Re-Entry Resources
General
- LA County Office of Diversion and Re-entry
- County-wide re-entry support services
- DOORS Community Re-entry Center
- Comprehensive set of services
- LARRP – Los Angeles Regional Re-Entry Network
- Network of agencies and advocates providing re-entry support
- ARC – Anti-Recidivism Coalition
- Advocacy network and support services for re-entry
- Project 180
- Wide range of support services, including counseling and case management.
- Timelist Group
- Wide range of support services, including rehabilitation services, counseling, and recovery houses.
- A New Way of Life
- Wide range of services, including housing and legal services.
- Friends Outside LA
- Family-focused support services
- Behavioral Systems Southwest
- Individual and group counseling services
- Back on Track – SHIELDS for Families
- Supportive services and case management for re-entry
- CDCR – CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Variety of re-entry services
- Roadmap to Re-Entry Legal Guide
- Interactive version here
- An encyclopedic resource for navigating the legal impact of a criminal record on getting ID, voting rights, parole and probation, housing, public benefits, employment, court-ordered debt, family and children, education, record-cleaning, tribal issues, immigration status, and more.
- Re-Entry Planning Toolkit
- Toolkit for Family and Loved Ones
- Toolkit for Re-Entry Service Providers
- The goal of this toolkit is to help individuals in reentry from prison and jail and people with arrest and conviction records develop an individualized reentry plan and learn about their legal rights along the way. It also provides practical tools—important information, action steps, questionnaires, checklists, tips, referrals, and resources—that can guide you through common questions in reentry and help you find the answers and support you seek.
Support Groups and Counseling
- FOLA Support Group
- Counseling support for families of those incarcerated
- Timelist Counseling Services
- Addiction counseling
- Drinking Driver Program
- Alcohol counseling for those convicted of drinking and driving
- Long-term Offender Re-entry Recovery
- Long term rehabilitation program offering variety of resources to participants
- BSS Day Reporting Center
- Transitional housing and employment services program
- FOLA – Dad’s Back Academy
- Family support services for re-entering fathers
- BSS Residential Re-entry Centers
- Residential employment program
- ARC Supportive Services
- Counseling services and mentorship
Housing
- A New Way of Life Housing Services
- Housing and additional related services
- ODR Housing
- Permanent housing program
- Arsola’s Re-entry Housing
- Long-term housing
- ARC Housing Services
- Transitional housing and connection to other housing services
- Find additional housing resources here
Record Expungement
- A New Way of Life Record Expungement
- Pro bono legal services
- LARRP Clear Your Record
- Various resources for legal services
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles – Expungement
- Expungement services to remove employment barriers
- Neighborhood Legal Services Clean Slate Initiative
- Expungement and additional services
- LA County Alternate Public Defender
- Alternate Public Defender’s Office can assist with clearing records
- Root and Rebound
- Variety of legal services available for those incarcerated and re-entering
- Find additional legal resources here
Fair Chance and Other Employment Information
- LA County Fair Chance Background and FAQ
- Information for employers and workers about Fair Chance
- National Employment Law Project – California Fair Chance Act Fact Sheet
- Know your rights as a job-seeker under the “ban the box” law
- Department of Fair Employment and Housing – Fair Chance FAQ
- Covers fair chance information and details about which employers Fair Chance applies to, and which may be exempt
- National Conference of State Legislatures – Ex-Offender Employment Opportunities
- Hiring regulations based on state and additional resources