Reentry and Public Safety Realignment

If you have items you would like to submit for distribution,
please refer to the Communication Protocol document for details and email: reentryinfo@acgov.org.

Public Safety Realignment and the Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee (CCPEC)

On April 4, 2011, the Public Safety Realignment Act (AB 109) was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The policy changes in the Act focus on alleviating overcrowding in the California State prisons and reducing the state corrections budget. This is achieved largely through transferring responsibility for incarceration and supervision of many low-level inmates and parolees from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to the county level. AB 109 went into effect October 1, 2011.

CCPEC Members

The CCPEC established four Workgroups with the following goals:

Data and Information Management Workgroup: Design and develop a comprehensive, integrated data management system that allows tracking of individuals, outcomes, and costs.

Fiscal and Procurement Workgroup: Develop an annual Realignment allocation plan and procedures for effective and efficient procurement.

Process and Evaluation Workgroup: Define and develop the plan for, implementation, and evaluation of, Realignment activities in Alameda County.

Programs and Services Workgroup: Ensure availability of, and access to, effective/results-oriented services for Realignment populations from the continuum of charging through successful reentry.

The CCPEC adopted policies and procedures on November 21, 2016 that govern their meetings.

CCPEC Policies and Procedures

Public Safety Realignment in Alameda County - Year Seven Status Update

Public Safety Realignment in Alameda County - Year Six Status Update

Public Safety Realignment in Alameda County - Year Five Status Update

Public Safety Realignment in Alameda County - Year Four Status Update

Public Safety Realignment in Alameda County - Year Three Status Update

Public Safety Realignment in Alameda County - Year Three Plan

Public Safety Realignment in Alameda County - Year Two Plan

Public Safety Realignment in Alameda County - Year One Evaluation Report

Public Safety Realignment in Alameda County - Implementation Plan

The CCPEC has defined the population to receive contracted services in Alameda County that are funded through the County’s AB 109 allocation.

Realignment Eligible Participants

Definition of Realigned Population

Alameda County entered into a contract with Resource Development Associates (RDA) to conduct a five-year evaluation of the County’s efforts related to Realignment.

RDA - AB109 Overview and Outcomes Report - July 2020

RDA - AB109 Data Gap Analysis - May 2018

RDA - AB109 Data Client Overview - May 2018

To place an item on the agenda, please use the following link. Agenda item requests are due at least 5 (five) business days prior to CCPEC meeting.

CCPEC Agenda Item Request Template

Reentry in Alameda County

On March 11, 2014, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors adopted the County’s Adult Re-Entry Strategic Plan. Over 100 individuals participated in the strategic planning process. The Plan outlines the vision statements for both the population and system, along with four performance measures and corresponding strategies. The definition for reentry: “All people who have had contact with the criminal justice system living in Alameda County”. It is estimated that approximately 1 of 3 residents in Alameda County are included in the reentry population.

Alameda County Adult Re-Entry Strategic Plan 2019 - Approved by Board of Supervisors

Alameda County Adult Re-Entry Strategic Plan 2014 - Approved by Board of Supervisors

Adult Reentry Strategic Plan

Goals, plus summaries:

Goal 1: Recidivism

To promote community safety and improve the quality of lives of all people in the community by reducing recidivism defined as: “re-arrest, re-conviction, or return to incarceration/custody for people with conviction histories, with or without a new sentence within three years.”

Goal 2: Services

Reentry planning and response begins at the earliest possible point of contact with the criminal justice system and continues until “successful” reintegration, as defined by an individualized plan and the acquisition of positive services and social-based outcomes that are high-quality, peer-involved, and comprehensive, in the following areas:

Civic/Community Engagement

Education

Family Reunification/Stability

Health

Housing

Social Services

Workforce Development & Employment

Goals 3: System

Develop an effective, culturally responsive, well-coordinated system of services that promotes evidenced-based practices with and for those impacted by reentry, including reentry individuals, their families, victims, and our community.

Goal 4: Outcomes

Ensure transparency and accountability through outcome-based evaluations based on evidentiary practices and a supporting information system that has the ability to track individual services, provider and system outcomes and collect appropriate data/statistics.

Resources

If you have items you would like to submit for distribution,
please refer to the Communication Protocol document for details and email: reentryinfo@acgov.org.

