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.

"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

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

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.) "

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

"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

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.

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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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.