Here are 40 non-profits organizations that assist ex-offenders finding employment in Florida:
Another Chance Transitional Services (ACTS) provides comprehensive and coordinated services strategic to the reintegration of former incarcerated individuals. We strive to insure that all convicted felons have the necessary support they need in order to begin a successful and productive life after their release from jail or prison.
2101 North Pace Boulevard, Pensacola, 32505
850-437-9900
Eckerd Connects? Paxen lives to fulfill its mission to provide fundamental life, education, and workforce skills that together form the building blocks for better lives. Paxen specializes in developing and delivering outcome-based programs that build academic, employment and life skills.
616 E Orange Avenue, Ft. Pierce, 34950
866-482-4473
Eckerd Connects? Paxen lives to fulfill its mission to provide fundamental life, education, and workforce skills that together form the building blocks for better lives. Paxen specializes in developing and delivering outcome-based programs that build academic, employment and life skills.
306 NW 7th Avenue, Ocala, 34475
941-276-3724
Eckerd Connects? Paxen lives to fulfill its mission to provide fundamental life, education, and workforce skills that together form the building blocks for better lives. Paxen specializes in developing and delivering outcome-based programs that build academic, employment and life skills.
3810 5th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, 33713
727-202-8917
Eckerd Connects? Paxen lives to fulfill its mission to provide fundamental life, education, and workforce skills that together form the building blocks for better lives. Paxen specializes in developing and delivering outcome-based programs that build academic, employment and life skills.
710 SE Central Parkway, Stuart, 34994
727-214-3174
Eckerd Connects? Project Bridge provides transitional services to boys and girls ages 11-21 reintegrating to their home communities from juvenile justice residential commitment programs. Through an innovative collaboration of organizations, Project Bridge provides educational, mentoring, vocational and transportation services to help our young people achieve stable and successful lives and avoid re-entry into the criminal justice system.
6213 Presidential Court, Ft. Myers, 33919
239-208-8983
Eckerd Connects? Project Bridge provides transitional services to boys and girls ages 11-21 reintegrating to their home communities from juvenile justice residential commitment programs. Through an innovative collaboration of organizations, Project Bridge provides educational, mentoring, vocational and transportation services to help our young people achieve stable and successful lives and avoid re-entry into the criminal justice system.
415 Avenue A, Ft. Pierce, 34950
Eckerd Connects? Project Bridge provides transitional services to boys and girls ages 11-21 reintegrating to their home communities from juvenile justice residential commitment programs. Through an innovative collaboration of organizations, Project Bridge provides educational, mentoring, vocational and transportation services to help our young people achieve stable and successful lives and avoid re-entry into the criminal justice system.
18441 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, 33169
305-705-4911
Eckerd Connects? Project Bridge provides transitional services to boys and girls ages 11-21 reintegrating to their home communities from juvenile justice residential commitment programs. Through an innovative collaboration of organizations, Project Bridge provides educational, mentoring, vocational and transportation services to help our young people achieve stable and successful lives and avoid re-entry into the criminal justice system.
2909 NW 21st Avenue, Oakland Park, 33311
954-626-0664
Eckerd Connects? Project Bridge provides transitional services to boys and girls ages 11-21 reintegrating to their home communities from juvenile justice residential commitment programs. Through an innovative collaboration of organizations, Project Bridge provides educational, mentoring, vocational and transportation services to help our young people achieve stable and successful lives and avoid re-entry into the criminal justice system.
10549 N Florida Avenue, Tampa, 33612
813-284-6943
Eckerd Connects? Project Bridge provides transitional services to boys and girls ages 11-21 reintegrating to their home communities from juvenile justice residential commitment programs. Through an innovative collaboration of organizations, Project Bridge provides educational, mentoring, vocational and transportation services to help our young people achieve stable and successful lives and avoid re-entry into the criminal justice system.
400 N Congress Avenue, West Palm Beach, 33401
561-469-7693
Eckerd Connects? Workforce Development provides career pathways and support to adults, dislocated workers, and youth ages 16 and older. Its one-stop delivery system provides a range of career services to fit the needs of each individual. Additionally, Workforce Development aligns with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and provides all of its employment services free of charge to eligible participants.
584 NW University Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, 34986
772-408-1260
Eckerd Connects? Workforce Development provides career pathways and support to adults, dislocated workers, and youth ages 16 and older. Its one-stop delivery system provides a range of career services to fit the needs of each individual. Additionally, Workforce Development aligns with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and provides all of its employment services free of charge to eligible participants.
1880 82nd Avenue, Vero Beach, 32966
866-482-4473
Mercy House provides returning citizens with data-based research tested best practice and critically necessary resources as they begin their journey back into our community from incarceration and addiction.
548 E Bradford Rd, Tallahassee, 32315-3304
850-412-0016
The Goodwill of North Florida Job Junctions have become a valuable community service. These walk-in Career Centers provide a positive and supportive environment; where anyone looking for work may access resources and learn skills to conduct an independent job search at no charge.
4527 Lenox Avenue, Jacksonville, 32205
904-384-1361
Building Today`s Workforce for Tomorrow uses a comprehensive partnership to accelerate training programs for entry-level workers, alternative labor pools of men and women, and skills enhancement of current residential construction workers in the trades.
