U.S. Department of Justice

National Directory of Programs for Women with Criminal Justice Involvement

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Women with substance abuse issues, women with co-occurring disorders, women seeking long term residential care, women who are sentenced by the courts, women on parole, women on probation.
Location: The Haven in Denver, Colorado
Women with substance abuse issues, women with co-occurring disorders, women seeking long term residential care, women who are sentenced by the courts, women on parole, women on probation, women who are pregnant or parenting.
Location: The Haven in Denver, Colorado
Young women coming out of juvenile hall, young women who are pregnant, young women with children.
Location: Center for Young Women’s Development in San Francisco, California
Formerly incarcerated women, women with substance abuse issues, formerly incarcerated homeless women, women who have experienced domestic violence and are homeless as a result.
Location: Lovelady Center in Birmingham , Alabama
Women being released from prison, women with substance abuse issues, women in need of employment.
Location: New Beginnings Foundation Incorporated in Montgomery, Alabama
Women in jail, women who have been formerly incarcerated, women with substance abuse issues, women who have suffered physical and sexual abuse.
Location: Center for Women in Transition in Little Rock, Arkansas
Women coming out of jail, drug court referral/ sentenced, women with substance abuse issues, women with children, women on probation.
Location: Crossroads Mission in Yuma, Arizona
Women with substance abuse issues, women who have gone through Crossroads Mission family shelter or the Crossroads Mission 120- day program. Participants cannot go directly from parole.
Location: Crossroads Mission in Yuma, Arizona
Women on parole, women referred/sentenced by the drug court, women on probation, women with substance abuse issues.
Location: Crossroads Mission in Yuma, Arizona
Women with substance abuse issues, women returning from prison or jail and women on parole.
Location: A New Way of Life in Los Angeles, California
Women with substance abuse issues, women with histories of domestic violence, women who have been clean for at least 6 months, women with children up to age 6, women who are pregnant at least 6 months, women who have been previously incarcerated in jail or prison, women who are homeless with some criminal justice involvement, women on parole, women on probation, women referred by Child Protective Services and women referred by the court.
Location: Northern California Service League in San Francisco , California
Young women coming out of juvenile hall, young women who are pregnant and young women with children.
Location: Center for Young Women’s Development in San Francisco, California
Incarcerated and previously incarcerated young women, low-income young women and young women seeking employment.
Location: Center for Young Women’s Development in San Francisco, California
Women who have been previously incarcerated; women with substance abuse issues; women with children.
Location: Free At Last in East Palo Alto, California
Women who are transitioning out of Free At Last’s residential treatment program, women on parole. All participants must have a job and/or be in school and must have completed a drug treatment program of some kind.
Location: Free At Last in East Palo Alto, California
Women who have been incarcerated in Santa Cruz County jail, women with substance abuse issues, women on parole, and women on probation.
Location: Gemma in Santa Cruz, California
Women with children, women who are pregnant, women who have been previously incarcerated in prison or jail, women on probation, women referred by Child Protective Services, women who are court mandated, women with substance abuse issues, women who have experienced major trauma.
Location: Marin Services for Women in Greenbrae, California
Women with children, women who are pregnant, women who have been previously incarcerated in prison and jail, women on probation, women referred by Child Protective Services, women who are court mandated, women with substance abuse issues, women who have experienced major trauma.
Location: Marin Services for Women in Larkspur, California
Women who have been previously incarcerated, women on parole, women with children, women referred by parole because they are homeless, women who are mandated to head to treatment immediately upon release, women with substance abuse issues.
Location: Providence Place in San Diego, California
Women who have been previously incarcerated, women with substance abuse issues, women who are homeless post release, women with HIV/AIDS, women with disabilities (mental, physical, etc).
Location: The Empowerment Program in Denver , Colorado
Women who have been previously incarcerated, women with substance abuse issues, women who are homeless post release, women with HIV/AIDS, women with disabilities (mental, physical, etc).
Location: The Empowerment Program in Denver , Colorado
Women who have been previously incarcerated, women with substance abuse issues, women who are homeless post release, women with HIV/AIDS, women with disabilities (mental, physical, etc).
Location: The Empowerment Program in Denver , Colorado
Women who have been previously incarcerated, women with substance abuse issues, women who are homeless post release, women with HIV/AIDS, women with disabilities (mental, physical, etc).
