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Directories of Community Resources
City of Newark
NJISJ Community Resource Guide for Newark
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/njisj/pages/663/attachments/original/1502899437/Newark_Community_Resource_Guide.pdf?1502899437
This document contains information for a variety of resources available to Newark residents. Created by the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ).
Statewide (New Jersey)
NJ 2-1-1
https://www.nj211.org/
877-746-5211
Access a comprehensive, statewide directory of social service agencies, nonprofits, and faith-based community organizations by phone, website search, via live chat, or by dialing 2-1-1 from any phone. You can also text your zip code to 898-211. This service is free, 24/7 and multilingual.
New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
https://nj.gov/oag/ocj/
609-984-3425
The Office of the Attorney General is focused on strengthening community/police partnerships, providing greater coordination of social services delivery and effective system-wide changes that provide better support to youth and their families.
New Jersey State Library
Ex-Offender and Re-entry Resources
https://libguides.njstatelib.org/get_help/ex_offenders
PO Box 520
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-278-2640
Tools For Tough Economic Times and Finding Social Services with ex-offender and re-entry resources.
National (United States)
National Reentry Resource Center
https://csgjusticecenter.org/nrrc
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
866-536-8686
The NRRC is the nation's primary source of information and guidance in reentry.
Forms and Identification
City of Newark
City of Newark Certificates
https://www.newarknj.gov/departments/certificates
920 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-733-6510
Information on how to obtain a copy of an official document such as birth, death, marriage, civil union, or domestic partnership certificates.
Newark Municipal ID Program
https://www.newarknj.gov/card/municipalid
394 University Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
973-878-1553
A new photo identification card program for all Newark residents is a pathway for all residents to gain access to various services, programs and discounts offered by the City agencies as well as by local businesses. Services are available Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm (last person is taken at 3:40pm).
County of Essex
The Essex County Smart Book: A Resource Guide for Going Home
https://www.state.nj.us/corrections/pdf/OTS/SmartBooks/EssexCoSmartBook.pdf
Pre- and post-release guide for inmates with practical instructions on everything from obtaining forms and other documents, basic needs, education, finding a job, reconnecting with family, and expunging your record.
Organizations Serving Ex-Offenders
City of Newark
Integrity House Newark - Halfway House
https://integrityhouse.org/programs-services/
1091-1093 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07114
973-848-3751
Holistic approach to addictions treatment, and reintegration services including a full continuum of care integrated with mental health services, healthcare services, and education and employment readiness services.
New Jersey Reentry Corporation at Greater Newark Conservancy
https://www.njreentry.org/
400 Hawthorne Avenue
Newark, NJ 07112
973-642-4646
The New Jersey Reentry Corporation is a non-profit agency with a social mission to remove all barriers to employment for citizens returning from jail or prison.
Urban Renewal Corp
http://www.urbanrenewal.org/services-2/community-programs-doc/
53 Hackensack Avenue
Kearny, NJ 07032
973-483-2882
Holistic one-stop Residential Community Work Release Program delivers a full range of essential services, grounded in evidence based practice, designed to interrupt an offender's pattern of criminality.
Statewide (New Jersey)
New Jersey Association on Correction: Jennie's Place
https://njaconline.org/what-we-do/reentry/
973-881-1450
Provides permanent housing for women who have exited the criminal justice system, are homeless, and have a disability. Women in this program receive case management or supportive services while in the program.
Reentry Coalition of New Jersey
https://reentrycoalitionofnj.org/
986 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
609-706-2684
The mission of the Reentry Coalition of New Jersey is to promote evidence-based principles that reduce offender risk through collaboration with community and justice partners, advocacy, education and public policy development.
National (United States)
The Fortune Society
https://fortunesociety.org/
29-76 Northern Blvd.
Long Island City, NY 11101
212-691-7554
Holistic range of services for formerly incarcerated individuals to help them transform and rebuild their lives after incarceration.
Women's Prison Association
http://www.wpaonline.org/
110 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10003
646-292-7740
WPA works with women at all stages of the criminal justice involvement to promote alternatives to incarceration and help women living in the community to avoid arrest or incarceration by making positive changes in their lives.
Parole
Statewide (New Jersey)
New Jersey Courts - Local Courthouses
https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/vicinages
PO Box 037
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-815-2900
Contact information including address and phone numbers of all the county courts located in New Jersey.