Alameda County has many resources, services and information for individuals who have had contact with the criminal justice system.

2-1-1 Reentry Resources and Services

Re-entry Resource Guide (partial list)

Voting Rights for Californians with Criminal Convictions

Clean Slate Flyer

Traffic and Court Debt Clinic Flyer

Alameda County Reentry Resource Directory

The Path Home Reentry Workbook Series

Taking Care of One's Self- Strategies for Physical and Psychological Wellbeing

Changing Negative Thinking and Behavior Patterns- Taking Back Control of Your Life

Building a Fulfilling Career- Planning your job search and career path after release

How to Succeed on Community Supervision - Alameda County

Reentry/Realignment Announcements and Events

Events & Announcements

May 2022

If you have items you would like to submit for distribution, please refer to the Communication Protocol document for details and email: reentryinfo@acgov.org.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

1. Alameda County Probation Department has released Request for Proposal/Quotation (RFPQ) #901813 – AB109 Direct Services Grant: Employment Vendor Pool.

NOTE: ALL REGIONS ARE CLOSED EXCEPT DUBLIN, LIVERMORE, and PLEASANTON. Only Bidders with service facilities located in Dublin, Livermore, and/or Pleasanton will be accepted.

Responses are due before May 4, 2022 by 2:00 PM
For further information, please contact Lovell Laurente at 510-208-9621 or laurente@acgov.org
This is an ONLINE BID PROCESS. Please register at: https://ezsourcing.acgov.org/
Request for Interest/Proposal/Quotation (RFI/P/Q): RFPQ#901813.doc

RFP/Q Addendum:

ANNOUNCEMENTS

COVID-19: STAY INFORMED

For updates on COVID-19, visit one of the following dedicated web pages from trusted public health agencies:

COVID-19: RENT RELIEF

Are you behind on rent or utilities because of COVID-19?
Are you a landlord who has experienced a loss in income because of unpaid rent?

You may be eligible for financial assistance through the Alameda County Housing Secure Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

ACHS ERAP will help renters pay past due rent or future rent + help renters get caught up on utility bills.

Who can apply?

Tenants in Alameda County, excluding Oakland and Fremont
Renters with household incomes not more than 80% AMI
Renter qualifies for unemployment benefits or experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship due to COVID–19
Renter demonstrates a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability

How do I apply?

Call 211 or Visit: https://www.ac-housingsecure.org/

Fremont and Oakland residents visit:

ALAMEDA COUNTY EVICTION MORATORIUM

On August 4, 2020, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors amended its previous eviction moratorium ordinance to ensure all tenants and homeowners Countywide can shelter-in-place during this crisis. This emergency ordinance provides that all evictions anywhere in the County are prohibited, with few exceptions.

The ordinance allows tenants 12 months to repay rent
This ordinance states that it expires 60 days after the local health emergency is lifted
Violators are subject to a $1000 fine and may be subject to civil proceedings
The ordinance states that if a city has an eviction moratorium ordinance, the city ordinance can prevail to the extent the ordinance is more protective of residents

For a more detailed summary, as well as FAQs for Homeowners and Tenants, please click here.

The ordinance is available here.

Additional information regarding your rights as a tenant during the COVID-19 pandemic can be found here.

https://www.ac-housingsecure.org/otherresources/#homeowners

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF OAKLAND

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters will send all registered voters a ballot in the mail. There will be no neighborhood polling places. Instead, there will be 100 accessible in-person voting sites and 66 ballot drop boxes throughout Alameda County.

Voter registration is always important, but even more so now that ballots will be mailed to all registered voters. It is important for voters make sure they are registered at their current addresses beginning NOW so they can receive their ballots and voter information before the election. The Registrar will start mailing ballots on May 9. The registration deadline is May 23.

New this year: citizens on parole can now register and vote.

For more information: Reentry Voters | Reentry Voters [Spanish] | Resource List For CBOs | CBOs Election Information |

https://www.lwvoakland.org/

CENTER OF REENTRY EXCELLENCE (CORE)

Felton Institute's Center of Reentry Excellence (CORE) Program

Center of Reentry Excellence (CORE) is Felton Institute’s justice service program in Alameda County. Serving all justice impacted individuals, CORE provides a one-stop hub of reentry services working with the Alameda County Probation Department. CORE provides weekly groups discussing:

Anger Management

Development of Healthy Relationships

Relapse Prevention

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

Women's Process Group

See the full May full calendar here:

May CORE Events Calendar

https://felton.org/core

core@felton.org

OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING AT CIVICORPS

Civicorps has paid job training and internship opportunities. No experience necessary! Open to ages 18 – 26.

