, or other professionals to go online and get the information for you. FCN is your gateway to practice, policy, and research on families of offenders.

• Florida Crown Workforce Board
840 S.W. Main Blvd, Lake City, FL 32025 / Tel: 386-755-9026 / E-mail: rbbush@flcrown.org 
Web site: www.floridacrown.org Contact: Bob Bush, Director of Administration
John Chastain, Executive Director
Provides an employment assistance program that includes re-entry support, parent education, family literacy, counseling, case management, support group and mentoring.

• Fortune Society, The
53 West 23rd St 8th Floor, New York NY 10010 / Tel: (212) 691-7554 /
E-mail: dhirsh@fortunesociety.org  / Website: www.fortunesociety.org 
Staffed primarily by ex-offenders, The Fortune Society is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting ex-offenders and at-risk youth break the cycle of crime and incarceration through a broad range of services which include: counseling, career development, housing, education, substance abuse treatment services, alternatives to incarceration services, health services, and volunteer/internship opportunities. We communicate with prisoners all over the country via the mail, answering questions and providing information for those who are in need of services. We are also dedicated to educating the public about prisons, criminal justice issues, and the root causes of crime. Fortune News, our quarterly journal, is sent free of charge to inmates and contributing members.

• Habitat For Humanity

Watch:

Prison Partnership: www.habitat.org/prison/
(800) HABITAT, Ext. 2237

• Just The Necessities
For a printable .pdf of the STEP Guidebook for Prescott AZ, go HERE 
For a STEP Guide for Maricopa County AZ (Phoenix area), go HERE 
For a STEP Guide for Pima County AZ, go HERE   
For a STEP Guide for Duval County FL, go HERE Under Construction

• Kairos Horizon Communities in Prisons
130 University Park Drive, Suite 170, Winter Park, FL 32792 / Tel: 407-657-1828 / E-mail: Horizonike@earthlink.net 
Web site: www.kairoshorizon.org Contact: Ike Griffin, Executive Director
Publications: A Guidebook for Building a Kairos Horizon Community (a faith-based residential program in prison), $20.
Provides faith-based year-long residential communities in prisons with emphasis on personal and family responsibility and employability. Provides parent education, family reunification support, self-help support, special family visiting activities, and prisoner-recorded books on tape for children. Relatives and friends are encouraged to attend a Kairos Outside retreat.

• National Fatherhood Initiative
PO Box 126157, Harrisburg PA 17112-6157 / Website: www.fatherhood.org
NFI's mission is to improve the well being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers. As part of NFI's mission to disseminate educational materials to the public and to help men become better fathers, we have developed several informative resources that emphasize the importance of fathers in their children's lives. Please write to us for further information.

• One Stop Vision Center For The Special Population
5606 N. Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33604 / Tel: 813-231-2701 / E-mail: victorycenter7@earthlink.net 
Web site: www.visionbeforevictory.org Contact: Rev. Stephen N. Jackson, Director/Founder
Provides re-entry support, gifts for children, case management, support for communication between prison and home, counseling, family literacy, religious ministry, information and referral.

• OPEN, Inc. (Offender Preparation and Education Network)
PO Box 472223, Garland TX 75047-2223 / Tel: (972) 271-1971 (800) 966-1966 /
E-mail: info@openinc.org  / Website: www.openinc.org 
We offer the book 99 Days and Get Up free of charge to prisoners. This book is one of the most widely used reentry handbooks in America. A powerful guide to successful social and emotional transition from prison into the community. Revised and expanded to cover the last six months pre-release and the first six months post-release, 99 Days and Get Up gives honest, direct advice for dealing with the major barriers ex-offenders must overcome to achieve long-term success. We also offer other self-help handbooks and educational materials to improve your ability to readjust to society and strengthen family ties.

