Empowering Access to Justice and Legal Support
At SpArc, we understand the importance of access to justice and legal resources in creating a fair and equitable community. Our Macomb County Legal Resources Hub is a comprehensive guide designed to connect individuals with the legal support and information they need, fostering empowerment, understanding, and advocacy.
A Gateway to Justice: SpArc is dedicated to building a community where everyone has the tools and resources to navigate the legal landscape. In collaboration with legal professionals and organizations, this hub serves as a compass, directing individuals toward legal assistance, information, and advocacy services in Macomb County.
Lakeshore Legal Aid
Lakeshore Legal Aid is a not-for-profit law firm providing a range of free civil legal services to people who are low-income, seniors, and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in our communities.
- Setting Aside an Adult Criminal Conviction
- Setting Aside a Juvenile Adjudication
- Drivers License Restoration
Now serving residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Lakeshore Legal Aid has 14 locations across Southeast Michigan.
Counsel & Advocacy Law Line
16250 Northland Dr. Suite 363, Southfield, MI 48075
248-443-8068
New Client Intake: 888-783-8190
lakeshorelegalaid.org
Federal Civil Pro Bono Project, Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
645 Griswold, Suite 1356, Detroit, MI 48226
313-961-6120
dba@detroitlawyer.org
detroitlawyer.org
Judge Mathis Community Center
Cultivating the character of today’s youth can enhance their self-esteem & encourage them to make more responsible choices. With that in mind, I opened the Mathis Community Center to meet the needs of individuals who wish to realize their full potential. The Center offers a variety of training programs for young adults, as well as initiatives designed to help ex-offenders get on their feet.
19320 Greenfield ( 1 Block N. of 7 Mile), Detroit, MI 48235
313-342-8582
facebook.com/mathiscommunitycenter/?ref=py_c
Expunge Your Record Workshop
The Wayne County Community College District & the School of Continuing Education and Workforce Development, in partnership with Judge Deborah A. Thomas, are hosting community forums on expunging your record. Attorneys will be on hand for a Q&A session as well. For more information and the next available dates, please contact the School of Continuing Education and Workforce Development at 313-496-2704.
Michigan ReEntry Law Wiki
An invaluable resource that addresses a numerous legal issues for prisoners and parolees, as well as legal restrictions regarding employment for parolees.
reentry.mplp.org/reentry/index.php/
Legal Rights For Ex-offenders
The Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. in cooperation with the Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative, have produced a handbook to help parolees understand their legal rights and legal rights and responsibilities upon reentering their community. The handbook is designed to assist you in making the transition from prison to the community. Parolees frequently have barriers to employment, housing and public benefits and child support issues to name a few issues. This handbook explains your rights to you and how you can obtain representation from the L.A.D.A. groups.
Macomb County Office
21885 Dunham Suite 4, Clinton Township, MI 48036
586-465-1344
Project Clean Slate
SEMCA Michigan Works! is now providing professional legal assistance to eligible participants for the State of MI Clean Slat Expungement Program. Residents of the SEMCA Michigan Works! region, which include Monroe County and Wayne County (excluding the City of Detroit), can use this FREE service, regardless of where the conviction occurred. To determine your eligibility and to begin the application process you MUST complete an initial registration form found at the website above. Applicants are responsible for fingerprinting fees.
734-229-3546
cleanslate@SEMCA.org
SEMCA.org/cleanslate
PRESCRIPTION RESOURCES FOR RETURNING CITIZENS:
RX Outreach Healthy Reentry
Healthy Reentry is a collaborative partnership between Rx Outreach, Healthcare Systems & Rehabilitative Communities to provide bridge medications to men and women transitioning from incarceration back into the community. Since Rx Outreach separated from Express Scripts in 2010 to become an independent non-profit, we have been providing medication to people in need. By becoming a collaborative partner with us in Healthy Reentry and helping providing medications for mental and physical illness, together we’ll create healthier and safer communities, reducing common risk factors that increase recidivism.
