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Welcome All!
To the Monthly Meeting
of West Contra Costa County’s
Reentry Solutions Group
Tuesday, April 24, Noon to 2:00 PM
Bermuda Room, Civic Center, Richmond, CA
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Our Mission
The mission of the Reentry Solutions Group is to help create
a peaceful, safe, and supportive West Contra Costa County
by organizing, educating, and mobilizing our community
to prevent and heal the harms related to crime and incarceration.
In doing this work, we recognize and value
all members of our community, including those who are involved in
the criminal justice system, victims, and families.
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Agenda for Today
12:00-12:20
Settling In, Who’s In the Room? (Susun Kim)
12:20-12:30
Where We Are Now, and Why (Rebecca Brown)
12:30-12:45
Update from the Process Management Team (Susun Kim)
12:45-1:05
Research on additional one stop reentry models (Safe Return Team)
1:05-1:15
Update on the local one stop design process (Jessie Warner)
1:15-1:55
Shared Learning: Concept of Social Capital and Group Capacity
Momentum Team Training: Reason, Goals and Process (Rebecca & Laneisha)
1:55-2:00
Closing
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Where We Are Now:
Joining Learning and Action
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The Reentry Solutions Group isn’t a project or program: Rather, it’s a hosted
opportunity to gather people together, serving as a “big tent” to help draw together
dozens of local efforts, and hundreds of people, who want to improve our
community by improving reintegration and healing the harmful cycle of crime,
victimization, incarceration, and reentry.
The RSG started off as a gathering:
Now, it’s becoming a movement.
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Report from the Process Management Team
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Research Report on One Stop Reentry Models
• Report offered by
• Safe Return Team Members Andres Abarra,
Clarence Ford, Sam Luna, Jonathan Perez, and
LaVern Vaughn
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Community-based research on models for reentry services
April 24, 2012
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Our Ongoing Efforts
 Expanding
‘ban the box’ to city vendors.
 Partnering with service providers to design the
Richmond First-Stop Welcoming Center.
 Increasing job opportunities for formerly
incarcerated people.
 Developing a strong base of men and women
and their families who have been affected by
incarceration and violence.
Case study research
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Goal: learn about promising models for reentry services in
other communities.
Approach:
1.Talked with Richmond residents and service
providers to identify respected services in other
communities.
2.Developed research questions based on the needs
we identified in our prior research survey.
3.Visited 3 sites and interviewed program directors:
NoVA, Resources Match, and New Horizons.
4.Wrote a case study on each service model.
No Violence Alliance, NoVA (San Francisco)
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on violent offenders re-entering
community, funded by county through sheriff.
 Provides housing, case management, and
flexible funding for client needs.
 “Flex fund” customizes services to individual
necessities.
 On-site and off-site free housing for a
minimum of 90 days.
Resources Match (San Francisco)
 Internet
tool that connects you with service
providers and is tailored to your individual
needs.
 Like filling out a job application, then you are
shown contact info for services you’re eligible
for.
 Easy to access and up to date
 No way to track clients’ experience with
services after referral
New Horizons (Rodeo, CA)
 Drop-in
center where you register, are assigned
case manager and then can utilize services.
 Offers referrals, job and life skill development,
computer access, job fairs, work clothes for reentering and other community members.
 Multiple services at single location
 Did not track client recidivism rates and other
outcomes.
Upcoming Community Action
 Saturday,
May 12th
 10:30am to 12:30pm
 Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church
 684 Juliga Woods Street in Richmond
Update on the One Stop Planning Process
• Report offered by
• Jessie Warner, Rubicon Programs
• If interested in attending the meeting on 5/3,
contact [email protected] from
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
• from 10:30 to 12:30
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Shared Learning
There’s a name for what we’re doing!
1.When we build both relationships and skills, we’re building what’s called social
capital.
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Social capital allows people to resolve collective problems more easily.
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Social capital widens our awareness of the many ways in which our lives are linked.
When people are trusting and trustworthy, and when they repeatedly interact with
other people, everyday interactions and actions are easier.
•Next month’s training in momentum teams is designed to help build our social capital.
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By gathering together a large group of local people who will develop a shared
skill that can be used consistently in many areas of our community, this training
will support the development of a common culture of capacity for change.
This training can help build our social capital.
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We Want You!!
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Is this you? Do you already serve as an informal or formal community organizer? For example,
active participants in an organized activity undertaken by a church group or a neighborhood council
might fit this description.
• Is this you? We are looking for people who are recognized as natural leaders with the power to
persuade and influence others in the community to join in an effort. For example, community members
who are seen as a “go to” resource for leadership on neighborhood issues within the community might
fit this description.
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Is this you? We are looking for people who have expertise in other methods of community
organizing techniques. For example, community members who know how to structure bonded groups
and organize a defined campaign chart complete with power mapping might fit this description.
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Is this you? We are looking for people whose organizations are already involved in coordinated
action involving a set of collaborative members. For example, community members whose organizations
are working toward a shared outcome might fit this description.
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Is this you? We are looking for people who are specifically interested in developing their skills
and disciplines in techniques of community organizing, to use as an ongoing tool in their daily lives. For
example, community members who are frequently involved in undertaking coordinated action or
advocacy might fit this description.
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Next Month’s Training: The
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•Training is conducted by Mid-City Community Advocacy Network
•The goal is to add to the collective community-organizing tool-kit
•It will be May 30 & 31, all day, both days, location to be determined
•We have room for 60 participants from across the community
•There is no cost to participate in the training
•Applications should be made by teams of 2-3 people
•Each team must submit a single application that identifies the team’s
members and explains why they are coming together for this opportunity
•Applications are due by 5 PM on Friday, May 4, 2012
•Applications are available by download at http://reentrysolutionsgroup.org/
by email/phone: [email protected], 510 243-0110
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Stay Involved! Invite Others!
Reentry Solutions Group at a Glance:
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How Often: Last Tuesday of every month
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Momentum Team Training: May 30 and 31, 2012
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Download these slides at furtherthework.com/publications.html
What Time: Noon to 2:00 PM
Place: Bermuda Room, Civic Center, courtesy of the City and
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Next regular meeting: June 26, 2012
Be an electronic pioneer: Join the virtual community discussion
group at http://furtherthoughts.ning.com
• To sign up: Text reentry to 22828
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