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The Ex-Offender’s Re-Entry Assistance Directory

Public and Private Support Programs for Making It on the Outside

Ronald L. Krannich, Ph.D.

The ultimate guide to the latest national, state,
and local re-entry initiatives and free
downloadable training programs.

ost ex-offenders need help in making it on the outside. Entering the free
world with only the clothes on their back, $10 to $200 in gate money,
M a few sketchy relationships, unstable housing and employment, most
ex-offenders are unprepared for what comes next – costly housing, inconvenient
transportation, lack of money and credit, a discriminatory job market, and a highly
digitized world requiring Internet access and skills. Saddled with questionable
resumes and rap sheets, ex-offenders face numerous rejections that can lead to
failed re-entry experiences. What they most urgently need are helping hands and
a support system to get them through their first 99 days of re-entry challenges –
the focus of this unique directory.
Helping hands are what this directory is all about. Designed to assist ex-offenders
and re-entry professionals with critical transition decisions, it introduces users
to a fascinating re-entry world focused on:
• Documentation • Food and clothing • Education
• Housing • Health and wellness • Parenting
• Employment • Mental health • Personal finances
• Transportation • Substance abuse • Tattoo removal
Jam-packed with names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, and downloadable
resources of key government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based
organizations, this is a “must have” directory for anyone involved with re-entry
programs and resources as well as for those interested in developing their own #243 May 2016
“what works” programs. Special features include: ISBN 978-1-57023-367-8 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-57023-380-7 (eBook)
• 39 gateway websites focused on everything from housing to employment 6” x 9”, 240 pages
• 1,000+ re-entry assistance programs operating in each state Self-Help/Reference
• 50 free downloadable re-entry programs designed for use in 28 states $29.95
and nationwide – worth thousands of dollars in development costs
• 5-page, 13-category, 95-item checklist for re-entry preparation Table of Contents
• 147-question re-entry success inventory and assessment Preface
• re-entry success commitment contract and goal setting forms 1 A Leg Up, a Hand Down
Most important of all, this directory identifies major efforts at tackling one of 2 Gateways to Community Re-Entry Mazes
today’s most daunting problems – how to ensure the safe and productive inte- 3 Documentation: IDs, Rap Sheets, and Online
gration of the more than 700,000 individuals who annually leave prisons, along Reputations
with the nearly 12 million individuals who circulate in and out of jails and de- 4 Release and Re-Entry Programs
tention centers. It goes a long way in revealing what is actually being done at the 5 Re-Entry Handbooks, Workbooks, Directories,
Curricula, and Databases
street level to better deal with mass incarceration, recidivism, and the collateral Appendices
consequences of incarceration.
THE AUTHOR: Ronald L. Krannich, Ph.D., is one of today’s leading career and travel writers who has authored more than 100 books, including several
self-help guides for people in transition and those with not-so-hot backgrounds: The Ex-Offender’s New Job Finding and Survival Guide, The Ex-Offender’s
Re-Entry Success Guide, Best Resumes and Letters for Ex-Offenders, The Ex-Offender’s Job Interview Guide, Best Jobs for Ex-Offenders, The Ex-Offender’s Quick
Job Hunting Guide, The Ex-Offender’s 30/30 Job Solution, 99 Days to Re-Entry Success Journal, The Re-Entry Employment and Life Skills Pocket Guide, The
Re-Entry Start-Up Pocket Guide, The Anger Management Pocket Guide, The Re-Entry Personal Finance Pocket Guide, and Re-Imagining Life on the Outside
Pocket Guide. A former Peace Corps Volunteer, Fulbright Scholar, and university professor, Ron specializes in producing and distributing books, DVDs,
training programs, and related materials on employment, career transition, addiction, anger management, criminal justice, life skills, and travel. He can be
contacted at ron@impactpublications.com.
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