• Opportunities for Newly Released Offenders / The Graduate Group
The Graduate Group, PO Box 370351, West Hartford CT 06137-0351 / Tel: (860) 233-2330 /
E-mail: graduategroup@hotmail.com  / Website: www.graduategroup.com 
Opportunities for Newly Released Offenders, a book published by the Graduate Group, is an in-depth reference guide for those in prison, on parole, or probation. This book offers information on subjects such as: how to find food, shelter, clothing, legal aid, employment, counseling, educational loans and grants, business loans, assistance to women with children, free or inexpensive correspondence instruction, and much more. Cost is $22.00 (includes postage). We will take checks, money orders, or postage stamps as payment. Write for a list of other excellent prison related books.

• Osborne Association, The
Attn: Beverly Grant, 36-31 38th St, Long Island NY 11101 / Tel: (718) 707-2654 /
E-mail: info@osborneny.org  / Website: www.osborneny.org 
The Osborne Association operates a broad range of treatment, educational, and vocational services for people involved in the adult criminal and juvenile justice systems, including prisoners and former prisoners, their children, and other family members. We serve more than 6,500 people annually in community sites and courts in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, as well as in city jails and state prisons. Our program models demonstrate that employment and family services, chemical dependency treatment, access to HIV/health care, and constructive and supervised alternatives to incarceration can reduce crime, decrease violence, and address the concerns of victims.

• , PO Box 2205, Ashburn, VA 20146-2205 HERE
• Prison Fellowship Survival Guide for Entering Prison HERE

• Prisoner Visitation and Support
1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia PA 19102 / Tel: (215) 241-7117 no collect calls / E-mail: pvs@afsc.org  / Website: www.prisonervisitation.org 
In 1972, PVS was granted permission by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to visit all federal prisons and prisoners in the U.S. In 1975, the Department of Defense granted PVS access to all military prisons and prisoners in the U.S. Today, PVS volunteers see any prisoner desiring a visit, including those in Special Housing Units (solitary confinement), those on death row, and those transferred from prison to prison. We are dedicated to human contact with those who seek visitors, we have no religious agendas, and offer no legal services. We do not visit state prisons.

·  Project ReConnect Jacksonville Contact: Mary Thomas  386-326-6886
Project ReConnect is a program that provides post-release job placement services to ex-offenders, age 25 and under, who complete either a General Equivalency Diploma (GED), Specter course or vocational education programs during their last incarceration. Project ReConnect is also a community outreach project that brings potential employers and community resource providers into the institutions through speaking engagements and activities such as mock job fairs and career exploration seminars.

• Safer Society Foundation, The
PO Box 340 Brandon, VT 05733-0340 / Tel: (802) 247-3132 / Website: www.safersociety.org
The Safer Society Foundation, a nonprofit agency, is a national research, advocacy, and referral center on the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse. Inmates may write to us to receive names of treatment providers from our referral database. We also offer a free 64-page catalog of titles relating to the treatment and prevention of sexual abuse.

· S.T.E.P. Guidebook
S.T.E.P. = Strategies for Transitioning Ex-offenders Program - Prescott Area (AZ).
Go to: www.JustTheNecessities.org/STEPGuidebook.pdf  for a printable Guide.
For a STEP Guide to Maricopa County AZ (Phoenix area), go HERE 
For a STEP Guide for PIMA County AZ, go HERE
Gaddis Properties at www.gaddisproperties.com/step.htm has a STEP Guide under construction for Duval County Florida. Check in from time to time to see when it will be finished.

· Take Stock in Children
50 N. Laura St, Ste 1238, Jacksonville, FL 32202 / Tel: 904-791-7518 / E-mail: mweinstein@takestockinchildren.com 
Web site: www.takestockinchildren.com Contact: Mike Weinstein, President
Publications: Mentor Toolkit
Provides children of prisoners with one-on-one mentoring from middle school through high school, plus a four-year tuition scholarship for college. Also provides parent education, case management and literacy services.

·  Tampa Crossroads, Inc.
5120 N. Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33603 / Tel: 813-238-8557 / Web site: www.tampacrossroads.com 
Contact: Sara Romeo, Executive Director
Provides re-entry support including transitional housing, employment assistance, family therapy, case management and counseling.

