The following partners provide job readiness, career coaching, and employment placement services for justice-impacted individuals:

• CareerForce - Library CareerForce Corner in Hennepin County | CareerForce

• Resume development and job search assistance

• Access to computers, job postings, and workforce resources

• Hennepin County Library Employment Programs - Business and employment | Hennepin County

  • Utilize library resources and events to develop skills, conduct research, explore job opportunities, explore new career paths, and more.

• Hennepin County Employment Services- Information for job seekers | Hennepin County

  • Get the support you need to prepare for employment and find a job.

• EMERGE Minnesota - Home - EMERGE Minnesota

• Career coaching and employment placement

• Job training and financial support programs

• Pre-release and post-release reentry planning

• Better Futures Minnesota - Home - Better Futures Minnesota

• Paid transitional employment opportunities

• Job training pathways for individuals with criminal records

• Holistic support addressing employment, housing, and health

• T.O.N.E. U.P. - T.O.N.E. U.P. Re-entry services

• Individualized reentry planning and case management

• Resume development, interview preparation, and digital literacy

• Workforce readiness and mentorship support

• The Redemption Project - Job Opportunities

• Job Opportunities from our Employment Partners

• Contact Malcolm or Tom for this webpage’s password.

These partners provide assistance, often requiring employment verification such as an offer letter or application confirmation:

• Small Sums - Home — Small Sums

• Work clothing and job-related tools

• Assistance provided with employment verification

• Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota - Home : Goodwill Easter Seals

• Professional clothing and employment supplies

• Workforce services and employment readiness support

• Bus passes and transportation assistance within the first week of release

The following organizations provide transitional and supportive housing options:

• Damascus Way - Damascus Way

• Residential reentry support and structured housing

• Faith-based and community-centered reentry programming

• R.A.I.N. Homes - RAIN HOMES – Re-Entry Assistance for the Incarcerated North America

• Transitional housing for individuals returning from incarceration

• Case management and stability support

• RS EDEN - Home - RS Eden

• Reentry and Recovery house programs

• Substance use treatment and mental health services

• Comprehensive case management

• FreedomWorks - Helping Men Reconcile to God, Family and Community

  • To provide comprehensive faith-based ReEntry and Recovery programs focused on those released from incarceration, leading to life transformation in Jesus Christ.

• Bridging –

  • Bridging provides donated furniture and household goods to families and individuals transitioning to housing stability. Bridging gives hope and a leap towards housing stability. With locations in Roseville, Plymouth, and Bloomington, Bridging is driven by volunteers and donations of basic home essential items from the community.

  • Email Malcolm Olatunde for help with Furniture and housing resources for furnishing your home.

• Volunteers of America – MN/WI - Volunteers of America Minnesota and Wisconsin

• Transitional housing and reentry support services

• Employment assistance and community reintegration support

The following organizations provide food support to people during reentry and beyond:

• Loaves & Fishes - Home - Loaves & Fishes

  • Serves free, healthy meals to Minnesotans where need is greatest.

  • Go to their website to find a meal near you - Find a Community Meal - Loaves & Fishes

• Find Free Food in Minnesota - Minnesota - Food Banks, Food Pantries, Food Assistance

  • A resource for users to find free food resources locally.

• Keystone Community Services - Food Shelf – Keystone Community Services

  • A Food Shelf program on a first-come, first-served basis.

  • Location: 1800 University Avenue W, Saint Paul, MN 55104

• Second Harvest Heartland - Find food assistance, free meals, and hunger relief options.

  • Across the Twin Cities metro and in greater Minnesota, our programs, services and resources help hungry families, school children, seniors and others access healthy food, get the support they need and most importantly, move toward a brighter future.

