* A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project (California) - Based in Los Angeles, this organization provides housing and reentry support for women and children. Also engages in political advocacy and holds occasional leadership trainings. 323-563-3575

* The Center for Young Women’s Development (California) - Based in San Francisco, this organization supports young women who have had involvement with the juvenile justice system. Offers paid internships to low-income women to build resumes and leadership skills, “Stayin Out of the System” seminars, support groups, case management and courtroom advocacy, etc. 415-703-8800

* Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM) (Chicago) - Visible Voices, the central force behind CLAIM’s advocacy work, is a peer support and advocacy program run entirely by women with a history of criminal justice involvement. 312-675-0912

* Power Inside (Baltimore) - Serves women impacted by incarceration, street life and abuse. Offers group counseling, re-entry and aftercare, street outreach, and has a drop-in center.

* The Correctional Association of New York - ReConnect Leadership Training Program - A 12 week leadership training program for formerly incarcerated women who want to change the criminal justice system. For more information contact Andrea B. Williams, ReConnect program director, at 212-254-5700 ex. 338.

* The Church of Gethsemane (Brooklyn) - A church created by and for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated persons and their families. See their website for more information about Project Connect and their Re-Entry Peer Support Group.

* Women on the Rise Telling Her Story (WORTH) (New York) - An advocacy/consultant group comprised of formerly and incarcerated women. Has a project called Sista Circle that works to strengthen leadership development skills and educates the community and policymakers about the impact of incarceratino on women. 917-626-8168.

* The Women’s Advocacy Project - the Women’s Prison Association (New York) - By providing education on substantive issues and training in advocacy skills, the Women’s Advocacy Project equips women with criminal justice histories to make an impact on policy formation – in housing, health care, child services, employment, sentencing, etc. 646-292-7750.

* The Women’s Prison Association (WAP) (New York) - Offers residential and family services, reentry services, and neighborhood-based services in East New York.

* The Innocence Project - A national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system.

* Hour Children - An organization in Queens that works with incarcerated and formally incarcerated women and their families. Their community programs include supportive housing, counseling, day care, mentoring, and a food pantry. Telephone: 718-433-4724. Address: 13-07 37th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101.

* Providence House -An organization in Brooklyn that provides support to homeless, abused, and formerly incarcerated women. The organization operates both transitional and permanent residences. Telephone: 718-455-0197. Address: 703 Lexington Ave Brooklyn, NY 11221.