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General Assistance Agencies
Michigan General Assistance Sources by County
Prisoner Assistance Agencies
AFSC Michigan Criminal Justice Program
Advocates for Michigan prisoners and their families by building an "advocacy network"
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Your source for career exploration, training & jobs
Genesee County
Contact Pastor Anthony Ramsey
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NSA’s national initiative to help jails replicate a program of the Genesee County (MI) Sheriff’s Office, that offers comprehensive education, job certification, and post-incarceration work opportunities and assistance to incarcerated individuals. The program, started by Sheriff Christopher R. Swanson, is called IGNITE®, which is an acronym for Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education.
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The MADE Institute’s mission is to provide comprehensive violence prevention, solution-driven research, and workforce development for at-risk youth and returning citizens.
Phone: (810) 835-8304
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Wayne County
Phone: (313) 849-2522
Email: angelhouseinfo@gmail.com
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MI Prisoner Assistance Agencies
National Prisoner Assistance Agencies
AFSC Prison Watch Project (MI)
Publishes survivors manual, surviving in solitary, and a
6-page brochure entitled: LGBTQ+ Prisoner Resource Guide. (services people nationwide).
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Offers transformational programs for prisoners and parolees, which crime victims and community volunteers support.
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Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison
Provides college education life skills and re-entry support to incarcerated men and women incarcerated in NY state.
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Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison
Provides college education life skills and re-entry support to incarcerated men and women incarcerated in NY state.
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Provides free printed educational, job training, and personal development guides for people in prison anywhere in the U.S.
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A long-term, supervised release program concentrating on the unique needs of people who entered prison before they were 16 years old.
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Safe, supportive services are designed for people involved with the criminal justice system – often with the help of local courts and other community partners.
Our staff can help with many related issues, including:
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re-entry support
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mental health and addiction treatment
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transitional housing
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Career Connect employment support
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court diversion programming
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Advance the Knowledge Base of the Reentry Field: Working with Second Chance Act (SCA) grantees and SCA technical assistance providers as well as top researchers and practitioners, the NRRC curates and develops resources and tools that assist jurisdictions in implementing evidence-based, data-driven strategies to improve reentry and reduce recidivism.
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Citizens United For Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE)
CURE organizes prisoners, their families, and other concerned citizens to achieve reforms in the criminal justice system.