Alameda County Reentry Network

Second Chance Act Committee reconvened to pursue 2010 funding

February 3rd, 2010

Both the Demonstration Projects and the Adult or Juvenile Mentoring RFPs for Second Chance have been released.  The Demonstration projects are only available to public agencies and the Mentoring grants are only available to non-profit organizations.  The Reentry Network has reconvened the Second Chance Act Committee that worked on last years Demonstration Project application.  Updates on this process are forthcoming.

SECOND CHANCE ACT MATERIALS

Demonstration Project RFP

Understanding the Demonstration Project RFP

Second Chance Act Mentoring RFP

BAAC have lobbied the Governor and former speaker of the house March 3, 2010 to get a select committee on funds for reentry committee at the state level

February 3rd, 2010

For more information there will be a February 6, 2010 meeting from 10a – 2p @ North Oakland Baptist Church 1060 32nd St.

All are welcome!

Book Release February 10, 2010 Ella Baker Center from 6p – 8p @ 344 40th St., Oakland, CA

February 3rd, 2010

The book is entitled, “The New Jim Crow”

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander

Everyone is welcome!

Coordinating Council Meeting Minutes 01-21-10

January 27th, 2010

NEXT MEETING: February 18, 2010. TCE Conference Center 7^th Floor Conference Room, 1111 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607

DECISIONS MADE:

1. Urban Strategies will do something in a more modified form for the Income & Employment task force the first of the New Year.
2. At the end of the week we will finish the internal testing of the online resource database then we will do field beta testing.  If anyone is interested contact Bill.

MAJOR TOPICS DISCUSSED:

1. Reentry Employment Task Force
2. Current Activities and Opportunities
3. Committee and Workgroup Updates

ASSIGNMENTS:

Urban Strategies

1. When the Board of Supervisors formally approve the TANF subsidized employment program Urban Strategies will send around flyers and information.
2. Will cross check with Social Services to see whether there are prohibitions for those who have felony drug convictions.

Linda Evans

1. Will send around the date for All Of Us Or None sponsoring of the Employment Rights Town Hall meeting to take place in April or May 2010.
2. Will call Dave Manson and share with him some of the interest of the network and what we would like to be involved in.

Arnold Fitt

1. Will provide a listings of all crimes that constitute ‘lifetime parole’ stimulating from a January 1, 1983 law that was passed.

Bill Heiser

1. Will post on the acreentry website the 2^nd Chance Act service providers RFP for government entities (adult & juvenile mentoring).

Additional Information:

There will be a book release on Feb 10^th – It’s a book written by Michelle Alexander she worked with the ACLU.  The book talks about the transformation of control through the centuries.  This will be at the Ellen Baker Center from 6p to 8p, February 10^th 2010.  344 40^th Street in Oakland.

BAAC have lobbied the Governor and former speaker of the house March 3^rd 2010 to get a select committee on funds for reentry committee at the state level..  February 6^th meeting from 10 to 2 – North Oakland 1060 32^nd St.  North Oakland Church on this issue. For more information click HERE

Opportunity to Comment on Local Public Housing Authorities’ Admission Policies on Past Criminal Activity

January 22nd, 2010

The National Housing Law Project is drafting written comments on local policies that result in the denial of admission to individuals with a criminal record.  The participation of the community is vital to secure responsive admission policies from PHAs.  For more information click HERE