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Finding Your Way Reentry Guide:
Finding Your Way
Reentry Guide (click the link to download)
Finding Your Way is intended to help
people returning from prison or jail to Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca, Tioga
and Tompkins counties. The guide provides a directory of resources for
each county to help people prepare for release and successfully
reintegrate back to their families and communities. It is bilingual,
with all contents available in both English and Spanish
Topics include:
٠ Community assistance resources for finding
food, clothing, shelter, transportation, health care, and other basic
necessities;
٠ Information to help individuals rebuild
their personal identities;
٠ Job hunting tips and employment resources.
General Resources:
The Consequences of Criminal Charges: A People's Guide - This manual provides basic information and advice about the legal barriers that ex-offenders face. Click the link to download the 40-page pdf. Published by the Bronx Defenders.
LawHelp.org/NY: Consequences of Criminal Charges - An excellent resource for researching your legal rights. This site contains links to many helpful publications, as well as referrals to legal aid offices and social services organizations that can provide help. Topics include:
- Certificates that Show Rehabilitation,
- Criminal Charges & Immigration,
- Criminal Records,
- Employment and Criminal Records,
- Encounters With Police,
- Family Issues for People with Criminal Records,
- Government Benefits and Criminal Convictions,
- Housing and Criminal Charges,
- Voting Rights.
My Sister's Keeper - This free ebook provides helpful information to women returning home from prison. Click the link to download as a pdf.
National H.I.R.E. Network Resources - A list of resources for residents of New
York with
criminal backgrounds, compiled by the
National Helping Individuals with
criminal records Re-enter through Employment Network.
Prison Families of New
York - This statewide network of families and friends of NYS
prisoners, formerly incarcerated people and their families provides
resources and support for prison families and reentry.
Job Resources
FLLS Jobseekers' Guide: Resources for job searching, career planning, and finding assistance during a job transition, tailored to the needs of individuals in Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties.
The Prime Objective: A Guide to Preparing the Job Seeking Ex-Offender - This resource guide is provided by the New York Department of Labor. Click the link to download this pdf.
Know Your Rights:
Understanding Juvenile and Criminal Records and their Impact on
Employment - This
booklet explains the barriers that job seekers with criminal records
face, and contains tips to improve the chances of being hired. Provided
by the
National Hire Network and Legal Action Center.
Click the link to download
the pdf.
Advocacy Organizations:
٠ Correctional Association of New York
٠ National Institute of Corrections