Location: The Empowerment Program in Denver , Colorado
Women who have been formerly incarcerated in jail, though all women with histories of criminal justice involvement are eligible for services, women referred by drug court, women on probation, women sentenced to court-mandated services.
Location: Women’s Resource Center in San Francisco, California
Women who have been previously incarcerated, women with substance abuse issues, women who are homeless post release, women with HIV/AIDS, women with disabilities (mental, physical, etc).
Location: The Empowerment Program in Denver , Colorado
Women who have been previously incarcerated, women with substance abuse issues, women who are homeless post release, women with HIV/AIDS, women with disabilities (mental, physical, etc).
Location: The Empowerment Program in Denver , Colorado
Women who have been previously incarcerated, women with substance abuse issues, women with children.
Location: The Rebecca Project in Washington, District of Columbia
Women being released from prison.
Location: Prison Outreach Ministry in Washington, District of Columbia
Women who have been formerly incarcerated, women with substance abuse issues, women on probation.
Location: Hillsborough House of Hope in Tampa , Florida
Women with substance abuse issues, women with children, women who are mandated by the court, women on parole, women on probation.
Location: Mary Hall Freedom House (MHFH) in Atlanta, Georgia
Women who have been convicted of non-violent crimes and whose criminal behavior is related to their substance abuse.
Location: Milwaukee Women's Correctional Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Women with children up to age 5; women with substance abuse issues; women who have been previously incarcerated; women being diverted from prison; women on work release.
Formerly incarcerated women seeking to obtain employment, life skills, vocational training and mentoring services.
Location: Safer Foundation in Chicago, Illinois
Women searching for suitable employment and housing who are exiting the criminal justice system.
Location: St. Leonard's Ministries in Chicago, Illinois
Women seeking to gain education and vocational skills.
Location: St. Leonard's Ministries in Chicago, Illinois
Women with housing, foster care, substance abuse, and employment issues.
Location: True Light Ministry in Austin, Texas
Women seeking services to assist in the reentry back into their communities.
Women seeking mentors in the community
Location: Leaving the Cocoon in Franklin, Tennessee
Women released prison from local jails seeking assistance with housing, clothing, computer skills, healing, life skills, and employment.
Location: Woman to Woman PRC in Wichita, Kansas
Women who are or have been involved in the criminal justice system or who has a drug/alcohol or substance abuse history.
Location: The Program - "It's About Change" in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Women seeking assistance with addiction, mental health issues, lack of identifying documents, employment obstacles, financial concerns, limited education, housing, etc.
Location: Hampden County Sheriff’s Department in Springfield, Massachusetts
Women seeking basic necessities once released from prison.
Location: The Pennsylvania Prison Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Women seeking transitional housing, education, and support to people in recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol.
Location: Next Step Foundation in McKnees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Women recently returning home from prison, jail, or an alternative to incarceration program.
Women who are, have been or are at risk of being incarcerated.
Location: Step by Step in Rochester, New York
Women who are, have been, or are at risk of being incarcerated.
Location: Step by Step in Rochester, New York
Women who are incarcerated in the Riverhead and East Meadow Correctional facilities, women who have been formerly incarcerated, women with children, women with substance abuse issues.
Location: Safe Harbor Mentoring Program in Copiague, New York
Women who have been formerly incarcerated, women referred to an alternative to incarceration, women with substance abuse issues, women on probation, women on parole.
Location: Project Greenhope: Services for Women in New York, New York
Women who have been formerly incarcerated, women referred to an alternative to incarceration, women with substance abuse issues, women on probation, women on parole.
Location: Project Greenhope: Services for Women in New York, New York
Women with a history of domestic violence who have a criminal case pending as a result of being a domestic violence survivor.
Location: Edward Gould Services for Children and Families in New York, New York
Assisting formerly incarcerated women returning home from jail and or prison.
Location: Exodus Transitional Community in New York, New York
Women with criminal justice involvement.
Women who open and willing to make a conscious effort to change; who are sentenced within 90 days of release or parole.
Location: Suffolk County Sherrif's Department in Boston, Massachusetts
Women released from incarceration within the past year.
Location: The Work Place in Boston, Massachusetts
Assisting women returning home from prison, who are seeking housing, employment and or medial assistance.
Location: Catholic Charities in Baltimore, Maryland
Women released from prison searching for assistance with the following: direct services, advocacy, leadership development and public education.
