AFTER LIFE INITIATIVE

NAVIGATING LIFE. OUR NAVIGATING LIFE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AS THEY REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. WE AIM TO EMPOWER THEM TO SHIFT FROM THE SURVIVAL MINDSET THAT IS OFTEN BUILT TO SURVIVE INCARCERATION TO A GROWTH MINDSET THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL POST-INCARCERATION. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE BI-MONTHLY PEER SUPPORT AND SELF-HELP HEALING CIRCLES ADDRESSING ESSENTIAL TOPICS SUCH AS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, ANGER MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT, UNDERSTANDING SOCIETAL AND CULTURAL CHANGES, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, RESISTANCE TO NEGATIVE INFLUENCES, RELAPSE PREVENTION, AND MEETING PROBATION OR PAROLE REQUIREMENTS, THESE CIRCLES PROVIDE A SPACE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. WE ORGANIZE MONTHLY WELLNESS OUTINGS, SUCH AS HIKES, RUNS, YOGA, AND MEDITATION, PROMOTING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING WHILE ENCOURAGING POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. WE PROVIDE EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR ESSENTIALS LIKE CLOTHING, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND HEALTHY FOOD. MANY PEOPLE RETURNING FROM PRISON TO LA COUNTY HAVE NO RESOURCES OR SUPPORT SYSTEM WHICH CAN TRIGGER MENTAL HEALTH DISTURBANCES OR CRIME TO GET BY. WE WILL USE THIS LINE ITEM TO PREVENT THIS BY HELPING THEM MEET THEIR NEEDS LEGALLY. RECIPIENTS WILL EITHER BE PROVIDED WITH GIFT CARDS, BE TAKEN TO PURCHASE ITEMS BY AN AFTER LIFE STAFF MEMBER, OR ASKED TO SUBMIT RECEIPTS TO PREVENTS FUNDS BEING USED ON ANY UNALLOWABLE COSTS. WE ALSO PROVIDE REFERRALS TO OTHER REENTRY RESOURCES INCLUDING HOUSING.

OUR HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR RETURNING CITIZENS (H.A.R.C) PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AS THEY REINTEGRATE BACK INTO SOCIETY. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO ALLEVIATE THE STRESS, ANXIETY, AND THE POTENTIAL DESIRE TO REOFFEND THAT OFTEN ACCOMPANIES HOUSING INSTABILITY AMONG FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. THE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TARGETS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RETURNED HOME WITHIN THE LAST 18 MONTHS, A CRITICAL PERIOD DURING WHICH THEY ARE MOST VULNERABLE AND STILL NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF ESTABLISHING THEMSELVES IN SOCIETY. RECOGNIZING THE CRUCIAL LINK BETWEEN HOUSING INSTABILITY AND RECIDIVISM, OUR INITIATIVE ADDRESSES THE HEIGHTENED RISK OF HOMELESSNESS FACED BY THIS DEMOGRAPHIC. PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE HOUSING NAVIGATION, PLACEMENT, AND STABILIZATION. WE ASSIST PARTICIPANTS IN IDENTIFYING AND SECURING SUITABLE HOUSING. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE SHORT TO MIDTERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR 3 MONTHS UP TO $1,000 TO STABILIZE PARTICIPANTS, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAINTAIN HOUSING LONG-TERM, SAVE MONEY, GET AHEAD, AND WORK TOWARDS FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.