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After release, we provide direct services (such as housing assistance, clothing, transportation, smartphones, laptops, debt repayment, and ongoing help with rent and other expenses), offer a comprehensive Employment Program, and facilitate an ongoing weekly virtual support group for program participants. OAR also established a pilot, gender-responsive, clinical services initiative providing a range of reentry services specifically tailored for individuals identifying as women/female/femme who are coming home to the community after experiencing incarceration. OAR work with individuals at the Arlington County Detention Facility, the Adult Detention Center in the City of Alexandria, the closest Virginia state prison, and other correctional facilities who are preparing to return to the community and who come back to Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church. OAR efforts in facilities include pre-release workshops focused on reentry issues, health and wellness, group psychotherapy, and transition planning.

VA CARES (Community Action Re-entry System) is a member of a statewide re-entry program for adult prisoners and returning citizens released from Virginia's state institutions and local jails. This program is operated by People Incorporated of Virginia. Program services include: information and referrals to meet immediate needs, such as: food, clothing, medical care, and housing. Assistance is provided to help program participants obtain jobs through job readiness workshops. Participants in these groups are provided job leads. Peer groups are also provided to help to returning citizens make connections and address barriers to reunification and community engagement.

Re-Entry Services focus on the first 3 years post-incarceration.

A statewide re-entry program for ex-prisoners. Provides both pre-release and post-release education, counseling and direct services in the areas of employment, housing, family and community relations, food, transportation, legal/medical referrals and rights restoration. Pre-release workshops are conducted in prisons throughout the state. This program uses volunteers. VA CARES Program provides bus passes for their clients.

Provides person-centered reentry services to assist those impacted by the criminal legal system.

Community Outreach is made up of the following programs: Single Homeless Assistance/Referral and Re-entry services.

Provides re-entry services for local and state responsible offenders. Emergency support service referrals also available including resources for food, clothing, housing, transportation, ID, and financial assistance. Also offers Educational Programs (Anger Management, Substance Abuse, Motivational Enhancement Therapy), and Resume/Job Placement Services.

This program provides the opportunity for those incarcerated to participate in programs while in jail and to prepare for their release from jail back into the community.

VA CARES (Community Action Re-entry System) is a member of a statewide re-entry program for adult prisoners and returning citizens released from Virginia's state institutions and local jails. This program is operated by People Incorporated of Virginia. Program services include: information and referrals to meet immediate needs, such as: food, clothing, medical care, and housing. Assistance is provided to help program participants obtain jobs through job readiness workshops. Participants in these groups are provided job leads. Peer groups are also provided to help to returning citizens make connections and address barriers to reunification and community engagement.

work with clients at the Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren Regional Jail, providing free individual sessions and group classes. Individual sessions cover topics on anger management, coping with anxiety, understanding and overcoming trauma, and addiction management. The classes, which are provided separately to men and women, include: Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Education Anger/Anxiety/Trauma Management Getting Ahead While Getting Out Classes offered contingent upon interest, enrollment, and actual attendance. When a person is released from RSW, they often have nothing–not even a valid ID. For those who do not have a support system in place, the Reentry Case Manager is available, assisting with immediate needs while helping you develop that critical support network. Provide assistance with finding housing, food, and clothing, often by working with other local agencies. We also help them obtain identification, sign up for Medicaid, and find employment. Finally, provide assistance with accessing treatment services, so that they can stay in recovery.

Helps ex-offenders by providing appropriate assistance to meet their basic needs. Re-entry program for ex-offenders, jobs, counseling, housing, transportation and clothing. Provide transportation if possible, but primarily give bus tickets (no more than 10 in a six-month period) for doctors appointments, going to/from work, job interviews. Virginia Cares offers the following services: Emergency Assistance for basic needs (ex. housing, food, clothing, personal toiletries) Assistance in obtaining vital documents (ex. photo ID, drivers license, birth certificate, social security card) Job Readiness Skills Training and Employment Services – soft skills training, resume assistance, interview workshops, basic computer skills training, weekly ‘Who’s Hiring’ tip sheets Transportation assistance and bus passes to verified job interviews and confirmed work sites. Bi-monthly support group activities on various topics. Referrals to community partners for counseling, legal and medical services.