New Jersey State Parole Board
https://www.state.nj.us/parole/index.html
PO Box 862
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-4257
The New Jersey State Parole Board (SPB) works to ensure ex-prisoners return to society as law-abiding citizens.
Re-Entry Resource Guides
County of Essex
The Essex County Smart Book: A Resource Guide for Going Home
https://www.state.nj.us/corrections/pdf/OTS/SmartBooks/EssexCoSmartBook.pdf
Pre- and post-release guide for inmates with practical instructions on everything from obtaining forms and other documents, basic needs, education, finding a job, reconnecting with family, and expunging your record.
Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris County - Collaborative Justice Services (CJS)
https://www.mhaessexmorris.org/programs-services/#cjs
33 South Fullerton Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-509-9777
The Collaborative Justice Services (CJS) provides effective discharge planning, linkage and referral to community resources for non-violent offenders with mental illness who re-enter the community following release from the Essex County Correctional Systems and from municipal jails. CJS also advocates on behalf of those consumers who are rightfully incarcerated to ensure that they receive necessary and appropriate treatment and medication during their tenure in jail. In addition, the program works with local law enforcement officers to train them on how to safely and effectively interact with individuals with mental illness who may be in crisis.
National (United States)
Career OneStop Job Search Guide
https://www.workforceatlas.org/storage/resources/job_search_help_for_ex-offenders/tcm24-26393_PDF_Job-Search-Help-for-Ex-offenders.pdf
877-872-5627
Job Search Help for Ex-Offenders. A job search guide for individuals with a criminal record.
Career OneStop Reentry
https://www.careeronestop.org/Site/about-us-reentry.aspx
877-872-5627
The nation's most trustworthy provider of comprehensive, integrated, relevant, and personalized workforce information tools and resources on any desired electronic delivery system. These tools and resources serve job seekers, students, workers, workforce intermediaries, and employers to enhance their employment opportunities and business prosperity for those with a criminal record.
National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC)
https://csgjusticecenter.org/nrrc/reentry-services-directory/
22 Cortlandt Street, Floor 22
New York, NY 10007
877-332-1719
The Reentry Services Directory was developed by the NRRC to help individuals who have been incarcerated and their families find local reentry services. The NRRC has compiled a list of organizations and service providers who can address different reentry needs including, housing, employment, and family reunification.
New York Public Library Connections
https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/connections2020.pdf
445 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
A free guide for formerly incarcerated people in New York City.
Legal Services - Prisoner Re-entry
County of Essex
Essex County Legal Aid Association
https://eclaanj.org/
465 Dr MLK Jr Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102
973-622-0063
Currently open Monday - Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm, tuesday 7:00pm- 9:00pm, 1st Saturday of the Month 12:00pm- 2:00 pm, 3rd Sunday of the Month 12:00pm- 2:00 pmor email for assistance HELP@eclaanj.org.
Free emergency legal advice related to civil matters.
Essex-Newark Legal Services
https://www.lsnj.org/enls/index.htm
5 Commerce Street, 2nd Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
973-624-4500
Provides free legal assistance in civil matters to very low income residents of Essex County.
Statewide (New Jersey)
Legal Services of New Jersey: Clearing Your Record
https://www.lsnjlaw.org/Publications/Pages/Manuals/CYR.pdf
PO Box 1357
Edison, NJ 08818
732-572-9100
This manual provides basic information about how to clear (expunge) a record of arrest of conviction. This manual is provided in place of a lawyer. It is intended to permit people to help themselves.
Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ): Statewide Hotline
https://www.lsnj.org/StatewideHotline.aspx
PO Box 1357
Edison, NJ 08818
888-576-5529
The LSNJ Hotline provides legal advice, information, and referral over the telephone to low-income residents of New Jersey in civil legal matters. LSNJ Law helps people with civil legal problems.
New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
https://www.state.nj.us/defender/
25 Market Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
The New Jersey Office of the Public Defender's office is committed to providing first class legal representation to citizens who cannot afford attorneys at both the trial and appellate levels.
Starting Over - Prisoner Re-entry
Applying for Government Benefits
Statewide (New Jersey)
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA): Special Needs Housing Projects
https://www.nj.gov/dca/hmfa/developers/supportivehousing/
637 South Clinton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08650
609-278-8884
The Division works to improve the housing situation for some of New Jersey’s most vulnerable citizens, including people with developmental disabilities, consumers of mental health services, the homeless, the frail elderly, people with HIV/AIDS, youth who are aging out of foster care, youth leaving the juvenile justice system, ex-offenders re-entering communities, and other under-served communities.
