Embedded Files
Several other NYS counties provide publications similar to NYPL’s Connections. Below is a list of known resources, including the address where people can write to request a copy. A complete list can also be found in Connections. 211 New York Sate also has a Reentry Resource Directory with short pdfs of reentry resources for all NYS counties.
Capital Region Connections
(Covers Albany, Schenectady, and Rensselaer)
The Center for Law and Justice
Pine West Plaza, Building 2, Washington Avenue Ext., Albany, NY 12205
A New Path: A Resource Guide for Re-Entry in Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates Counties
Southern Tier Library System–Outreach Services
9424 Scott Road, Painted Post, NY 14870
Telephone: 607.962.3141 x204
https://stls.libguides.com/c.php?g=1182873&p=8650858
Finding Your Way: A Reentry Guide for People Returning from Prison or Jail to Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca, Tioga and Tompkins Counties in NYS
Finger Lakes Library System–Outreach Department
1300 Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
English and Spanish Version: https://www.flls.org/outreach
Connections: A Guide to Transitional Services in Erie County
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library–Transitional Services Division
1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203
English and Spanish Version: www.buffalolib.org/services/transitional-services-division
Hudson Valley Connections: A Resource Guide for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Returning to Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam or Ulster Counties in New York State
Mid-Hudson Library System–Outreach Department
103 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
www.midhudson.org/hvconnections
Community Connections: Serving People in Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming and Livingston (OWWL) Counties
OWWL Library System
2557 State Route 21, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Moving Forward: Reentry resources and strategies for overcoming barriers from arrest and conviction records
Rochester Public Library, Outreach Department
115 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
https://roccitylibrary.org/services/outreach/moving-forward
Westchester Connections
Westchester Library System–Reentry Services
570 Taxter Road, Elmsford, NY 10523
https://connections.westchesterlibraries.org
Reentry Task Force by NYS County
Many New York State Counties have a Reentry Task Force program. Below is contact information by county.
Albany CRTF Reentry Task Force
C/O Department of Mental Health
260 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12202
Telephone: 518.447.2003
Bronx CRTF Reentry Task Force
C/O The Fortune Society
502 East 163rd Street, Bronx, NY 10451
Telephone: 347.477.2040
Broome CRTF Reentry Task Force
C/O Addiction Center of Broome County
30 West State Street, 2nd Floor, Binghamton, NY 13901
Telephone: 607.743.1790
Dutchess CRTF Reentry Task Force
C/O Exodus Transitional Community, Inc.
97-99 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Telephone: 845.452.7620
Erie County Reentry Task Force
C/O Spectrum Human Services
2040 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY 14210
Telephone: 716.385.2724
Kings County Reentry Task Force
C/O District Attorney’s Office
345 Adams Street, 7th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Telephone: 718.250.3282
Monroe County Reentry Task Force
C/O Delphi Rise
72 Hinchey Road, Rochester, NY 14624
Telephone: 585.467.2230
Nassau County Reentry Task Force
C/O Leadership Training Institute
50 Clinton Street, Suite 607, Hempstead, NY 11550
Telephone: 516.483.3400
New York County Reentry Task Force
C/O The Fortune Society
625 West 140th Street, New York, NY 10031
Telephone: 646.937.5318
Niagara County Reentry Task Force
C/O Community Missions
1570 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY 14303
Telephone: 716.285.3403 x2278
Oneida County Reentry Task Force
C/O Workforce Development Board
209 Elizabeth Street, 2nd Floor, Utica, NY 13501
Telephone: 315.207.6951
Onondaga County Reentry Task Force
C/O Department of Social Services—Economic Security
421 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Telephone: 315.435.2985 x7153
Orange County Reentry Task Force
C/O RECAP, Inc.
201 Broadway, Newburgh, NY 12550
Telephone: 845.568.3445
Queens County Reentry Task Force
C/O The Fortune Society
29-76 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101
Telephone: 212.691.7554
Rensselaer County Reentry Task Force
C/O District Attorney’s Office
80 2nd Street, Troy, NY 12180
Telephone: 518.270.4040
Rockland County Reentry Task Force
C/O BRiDGES
2290 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994
Telephone: 845.624.1366 x136
Schenectady County Reentry Task Force
C/O The Center for Community Justice
144 Barrett Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
Telephone: 518.346.1281
Suffolk County Reentry Task Force
C/O Probation Department
Box 188, Yaphank, NY 11980
Telephone: 631.432.4432
Ulster County Reentry Task Force
C/O Family of Woodstock, Inc.
31 Albany Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
Telephone: 845.331.7080
Westchester County Reentry Task Force
C/O Department of Community Mental Health
20 South Broadway, 3rd Floor, Yonkers NY 10701
Telephone: 914.619.0405
Other States
In addition, nonprofit organizations and public libraries in other states may maintain lists of resources for formerly incarcerated individuals, as well as for those who are currently incarcerated. The following are national guides and resources that we know of. Please note that these resources may not be updated frequently, but are still a good jumping off point to find information and resources in other states.
A comprehensive source of information about local resources and services in the country. People can search online via address or zip code.
Education Justice Project’s Mapping Your Future: National Edition
A national resource with helpful advice about housing, employment, healthcare, substance use and more, with resources for formerly incarcerated individuals throughout the US.
Provides a list of resources on a national level, and by state.
Provides a list of resources searchable by state.
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