Services
Work Place Readiness
The basic philosophy is one of transformation and transition which encompasses:
Living wage employment
Entrepreneurial significance
Safe transitional housing & permanent housing leading to homeownership
Positive work (atonement) in the community
Leadership: (Returning Citizens as Solutions based on shared experiences and visions)
Recognizing the importance of collective responsibility and workload.
Understanding that success is multi-layered and constantly being redefined.
Vocational Opportunities with Partnering Organizations
For those who are transitioning, those who are in pre-trial and those who are still suffering the effects of mass incarceration regardless of the length of time they have been freed.
Training in fields that allow growth and development while providing stipends to function on. Apprenticeships in union positions which are not just jobs but careers. Promotion of higher educational and vocational opportunities while linking essential services tutors, and childcare.
Assistance for those who are out on bail with open cases, looking for employment and necessary services prior to dealing with hearings, trials, plea bargains, alternatives to incarceration programs, and those who receive actual sentences. Individuals seeking to avoid technical violations and transition successfully while dealing with the Probation Department will be assisted.
Referrals
TCRC Community Healing Center provides referrals to landlords who are accustomed to Returning Citizens situations.
Referral to all necessary services (Social, Legal, Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation, Mental Health, Mediation, Food & Clothing, Housing)
Voter Registration & Education, Statewide Organizing to develop a higher level of services to the Returning Citizen Population and community. Public Speaking, Lectures, Seminars, Workshops, Community Building Media Marketing.