National (United States)
Benefits.gov
Your path to government benefits
https://www.benefits.gov/benefit-finder#benefits&qc=cat_1
Benefits.gov is an online resource to help you find federal benefits you may be eligible for in the United States.
Usa.gov - Government Benefits
https://www.usa.gov/benefits
844-872-4681
Get information on government programs that may help you pay for food, housing, health care, and other basic living expenses. Find out about eligibility requirements for programs like food stamps, welfare, Medicaid, and how to apply for them.
Cover Letters and Résumés
City of Newark
Newark Public Library - Careers/Cover Letters Web Guide
http://nplwebguides.pbworks.com/w/page/5673349/Careers%20-%20Cover%20Letters
5 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-733-7779
The Newark Public Library compiled lists of Web sites by subject, including this one on careers and cover letters, to help provide you with useful information on the topic that you are interested in.
National (United States)
Great Sample Resume
https://www.greatsampleresume.com/
855-213-0348
Easy-to-use resume builder makes writing powerful, attention-getting resumes easy for any job-seeker.
Jobs and Job Assistance
Statewide (New Jersey)
https://www.nj.gov/corrections/pages/index.shtml
Advancing public safety and promoting successful reintegration in a dignified, safe, secure, rehabilitative, and gender-informed environment, supported by a professional, trained, and diverse workforce, enhanced by community engagement
New Jersey One Stop Career Centers
https://www.newarknj.gov/card/newark-one-stop-career-center
990 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-648-3370
Provides a multitude of employment related services such as job search assistance, training and education assistance, specialized services, and on-site resource rooms (PC's, telephones, etc.).
New Jersey Reentry Corporation
https://www.njreentry.org/
32 Prince Street
Newark, NJ 07103
973-642-4646
Social service agency whose mission is to remove all barriers to employment for those citizens returning to the workforce from jail or prison.
National (United States)
Ex-offender Re-entry.com
http://www.exoffenderreentry.com/overcome_barriers.html
9104 Manassas Drive, Suite N
Manassas Park, VA 20111
703-361-7300
Resources describing the many barriers to employment that ex-offenders face and how they can overcome these barriers.
My Perfect Resume
https://www.myperfectresume.com/
855-213-0348
The easiest way to create personalized resumes and cover letters, step-by-step to get hired faster.
O*Net OnLine
https://www.onetonline.org/
The nation's primary source of occupational information.
Unemployment Assistance
Statewide (New Jersey)
New Jersey Division of Unemployment Insurance
https://myunemployment.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/
1 John Fitch Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625
201-601-4100
Unemployment Insurance (UI) is a program that gives financial support to people who lose their jobs through no fault of their own.
Work First New Jersey
https://nj.gov/humanservices/dfd/programs/workfirstnj/
PO Box 716
Trenton, NJ 08625
New Jersey's welfare reform program emphasizing work as the first step toward building a new life and a brighter future. The goal of the program is to help people get off of welfare, secure employment and become self-sufficient, through job training, education and work activities.
Resources for Family and Friends - Prisoner Re-entry
For Family and Friends
City of Newark
Newark Emergency Services for Families
http://www.essexresourcenet.org/search/newark-emergency-services-for-families/
982 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-639-2100
A comprehensive re-entry service to those who were formally incarcerated. This program includes long-term goal setting, case management, linkages to in-house services and programs, job readiness programs, housing information, referrals to medical care and other counseling services.
National (United States)
National Resource Center on the Children and Families of the Incarcerated
https://nrccfi.camden.rutgers.edu/
405-7 Cooper Street, Room 103
Camden, NJ 08102
856-225-2718
NRCCFI is the oldest and largest organization in the U.S. focused on children and families of the incarcerated and programs that serve them.
Prison Activist Resource Center
https://www.prisonactivist.org/about
PO Box 70447
Oakland, CA 94612
510-893-4648
PARC produces a directory that is a free to prisoners upon request, and seek to work in solidarity with prisoners, ex-prisoners, their friends and families.
Locating a Correctional Facility
Statewide (New Jersey)
New Jersey Department of Corrections
https://www.state.nj.us/corrections/pages/index.shtml
PO Box 863
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-4036
NJ DOC is responsible for the operation and management of the prison facilities in New Jersey including the online offender search engine.
