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EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS MAY 2016
If you have items you would like to submit for distribution, please refer to the
Communication Protocol document for details and email: [email protected] .
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Alameda County Community Advisory Board (CAB) is seeking to fill vacancies on its
Board. The role of the CAB is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Community
Corrections Partnership Executive Committee (CCPEC) on the County's realignment
efforts. See the attached flyer to obtain additional information and click here to apply.
Oakland Community Festival
Please join Supervisor Nate Miley and others, for a free Community Festival for the entire
family that will include: music, food, games and community resources. Community
resources will include Prop 47 consultation, financial literacy, clean slate intake and other
resources.
When: June 18th, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Verdese Cater Park, 9600 Sunnyside St., Oakland.
Road to Reentry
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A Safe Place, Inc.
A Safe Place is hiring. Only resumes with relevant experience will be considered. Submit
your resume and cover letter by fax to (510) 986-8606. Please include the title of the
position you are applying for in your cover letter and proof of Domestic Violence
education. PLEASE, no phone calls or email inquiries. Click here to view the descriptions
and apply.
The Timelist Group
They will be screening for qualified staff to join their team as paid employees, interns and
volunteers in the South Bay, South Alameda County and Los Angeles area.
Positions: IT technology tutors, academic (Math/English/Science) tutors, alcohol and drug
counselors, mentors, career coaches, administrators and child development counselors
and advisory committee members which will function as an oversight mechanism. Please
send: resumes, certifications, other credentials. Click here to view the descriptions and
apply. Please send to: [email protected]
The Bread Project is participating in East Bay Gives. The East Bay Community
Foundation is sponsoring the event. Please consider a gift to help our students on their
path to self-sufficiency.
When: May 3, 2016 from 12:00 a.m. - 11:59:59 p.m.
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Innovative Interventions to Support Families Living in Poverty
Strengthening and Supporting Families: Promising Practices for Families of Justice-
Involved Individuals
A growing body of research demonstrates that children and families experiencing the
incarceration of a loved one face financial and emotional hardship, residential instability,
behavioral problems, and other negative outcomes. This presentation (webinar) will: a)
highlight a range of initiatives, programs, and approaches to serving children and families
of the incarcerated and discuss the relative strengths and weaknesses of these
initiatives/programs/approaches; b) discuss concrete practical lessons that can be
gleaned from the research on these programs’ implementation and outcomes for children
and families and those experiencing incarceration; and c) discuss the gaps in our
understanding of these issues. This session is free, CEUs are available for a fee. For
more information click here.
When: May 3, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Contact: REGISTER NOW
Quarterly Alameda County Community Incarcerated Parents Partnership Meeting
In 2016, ACCIPP will continue to use a portion of the meeting to educate and inform the
partnership on emerging issues and potential collaborations that will assist in achieving
goals. This month the discussion will focus on the necessity of gathering data to describe
the impact of the criminal justice system on children and families in Alameda County and
inform our policy and programmatic responses. Our speaker, Ann Adalist Estrin, Director
of the National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated, Rutgers
University, Camden, NJ. will lead us in a presentation and discussion on “Emerging
Trends: Data: Useful, Necessary and Sometimes Dangerous”.
Plan to arrive early to ensure plenty of time to go through security.
When: May 6, 2016 from 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Where: 401 Broadway, 5th Floor
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Certificate of Rehabilitation ("COR") Workshop and Clinic
This event is for formerly incarcerated men and women interested in learning more about
COR eligibility, the application process, and the potential value and impact of CORs.
COR Workshop
When: May 5, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. OR 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Where: Root & Rebound office, 1730 Franklin St., Suite 300, Oakland
COR Legal Clinic
Who: Formerly incarcerated men and women eligible to apply for a COR.
When: May 25, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Why: R&R attorneys and staff will help eligible individuals prepare their materials for court
Where: 1730 Franklin St., Suite 300, Oakland
For more info about the COR events, click here
To see the flyer for the COR events, click here
To RSVP for the COR events, click here
Family and Incarcerated Loved Ones Reentry Toolkit
Community convening for anyone who has been through reentry OR has a current or
formerly incarcerated loved one. In order to make the Toolkit strong, and ensure that it
has real value for people directly impacted, we are asking individuals with expertise on
these issues to participate in the convening. Details for these events are below:
When: May 2, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. for people who have been through reentry,
& May 4, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. for people with currently or formerly incarcerated
loved ones.
Where: 1730 Franklin St., Suite 300, Oakland
For more info about these events, click here, To RSVP for these events, click here
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Saint Vincent de Paul - Alameda is now accepting applications for the “Kitchen of
Champions Culinary Job Training Program”, a 9-week full-time, training program which
prepares participants for job positions in food services. The upcoming training cycle,
Cohort #48, runs Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016 to Saturday, July 2nd, 2016. Graduates receive
job placement support to find jobs.
