Publications Similar to Connections
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.
Capital Regions Connections (Covers Albany, Schenectady, and Rensselaer)
The Center for Law and Justice
Pine West Plaza, Building 2, Washington Avenue Ext., Albany, NY 12205
Finger Lakes Library System–Outreach Department
1300 Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
North Country Reentry Resource (Covers Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties)
Available online only.
Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System–Outreach
33 Oak Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Connections: A Guide to Transitional Services in Erie County
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library–Transitional Services Division
1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203
Mid-Hudson Library System–Outreach Department
103 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Community Connections: Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, & Wyoming (OWWL) Counties
OWWL Library System
2557 State Route 21, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Rochester Public Library–Outreach Department
115 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
Suffolk County Reentry Task Force C/O Probation Department
PO Box 188, Yaphank, NY 11980
Westchester Library System–Reentry Services
570 Taxter Road, Elmsford, NY 10523
Reentry Task Force by NYS County
Many New York State Counties have a Reentry Task Force program. Below is the contact information for programs in counties that have no known reentry guidebook. A complete list of all Reentry Task Forces is available in Connections and the County Reentry Task Force Initiative website.
Broome County Reentry Task Force
Prison and Jail Reentry Programs
206 State Street, Binghamton, NY 13901
Telephone: 607.743.1790
Nassau County Reentry Task Force
℅ Leadership Training Institute
50 Clinton Street, Suite 607, Hempstead, NY 11550
Telephone: 516.483.3400
Niagara County Reentry Task Force
℅ Community Missions
1570 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY 14303
Telephone: 716.285.3403 x2258
Oneida County Reentry Task Force
℅ Workforce Investment Board
209 Elizabeth Street, Utica, NY 13501
Telephone: 315.207.6951
Onondaga County Reentry Task Force
℅ Department of Social Services, Economic Security
421 Montgomery Street, 12th Floor, Syracuse, NY 13202
Telephone: 315.435.2985 x7153
Orange County Reentry Task Force
℅ RECAP, Inc.
201 Broadway, Newburgh, NY 12550
Telephone: 845.568.3445
Rockland County Reentry Task Force
℅ Bridges
2290 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994
Telephone: 845.624.1366 x136
Ulster County Reentry Task Force
℅ Family of Woodstock, Inc.
31 Albany Avenue, PO Box 3516, Kingston, NY 12402
Telephone: 845.331.7080
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 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 reentry resources on a national, state, local level.
Provides a list of resources on a national level, and by state.
Provides a list of resources searchable by state.