To apply or for more information:https://www.cvcorps.org/join-us/enroll/

SAVE THE DATE: FATHERHOOD VIRTUAL SUMMIT June 18, 2022

For more information: https://alamedacountyfathers.org/about-the-summit/

SAVE THE DATE: H.U.M.A.N FAMILY FUN DAY JUNE 18, 2022

H.U.M.A.N (Healing Urban Men Across Nation) Family Fun Day is the first annual event focused on casting a healing light on the pervasive marginalization of low income fathers, and fathers of color, in the US. Peer-reviewed research shows clearly what our eyes have long seen: decades of separation and exclusion from the family dynamic have directly contributed to many social ills affecting our children.

EVENT: Man 2 Man will help spread the love to an expected 1,000 children and their fathers by creating a fun-filled day of entertainment, games, friendly competition (Father’s family recipe Pancake cook-off!), and access to community resources. Celebrate with our own Oakland Super Stars, role models, Oakland Police Department, Black Firefighters, the 100 Black Men, and local public servants, to champion and lift-up our fathers!

FRUITVALE TRANSIT VILLAGE JOB FAIR

To register: Job Seeker RSVP to Hiring Event form

FATHERS WITH SOUL WORKSHOPS

We know that fathers and father-figures need support, but too often there are not many programs geared to the needs of fathers. Realized Potential Inc. wants to change that with our group, Fathers With Soul.

Join the workshops providing mentoring, resources, and incentives for fathers bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 5:30:

May 3 May 31

May 17 June 14

Click here to register or for more information: http://www.first5alameda.org/alameda-county-fathers-corps.

BLOOM ENERGY IS HIRING!

Bloom Energy is adding about 320 new manufacturing and maintenance positions at their sites in the Bay Area: Assembly Technician (270 jobs), Maintenance Equipment Technician (30 jobs), and RMCC Technician (20-30 jobs).

Key Highlights:

High School Diplomas: These jobs only recommend High School diplomas, underscoring that not every career job in Silicon Valley requires a high school or advanced degree
Living Wages: The Assembly Technician careers have an hourly wage in the $21 to $25 dollar per hour range. The Maintenance Equipment Technician jobs, which require 5-7 years of experience, range in hourly pay between $28 and $50 per hour, based on experience

Generous Sign-on Bonus: Currently offering a $3,000 sign-on bonus

Strong Benefits: Careers at Bloom include full health care benefits – medical, dental, vision for the entire family
Training: At Bloom’s expense, Bloom invests in training to further ensure the success of new employees
Career Growth: Bloom Energy promotes internally, and successful employees have opportunities for career advancement within the company and the clean energy industry
Joining a Great Team: Employees are entering into an exciting and growing industry that will be vital to addressing the collective challenges of climate change
Bloom Energy does not discriminate against community members who have been systems-impacted

For more information: http://www.bloomenergy.com/.

RETURN TO BLACK WALL STREET

Return to Black Wall Street

Are You Seeking Financial Self-Sufficiency Through Partnership Part Time PAID Training?

Village-Connect (www.village-connect.org) is seeking participants for an eight-week virtual training called, Return to Black Wall Street, to learn about the Cooperative Business Model and its benefits to the Black community in Northern California. You will learn the mindset behind successful group economics and be placed in a business incubator with like- minded individuals.

If you want to pursue entrepreneurship in a shared community this online training is for you.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

8 years or older
Passionate about your community
Team oriented
Eager to learn
Have a growth mindset
Willingness to share
Interested in entrepreneurship/business
Must have access to adequate technology
Commit to 8 weeks of training

All selected participants will receive a paid stipend.

If interested please review the attached documents (Flyer | Course Description) and complete the registration link located on the flyer. Must reply by April 30, 2022

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

If you have any questions, please send an email to Monique@village-connect.org

UPCOMING MEETINGS

All meeting dates are subject to change. Notice will be given according to the Brown Act. Visit our website for copies of the agenda, minutes, and other meeting documents.

