Practicing Recovery: Recovery-oriented Approaches to Housing Instability
"A stable and safe place to live is a critical element to recovery for individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI). In fact,...
Reentry Coalition members helping to ease the transition of juvenile-lifers returning to Philadelphi
Samantha Melamed, Philly.com, 9/6/17- In the last year, 70 men and women — all locked away as teens — have quietly returned to the...
Pennsylvania effort a model for national reentry initiative
The Center for American Progress, the National Employment Law Project, and Community Legal Services have launched a 3 year, multi-state...
Community Legal Services just dropped a report on college admissions and students with criminal reco
Ban the box and Clean State initiatives have gained statewide traction in recent months as means to eliminate barriers to employment for...
The Case for Paid Apprenticeships Behind Bars
Two inmates work on cabinet doors at the Habitat for Humanity Prison Build at the Ionia Correctional Facility in Ionia, Michigan, on July...
More Colleges Commit to the Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge
"Last month, 61 higher education institutions and systems signed the Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge, a White House initiative to...
Unlicensed & Untapped: Removing Barriers to State Occupational Licenses
April 26, 2016. National Employment Law Project. The Landscape of State Occupational Licensing Barriers, Recommendations for Fairer State...
Helping Moms, Dads, and Kids To Come Home: Eliminating Barriers to Housing for People with Criminal
This report assesses some of the most common and pernicious obstacles to housing that confront Americans with criminal records and their...