National (United States)
Corrections.com
http://www.corrections.com/
617-471-4445
Online global community of corrections.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
https://www.bop.gov/locations/
320 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20534
202-307-3198
Provides more progressive and humane care for federal inmates, to professionalize the prison service, and to ensure consistent and centralized administration of federal prisons. Recognized as a leader in correctional excellence and consistently recognized for outstanding government stewardship.
Locating an Inmate
Statewide (New Jersey)
New Jersey State Parole Board
https://www.state.nj.us/parole/
PO Box 862
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-4257
NJ State Parole Board works to ensure ex-prisoners return to society as law-abiding citizens.
National (United States)
Federal Bureau of Prisons
https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/
320 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20534
202-307-3198
Locate the whereabouts of a federal inmate incarcerated from 1982 to present.
Inmate Lookup
http://www.eccorrections.org/inmatelookup
Locate and inmate by name, state Id, booking number, or permanent number.
GODORT
Prisoner locator tools from state agency
http://godort.libguides.com/prisonerdbs
Links to inmate locators in a number of US States. Each locator is slightly different and can be searched in different ways and the amount of information about a particular prisoner can vary widely from state to state.
Current Issues - Prisoner Re-entry
Death Penalty
National (United States)
Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC)
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/
1701 K Street, NW, Suite 205
Washington, DC 20006
202-289-2275
A national non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. The center releases an annual report on the death penalty, highlighting significant developments and features the latest statistics. The center also produces groundbreaking reports on various issues related to the death penalty.
Juvenile Justice
County of Essex
Essex County Prosecutor's Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy: Juvenile Crimes
http://www.njecpo.org/vw/juvenileoffenders.php
973-621-5384
Information and resources for any crimes committed by anyone under 18 years old.
Statewide (New Jersey)
New Jersey Juvenile Detention Association
https://www.njjda.org/
PO Box 410
Mt. Freedom, NJ 07970
This association was established to enable personnel employed in juvenile detention facilities throughout the state to join together to improve the child caring standards.
Prisoner's Rights
National (United States)
ACLU National Prison Project
https://www.aclu.org/issues/prisoners-rights?redirect=prisoners-rights
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
212-549-2500
Dedicated to ensuring that our nation's prisons, jails, and detention centers comply with the Constitution, domestic law, and human rights principles.
Correctional Education Association (CEA)
https://ceanational.org/
PO Box 3430
Laurel, MD 20709
443-459-3080
Provides leadership, direction, and services to correctional educators and institutional correctional education programs around the world. CEA is the only professional advocacy group for juvenile justice and adult correctional education to the private sector, political organizations, and social agencies in the United States.
Innocence Project
https://www.innocenceproject.org/
40 Worth Street, Suite 701
New York, NY 10013
212-364-5340
Exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.
The Sentencing Project
https://www.sentencingproject.org/
1705 DeSales Street, NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
202-628-0871
Works for a fair and effective US criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing policy, addressing unjust racial disparities and practices, and advocating for alternatives to incarceration.
Re-Entry Planning by Government
Statewide (New Jersey)
New Jersey Department of Corrections: Office of Transitional Services
https://www.state.nj.us/corrections/pages/ots.html
PO Box 863
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-4036
The office has oversight of the transitional and social services programs within the department of corrections. The goal of the office is to implement a seamless continuum of care for offenders utilizing cost-effective, proven practices system wide that increase offenders' abilities and motivation to practice responsible, crime-free behavior.
Reentry Coalition of New Jersey
https://reentrycoalitionofnj.org/
986 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
609-706-2684
The mission of the Reentry Coalition of New Jersey is to promote evidence-based principles that reduce offender risk through collaboration with community and justice partners, advocacy, education and public policy development.
National (United States)
National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC)
https://csgjusticecenter.org/nrrc
22 Cortland Street
New York, NY 10007
877-332-1719
The nation's primary source of information and guidance in reentry.
National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC): Reentry Services Directory
https://nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/search?search=reentry-services-directory
22 Cortlandt Street, Floor 22
New York, NY 10007
877-332-1719
The Reentry Services Directory was developed by the NRRC to help individuals who have been incarcerated and their families find local reentry services. The NRRC has compiled a list of organizations and service providers who can address different reentry needs including, housing, employment, and family reunification.
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