The Kitchen of Champions accepts applications from residents of Alameda County who
are low income or face barriers to employment. We are seeking candidates who are
passionate about working in culinary services. There is no cost for the training and
participants receive some training materials such as training chef coats and course
manuals. There is also a small stipend paid for each training day completed. Participants
will also receive some transportation support.
Since we are nearing our start date for the new cohort, we are registering and accepting
applications from potential candidates every day, beginning April 26th, from 9:30am-
2:30pm. Interested parties need to bring their ID and SS Card and a current TB test (if
they have one) to registration. For information and application forms Email:
[email protected] , or call (510)-877-9212, (510)-877-9236.
Our Road Project - New Laws: New Opportunities
Our speakers will inspire you with their powerful stories and visions of hope for the future
of criminal justice reform. Hosted by Oakland City Council Member Abel J. Guillén.
• Keith Wattley, Executive Director, Uncommon Law
• David Muhammad, National Justice Partner, Impact Justice
• Michael Mendoza, Anti-Recidivism Coalition
• LaMerle Johnson, Work Transition Coordinator, BOSS, served 20 years in prison
When: May 11, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: Oakland, City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza
Contact: Click here to register by May 8th, or visit www.OurRoadPrisonProject.org
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Village Connect Open House – Save the Date
Come and help them celebrate! They have a facility that can be used to host cultural
events, community meetings, workshops, banquets, conferences, etc. Their Open House
Ceremony will consist of entertainment, guest speakers, tour of the facility, refreshments,
meet & greet, etc.
When: June 4, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: 1572 150th Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94578
Contact: Click here to RSVP.
On-going
Roots Community Health Center - Empowerment Initiatives
Healthy Measures: Helps formerly incarcerated individuals with chronic illnesses achieve
successful, healthy reentry. Participants receive support and coaching from Roots Health
Navigators who have also experienced incarceration. Benefits include: individualized
health plans, benefits enrollment, health education and navigation, probation compliance
support and barrier removal. Click here to view the flyer.
To apply, email [email protected] or call 510-777-1177.
Emancipators Academy: Now accepting applications! An 8-week program offering
stipends, on-the-job training in manufacturing at Roots' soap-making social enterprise,
Clean360, leadership skills and mentorship. Participants (called Emancipators) receive
assistance for barrier removal, support for benefits enrollment, and connection to health
care and other services. To be eligible, applicants must have been released from
incarceration within the past 12 months, must be unemployed, and must be able to lift 40
lbs. Click here to view the flyer.
To apply, email [email protected] or call 510-904-8048.
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Come by Clean360 to pick up handcrafted, all-natural soaps and body products that Mom
(and the whole family) will love. Clean360 is Roots Community Health Center's social
enterprise, where people who have been disconnected from the workforce receive
mentoring and wraparound support as they become expert soap-makers. By shopping at
Clean360, you're making opportunity possible.
Visit the Clean360 store: Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Where: 4107 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611, or shop online!
Come to Roots to apply for OR renew Medi-Cal!
Know someone who needs to apply for Medi-Cal? Or renew? Send them to Roots!
We've got a team of enrollment specialists ready to help folks figure out eligibility and
submit applications.
For more information, call Roots at 510-777-1177, or visit us at:
Main Clinic
9925 International Blvd. #5
Oakland, CA 94603
Roots Pediatrics Clinic
2700 International Blvd. #11
Oakland, CA 94601
Download the poster: English | Spanish
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Career Online High School
Scholarships are being offered at Oakland Public Library and Alameda County Library for
adults (age 19+) to earn a high school diploma and career certificate through Career
Online High School. Enrolled students will take classes online, be supported by an
academic coach, and build a career portfolio. Do you know someone who might benefit?
Scholarships are limited.
Oakland Program: Open to residents in Oakland, Emeryville and Piedmont. Contact
[email protected]
Alameda County Program: Open to residents in Ashland, Cherryland, San Lorenzo,
Newark, Union City and Fremont. Contact [email protected]
Apply Now - www.careeronlinehs.gale.com/ca/
Oakland Adult & Career Education is happy to be adding a new College and Career
Readiness Pathway Program, in coordination with the Northern Alameda Consortium for
Adult Education. Through a sequence of courses, adult students will be prepared with
basic English, math, English-as-a-Second language and study skills to successfully
transition to academic and career technical education studies in the community college,
or to gainful employment. The Oakland Adult & Career Education staff has served
Oakland adult students over the past years, and this new College and Career Readiness
Pathway Program will provide another needed educational opportunity in our
community. Click here for additional information.