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 – Fiscal and Procurement Workgroup
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ONLINE via Microsoft Teams
Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only): +1 415-915-3950,,372631608# San Francisco; (888) 715-8170,,372631608#Toll-free
Phone Conference ID:886 154 638#

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 – Community Advisory Board (CAB)
6:15 PM – 8:15 PM
Meeting Location: Youth UpRising, 8711 Macarthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA. 94605
Video Conference Option for the Public (Click on the following link to join the Zoom meeting):
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88543984378?pwd=T09ZWE1LV3NaZllqS0dJcXJEa1Eydz09

Meeting ID: 885 4398 4378
Passcode:
One tap mobile:
+1669-900-6833,,88543984378#,,,,*805739# US (San Jose)
+12133388477,,88543984378#,,,,*805739# US (Los Angeles)

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 – Process and Evaluation Workgroup
MEETING CANCELLED
Monday, May 16, 2022 – Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee (CCPEC)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ONLINE via Microsoft Teams
Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only): +1 415-915-3950,,312175445# San Francisco; (888) 715-8170,,312175445#Toll-free
Phone Conference ID: 312 175 445#

ON-GOING

The recently restructured Career One Stop is extremely extensive and informative. Check out their general link at www.CareerOneStop.org. There is also a site dedicated specifically to those who are or were justice-involved (www.CareerOneStop.org/ExOffender) and a link that can be used for those in various stages of reentry (https://Reentry.CareerOneStop.org).

Debt Free Justice California. Some criminal administrative fees to be automatically forgiven. Under a new California law (AB 1869), counties and courts cannot charge or collect certain criminal administrative fees starting on July 1, 2021. Please see flyer for more information. Flyers in Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese are available here.

Eden Area Food Pantries. Get free food for your family in the Eden area (Hayward, San Leandro, Ashland and Cherryland). Please see Eden Health District's website for more information.

Alameda County Community Food Bank provides food and CalFresh application assistance to anyone in need and will connect you with a source for groceries or a hot meal the day you call. Assistance is available in multiple languages. Call (510) 635-3663 Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm.

Click on the link http://foodnow.net/ to the online food access portal, where people can find food when the Food Helpline is closed. Also, the Food Bank provides CalFresh screening and application assistance.

Click here for the link in Spanish: http://comidaahora.net/. See the attached brochure for additional information.

Berkeley Food Pantry provides monthly emergency groceries to Berkeley and Albany families and individuals in need. Read more about visiting the pantry.

During the current COVID-19 crisis, we are NOW offering food assistance in your choice of two safe ways:

Home Monthly Deliveryis offered to anyone with a home address in Berkeley and Albany. We will schedule delivery dates with you, and you must be present to receive the delivery. For details and to sign up, see our online application.
In-Person Pick-Up at the Pantry: We are open during the current COVID-19 crisis for our normal business hours (Mon/Wed/Fri 2:00 PM-4:00 PM).

Berkeley Food Network. Our on-site pantry is open to all Albany and Berkeley residents in need of food. Pantry visitors are able to select their own groceries in a COVID-19 safe setting.

We are located at 1925 Ninth St., Berkeley. Please enter from the parking lot side of the building.

BTA Pantry. The mobile pantry at Berkeley Technical Academy remains open to serve the South Berkeley area.
Location: 2701 Martin Luther King Jr Way

BHS Pantry. The mobile pantry at Berkeley High School remains open to serve the public.
Location: Milvia & Kittredge

For information about Food Distribution Oakland, go to https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/food-distribution-in-oakland. Please note eligibility requirement information of each site.

Interactive Map includes all sites in Alameda County offering food pick up and/or delivery.

If you have un-met food needs, please call 2-1-1 to learn where you may be eligible to receive food.

All four colleges in the Peralta Community College District have partnered with Steph and Aisha Curry's non-profit Eat.Learn.Play and the World Central Kitchen to provide free meals for students:

Laney College Lunch & Produce is available on Mondays and Wednesdays from Noon to 2:00 PM with drive thru pickup available at 900 Fallon Street. Laney also offers organic produce boxes each Friday.
College of Alameda "Grab-N-Go Free Lunch" is available on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM with drive thru pickup available at 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway.
Merritt College "Grab N Go Free Lunch" is available on Tuesday and Thursday, from Noon to 2:00 PM, off-campus at the David E. Glover Education and Technology Center located at 6948 Foothill Blvd, Oakland.
Berkeley City College lunches are available on Fridays from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM at 2050 Center St., Berkeley. BCC also provides free groceries at the Berkeley Food Network on 1001 University Ave., Berkeley, CA 94710 between 12:00 PM– 3:00 PM every Monday. We are looking for volunteers on Monday if you’d like to help out.

