18.3 Resources for Prisoners – Career Centers

A gathered list of resources for those who are re-entering society after serving their time. Substance abuse meeting, job training, expungement, finanical guides & tips, and more.

MISSOURI Identification & Vital Records Website COLLEGE CHURCH OUTREACH PROGRAM (assists with both birth certificates and Missouri State IDs) Website Missouri Expungement: Everything You Need to Know - Carver Associates Website Fair Shake Re-entry Resource Center Website Finance Jar - Financial Recovery Resource Guide for the Formerly Incarcerated Website General Contractors Licensing Guide Website (Skilled Trade Career Information and Resources for People Who Were Formerly Incarcerated)Prison Activist Resource Center Website

17.6 Community-Building Resources for Immigrants

17.7 Legislative & Advocacy Resources for Immigrants

18.1 Resources for Prisoners – General

18.2 Resources for Prisoners – Legal

18.3 Resources for Prisoners – Career Centers

18.4 Resources for Re-Entry – General

18.5 Resources for Re-Entry – ID Documents

18.6 Bail Funds

"The Immigrant Service Providers Network (ISPN) increases collaboration by providing opportunities for education and outreach to unite organizations that support the foreign born and their families. Resources page provides links to medical, housing assistance, legal, food assistance, COVID resources, and other social services and information relevant to immigrants and their service providers." https://www.ispnstl.org/resources

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18.1 Resources for Prisoners – General

18.3 Resources for Prisoners – Career Centers

18.4 Resources for Re-Entry – General

20.2 Job Preparation Resources

www.goodwill.org or www.mersgoodwill.org www.employmentstl.org (Employment Connection) NELP: The National Employment Law Project - https://www.nelp.org/ Promotes policies and programs that create good jobs, strengthen upward mobility, enforce worker rights, and improved benefits and services. Resources and legal assistance. How to get a job with a criminal record. Practical tips. RANKER.COM Lists companies that will hire ex-offenders. https://www.ranker.com/list/companies-that-hire-felons/business-and-company-info

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18.3 Resources for Prisoners – Career Centers

3529 Marcus Avenue St. Louis, MO 63115 Phone: (314) 389-4804 Fax: (314) 389-4804 Email: office@projcope.org Project COPE provides selected ex-offenders with community re-entry support by partnering them for one year with faith-based teams of volunteers. Through close personal relationships, these partnerships offer assistance in basic needs, job search, housing, health-care, counseling, substance abuse treatment and prevention, and financial counseling. Transitional housing is available for ex-offenders with no other housing plan.) Men and women in Missouri Department of Corrections facilities are eligible to apply and will be selected on merit without regard to type of crime or without regard to age, color, creed, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status. (Ex-offenders who are released and in the community are not eligible, as partnerships begin while an inmate is in the final months of incarceration.) "

18.3 Resources for Prisoners – Career Centers

Contact: Michelle Dodson http://www.missouricure.org/ (816) 413-0186 "P.O. Box 6034 Chesterfield, MO 63006" missouricure@hotmail.com

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18.3 Resources for Prisoners – Career Centers

"President: Charlotte Neville, M.Ed. Campus Counseling " www.moatsa.org "(660) 831-4206 Fax: (660) 831-4071" "500 East College Street Marshall, MO 65340 " nevillec@moval.edu

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18.3 Resources for Prisoners – Career Centers

18.4 Resources for Re-Entry – General

20.2 Job Preparation Resources

Employment Connection provides free employment, education, housing and mental health counseling for ex-offenders, veterans and homeless individuals (any persons who have a barrier to finding and maintaining employment), and to St. Louis area businesses who are seeking qualified job applicants. World of Work (WOW) training is Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-3:30 pm. Bring ID. Services include: - GED classes - On-site job fairs - Placement services - Homeless veterans program - Disabled veterans program - Outreach/recruitment - Assessment - Employment readiness training - On-site education - Individual case management - Job development - Job placement - Job retention - Temp to direct hire - Managed staffing services - Career development - Follow-up services - Supportive services for families - Rental assistance It is a requirement of the program that you attend a three day World of Work seminar after completing orientation. Orientation sessions are held every Friday at 12:30 PM. Both orientation and the World of Work seminar are held at 2838 Market Street, 63103 just west of Jefferson. Best to call first.

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1-314-652-0360

· General (ext. 104)

1-314-333-5627

· General

18.3 Resources for Prisoners – Career Centers

18.4 Resources for Re-Entry – General

29.26 Educational Classes & Groups

Re-entry support program that starts six months before an inmate is released and continues for up to one year after return to the community. Three primary areas: behavioral health and wellness; education and employment; and community and life skills. The organization is currently operating in select Missouri and Illinois prisons. Call or check the website for more information and enrollment qualifications. Enrollment starts before release.

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1-314-396-6001

· National Headquarters Office

18.3 Resources for Prisoners – Career Centers

Part of Missouri Department of Economic Development

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1-573-751-3999

· General

1-573-751-4088

· Fax

3.1 Clothing & Furniture

18.3 Resources for Prisoners – Career Centers

20.2 Job Preparation Resources

New Location in East St. Louis. Both organizations provide clothing for job interviews and outfits for starting work before the first paycheck. Also, counseling and job readiness. They work with men and women who have been incarcerated, as well as other job seekers.

Website

1-314-584-6887

· General - Grace Hill

1-636-940-8027

· General - St. Charles

A Queer STL Resource Database

St. Louis Area Resource Directory | Re-Entry

Immigrant Service Provider Network (ISPN)

Job resources for formerly incarcerated people

Project COPE (Congregation-Offender Partnership Enterprise)

MISSOURI-CURE (Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants)

Missouri Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers

Employment Connection

Concordance

Division of Workforce Development

Connections to Success and Dress for Success