Resources Available To You
Click each link to find more information about these programs. Scroll down to find interesting news articles and websites, statewide resources and information about internships, scholarships and other opportunities.
Campus Services
- Basic Needs – Food, Housing, Mental Health
- EOPS: Extended Opportunities Programs and Services
- Financial Aid – How to Apply
- Men of Color Community
- Student Services Directory
Community Resources
Reentry Resource Center (Santa Clara County) – offers services to formerly incarcerated individuals, including
- Alcohol and drug treatment referrals
- Cal Fresh food assistance
- Clothes closet
- Computer literacy lab
- Counseling
- Expungement (record clearance)
- General assistance benefits
- Health referrals
- Healthcare coverage
- Housing assistance and referrals
- Intake and assessment
- Medical Clinic
- Mental health referrals
- Peer mentoring
- Resources to the faith communities
Articles and Websites of Interest
- After 30 Years in California Prison, He Starts New Life at UC Irvine (EdSource)
- Survive Bay Area Punishment is a website with information and resources for people navigating county jail systems in the Bay Area.
- The ‘Un-Becoming’: A Former L.A. Gang Member Finds His Resurrection Tale at UC Berkeley (Los Angeles Times)
Statewide Resources
California Community Colleges Rising Scholars Network
California State University
- Project Rebound – now active on 15 CSU campuses
University of California
Internships and Scholarships
Educating for Change Scholarship: Up to $1,000
This scholarship provides financial support to California Community College students who have a parent incarcerated in a prison administered by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The scholarship amount per student will be up to $1,000 per academic term, which may be used to cover education-related costs, such as tuition and fees, books and other instructional materials, computer equipment, internet access, educational tools, and uniforms.