3171 Riverport Tech Center Dr., Maryland Heights, MO 63043
questions@rxoutreach.org
rxoutreach.org/hre
Roy Jefferson, Healthy Reentry Coordinator
855-5050-0856
roy.jefferson@rxoutreach.org
healthyreentry@rxoutreach.org
SUPPORT GROUPS & MENTORING PRISONERS & FAMILY SUPPORT
Pure Heart Foundation
Pure Heart Foundation mission is to embrace children of incarcerated parents and empower them to break the cycle of generational involvement in the criminal justice system. Our goal is to dismantle the school to prison pipeline system and create a cycle that will break it. Instead of systemically estimating how many youth will end up incarcerated because of their parent’s incarceration, we want to systemically estimate how many will NOT go to prison but yet attend college because of the resources/ support provided by Pure Heart.
13500 E. McNichols, Detroit, MI 48205
586-690-1431
info@pureheartcares.org
www.pureheartcares.org
Lift Off (a mentoring program for children of prisoners)
Alternatives for Girls
Accepting both boys and girls ages 4-19 in this mentoring children of prisoners program.
903 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit MI 48208
313-361-4000 #235
mentoring@alternativesforgirls.org
alternativesforgirls.org
Mothers of Incarcerated Sons (M.I.S.S.)
Mothers of Incarcerated Sons Society is an international group based in Michigan. They provide help by chatting through their website. Their mission is to help families cope with the anguish of having a loved-one in prison, by letting them know they are not alone. They send in holiday cards, do phone outreach, re-entry programs, ministry counseling, and provide general infor- mation about M.D.O.C. regulations.
P.O. Box 401335, Redford, MI 48240
mothersofinmates@aol.com
www.mothersofinmates.org
Michigan Citizens for Justice
Michigan Citizens for Justice is an advocacy and support group for sex offenders and their families. This group is affiliated with the National Association for Rational Sex Offense Laws. Meetings are held the second Saturday of the month from 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Michigan Citizens for Justice is a support and advocacy group for people convicted of a sex offense, their family and friends.
Royal Oak, MI
reformsolaw_mi@yahoo.com
Washtenaw County, MI
fops@prisoneradvocacy.org
Returning Citizens Support Group
Meetings are held on Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Coffee, snacks, free meal afterwards and bus pass for next week!
Fort Street Presbyterian Church
631 W. Fort Street (corner of 3rd), Detroit, MI
313-961-4533 #102
trish@fortstreet.org
MICHIGAN PRISONER RE-ENTRY PROGRAM (M.P.R.I.) & PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS
Michigan Department of Corrections
P.O. Box 30003, Lansing, MI 48909
Reentry information for prisoners: 517-335-2253
Reentry information for parolees in the community: 517-335-2253
www.michigan.gov/corrections/0,4551,7-119–135731–,00.html
Michigan State Appellate Defender Office and Criminal Defense Resource Center (SADO)
SADO launched Project Reentry (PR) in 2016 in response to the unique and immediate needs of Michigan’s juvenile lifers. PR is staffed by one part-time Reentry Coordinator, Allison Gorine, a dedicated group of graduate MSW student interns and undergraduate interns. The PR team works in coordination with SADO attorneys and staff.
PR’s primary goal is to help achieve positive outcomes for clients: PR uses four primary tools toward goal achievement: the development of Comprehensive Re-entry Plans (CRPs), the facilitation of monthly Re-entry Workshops, the production of a Reentry Guidebook, and the publication of a monthly Reentry Newsletter (The Drum).
1. CRPs prepare and assist clients for their return to the community. They are also used at various stages of litigation: in negotiations with prosecutors, at resentencing hearings before judges, at parole board hearings, and post-release. Each CRP contains personalized and individual information on support networks, detailed housing and resource investigation reports, resumes, employment and/or schooling prospects, and more. When preparing CRPs, PR works closely with clients to tailor plans to each client’s needs and to help clients create a plan to ensure their success. PR follows up on each client’s support network, often preparing housing investigation reports, researching community reentry service providers, and obtaining verbal and/or written agreements of support.
2. Reentry Workshops are focused on teaching necessary real-world life skills on topics not covered by traditional MDOC reentry programming, such as building credit, applying for jobs and preparing for interviews, building healthy relationships, and how to use a smart phone or computer. These workshops are open to all returning citizens, regardless of whether they were SADO clients.