At Goodwill, individuals with a criminal history, who want to work, are assisted with preparing to go to work and maintaining regular employment. The program provides a road map for participants to achieve a long-term goal of remaining attached to the legitimate workforce and maintaining their freedom. Services available through Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Prisoner Re-Entry program include: Job readiness education Job search support Interview coaching Resume development Help to identify other community resources available to assist with successful return to the community

Provides assistance to ex-offenders and their families with employment, court issues, housing search. Provide volunteers for visits to jail and educational services. Reentry services provide pre and post release services with 6 weeks of classes in Thinking for a Change, employability, parenting, wellness and emotional literacy for men and women in the Reentry Programs at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail (ACRJ). also offer Transitional planning to individuals 30 to 45 days from release through collaboration with ACRJ, OAR and community agencies and organizations concerned with assisting inmates in a smooth transition home.

Staff and volunteers from the Bridge Ministry will visit the local jails to share information about the Bridge Ministry program and conduct interviews with potential students. Men accepted into The Bridge Ministry program cannot have a record that includes violent or sexually-related crimes. Men who abide by the rules and regulations of The Bridge Ministry program, and, in the judgment of the staff are making suitable progress, can live in the dormitory up to 18 months at the Buckingham Campus. The client may also be offered the opportunity to spend the last 6 months of the program at a Bridge Ministry Intern House in Charlottesville while transitioning back into the community. The program provides an intense schedule of character instruction, work training, drug counseling, financial management skills and educational opportunities.

LoopRoots Workforce Academy is dedicated to empowering justice-impacted individuals with the skills, certifications, and support they need to build successful careers after reentry. We believe that everyone deserves a second chance and a clear path to meaningful employment.

This program allows ex-offenders to receive their documents to find work within the local community. Participants are required to participate in a life skills class taught by our staff.

Provides housing for men with life-controlling issues, (for example, problems related to substance abuse, addiction-related behaviors, etc.). Men who are accepted into The Bridge Ministry's 12 to 18 month program must not have been convicted of any sexual or violent crimes. Men receive character building instruction, job training, drug counseling, and educational classes. The schedule is highly structured and teaches the students important life skills they need to live a productive life. Services provided: Life Application Skills Anger Management Spiritual Development Job Training Skills Relationship Skills Vocational Training

Offers direct assistance, referrals and case management for emergency needs of offenders, ex-offenders and family members of incarcerated offenders, including housing, food, clothing, and other basic needs. Offers a family support group that meets twice monthly.

Pre release: Offers Employment preparation classes such as Seeking Employment classes and resume development/mock interviewing. Offers life skills classes such as fatherhood, parenting, anger management, and impact of crime. Mentoring is available to offenders in the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center and continues in the community for up to 12 months for customers returning to or residing in Loudoun, Fairfax, or Prince William Counties. Offers direct emergency assistance to individuals being released including transportation, clothing, and referrals for other services upon release.

This program provides the opportunity for those incarcerated to participate in programs while in jail and to prepare for their release from jail back into the community.

Kingsway Prison and Family Outreach is an outreach serving inmates, ex-offenders and their families. Kingsway assists with connection to find community resources for food, clothing, housing and employment for ex-offenders. Kingsway offers Correspondence Bible Studies, Encourager Pen Pals and Birthday & Holiday cards to inmates in the Virginia Correctional System.

Provides a halfway house for ex-offenders; helps individuals find jobs and provides therapy, counseling, and residential services.

Provides assistance with job search skills, Interview Skills, Job Retention, Soft Skills and Assistance with Resumes and Cover Letters. Helps people returning from incarceration find jobs and other necessities.

Assist ex-offenders in becoming productive citizens. Stabilization with employment and career counseling while assisting with basic essentials, such as housing, transportation, etc. Job readiness workshops and support group meetings are also provided.