The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services’ Community Reentry Support Centers can assist formerly incarcerated residents in achieving self-sufficiency while successfully reintegrating into local communities.

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• Workforce Training
• Housing Assistance
• Health Services
• Food Assistance
• And Other Services as Needed

Open to any justice-involved Chicago resident above the age of 18 with an arrest or conviction record. Connect with our reentry support specialists in your neighborhood and receive services that can help you transition back into the workforce and move forward in life - including:    

• Employment assistance
• Education and training
• Mentoring and support groups
• Access to housing assistance, emergency housing and food assistance
• Access to substance use and mental counseling
• Strategies for presenting criminal backgrounds to employers
• Information on sealing or expunging criminal records
• Family reunification and child-support assistance

To speak with a reentry counselor, or to schedule an appointment at one of the Community Re-Entry Support Centers, contact the nearest facility directly.

Centers fo r New Horizons
845 W. 69th Street 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60621
312-515-6332 or 773-848-1327

Safer Foundation Welcome Center 808 S. Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60612
312-956-9612 or 312-953-7549

Community Assistance Programs 11717 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60628
773-846-6383

Teamwork Englewood
815 W. 63rd Street 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60620
773-488-6600

Howard Area Community Center
7648 N. Paulina St. & 11200 S. State St.
Chicago, IL 60626 / 60628
773-332-6772