Reentry Resources

Online and In-person

Legal Aid at Work

Legal Aid at Work

Legal Aid at Work is a nonprofit legal services organization that has been assisting low-income, working families for more than 100 years.

Second-Chance-Employers, Resources, Training and Employment Services

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Fair Shake | Reentry Resources

Fair Shake is an online reentry resource center that provides employment resources, information, tools and materials for building bridges of transformation and trust. Membership is free.

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Getting Out & Staying Out: San Francisco Resources for People Leaving Jails and Prisons

Created by the Reentry Council of the City and County of San Francisco, Getting Out & Staying Out focuses on improving access to services for individuals returning to San Francisco after incarceration, including employment and small business resources.

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Community Assessment Service Center (CASC) - Employment Services

CASC employment services are open to all justice involved adults, age 18 and over, who reside in San Francisco.

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CHEFS _ Episcopal Community Services

CHEFS is a 5-month culinary training program that provides instruction in technical and professional skills enhancement necessary for entry into the food service industry.

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Drop-In Career Center - Success Center (OEWD SF)

A non-profit social venture working to empower economic and social mobility for individuals and communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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SF Goodwill - San Francisco

Part of our mission is to hire people with barriers to employment, like a record of incarceration. Job search assistance from start to finish.

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Job Opportunities - Compiled by Reentry Council

Job listings compiled by City of San Francisco Reentry Council.

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Code Tenderloin

In the Job Readiness Program, participants will learn how to set goals and achieve a timeline of success toward that dream job. They will be given the tools and guidance to craft a resume based on their own experiences and apply that same information to their LinkedIn profile.

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Rubicon Bakers - Richmond, CA

Hires marginalized, hard-to-place workers.

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Old Skool Cafe - San Francisco

Old Skool Cafe is a one-of-a-kind youth-run supper club. They train and employ at-risk youth, ages 16-22, to run all aspects of the business.

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Red Bay Coffee - Oakland, CA

Red Bay seeks to create unity by hiring and serving people of all backgrounds, striving to be diverse and inclusive of those who have traditionally been left out of the specialty coffee industry, especially people of color, the formerly incarcerated, women and people with disabilities.

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Planting Justice - Oakland, CA

Planting Justice is a grassroots organization with a mission to empower people impacted by mass incarceration and other social inequities with the skills and resources to cultivate food sovereignty, economic justice and community healing.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill

Chipotle Mexican Grill is a 2nd chance employer.

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Trader Joe's Careers

Trader Joe's is a 2nd chance employer.

Information - Know Your Rights!

Office of Economic and Workforce development

Re-entry Services OEWD-SF

Offers resources for job searching, bonding information, understanding how to disclose information to potential employers and helping individuals identify and access resources regarding legal and other re-entry related resources. Neighborhood Access Points are located throughout San Francisco.

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Reentry Council of San Francisco Resources

Getting out and staying out guide, veterans resources, legislative resources, and more.

NELP

National Employment Law Project - New York, NY

Resources on legal issues for people re-entering the workforce. NELP is working to expand fair-chance hiring laws to  every corner of the nation.

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