Give them hope
“Our analysis also shows that formerly incarcerated people are more likely to be “active” in the labor market than the general public. Among 25-44 year old formerly incarcerated people, 93.3% are either employed or actively looking for work, compared to 83.8% among their general population peers of similar ages.
Though unemployment among formerly incarcerated people is five times higher than among the general public, these results show that formerly incarcerated people want to work.
Formerly incarcerated people want to work. Their high unemployment rate reflects public will, policy, and practice — not differences in aspirations.”
– Prison Policy Project
Resources for Returning Citizens
Directory of Housing Resources for Returning Citizens to the District of Columbia
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Washington DC
Underground Ministries: Prisoner Relationship, Resurrection & Reentry
Undergroud Ministries
Bridges: Returning Citizens Resource for Philadelphia
Free Library Returning Citizens, Philadelphia
National Directory of Programs for Women with Criminal Justice Involvement
National Institute of Corrections
The National Reentry Resource Center
Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance