Community Reentry Resources
Contact Us
Basic Needs Department
BasicNeeds@pierce.ctc.edu
253-864-3190
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- Advising
- Partners with students to remove systemic barriers to education and create a learning environment where all students thrive and achieve their learning and career goals.
- Community-Based Education Navigation
- Specialized support for individuals who are currently or formerly incarcerated to pursue education, build career pathways, and create meaningful opportunities for the future. Meet with a Community-Based Education Navigator (CBEN) to get academic support and guidance, navigate community and college resources, explore career options, and more.
- Email: Reentry@pierce.ctc.edu
- Schedule an appointment with a CBEN
- Mental Health Counseling
- Offers in-person sessions on the Fort Steilacoom and Puyallup campuses as well as telehealth sessions via video or phone, whichever is best for you.
- Student Achievement Support Services (SASS)
- Offers multiple programs and a brave space for Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQ/QTPOC, students with disabilities, and all students to seek refuge, and an opportunity for them to cultivate their strengths, intelligence, resilience, and creativity.
- Workforce – Career Center
- Career Center staff are available to help you work on your resume, research occupations, interview prep, search for an internship or job, and more!
- Civil Survival
- Vast list of resources in Pierce County for those returning from incarceration.
- Community Partnership for Transition Services
- An interactive list of agencies and people working together to support those returning from incarceration.
- Comprehensive Life Resources (CLR)
- Provides multiple programs to help those who are homeless obtain resources for temporary and permanent housing, particularly those impacted by incarceration.
- Metropolitan Development Council (MDC)
- Manages Forensic Housing and Recovery Through Peer Services (F-HARPS) program to help those exiting, or at risk for entering, inpatient behavioral healthcare settings.
- Native American Reentry Services
- Supports Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, and other Aboriginal people with reentering from incarceration.
- New Connections
- Programs for women returning from incarceration.
- Pioneer Human Services
- Provides counseling, treatment, housing, and job skill programs for those returning from incarceration.
- Workforce Central
- Provides support upon reentry to help connect to employment opportunities and other resources.
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- Tacoma Pro Bono/Housing Justice Project
- Can help those who have difficulty getting housing due to history of incarceration, and more.
- Northwest Justice Project
- Offers free legal help for folks who have low-income.
- Northwest Community Bail Fund (NCBF)
- Provides bail assistance for those facing pre-trial detention due to the inability to pay. Focuses on standing between those most vulnerable to abuse by systems of policing and therefore prioritize assistance for non-white and non-cisgender people.
- Prison Scholar Fund
- Provides re-entry services that include technology support including affordable internet access and technology, job skills training, and more.
- Indeed - Fair Chance Hiring
- Selecting the "Fair Chance" option will show employers currently hiring that make it easier for those who have been incarcerated to find employment.
- Just Threads
- Provides formerly incarcerated individuals and community members in need with clothing for job interviews, work attire, athletic apparel, and accessories for everyday life.
- WorkSource
- Has a statewide job search engine, offers skill training programs, application material support, and much more. Multiple locations across Washington State.