What does it look like?

Individuals who join the Reentry Program receive assistance and accountability from HCRJC staff and volunteers. The program offers resources for employment, housing, sober living, and life skills. Furthermore, this program establishes clear expectations of its participants for positive community behavior. 

A significant part of Offender Reentry is the Transitional Housing Program. Our Transitional Housing Program’s intent is to provide stable housing for men and women coming out of incarceration in a safe and sober living environment.  Coupled within our transitional housing is a strong case management component. We work with our clients to connect them with appropriate service providers for health care, food assistance, substance use disorder and mental health counseling, recovery communities, job training and placement, and more.  We work with those under the supervision of the Department of Corrections; our referrals come through them. 

With the support of HCRJC staff, clients are encouraged to build respectful and authentic relationships with staff and volunteers, who support them in developing foundational skills to help them live and work independently. 

We work on establishing attainable goals, identifying barriers to change and ways to overcome them, and developing a new way of living, all with the goal to ensure a successful reentry and a path toward independence. 

We offer stability, community, and connection; a place to heal, grow and move forward. We work directly with local landlords and other housing agencies to help participants transition to independent apartments and are available to support them in their first few years of independent living.

Volunteer Roles

Volunteers may support offender re-entry by joining a CoSA.