Volunteer Lawyers for Justice
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ) is a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to New Jersey residents experiencing poverty. Since their establishment in 2001, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice has been dedicated to helping low-income residents obtain legal services they couldn’t otherwise afford. Inequity is expected in the civil justice system, and those most vulnerable […]
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services (NNJLS) provides comprehensive legal representation and other legal services to low-income residents of Bergen, Hudson and Passaic counties. This Hackensack, New Jersey based organization specializes in legal cases that typically affect the impoverished, disabled and senior community. These cases generally handle issues with housing, family law, public benefits, and consumer […]
Heart of Hannah
Heart of Hannah is a nonprofit organization that provides support services and housing to women and families experiencing homelessness. The Heart of Hannah Women’s Center is on a mission to empower and inspire people by offering affordable and safe housing opportunities, and transforming lives by assisting families in crisis and need. The Strengthening Families Program […]
Rough Rider Industries
Rough Rider Industries, or RRI, provides job training and employment opportunities to currently incarcerated individuals. This program is a division of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. RRI employs incarcerated individuals that demonstrate good behavior to build quality products for the public. This self-sustaining organization prepares participants to reintegrate into society as successfully […]
Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative North Dakota
Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative, or SVORI, is an enhanced reentry program designed to support parolees as they reenter into society. SVORI targets individuals imprisoned for committing violent and series offenses and who will soon be granted parole and return to the Cass County, North Dakota area. This U.S. Department of Justice-funded program has […]
Redemption Road
Redemption Road is a faith-based organization that provides transitional housing to individuals coming out of the criminal justice system or treatment facilities. Their mission is to provide people with a Christ-centered, Bible-based recovery ministry that helps them transition back into society. Redemption Road offers housing, employment, a sober living environment, recovery programing and other reentry […]
District of South Dakota Offender Workforce Development Program
The Offender Workforce Development Program offers employment services to formerly incarcerated individuals in the state of South Dakota. This government-run program is offered through the United States Probation and Pretrial Services in the District of South Dakota. Five main elements are provided in this employment program: assessment, discovery, job readiness, training and education, and placement […]
Stutsman County Correctional Center Work Release Program
Stutsman County Correctional Center (SCCC) Work Release program is an alternative sentencing opportunity for incarcerated individuals. Stutsman County Judges use this alternative placement option for sentencing, which allows incarcerated individuals to maintain steady employment and provide for their families. Participants must have a job within Stutsman County at the time of admission to SCCC with […]
Bismarck Transition Center
The Bismarck Transition Center (BTC) is a community-based correctional program that assists incarcerated individuals with the transition back into society. BTC offers resources that help incarcerated individuals develop the vital skills they need to obtain reentry essentials, such as gainful employment and safe housing. Community, Counseling, and Correctional Services, Inc. (CCCS), in partnership with the […]
Minnesota State Careerwise Career Planning for People with a Criminal Conviction
Minnesota State Careerwise Career Planning for People with a Criminal Conviction is a user friendly database of job resources. The mission of the project is to ease the transition back into the workforce after incarceration. Staff and volunteers understand the many barriers that people with criminal convictions face when trying to secure and maintain employment. […]