• Blackstone Career Institute
PO Box 899, Emmaus PA 18049-0899 / Tel: (800) 826-9228 (610) 967-3323 /
Website: www.blackstonelaw.com
Blackstone Paralegal Studies offers a Legal Assistant/Paralegal program for those interested in distance education. Blackstone has an impeccable reputation and has been in continuous operation providing legal training since 1890, with the distinction of being the first and oldest distance education training school.

• CareerBuilder.com (website)
Website: www.careerbuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com puts jobs in front of poised job seekers, wherever they are, at home or at work, in print and on the internet. We are the leading recruitment resource, with presence in more than 130 local newspapers and more than 26 million visitors to our newspaper websites each month.

• Cool Works—Jobs In Great Places (website)
E-mail: greatjobs@coolworks.com / Website: www.coolworks.com
Year-round, full-time jobs in great places: national and state parks, camps, cruise ships, rafting, ranches, amusement parks, ski resorts, lodges and resorts. Some of the coolest jobs in the best places.

• Distance Education and Training Council
1601 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 / Tel: (202) 234-5100 / E-mail: detc@detc.org /
Website: www.detc.org
You may write to receive a free directory of accredited institutions that offer distance learning education courses.

• EDPUBS—U.S. Department of Education
PO Box 1398, Jessup MD 20794-1398 / Tel: (877) 433-7827 / Website: www.edpubs.org
A resource for Department of Education Publications. United States Department of Education products can be identified and ordered through the website, or you may write to request the following helpful booklets: Student Aid, Student Guide, Funding Your Education, Need Money for College, College Preparation Checklist. All publications are provided at no cost to the general public.

National H.I.R.E. Network
The National Helping Individuals with criminal records Re-enter through Employment Network is both a national clearinghouse for information and an advocate for policy change. The goal of the National H.I.R.E. Network is to increase the number and quality of job opportunities available to people with criminal records.

Information provided on the National H.I.R.E. Network website includes:

• Model practices to promote the employment of people with criminal records
• Legal information regarding job applications, FDIC Waivers, and Federal Occupational Restrictions
• State-specific govermental agencies and community-based organizations that can assist people with criminal records, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers.
• Information explaining how employers can benefit from hiring qualified job applicants who have criminal records
• Numerous publications such as "From Hard Time to Full Time: Strategies to Help Move Ex-Offenders from Welfare to Work" and "After Prison: Roadblocks to Reentry"

· National Transitional Jobs Network
Transitional Jobs Programs for People with Criminal Records


• Net-Temps Career Center (website)
Website: www.net-temps.com
A website that helps you find a new job and manage your career. Search from tens of thousands of contract and direct jobs, post your resume, have jobs automatically e-mailed to you, reach over 7,500 top recruiters.

• Non-Profit Career Network (website)
PO Box 241, Haddam CT 06438-0241 / Tel: (860) 345-3255 (888) 844-4870 / E-mail: ncn@prodigy.net /
Website: www.nonprofitcareer.com
This website is dedicated to the nonprofit sector of today's business and economic world. Our mission is to be a complete, one-stop resource center for nonprofit organizations, individuals seeking job opportunities in a nonprofit organization, and people who want to volunteer to make a difference in this world.

• Prisoner's Guerilla Handbook to Correspondence Programs in the United States & Canada:
High School, Vocational, Paralegal, College, and Graduate Courses
Biddle Publishing Company, PMB 103 13 Gurnet Road, Brunswick ME 04011 / Website: www.biddle-audenreed.com
Any prisoner seeking to begin or continue their education behind bars will find this handbook to be an invaluable roadmap. The author, Jon Marc Taylor BS, MA, an inmate presently incarcerated in Missouri, is a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award winner. A partial list of what this handbook offers: 250 plus programs outline, free programs for the blind, prisoners tuition rates and discounts, 200 plus diploma/associate/baccalaureate degrees, 60 plus graduate degree programs, 25 cross-referenced indexes, bar exam qualified law schools, bonus articles on correctional education. Regular Price: $24.95 plus $6.00 priority shipping ($3.00 discount for prisoners).