• Hennepin County Library System

• Information and referrals to free food shelves and meal programs

• Access to county-wide food resources and social services

• Community Food Shelves and Meal Programs

• Free food distribution and emergency nutrition assistance

• Referrals coordinated through county and nonprofit partners

The following partners help with stress, relationships, personal growth, and getting your life on track:

• ARCS Institute - ARCS

• Helps individuals understand how they’re wired so they can improve relationships, manage stress, and make better decisions. Uses personality-driven therapy to support long-term personal growth.

• Works with people whose experiences are complex and don’t always fit neatly into a single box.

• Phone: 651-390-6270

• Email: contact@arcsinstitute.com

Reliable transportation supports employment access and program participation:

• Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota - Home : Goodwill Easter Seals

• Bus passes and transportation assistance tied to employment services

• Redemption Project – TAP Card Program

• Metro Transit access for work, training, and appointments

• Email Malcolm or Tom to find out more about this program

Legal and systems navigation support helps associates access benefits and resolve barriers to stability:

• Ask A Lawyer - Talk to a Lawyer online now

  • Chat with certified lawyers until you’re satisfied. About any legal issue—from big to small, and everything in between.

  • A team of lawyers is standing by around the clock so you can stop any legal issue quickly and effectively.

• Law Help Minnesota - LawHelp Minnesota | Helping Minnesotans solve legal problems

  • A project of the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition (MLSC), an association of the state's regional legal aid programs that help low-income residents with a variety of legal matters. State Support also manages ProJusticeMN.org, a website for advocates, and MNLegalAdvice.org, a statewide legal advice website.

• Minnesota Unbundled Law Project - Find affordable legal help in Minnesota

  • Find a lawyer for exactly what you need and nothing more.

  • Lawyers in this program will review your legal issue and work with you to design a plan that works for you.

• Free or Lower-Cost Legal Services - Criminal - Find a Lawyer

  • If you have a lower income, you may qualify for free or lower-cost legal services, including full representation.

  • Click on the link (Find a Lawyer) to find a service that fits your needs.

• Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services - SMRLS

  • To provide a full range of high quality legal services to low-income persons and eligible client groups in civil matters, in a respectful manner which enables clients to:

    • enforce their legal rights;

    • obtain effective access to the courts, administrative agencies and forums which constitute our system of justice;

    • maintain freedom from hunger, homelessness, sickness and abuse;

    • empower persons and assure equal opportunity, thus, helping people to help themselves and become economically self-reliant, to the extent their individual abilities and circumstances permit.

The following Landlords provide felon friendly housing options:

• David Busch (Owner) - 612-720-1451 / Pat (Manager) - 651-755-5492

• Over 100 rooms for rent/ 1 beds in St. Paul. Most are shared, some are single rooms in a house setting. Possibly will rent to couples.

• Will work with vouchers.

• Will work with the Beyond Backgrounds Program.

• David Palmer - 612-701-6037

• Will work with criminal, credit, and I-JD's (court judgements) on a case-by-case basis.

• Multiple apartments in St. Paul. Studios/1-3 bed apartments. Studios 950  I bed 1100. Rooms 900/mo or 235 a week.

• Will NOT work with vouchers.

• Will work with the Beyond Backgrounds program.

• No app fee.

• Can be very particular and will ask about barriers.

• Scott McCoy - 651-558-6276

• Will work with criminal, credit, and past evictions on a case-by-case basis.

• 4 buildings in St. Paul and one in Mounds View. Apartments range from 1-3 beds.

• Will take anyone as long as they are in recovery and have a job.

• Believes everyone is capable of change and deserves housing.

• Will work with vouchers.

• Will work with the Beyond Backgrounds program.

• No app fee.

• Anthony Zuiker - 952-994-2200

• Will work with criminal, credit, and past evictions on a case-by-case basis.

• Single rooms for rent in a house setting with shared space in St. Paul and North Minneapolis.

• First-come, first-served basis

• Each room is $600-650 with a 600-650 deposit.

• Will work with vouchers.

• Will work with the Beyond Backgrounds program.

• No app fee.