A Safe Place, Inc. has Emergency Space Available: A Safe Place provides a safe, confidential, and comfortable housing for victims who must leave their home situation for safety reasons.

Services offered:

Emergency shelter
Individual and family counseling
Children’s Program
Case Management
CalWORKs
Support with legal, child custody and protective orders
Basic necessities – clothing, food

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. If you are seeking shelter or assistance, please call our 24-hour crisis line at 510-536-7233.

A Safe Place is looking for volunteers for their Crisis Hotline. Have you wondered how you can help during these challenging times? Volunteer. You can make a difference! Volunteers are the life blood of any non-profit organization. Volunteerism is essential. For more information on how to become a volunteer with A Safe Place, contact (510) 986-8600, ext. 316. Information is also available on this flyer.

Feeling stressed as a parent? Family Paths, a consulting agency with Head Start, has a 24/7 Parenting Stress Helpline: 1-800-829-3777, and a website with lots of very useful information: https://familypaths.org/.

Community Works TAY R.I.S.E. (Reach Inside for Strength and Experience) is a transitional age youth restorative reentry program. Primarily R.I.S.E works with TAY ages 18 to 25 but we are open to working with people up to age 35. R.I.S.E case managers arrange wrap around services and advocates for the client while still in custody or in the community. Clients work with the case manager to develop a comprehensive reentry plan. Clients receive mentorship, court assistance, and guidance obtaining anything from employment, to education, therapy, independent living skills, sober or transitional housing, and alternative sentencing. Please refer to their flyer for more information.

The Re-Entry Treatment Team, a partnership of Bay Area Community Services (BACS) and La Familia, provides support for individuals with behavioral health issues and a criminal justice history. Eligible clients are Alameda County residents ages 18 and over with moderate to severe mental illness and current or recent criminal justice involvement. Please refer to our flyer and referral form.

Contact: La Familia, Kelly Roberts, LMFT, 510-881-5921, kroberts@lafamiliacounseling.org; BACS referral inquires, (510) 613-0330, referrals@bayareacs.org .

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. In addition to providing job placement and reentry case management, Defy offers professional upskilling workshops and career mentoring, and 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.

Contact: If interested contact DeJuan Lewis at dejuan@defyventures.org or by visiting defyventures.org.

Brothers and Ladies Leading for Enrichment, Righteousness, and Success (B.A.L.L.E.R.S.) organization has open enrollment. This organization provides job counseling, job training, and work experience to unemployed individuals who have a job market disadvantage because of lack of education, job skill, experience, or incarceration. The B.A.L.L.E.R.S. organization also encourages self-employment by providing training in entrepreneurship and finance. More information is available on www.youngballers.org. If you would like to enroll, send an email to ballersemail@gmail.com.

West Oakland Job Resource Center

Typical hours are Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Ph: 510-419-0509 |website: wojrc.org | 1801 Adeline St., Oakland 94607

For questions email wojrc@wojrc.org or call 510-419-0509.

The Eden Area America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) offers no-cost services to Alameda County residents seeking Employment assistance. The center specializes in the following sectors:

Advanced Manufacturing
Biotechnology
Construction
Information/Communication Technology
Professional Engineering
Transportation and Logistics
Energy
Health Care

Visit the website for additional information, http://edenareaonestop.org/about-us/.

Five Keys free high school for 16+ years of age. Now Available Online.

Why Five Keyes? It’s FREE. Students pay nothing. Easy to Start. We do most of the administrative work to transfer you to Five Keys. We’ve been there. You are not alone. Unlike many of our students, many of our Five Keys teachers and staff have been there – disappointed in and frustrated by the traditional high school environment and challenged by life’s circumstances that made graduation and the system out of reach.

Now is the Time to Get Ready. COVID-19 is causing record-breaking unemployment rates. You need to get qualified for more jobs. You need a high school diploma to enroll in the military, police and fire academies, certified nursing assistant programs and junior colleges.