• Professional Career Development Institute
430 Technology Parkway, Norcross GA 30092 / Tel: (800) 223-4542 / Website: wwwpcdi.com
Professional Career Development Institute is a nationally accredited distance learning school founded in 1987. We offer home study training courses for continuing education. Whether you want to develop professional career skills, earn your high school diploma, or get your college degree, PCDI can help. Discounts for prisoners. Write for further information.

• SCORE—Counselors to America's Small Business
SCORE Association, 409 3rd Street SW 6th Floor, Washington DC 20024 / Tel: (800) 634-0245 / 
Website: www.score.org
The SCORE Association is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth, and success of small businesses nationwide. SCORE provides free business counseling and advice as a public service. SCORE offers 'Ask SCORE' email advice online, face-to-face business counseling and low-cost workshops at 389 chapters nationwide, and free and confidential small business counseling. Through free, small business counseling and support services, SCORE volunteers are here to keep your business going and growing.

• Second Chance / STRIVE
505 16th St, San Diego CA 92101 / Tel: (619) 234-8888 / E-mail: gcortner@secondchanceprogram.org  / 
Website: www.secondchanceprogram.org 
Employment help and employment training skills. Free three-week job readiness training and placement. We work with everyone and anyone. We can place you. No cost. We do not guarantee employment, but we do have an 80% placement rate. Write to Glenda Cortner for brochure information regarding our programs.

• USAJOBS (website)
Tel: (478) 757-3000 or (478) 744-2299 - 24 hours, 7 days a week / Website: www.usajobs.opm.gov
This is a United States Office of Personnel Management web site. USAJOBS is the Federal Government's official one-stop source for federal jobs and employment information. Learn how to apply for jobs, build your resume, find an ideal job, or explore exciting federal career options that match your interest.

· U.S. Department of Labor News Release
US Secretary of Labor Announces $10 Million Ready4Work Grant in Jacksonville, Florida 

Department of Justice Resources

U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement
Coordinates the efforts of Federal agencies and others nationwide to improve employment programs for individuals with criminal records. Click here for Offender Employment Resources

Reentry Resource Map
Provides information on resources at the federal, state, and local levels that are relevant to the field of reentry.

National Conference on Offender Reentry
September 19-22, 2004 in Cleveland, Ohio
Click here to access conference materials

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: Reentry
Resources, Technical Assistance, Publications, and more

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2003
US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics

State Prison Expenditures, 2001
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, June 2004

Prison Statistics
US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics

Evidence-Based Adult Corrections Programs - What Works and What Does Not (January 2006)

Analysis of the Impact of Inmate Programs upon Recidivism (Jan 2001)

Strengthening Communities Through Public Service: Helping Hands (April 2005) -- Discover how the Department of Corrections is "more than you think".

Gang and Security Threat Group Awareness - Florida gangs, prison gangs, community awareness, and more.

• Bethany Divinity College and Seminary
2573 Hodgesville Road, Dothan AL 36301 / Tel: (334) 793-3189 / E-mail: bethanybc@alla.net /
Website: www.bethanybc.edu
Bethany Divinity College and Seminary is now in its third decade of providing off-campus theological education to students. We are a nondenominational school, conservative theologically, offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees in the areas of Christian counseling, Christian education, missions, Bible, and theology. We are an approved Southern Baptist seminary extension. Inmates receive 50% discount off the regular tuition. Write for further information.

• Christian Bible College and Seminary
10106 East Truman Road, Independence MO 64052-2158 / Tel: (800) 543-3720 /
E-mail: info@cbcs-degree.com / Website: www.cbcs-degree.com
The Christian Bible College and Seminary was founded to make available valid and affordable Theological degrees and/or a Christian Counseling Therapist Certification to all who labor in His service. We offer accredited Associate, Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral degree programs, and board certified Christian Counseling and Therapist Certification.

