What is Prop 47?

Prop 47, also called the Safe Neighborhood and Schools Act, reduces felony crimes to misdemeanor crimes for certain drug and property offenses. It is inapplicable to individuals with prior conviction for a serious or violent crime and registered sex offenders. State savings would be spent on school truancy and dropout prevention, mental health and substance abuse treatment, victim services and reentry services.

All service providers are welcome to join us in this FREE training workshop

•  Get informed on Prop 47
• Gain tools and resources to help eligible individuals
• Learn about additional resources available for individuals with prior convictions

Location:

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College – Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center

Redwood Hall  400 West Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015  Park on Lot F (Enter thru Flower St and 22nd)

Date & Time:

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

1:30 p.m.- 3:30

Please RSVP at:

Prop47.eventbrite.com 

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT – JOB SPECIALIST “Dads Back!”

Friends Outside in Los Angeles County seeks to fill the Job Specialist position for “Dads Back!,” a “Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood” federal grant which serves persons with criminal records. The goal of the position is to assist fathers to obtain and maintain employment, in support of their roles as fathers. This position is available immediately upon identification of the best candidate.

More Information and Complete Bulletin 

 

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT – FATHERHOOD FACILITATOR “Dads Back!”

The focus of this position is to promote responsible fatherhood through the provision of workshops, groups, and other direct services, using an evidence-based curriculum. The selected individual should educate, inspire and guide fathers towards an awareness of their worth as fathers within their families and communities while helping them identify and address their barriers to being involved and effective fathers. This position will provide services at multiple service sites.

More Information and Complete Bulletin 

 

• Friends Outside hires persons with criminal convictions; however, all candidates are subject to and must pass FOLA’s criminal history background check as it pertains to the job duties for this position.
• Friends Outside is an equal opportunity employer.
• Friends Outside in Los Angeles County is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization which provides services to persons affected by the criminal justice system. friendsoutsidela.org

We want to take a moment to thank everyone who attended and contributed to the success of our Summit on December 2nd!

The entire event couldn’t have been possible without the generous funding from the Honorable Don Knabe. Supervisor Knabe has been a loyal supporter of Friends Outside Los Angeles County for years and we truly appreciate everything his office has done for our efforts to serve the community.

We would also like to extend a special thank you to our  Keynote Speaker, Ann Adalist Estrin, MS, Director of the National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated-Rutgers University-Camden

We’ve received exceptional praise for all of the presentations.  We feel the event was a successful step towards developing more partnerships in this field and educating the public about the unique needs of children with incarcerated parents.

Diane Lefer wrote a great piece about the Summit on the LA Progressive website – Follow this link to view the article

http://www.laprogressive.com/children-with-incarcerated-parents/

Friends Outside in Los Angeles County (FOLA) celebrated its new partnership at the Vernon-Central WorkSource Center on the campus of Los Angeles Trade-Technical College on November 5, 2014. FOLA will be providing specialized services to the re-entry population from the new service site located in Redwood Hall.  

City of L.A. finishes $36 million make-over of workforce development program

Vernon-Central/L.A. Trade Tech WorkSource Center Opening

Mother of two very accomplished daughters, an astronaut and a Presbyterian minister, Joyce Ride was an Encino housewife before she became a board member for Friends Outside in Los Angeles County and started visiting female inmates.  A self-described person who “can’t stand injustice,” Mrs. Ride (Joyce) spent a significant amount of time and money to gain the release of an imprisoned woman, Gloria Killian, because she believed in her claims of innocence.  Meet this fascinating and unique woman who inspires us to be true to our beliefs.