Support Available When And How You Need It
We are Where You need Us
We Do Cool Things
Our Teachers Are The Best

Five Keys is here to help. Call our Registration Hotline and they can direct you to the right person to speak with. CALL 415-735-5051 | TEXT 323-206-6288 | EMAIL registration@fivekeys.org. For more information: www.fivekeyscharter.org.

East Bay / Inter-Agency Training Council (EB/IATC): Are you looking for a career change or to begin in your very first career? Check out this in-demand career opportunity: Http://bit.ly/Medium_Article_Aug2020.

These are not just classes, but a supportive community to include national competitions, internships, mentorships, certification training, career, and job placement assistance and more! You won't find another program like it in the Bay Area. If you know how to operate a smart cell phone, then you may just have what it takes to begin on your journey to become a cyber security professional to help protect consumers and businesses from attacks. It's a fun, exciting way to earn a living!

More information available on their flyer, or by contacting Darlene at dhawkins@acgov.org or (510) 259-3879.

Merritt College STEM Core Program: STEM Core is a cohort-based learning community at Merritt College increasing the number of students in cybersecurity and computer science. Students take classes together, receive academic counseling, tutoring, intensive math preparation, and access to high-quality paid tech internships. Participants explore careers in Cybersecurity and Computer Science and will be prepared to transfer to a 4-year computer science program (i.e., University of California Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, Cal State East Bay, San Jose, and San Francisco States). More information is available on their website.

Oakland Unified School District’s (OUSD) Oakland Adult and Career Education (OACE) has been committed to providing Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Adult Secondary Education (ASE) for immigrants, dropouts and those most vulnerable in Oakland for 145 years. OACE is the second oldest adult school in California, founded in 1871. OACE is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and all instructors are credentialed by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. OACE has a community-based service delivery model, in 20 locations throughout the City of Oakland.

Student Learning Outcomes: OACE students will achieve work, life and academic skills including foundational skills in English, math, and technology:

To become college and career ready,
To support their family’s academic progress,
To become fully participating members of their community

For additional information about programs for Oakland Adult & Career Education please Click Here , or call (510) 273-2310.

Alameda County Office of Education’s new Opportunity Academy School. ACOE’s new Opportunity Academy School serves students ages 16 and over who have previously separated from school or have been unsuccessful in school, desire a high school diploma, and will benefit from support with employment readiness and obtaining employment.

Opportunity Academy utilizes an independent studies format with blended learning models, incorporating computer-based curriculum, small group instruction, independent and classroom-based study options.

Opportunity Academy School, in partnership with Youth Employment Partnership (YEP), in Oakland, an organization providing Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act-funded services to similar populations, will provide an environment that encourages student growth and success in and out of the classroom.

Go to https://www.acoe.org/Page/617 to find necessary documents or visit: http://www.yep.org/.

Contact: Tracey Burns - Program Director, 510-670-4157, tburns@acoe.org

Civicorps Academy is looking for passionate community members with flexible schedules who are interested in sharing their time, energy, and expertise with Civicorps Academy students ages 18-26!

Coach students who need individual support
Monday/Wednesday 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Fridays from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Please contact Joseph (JAB) Billingsley at jab@cvcorps.org or by calling 510-992-7800.

MTS Training Academy offers comprehensive Class A, Class B, and Professional School Bus Driver training for the career-minded individuals seeking opportunities in the commercial driving industry. Since 1996, we have trained drivers for local and national trucking companies, tour and transit bus operators, and public/private school bus operators. Employment and training virtual orientation are offered every Tuesday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 1 p.m. Call Greg Robertson today at (707) 563-0002 or by email at gregr@bustransportation.com to get your driving career on the road! Visit their Website for more information.

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. Scholarships are limited.

Oakland Program – Oakland, Emeryville and Piedmont residents. Contact diploma@oaklandlibrary.org
Alameda County Program: Open to residents in Ashland, Cherryland, San Lorenzo, Newark, Union City and Fremont. Contact diploma@aclibrary.org

Apply Now - https://ca.careeronlinehs.org/.