3. The Reentry Guidebook will help all individuals—attorneys, reentering citizens, and members of the public—with navigating the sometimes complicated bureaucratic processes necessary for obtaining housing, public assistance, medical and mental health treatment and more. This resource will soon be available to all returning citizens, regardless of whether they were SADO clients.
4. The Reentry Newsletter, The Drum, is prepared with the help of returning citizens in an effort to create a sense of community amongst reentering citizens and to encourage pro-social interactions. The newsletter frequently provides returning citizens with information about dealing with the challenges they face, as well as practical information, such as job opportunities.
Detroit Office: Penobscot Building, 645 Griswold, Suite 3300, Detroit, MI 48226
313-256-9833
Lansing Office: Capitol National Bank Building, 200 N. Washington Square, Suite 250, Lansing, MI 48913
517-334-6069
sado.org
Returning Hope to Returning Citizens
Here to Help Foundation
Here to Help has done a lot of work with returning citizens as they begin the process of successfully moving forward. One of the difficulties encountered by such individuals is the limited resources to obtain basic necessities to comfortably live independently.
Here to Help continues to assist returning citizens with furniture through our Home Sweet Home Program and paying first month’s rent or security deposit through our Roof Over Head program.
However, many are still in need of clothes and basic home furnishings such as dishes, cooking utensils, pots and pans, pillows, bed sheets & blankets, towels, silverware, microwave, television etc. Therefore, we created the Returning Hope to Returning Citizens program that allows Here to Help to provide these types of items and assist someone to further create a more comfortable residence that meets their needs.
P.O. Box 480, Royal Oak, MI 48068
HeretoHelpFoundation@icloud.com
heretohelpfoundation.org/activek/Returning-Hope-to-Returning-Citizens-c32
Catholic Community Response Team (CCRT) / Getting Ahead while Getting Out!
“Getting Ahead” mission is to shrink the barriers to success posed by economic class differences among people and groups. The program assists those in poverty begin their journey to self-sufficiency. The program is intended to enhance the quality of life for everyone. The program is also built on an evidence-based model and is designed to be sustainable year after year while adapting to the needs of the community. Helping individuals or “investigators” create their own path to a more secure and successful future is our objective.
Our Classes run 8 weeks (16 sessions) meeting 2 half-days a week. Upon completing all sessions, individuals receive a monetary gift and a certificate of completing the program. Our maximum class size is 8 to 10 individuals. If you are interested and want to learn more, please contact us by submitting form above.
132 Franklin Blvd., Suite 203, Pontiac, MI 48341
248-499-9621
ccrt@ccrt-pontiac.org
ccresponseteam.weebly.com/#
facebook.com/CCRTPontiac
TEAM WELLNESS CENTER / TEAM WEST PRISONER REENTRY & JAIL DIVERSION PROGRAM
TEAM WEST
Team West is a modern transitional living program run by women, for women who are justice involved where mental illness and/or substance use may be a factor. Our goal is to assist adult female returning citizens in transitioning back into the community by providing them with the support and management skills for their illness or disorder that will allow them to live productive and healthy lives.
34290 Ford, Westland, MI 48185
888-813-TEAM (8326)
teamwellnesscenter.com
TEAM JEFFERSON
Same program above but for males. Offers a WIDE variety of services!
11105 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, MI 48214
313-331-3435
teamwellnesscenter.com
Chance for Life / Supporting Returning Citizens
Supporting Returning Citizens: We will provide you with training and programs that will help you be successful after leaving prison. CFL specializes in job training, job placement & retention and substance use disorders. In order to qualify for job placement with a CFL employer, you MUST participate in our 24 hour transformation program curriculum, (three days a week at 4-hours a day over a two week period).
Other services include: Assistance with legal services, healthcare, inpatient and outpatient SUD treatment services, food and clothing. These services are also available to family members of returning citizens, low-income or citizens with disabilities. You must be registered with CFL to receive services.