• Emmaus Correspondence School
2570 Asbury Road, Dubuque IA 52001 / Tel: (563) 588-8000 / E-mail: rnor@emmaus.edu /
Website: www.ecsministries.org
Offers Bible correspondence courses in English and Spanish. Today, through the cooperation of the Emmaus Home Office and a network of prison coordinators, doors have been opened to more than 3,000 institutions, where inmates are being reached and taught through Emmaus correspondence courses. More than 4 million courses have found their way behind bars and into prison cells. This ministry has been used by God to transform lives, not only of prisoners, but often of family members. Many become powerful witnesses to other inmates. Certificate of completion upon completion of course.

• First Baptist Church of Prescott
148 S Marina St, Prescott AZ 86303 / Tel: (928) 778-9790 eMail: fbc@firstbaptistprescott.com 
Web Site:  http://www.firstbaptistprescott.com/activities.shtml 
A free Bible just for the asking, see Kimbra in the office M-F 10am-4pm. Free clothing on Mondays and Thursdays 1pm-4pm, and a free hot meal on Monday eve at 5:30. Free Bible Study every Sunday at 9:30am.

• Full Gospel Bible Institute
PO Box 1230, Coatesville PA 19320 / Tel: (610) 857-2357
Preparing and developing men and women for the ministry through in-depth study of the Bible. We offer a nationally accredited Graduate of Theology Program through correspondence.

• Heart of America Prison Ministry Inc.
PO Box 1685, Independence MO 64055 / Tel: (816) 257-1822 / E-mail: tommhair@comcast.net /
Website: www.heartmin.org
Heart of America Prison Ministry is dedicated to helping inmates come closer to God. If you write a short testimony, we will put you on a waiting list to receive a beautiful leather-bound study Bible. You will also be placed on the mailing list for our monthly newsletter.

• International Bible Society
1820 Jet Stream Drive, Colorado Springs CO 80921-3696 / Tel: (719) 488-9200 /
Website: www.ibsdirect.com
Inmates may write to request an NIRV (New International Readers Version) Free On the Inside Bible. Developed in conjunction with Prison Fellowship, this paperback Bible includes helps, easy-to-read text, and is available in English or Spanish. Prison inmates nationwide testify that this Bible has changed their lives like no other.

• Joy Writers' Ministry / Cartersville Church of God
PO Box 668, Cartersville GA 30120-0668 / Tel: (770) 382-9489 / E-mail: jjcoker2000@att.net
Christian pen pals.

• Lamp and Light Publishers, Inc.
26 Road 5577, Farmington NM 87401 / Tel: (505) 632-3521 / E-mail: lamplight@cyberport.com
Offers a total of 14 Bible correspondence study courses free of charge. Certificate of Completion.

• Loved Ones of Prisoners (LOOPS)
PO Box 14953, Odessa TX 79768 / Tel: (915) 580-5667 / E-mail: info@loopsministries.com /
Website: www.Loopsministries.com
Loved Ones Of Prisoners, Inc. is a nondenominational, nonprofit, religious organization dedicated to the support and restoration of prisoners and their families through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Inmates may write to LOOPS and request their newsletter, Reflections. The newsletter lists the Bible correspondence courses which are offered. Certificate of Completion.

• Messenger Bible Institute
PO Box 1756, Oakdale CA 95361 / Tel: (209) 845-1718 / E-mail: mbimessenger@aol.com
Messenger Bible Institute offers free Bible correspondence studies and Christian ministry diplomas. They also offer Jail and Prison Ministry Training Programs and Writing Ministries (Pen Pals).

• The Missing Link
PO Box 40031, Cleveland OH 44140-0031 / E-mail: online@misslink.org  / Website: www.misslink.org 
We concentrate on linking troubled youth and adults with life changing programs around the world. Our services include: Christian residential programs, providing counseling and other services to incarcerated adults and juveniles, ministering to the needs of families who have a member in prison, providing encouragement and guidance to persons recently released from prison, and many other services.

• Prisoners for Christ Outreach Ministries
PO Box 1530 Woodinville WA 98072-1530 / Tel: (425) 483-4151 ext. 1 / E-mail: GVT@pfcom.org
Prisoners For Christ Outreach Ministries is a nondenominational Christian prison ministry. We are dedicated to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and are now expanding throughout the United States with our popular Bible study correspondence course. You may write to receive the first introductory lesson. Certificate of Completion issued after each unit of the course.