Location: Power Inside in Baltimore, Maryland
Women released from prison searching for assistance with the following; direct services, advocacy, leadership development and public education.
Location: Power Inside in Baltimore, Maryland
Women seeking housing assistance in addition to direct services through case management.
Location: Prisoner's Aid Association in Baltimore, Maryland
Women seeking aid with reentry back to their communities.
Location: New Creations Community in Detroit, Michigan
Women with violent offender criminal history.
Location: Wings of Faith in Detroit, Michigan
Women involved in systems of prostitution/sex trafficking and other battered women who have been involved in the criminal justice system.
Location: Breaking Free in St. Paul, Minnesota
Women involved in systems of prostitution/sex trafficking and other battered women who have been involved in the criminal justice system.
Location: Breaking Free in St. Paul, Minnesota
Women in the criminal justice system.
Location: Center for Women in Transition in St. Louis, Missouri
Women in the criminal justice system, with non-violent crimes.
Location: Center for Women in Transition in St. Louis, Missouri
Women in the criminal justice system.
Location: Center for Women in Transition in St. Louis, Missouri
Women in the criminal justice system.
Location: Center for Women in Transition in St. Louis, Missouri
Women on parole, women in the final stages of reentry, women no longer in need of intensive substance abuse treatment.
Location: Flame of Fire Ministries in Suisun, California
Incarcerated women with anger issues.
Location: Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
No specific criteria to participate.
Location: California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) in San Francisco, California
Incarcerated women (voluntary).
Location: Offender Aid Restoration in Arlington, Virginia
Women who are pregnant while incarcerated; mothers and grandmothers in prison.
Location: Montana Women's Prison in Billings, Montana
Women looking to strengthen their bonds with their daughters age 7-17.
Location: South Middlesex Correctional Center in Framingham, Massachusetts
Any woman coming through ICIW can take the class.
Location: Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville, Iowa
Non-violent women with substance abuse and mental health issues, under the jurisdiction of the Cook County Sheriff.
Pregnant and/or parenting women with non-violent convictions and substance abuse and mental health issues, under the jurisdiction of the Cook County Sheriff.
Women with substance abuse and mental health issues, under the jurisdiction of the Cook County Sheriff.
Women with a history of criminal justice involvement.
Location: Women’s Prison Association in Brooklyn, New York
CCF serves formerly incarcerated women from the NYC area, especially lower income minority women who are under-represented in higher education. The population served by CCF is approximately 65% African American, 25% Hispanic, and 10% Caucasian. Almost all of the Fellows have come from low-income neighborhoods. CCF's work aims to help these individuals succeed academically so they can become role models in the communities to which they return after prison.
Location: College and Community Fellowship in New York, New York
The Parole Team serves currently incarcerated women at least two months out from their parole date needing reentry planning assistance and parole advocacy. Advocates also are available to answer any questions from friends and family members regarding the parole hearing.
Location: Alabama Women's Resource Network in Birmingham, Alabama
FORGE primarily serves women returning from prison/jail facilities to the Mercer County area. They also are open to referrals from nearby counties.
Location: Ujima Urban Women's Center in Ewing Township, New Jersey
At risk and high risk girls between ages 9-17.
Location: 180 Degrees, Inc. in St. Paul, Minnesota
Women with co-occuring issues: domestic violence/sexual abuse/addiction.
Location: National Advocacy & Training Network in Phoenix, Arizona
Women transitioning in to the workforce.
Location: TIPS Incorporated in Alto, New Mexico
Women who have approximately six months remaining in their sentence.
Location: Brunswick Women's Reception and Pre-Release Center in Lawrenceville, Virginia
NWPP provides direct services and referrals to women who are incarcerated or have been released.
Location: National Women's Prison Project Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland
Women with substance abuse issues.
Location: Building Heroes Within, Inc in Omaha, Nebraska
Pregnant women can apply to live with their babies in the prison nursery program. Inmates must have a non-violent criminal history and sentence less than 30 months after the baby's birth.
Location: Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, Washington
Men and women returning to the community from prison
Location: Span, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts
Men and women returning to the community from jail or prison or from a residential substance abuse program
Location: Offender Aid Restoration in Arlington, Virginia
Women returning to the community from prison
Location: Welcome Home Ministries in Oceanside, California
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