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Defy Ventures
A non-profit organization that works with individuals who have had previous criminal
justice involvement (18+ years and older) to create new pathways for economic
sustainability. Defy's CEO of Your New Life program focuses on job readiness/job
placement, personal wellness, reentry coaching and entrepreneurship. Specifically, Defy
helps individuals create profitable enterprises that sustain them and their families over
time. We support emerging entrepreneurs in the launch of their enterprises by offering
intensive hands-on entrepreneurship training, character development, mentoring,
business incubation, financing opportunities and holistic personal development services.
If you know of any interested candidates, please have them contact Melissa O'Dell
at [email protected] or by visiting defyventures.org.
We are excited to launch Stories of Reentry, a film series on our website! We launch
these films in partnership with the communities we serve, with the hope that these films
will influence the public discourse and imagination about our criminal justice system, and
will inspire our audience to take action and become a part of the movement for criminal
justice reform. The full video series is now up on the home page of the Root & Rebound
website and there is a full page dedicated to these Stories of Reentry. In the midst of
harrowing statistics and systemic injustice, these first-person narratives amplify the strong
voices of the formerly incarcerated and humanize the experience of reentry. They make
clear the impact our broken systems and policies are having on individuals, families,
neighborhoods, and communities. Through these brave storytellers’ candid testimony of
grief, violence, addiction, and trauma, we hear the common stories of struggle and the
isolation of desperation. What resonates louder, however, is the optimistic shift that
occurs when these individuals find the support of communities, employment services, and
legal organizations like Root & Rebound. Screenings will be held across California in
2016, so please email us at [email protected] if you are interested in hosting one
in your community.
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Join the Parent Caregiver Advisory Group (P.C.A.G.) for ACCIPP
Help improve the lives of children affected by incarceration! Attached is a flyer
containing additional information.
When: Meetings are held every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Contact: LeeAnna Howell of A Better Way at, (510) 368-9479
Join the # Yes We Code Coding Corps
Become a Web and Mobile App Developer, through our technical training program.
Do you know students who meet the following requirements?
• 18 to 30 years old
• U.S. Citizen or resident
• Have a High School Diploma or GED
• Identify as African American, Latino, or Native American
• Has expressed interest in coding and computer science
• Available to participate in a full time program to learn computer science skills
• Lives in the Bay Area
• Can travel to Oakland and San Francisco
Apply now! YESWECODE.Org
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CLEAN SLATE CLINIC – A partnership of the East Bay Community Law Center and
Alameda County Public Defender’s Office
Services available:
Employment Denials due to
criminal back-ground
Juvenile Record Sealing
Dismissal of Conviction
(“Expungement”)
Sealing of Arrest Record—Factual
Innocence
Felony Reduction / Prop 47 Relief Errors on Criminal Background
Reports
Early Termination of Probation
Occupational Licensing Denials
(DSS, Security Guard)
Certificate of Rehabilitation Voting Rights, Jury Service Rights
When/Where: Joint walk-in clinics with the Public Defender and EBCLC
Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in
Hayward
Public Defender’s Office
24085 Amador Street 2nd Floor, Hayward
Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in
Oakland
Public Defender’s Office
545 4th Street, Oakland
Contact EBCLC for more information: 510-548-4040, www.ebclc.org
Contact Public Defender’s Office for more information: 510-272-6600,
www.acgov.org/defender
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Behavioral Health Care Services (BHCS) Adult Crisis Response Program (CRP)
This service is for adult clients, with Medi-Cal or no insurance, who are in a real or
perceived mental health crisis can go into any of the County-run CRP clinics and
receive on-demand support from our CRP staff.
Services that are available:
Assessments
One-on-one counseling
Psychiatry (most days depending on the location)
Linkage/referrals with the greater system of care or other resources
When: Drop-in Hours, Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where:
BHCS Crisis Clinics:
North County CRP (Within Oakland Community
Support Services, Eastmont Town Center)
7200 Bancroft Avenue, Suite 125, Oakland 94605
South County CRP (Gail Steele Wellness and
Recovery Center)
409 Jackson Street, Suite 100, Hayward 94544
Satellite Sites:
Fremont CRP (Fremont
Family Resource Center)
39155 Liberty Street, Suite
G710, Fremont 94538
Valley CRP (Valley
Community Support Center)
3730 Hopyard Road,
Pleasanton 94588
The Probation Department has launched its social media pages.
Please follow us on
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACProbation and like us on
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACProbation
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Upcoming Meetings
Programs and Services Workgroup
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Probation Administration Building, 1111 Jackson Street, 2nd Floor, Room TBD
Fiscal and Procurement
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Probation Administration Building, 1111 Jackson Street, 2nd Floor, Room 225-227
Joint ReEntry One Table
May 11th meeting CANCELLED
Community Advisory Board (CAB)
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
6:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Public Defenders Office, 101 Lakeside Drive, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Oakland