• Prison Fellowship Ministries
PO Box 17500, Washington DC 20041 / Tel: (703) 478-0100 / E-mail: correspondence@pfm.org /
Website: www.pfm.org
PFM is a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization with one mission: exhort, equip, and assist the Church in its ministry to prisoners, ex-prisoners, victims and their families, and to promote biblical standards of justice in the criminal justice system. We are the largest prison ministry in the world, offering a broad array of services which include, InnerChange Freedom Initiative: comprehensive in-prison pre-release programs and aftercare; Angel Tree: church volunteers buy and deliver gifts to the children of prisoners in the name of the incarcerated parent; Pen Pal Program; and we publish the Inside Journal, a free newspaper written strictly for prisoners and distributed in nearly every American correctional facility seven times a year through the chapel.

• Prison Mission Association / Bible Correspondence Fellowship
PO Box 2300, Port Orchard WA 98366 / Tel: (360) 876-0918 / E-mail: pma@pmabcf.org /
Website: www.pmabcf.org
Inmates may write to PMA and request Bible study courses. PMA will respond with the first Bible course. Completion certificate issued at the end of each course studied.

• Prison Resources
Maury Maurer, 59 Industrial Rd, PO Box 649, Addison IL 60101 / Tel: (630) 543-1441 /
E-mail: friendmaury@cs.com/ Website: www.prisonresources.com
We provide Christian literature, both for evangelization and for feeding souls, to inmates or chaplains upon request. You can write to receive free Bibles, calendars, and Christian literature (nonfiction).

• Set Free Prison Ministries
PO Box 5440 Riverside CA 92517 / Tel: (909) 787-9907 / E-mail: sfpmkyr@aol.com
Bible study courses sent directly to inmates, free of charge, in Spanish and English. SFPM provides a set curriculum of Bible courses, along with a postage paid return envelope, and offers a completion certificate with each completed course.

• United Brethren Jail and Prison Outreach Ministry
Kirk Killingsworth and Cris Hamilton, 1278 Glenneyre Box 219, Laguna Beach CA 92651 / Tel: (949) 494-0613
E-mail: unitedbrethren4god@yahoo.com
This ministry offers resource information, especially for medical needs, a pen-pal ministry, "learn to earn" Bible correspondence course (earn a Bible upon completion of course), and educational information for parents of incarcerated men and women. We also offer a 12-step, Christ-centered recovery program with a Life Recovery Bible and four step study books, which we send out individually as each workbook is completed. This unique program teaches the spiritual 12 steps and also provides accountability through a sponsorship program with an individual sponsor/pen-pal.

• Water of Life/Steinkamp Prison Ministry
PO Box 3475, Rancho Cucamonga CA 91729 / E-mail: jesusrkl@aol.com
Steinkamp Prison Ministry offers a 10-lesson course that takes you through all 27 books of the New Testament and exposes you to 9 basic doctrines. Course takes 10 months. A certificate is issued at the 3rd lesson and upon completion. You will receive a full Bible after lesson 7. Also provides Now What booklets to help you understand Salvation.

And from CenterForce...

