Re-Entry From Incarceration
Love and Respect Community for Recovery and Wellness helps individuals prepare for life after incarceration by connecting them with the resources, support, and essential items they need to successfully return to the community.
We understand that coming home can be overwhelming. Finding clothing, shoes, housing, employment, and access to community resources can create challenges that make it difficult to get back on your feet. Our goal is to help individuals navigate these challenges, meet immediate needs, and develop a plan for moving forward.
Through individualized support and resource connections, we work with individuals before and after release to help them build stability, reconnect with their communities, and take positive steps toward their personal goals.
Our Re-Entry Services Include:
In-Reach Services: Connecting with individuals while they are incarcerated to begin preparing for their return to the community.
Whole-Person Wellness Planning: Developing individualized release plans that address immediate needs, personal goals, and long-term well-being.
Clothing, Shoes, and Essential Supplies: Providing clothing, shoes, camping supplies, and other necessities to help individuals meet basic needs as they transition back into the community.
Re-Entry Resource Connections: Connecting individuals with programs and services designed to support successful reintegration.
Resource Navigation: Helping individuals identify and access community resources related to housing, recovery, employment, and other essential needs.
Workforce Readiness: Helping individuals prepare for employment and connect with opportunities to build job skills and financial stability.
At Love and Respect, we believe that a person's past should not determine their future. We work to ensure that individuals returning from incarceration have access to practical support, meaningful resources, and the opportunity to build a stable life in the community.
This is Hunter and Benny.
Benny came through our walk in center and our staff supported him for several years. One day, Benny walked into a Love and Respect office and said "I'm ready to try recovery". With the help of United Way of Rutherford, Love and Respect had him in recovery housing with a new wardrobe within 4 days. He has since then maintained recovery, gotten a job, acquired a recovery network and a whole new life.
Hunter came through our re-entry program and Love and Respect staff supported him while he was still in incarceration. Once released, we placed him in a recovery house and he has since then acquired job interviews, acquired recovery time and is eager to utilize resources.
Recently, Ron and Alivea were able to bring them both new hygiene items and clothing items. They were able to pick them up and take them to The Justice Resource Center, the DMV, lunch and to get job interview clothing through our workforce readiness program.
This is what re-entry from incarceration can look like…