Bay Area Systems Impacted Consortium (BASIC): The new edition of BASIC’s Directory of campus-based programs that support success for justice systems impacted students attending California’s public two and four-year colleges and universities in the greater Bay Area is available. We hope the Directory will be shared with prospective and current students under supervision of the Alameda County Probation Department and the staff that support them.

This edition expands the listings from the earlier edition’s two East Bay counties to listings for eleven greater Bay Area counties. Support programs are listed along with contact information for EOPS/CARE, EOP and Academic Counseling offices for campuses that have not yet developed on-campus clubs or programs. Additionally, information is included about BASIC and the new statewide Rising Scholars Network.

Here is the Rising Scholars Network's Program Directory.

Fred Finch Youth Center is pleased to provide trainings in conjunction with Chabot-Las Positas Community College District and Alameda County through Title IV-E Funding. These trainings are open for providers who work with foster or group home youth in Alameda County at no cost.

For more information or to register for training please visit our website: http://www.fredfinch.org/training. Please email trainings@fredfinch.org with any questions or issues; please include your name, email address, and the county in which you work.

Reentry Legal Services – Bay Area Legal Aid provides free legal advice and representation to low-income residents of Alameda County with an arrest or conviction history causing a barrier in their lives. Clients can fill out an online self-referral form on our website. We’re able to assist Alameda County residents with “expungements,” traffic tickets and traffic court debt, suspended driver’s licenses, employment denials and background check information, vocational licensing and some consumer issues like identity theft. Please see the attached flyer for more information. You can also visit their website: Bay Area Legal Aid Reentry Project.

The website also contains information and resources on COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments that might be helpful for clients, which can be found here: COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments: Information and Resources.

Low-income people with disabilities may qualify for cash benefits from the government through SSI, SSDI, or CAPI. Bay Area Legal Aid may be able to help. Please see our flyer for additional details. You may also call our Legal Advice Line at (800) 551-5554 (M & Th: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM; T & W 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM) for more information.

Clean Slate Clinic: A partnership of the East Bay Community Law Center and Alameda County Public Defender’s Office. We highly encourage you to send clients to the in-person clinics. We are able to do a more holistic screening, give information, and better assess needs when we meet them in person. If the person is out of county, out of state, or simply can’t make one of our clinic times, please refer them to Code for America. Please advise clients to either apply online or come to clinic but do not do both as this causes confusion and duplicative work.

Services available:

Employment Denials due to Criminal Background
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 Right

Take the First Step! Apply In 10 Minutes! Apply Online: https://clearmyrecord.codeforamerica.org/ When/Where: Joint walk-in clinics with the Public Defender (PD Clean Slate Flyer) and EBCLC (EBCLC Flyer)

Wednesdays, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM in Dublin

Public Defender’s Office

5149 Gleason Drive, #C155, Dublin

Thursdays, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 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

Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) provides interim housing, rental assistance, employment services, and peer support assistance for reentry and justice-involved individuals – many services are NOW ONLINE, please contact us!

BOSS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES:

Career Training and Employment Center (CTEC): Education, training, and employment assistance. WEEKLY CLASSES ARE BEING HELD ONLINE!

Classes are held online M-F at 10:00 AM. Both new & existing participants are welcome!!

To Participate: Contact CTEC at 510.932.0966. We will provide participants with the class log-in information, and a list of Minimum Requirements (hardware/software) for virtual services. If individuals need help with these requirements, we will do our best to get them connected!

For more information: BOSS CTEC.

BOSS SUPPORT SERVICES & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:

Housing Navigation, Community Healing, & Support Services. Assistance with housing, health, mental health, family reunification, legal, and other needs. ONLINE SERVICES ARE BEING DEVELOPED. For more info: Nanette Francois, 510.725.0432, nfrancois@self-sufficiency.org.

For Us By Us (FUBU), Peer Support and Outreach, County-wide. Peer mentoring to encourage service engagement through text, phone calls, and ONLINE SERVICES ARE BEING DEVELOPED. For more info: Ameeta Singh, LMFT (510) 649-1930, Ext. 3008 asingh@self-sufficiency.org.

Social Justice Collective (SJC) Innovations Project/Civic Engagement. Cohort-based learning for reentry individuals – skill-building, civic engagement, healing circles. ONLINE SERVICES AVAILABLE! For info: Ameeta Singh, LMFT (510) 649-1930, Ext. 3008 asingh@self-sufficiency.org.