Organization / Link	Description
Addiction Recovery Guide	assists individuals struggling with drug addiction and alcoholism find help that best suits their needs. From evaluation to residential treatment centers, we have selected a range of outstanding programs.
Addiction Resource Guide	a directory of addiction treatment facilities.
Alcoholic Anonymous	is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Berkley Free Clinic	they are one of the only clinics in California, offering primary health care free of charge. They maintain that health care should be available at a level and quality sufficient to meet the basic needs of everyone regardless of race, gender, age, immigration status, income level, or any other characteristic.
Better People	is a fresh employment and counseling program solely dedicated to helping former offenders find, keep and excel in good paying jobs with fair, decent employers.
California Department of Corrections Parolee Handbook	according to CDC, these links will give you information that will help with your parole adjustment. You should take time to read the information provided and use the suggestions. This handbook was written by experienced parole agents who understand your needs and are familiar with the many programs available in the community.
California Employment Development Department (EDD)	a direct link to job placement and referrals, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, employment and training, labor market information, payroll taxes, and more!
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)	a link to medical and medicaid information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Cocaine Anonymous	is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction.
Convicts Reunited	a database of convicts and ex-convicts run by ex-convicts, which means we can serve you better by getting more people together.
Delancey Street Foundation	is considered the nation's leading self-help residential education center for former substance abusers and ex-convicts.
Ex-Offender's Resource Page	a resource page created by a parolee for parolees.
FindLaw	an extensive database about laws and law related resources.
Friends Outside - Main	provides support and assistance for inmate families, offenders and ex-offenders. The also offer diversion, intervention and prevention programs.
From Prison to Home: The Dimensions and Consequences of Prisoner Re-entry	a PDF report written by the Urban Institute Justice Policy Center on re-entry.
Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic	is committed to providing free, nonjudgmental, quality health care to those in need.
Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC)	is committed to reducing drug-related harm among individuals and communities by initiating and promoting local, regional, and national harm reduction education, interventions, and community organizing. HRC fosters alternative models to conventional health and human services and drug treatment.
Inside Circle Foundation (ICF)	is a not-profit organization dedicated to the inner personal growth of men in prison and parolees.
Narcotics Anonymous	is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more than 31,000 weekly meetings in over 100 countries worldwide.
National Association of Sentencing Advocates	is a professional membership organization of sentencing advocates and defense-based mitigation specialists. Members work with defense counsel on behalf of defendants, inmates, and parolees.
National Housing Law Project	is a national housing law and advocacy center. The goal of NHLP is to advance housing justice for the poor by increasing and preserving the supply of decent affordable housing, by improving existing housing conditions, including physical conditions and management practices, by expanding and enforcing low-income tenants' and homeowners' rights, and by increasing opportunities for racial and ethnic minorities.
National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse	they help connect individuals to self-help and advocacy resources, and we offer expertise to self-help groups and other peer-run services for mental health consumers.
Northern California Service League	is a non-profit agency. They have worked inside and outside of San Francisco Jails and California State Prisons and criminal justice for 55 years. Their mission is to reduce crime by helping offenders and ex-offenders become responsible and productive citizens.
Office of Justice Programs - Re-entry	a re-entry resource from the U.S. Office of Justice Programs.
OPEN, INC. (Offender Preparation & Education Network, Inc.)	is a nonprofit organization offering publications, technical assistance, consulting, etc. to help offenders prepare to live as law-abiding citizens.
Parole Support Resources	a list of useful resources to help persons succeed on parole. List includes employment, training, housing, counseling, and financial resources.
Parolee Rights Manual	a manual written by the Prison Law Office to give parolees and their families information about their general rights and the laws that surround their probation.
Probation Officers Internet Resources	from the state of Illinois, a resource page for probation officers. Includes general resources and information on probation.
Restitution Incorporated	has been promoting healing between offenders and victims by helping offenders make restitution for their crimes.
Restorative Justice	resource for credible, non-partisan information on restorative justice.
Second Chance	provides jobs, housing and supportive services for homeless men and women †including parolees.
Sites of Use to (Ex-) Inmates	includes links to employment issues for parolees, prison issues, job hunting, starting your own business, job hunting, and health.
Soberhouses.com	this directory has listings of all the drug treatment centers, alcohol rehabilitation centers, halfway houses, sober houses, eating disorder clinics, and recovery related products in the country. The site is user friendly and services for heroin, cocaine, alcohol, marijuana, anorexia or bulimia can be found at the click of your mouse for adults or adolescents.
Substance Abuse Treatment Locator	sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), this website aids individuals looking for drug treatment programs and alcohol abuse treatment programs.
The Graduate Group - Prisoner Self-help	provides no cost books and information to help inmates and newly released offenders.
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)	provides assistance to individuals and communities for safe and affordable housing.
Volunteers of America	provides services to help offenders successfully transition from prison to productive life in the community and programs to help strengthen family bonds.

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