Administrative: 2000 Town Center Suite 1140, Southfield, MI 48075
Chance For Life Satellite Center Location, 11630 Steel, Detroit, MI 48227
Chance For Life Satellite Center Location, 2400 East McNichols, Detroit, MI 48212
313-784-9209
chanceforlifeonline.org
Detroit Second Chance, Inc. (D2C)
Detroit Second Chance, Inc. (D2C) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) prisoner re-entry housing program that works in conjunction with Better Days AfterCare (BDA) to provide stable housing to returning offenders in order to assist them in transitioning back into society and avoid recidivism.We offer onsite services to meet the needs of our residents:
1. Meals are served 3 times a day, 7 days per week, plus snacks.
2. Residents are provided with toiletries on the 15th and 30th of each month.
3. Group meetings with residents take place 5 days a week to discuss resident plans and/or concerns.
4. Assistance with applying for Medicaid and other services.
5. Provide transportation for new residents, on a limited basis, until they become accustomed to the mass transit system.
6. Residents receive monthly bus tickets.
MAIN OFFICE: 310 Visger, River Rouge, MI 48218
OUR CAMPUS: 27652 W. Outer Dr., Ecorse, MI 48229
313-561-8600
info@d2chance.org
d2chance.org
The Salvation Army Transition House
Individuals who are on parole and referred by their Parole Agent to the Offender Success program.
586-954-1838
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries–OASIS Facility
Assists individuals released from a correctional facility make a successful transition to community life. Services include short-term housing and housing placement assistance; case management; counseling; job development (such as job/career training …
Criminal & Judicial Services
13220 Woodward Ave., Highland Park, MI 48203
313-993-6703
drmm.org/services/housing-2
Jewish Vocational Services Employment Services
Assists individuals who have been released from a correctional facility make a successful transition to community life. Services include job and career counseling; employment counseling; job search and placement; and referrals to additional supportive services.
29699 Southfield, Southfield, MI 48076
248-559-5000
jvshumanservices.org/who-we-serve/job-seekers
Matrix Human Services- Women’s Programs (WOMEN ARISE)
Helps people who have been released from a correctional facility make a successful transition to community life. Services generally include an assessment of the individual’s needs, discussion of options and short-term case management involving coordination of services.
450 Eliot, Detroit, MI 48201
313-831-2503
matrixhumanservices.org
Friends of Returning Citizens (FORC) / Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance
Craig Whilby and Jamil Allen-Bey are the co-founders of Friends of Returning Citizens and started the program after they were released from serving over 30 years in the Michigan prison system. Their mission is “to provide assistance for returning citizens as they navigate life after prison, as well as to advocate for criminal justice reform.” Working with community resources and other faith-based organizations, we offer wrap-around care to help keep individuals from returning to prison. We offer a safe space that allows individuals to focus on personal growth, as well as immediate needs.
Our assistance includes such things as job search and volunteer opportunities, clothing, housing referrals, personal hygiene items, and transportation assistance to and from appointments. All are essential for returning to normal living.
3127 Canfield, Detroit, MI
313-926-6770
f.o.r.c.2023@gmail.com
MENTAL HEALTH / SUBSTANCE ABUSE / CORRECTIONS OUTREACH INTENSIVE TREATMENT PROGRAM (MCOIT)
Community Care Services
Administration: 26184 W. Outer Dr., Lincoln Park, MI 48146
313-389-7500
24 Hour Hotline: 313-224-7000
comcareserv.org
Outpatient Locations:
26184 W. Outer Dr., Bldg. A, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
26180 W. Outer Dr., Bldg. B, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
313-389-7500
26650 Eureka, Suite A, Taylor, MI 48180
734-955-3550
Turning Point Clubhouse
1605 Fort, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
313-382-7861
Homeless Resource Team
Offers a wide variety of mental health services and substance abuse services! Also offers Mental Health / Substance Abuse Corrections Outreach Intensive Treatment Program (MCOIT),12 step recovery groups on-site and driver’s license evaluation.
26180 W. Outer Dr., Lincoln Park, MI 48146
313-294-8822
CARE of Southeast Michigan
The National Institute on Drug Abuse suggests that approximately half of all individuals serving a prison sentence abuse or are addicted to drugs. We know that community-based support promotes recovery and reduces recidivism. By initiating treatment for substance use while a person is still incarcerated and continuing to offer services as they reintegrate into the community, we can increase the likelihood of positive treatment outcomes.