Oakland LGBTQ Community Center: In compliance with the most recent COVID-19 Public Health Department's Revised and Extended Shelter in Place orders, the Center will remain closed for drop-in and on-site support groups. We are currently providing assistance to our community by appointment only. On-site group meetings and drop-in will resume when it is deemed safer to do so. If you schedule an appointment with one of our Wellness Coordinators, please arrive with a mask or face cover. If you do not have one, a mask can be provided for you.

COVID-19 Testing: For COVID-19 testing sites click here.

Group Meetings: Some of our Center support groups have been moved online. Please see our calendar to learn about virtual group meetings.

Mental Health Support: Community members who are seeking mental health support from one of the private practice therapists at the Center, please contact them directly by clicking here. The therapists page also has other LGBTQ specific mental health resources as well.

Rental Assistance: Rental assistance applications are processed in the order that they are received and assessed based on priority of need by our wellness coordinators/case management team. The demand for rental assistance is very high. Funding is limited and only available until exhausted. We appreciate your patience as we process the many applications that we are receiving.

If you are interested in donating to our emergency housing & rental assistance fund, please click here.

Food and Other Emergency Assistance: The Center also has a food pantry. If you would like to access this service, please click here for more information.

We encourage community members to use food and other emergency assistance resources at the links below.

Low Fee Mental Health Support: Jonathan Julian is an AMFT serving the community through their practice at the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center. They are offering shorter term, low-fee therapy sessions between $30-$60 specifically for our LGBTQIA+ family who are struggling with their mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. If you or a loved one needs extra support, you can find me on Open Path Psychotherapy Collective by searching my name. I specialize in expressive arts therapy and somatic mindfulness. Learn more about me at https://jjuliantherapy.com/.

The Probation Department has launched its social media pages.

Please follow us on

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACProbation | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acprobation

and like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACProbation

View all meeting dates, agendas, and minutes related to Realignment work groups and committees.

Calendar

Community Advisory Board

In December 2013, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors established the Community Advisory Board (CAB) in an effort to ensure a “community voice” on matters relating to Realignment and reentry in Alameda County. The CAB is a 15-member board, appointed by the Board of Supervisors, with three representatives from each of the five supervisorial districts; at least one of the three members must be formerly incarcerated.

CAB’s Operating Guidelines

CAB Member Biographies

CAB Vacancies

CAB Application

CAB Agenda Item Request Template

Funding Opportunities

1. RFQ No. 901949: AB 109 Direct Services: Sex Offender Management Treatment Program. ACPD is seeking to award a one-year contract (with options to renew) to Contractors with experience providing sex offender management treatment program services to meet the individual’s treatment needs.

• For further information, please contact Christine Chan at 510-208-9623 or Christine.Chan2@acgov.org
• Due Date: April 26, 2021 by 2:00 PM
• Please visit GSA's website for more information: http://www.acgov.org/gsa_app/gsa/purchasing/bid_content/contractopportunities.jsp

2. RFP No. 901904: AB109 Direct Services: Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Services, Incentives, and Innovation Program (CBI3). ACPD is looking for a Contractor who has experience working with a justice-involved population and with the delivery of CBI programs that address the specific needs of the target population and targets criminal thinking patterns among adult offenders.

• For further information, please contact Lovell Laurente at 510-208-9621 or laurente@acgov.org • Due Date Changed: April 27, 2021 by 2:00 PM
• Please visit GSA's website for more information: https://www.acgov.org/gsa_app/gsa/purchasing/bid_content/contractingdetail.jsp?BID_ID=2334

3. Alameda County Probation Department has released Request for Proposal (RFP) #901813 – AB109 Direct Services Grant: Employment Vendor Pool NOTE: The County is no longer accepting bid responses from Bidders with service facilities located in Oakland. All other regions/locations remain open for bidding.

• Responses are due on May 5, 2021 by 2:00 PM
• For further information, please contact Lovell Laurente at 510-208-9621 or laurente@acgov.org
• Click here to view all details regarding this opportunity on the GSA website
• Bidders MUST register in order to participate in this bid
• This RFP will utilize the County’s new online bid process (Strategic Sourcing); this will enable Bidders to submit bid responses using the County’s online portal. Click here or visit https://ezsourcing.acgov.org/ to register