Resources Available To You

Click each link to find more information about these programs. Scroll down to find interesting news articles and websites, statewide resources and more.

NEW Looking for internships or scholarships? We've moved that information to a new Rising Scholars Opportunities webpage.


Community Resources

(Santa Clara County) – offers services to formerly incarcerated individuals, including 

  • Alcohol and drug treatment referrals           
  • Cal Fresh food assistance                              
  • Clothes closet
  • Computer literacy lab
  • Counseling
  • Expungement (record clearance)
  • General assistance benefits
  • Health referrals
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Housing assistance and referrals
  • Intake and assessment
  • Medical Clinic 
  • Mental health referrals
  • Peer mentoring
  • Resources to the faith communities


Articles and Websites of Interest

  •  (EdSource)
  • is a nonprofit website that publishes essays, poetry and artwork by incarcerated individuals around the country. 
  • is a group working to change probation and parole, and create real pathways to work and well-being
  • is a website with information and resources for people navigating county jail systems in the Bay Area. 
  •  (Los Angeles Times)


Statewide Resources

California Community Colleges Rising Scholars Network

California State University 

  • – now active on 15 CSU campuses

University of California 

  • – get transfer support for community college students who were formerly incarcerated or affected by the criminal justice system


Internships and Scholarships

Looking for internships or scholarships? We've moved that information to a new Rising Scholars Opportunities webpage.

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