MAIN Office:
31900 Utica, Fraser, MI 48026
586-541-CARE
Recovery United Community Center
32577 Garfield, Fraser, MI 48026
586-552-1120
careofsem.com/correctional-programs
ADDITIONAL AID FOR GOING BACK TO JOB TRAINING AND WORK
CareFirst Community Health Services
Outpatient counseling to substance abusers as well as other services such as After-care services for returning citizens and a residential program for homeless HIV/AIDS women and their children, HIV testing and counseling and more. Services the City of Detroit.
8097 Decatur, Detroit, MI 48228
313-846-5020
care-first.org
Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit
Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit provides services to individuals who are serving probation or have been recently released from a county or state correctional facility for a non-violent offense. Services include: job readiness training, paid transitional work experience, basic academic and remedial training to improve math or reading skills and job placement. Employment follow-ups & retention services are also provided.
Employment Development Services
3111 Grand River Ave., Detroit, MI 48208
313-557-4834
goodwilldetroit.org/services/for-individuals
Crossroads
Crossroads is a social service outreach agency with two locations in Detroit. Founded in 1971, Crossroads exists to support the community at large by providing emergency assistance, advocacy, and counseling to anyone in need. Acting in partnership with many other agencies, parishes, hospitals, companies and organizations in the metro area, Crossroads offers assistance in the form of a hand-up. We work with our clients to meet their immediate needs and help them assess their situations to lessen the likelihood of future problems.
Crossroads Main Office
2424 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48208
313-831-2787 Appointments: 313-831-2000
crossroadsofmichigan.org
Crossroads Employment Offices
2424 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48215
313-831-2787
TAX INCENTIVES & WORK CREDIT INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYERS TO HIRE RETURNING CITIZENS
Michigan Fidelity Bonding Program
The fidelity bond covers job seekers who are considered high-risk due to some factor in their personal background and who have been rejected by a commercial bonding company. Fidelity bonds provide 100% insurance coverage and have no deductible; the employer is fully protected against losses resulting from employee dishonesty. Bond insurance coverage ranges from $5,000 to $25,000 for a six-month period. As an incentive to hire members of a targeted population, employers receive the bond coverage FREE OF CHARGE for the first six months of the covered employee’s employment.
Tax Credits
Michigan Bureau of Workers’ & Unemployment Compensation
WOTC Unit / Cadillac Place
3024 W. Grand Blvd. Suite 11-450
Detroit, MI 48202
313-456-2105
irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/work-opportunity-tax-credit
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax credit to reduce the federal tax liability of private for-profit employers to be used as an incentive for employers to hire individuals from eight different targeted groups: TANF recipients, veterans, ex-felons, high risk youth, summer youth, Food Stamp recipients, SSI recipients, and vocational rehabilitation referrals.
EMPLOYMENT
M.O.R.E.–Michigan Offender Reintegration Effort
Second Chances for a Better Community and a Brighter Future; M.O.R.E — Michigan Offender Reintegration Effort offers a second chance to those who have made mistakes in their lives. We place the right people with the right jobs throughout Michigan. Whether you are looking to give someone hope for a better life or find a new job to improve your own life, we’re happy to offer you our services. Call us up to arrange an appointment. We’ll have your hiring or job-seeking needs met in no time by one of our professional team members.
313-909-6871
employers@moreemploys.com
facebook.com/moreemploys
moreemploys.com
Center for Employment Opportunities
CEO is the largest reentry employment organization in the U.S. Since 1996, CEO has offered immediate, effective, and comprehensive employment services exclusively to individuals who have recently returned home from incarceration. CEO’s program supports participants in gaining the workplace skills and confidence needed for successful transitions to stable, productive lives. Through our proven model, CEO has made more than 34,000 unsubsidized job placements with more than 4,000 employers throughout the country. CEO’s model works best for individuals who are at the highest risk of recidivism and those confronting significant barriers to employment.
7310 Woodward Ave. Suite 701B, Detroit, MI 48202
313-752-0680
nhicks@ceoworks.org Nina Hicks
46156 Woodward Ave., Suite B-102, Pontiac, MI 48342
947-232-7260
tprimuse@ceoworks.org Trazell Primuse
ceoworks.org/impact-evidence
Live Rite Resource Center
27700 Gratiot Ave., Roseville, MI 48066
586-217-5899
liveritestructuredcorp@gmail.com
liveritestructuredcorp.com
