If you are a former incarcerated person, you can get help finding a job, housing, health care, and other services from community-based organizations.

Jail release programs such as Jails to Jobs and the Community Re-Entry Assistance Network (CRAN) provide services and support to recently released incarcerated people in multiple areas:

• Case management
• Help accessing social service benefits, like SNAP and Medicaid
• Employment assistance, including short-term paid employment
• Education and job training
• Housing
• Mental, behavioral, and physical health care
• Help for people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS
• Substance use treatment
• Family support and reunification
• Legal assistance

Programs may have different eligibility and intake requirements. Some groups will only accept clients who have a recommendation from their parole or probation officer.

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Additional Referrals

You can get more information and referrals through:

• Workforce1 Career Centers
• GED and Literacy
• 988 Mental Health Support