The purpose of this toolkit is to provide basic information about how to obtain vital documents. Birth certificates, social security cards, state identification cards, working papers and health records are all examples of vital documents. You need one or more of these documents to get a job, apply for benefits, get an apartment, apply for a GED and apply for college. This resource contains answers to common questions and also gives links to websites and organizations that can

PowerCorpsPHL is a City of Philadelphia AmeriCorps initiative operated by EducationWorks. It is a 12-month workforcedevelopment program that tackles pressing environmental challenges, including improving stormwater management, increasing tree coverage, and revitalizing public land. Members of PowerCorpsPHL serve on crews with the City of Philadelphia’s Water and Parks & Recreation departments. All members work on projects the first 5 months and spend the sixth month in intens

For the 5 million formerly incarcerated people living in the U.S., landing a job means more than just personal success: It means finding a place in their communities and being able to care for their loved ones. StartFragment It’s well known that the obstacles to finding a job are severe for formerly incarcerated people. The scale of this problem, however, has been difficult to measure – until now. In Out of Prison & Out of Work, the Prison Policy Initiative calculates that 27

July 10, 2018 By Chandra Bozelko and Ryan Lo Photo by Jessica Contrera NBC News StartFragmentStereotypes about people with criminal records hurt employers as much as they do would-be workers. EndFragment Despite a record 6.7 million open jobs in America and the fact that nearly one-third of small businesses cannot fill open jobs, the stigma against hiring formerly incarcerated people is so severe that more than 27 percent of us are unemployed, according to a study out on Tue

Job Summary The Defender Association’s Juvenile Life Without Parole Project (JLWOP) has been funded by the City of Philadelphia as part of a three (3) year special project to resolve the Philadelphia Juvenile Life Without Parole cases. The JLWOP will represent 225 of approximately 300 juvenile lifers currently serving unconstitutional sentences. We are in the final year of the program. This position is for one year period. The JLWOP Mitigation Specialist will prepare for and

Job Summary Philadelphia FIGHT's Institute for Community Justice (ICJ) works with people returning to the community from prison or jail. We are a community center for individuals impacted by imprisonment, and our programs include a reentry drop-in center, local jail "in-reach" services, educational programming, therapeutic recreation and comprehensive reentry support. The Bilingual Prison Linkage Specialist is to respond to referrals from the Philadelphia Department of Prison

Responsibilities: Provide case management to STRIVE students to ensure successful program participation and completion of 85%of case load Participate in two week pre assessment phase and program orientation Identify needs of Welcome Home Kits Distribute welcome home kits to participants Conduct cross system intake assessment to assess student status and needs in the areas of education, including any gaps or learning differences, employability, housing status, parenting status

July 12, 2018 By Michaela Winberg Billy Penn For most of us, the SEPTA token died on April 30, 2018. That’s the official date that the transit authority quit selling tokens, which were redeemable for one ride on any SEPTA bus, subway or trolley. Tokens have since been replaced by the Key Card, a reloadable swipe card that you fill up with money and use over time. For many Philadelphians, the switch to an electronic payment method added convenience to riding public transportat

Mission JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA) is dedicated to cutting the US correctional population in half by 2030. JLUSA empowers people most affected by incarceration to drive policy reform. Leading with Conviction JLUSA believes that America’s most challenging barrier to expansive, systemic criminal and juvenile justice reform is the absence of clear and consistent leadership by those who have been directly affected by our failed criminal justice policies. Leading with Conviction (L

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Thursday, July 26 Time: 2–3:30 p.m. ET People leaving incarceration and returning to the community face significant challenges; those who also have an opioid addiction face even more, as they have a significantly higher risk of overdose or overdose-related death than the general public. These statistics mean that the staff from the cor