4811 Payne Stewart Drive, Jacksonville, 32209
904-360-8200
His Healing Hand Ministries is a purpose driven ministry working with those behind bars, those returning from a time away, those on probation or parole, or those who have a criminal past.
, Goldenrod, 32733
407-219-7625
As a prison after care ministry, our program essentially begins once participants return home from full-time jobs
908 SW 1st Street, Ft. Lauderdale, 33312
954-524-8989
As a prison after care ministry, our program essentially begins once participants return home from full-time jobs.
PO Box 12113, Gainsville, 32604
352-642-4061
As a prison after care ministry, our program essentially begins once participants return home from full-time jobs
213 W.Curtis Street, Tampa, 33603
813-231-5122
As a prison after care ministry, our program essentially begins once participants return home from full-time jobs
2484 SE Bonita Street, Stuart, 34997
772-286-4673
As a prison after care ministry, our program essentially begins once participants return home from full-time jobs.
2005 E University Ave., Gainsville, 32641-5912
352-226-8801
OIC of South Florida provides assessment, readiness, employment, and case management services to returning ex-offenders, and linkages through referrals to support services providers.
3407 NW 9th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, 33311
954-563-3535
Operation New Hope, seeks to help rebuild low-income communities and to train and employ ex-offenders and others in need of developing marketable skills.
1830 North Main St., Jacksonville, 32206
904-354-4673
The mission of PRIDE`s ex-offender training is to conduct a comprehensive workplace training program that promotes the rehabilitation and employability of PRIDE workers and optimizes the productive performance of the industries to which they are assigned.
223 Morrison Road, Brandon, 33511
813-324-8700
The Pinellas County Urban League is the Community Empowerment Center with a specific focus on workforce development. We work with individual job seekers and local employers to increase job placement strengthen the workforce.
333 31st Street North, St. Petersburg, 33713
727-327-2081
Project 180 focuses on clean and sober housing, job skill training, academic education, and establishing a supportive social network is a logical solution to the difficult challenges former offenders face when they reenter our communities.
, Sarasota, 34277-2684
941-677-2281
Project RENEW is a workforce development program is designed to help young adults, 18-24 years old, living in Miami who are or have been justice-involved to obtain education and skills training that leads to an industry-recognized credential so that they can obtain and retain jobs aligned with selected career pathways.
6620 North Miami Avenue, Miami, 33150
786-391-2375
Riverside House is a non-profit, faith-based organization committed to guiding people convicted of crime into becoming productive citizens. Our dedicated, caring, and compassionate team members provide counseling, life skills training, and vocational and pastoral care services.
968 NW 2nd St., Miami, 33128
305-326-9799
Even the most determined people have a difficult time negotiating their way out of a situation when they have no resources - no home, no transportation, no appropriate clothing and no way to put together a resume. More devastating is the loss of confidence and self esteem produced by the loss of a job and home. The Salvation Army in Broward County provides the specific and on going assistance required to enable our clients to achieve and maintain economic self sufficiency.
100 SW 9th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, 33312
954-524-6991
The Salvation Army Correctional Services provides probation supervision for misdemeanor probationers sentenced by the Hillsborough County Courts.
1603 N. Florida Avenue, Tampa, 33602
813-226-0055
Shisa House operates a transitional home for female offenders at Shisa House in Tallahassee, Florida. To be eligible to live at the Shisa House, and participate in a work-release program, inmates must pass the screening standards set and administered by the Florida Department of Corrections.
418 W. Virginia Street, Tallahassee, 32301
850-222-4859
Career Pathways from the Success Training And Retention Services at PERC provides employment services for those with background challenges who are making changes in their lives and seeking employment. We also offer support services through our comprehensive case management system to ensure that you have the necessary tools for success. It really is a holistic based approach to reentry and employment.
12810 US Hwy. 19 N, Clearwater, 33764
855-505-7372
Career Pathways from the Success Training And Retention Services at PERC provides employment services for those with background challenges who are making changes in their lives and seeking employment. We also offer support services through our comprehensive case management system to ensure that you have the necessary tools for success. It really is a holistic based approach to reentry and employment.
1601 16th Street South, St. Petersburg, 33705
727-954-3993
Career Pathways from the Success Training And Retention Services at PERC provides employment services for those with background challenges who are making changes in their lives and seeking employment. We also offer support services through our comprehensive case management system to ensure that you have the necessary tools for success. It really is a holistic based approach to reentry and employment.
1200 S. Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs, 34689
855-505-7372
Tampa Bay Academy of Hope provides the reentry program using evidenced informed practices to assist returning citizens age 25 and over in transitioning back into the community by obtaining industry recognized credentials leading to sustainable employment.
7402 N 56th St. Suite 400, Tampa, 33617
813-620-4029
Youthbuild TBAH ensures that Hillsborough?s youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who are high school dropouts, adjudicated youth, youth aging out of foster care, youth with disabilities, homeless youth, and other disconnected youth populations have a program that includes an academic component which assists youth who are often significantly behind in basic skill development to obtain a high school diploma or state high school equivalency credential. The program also includes occupational skills training that prepares at-risk youth to gain placement into career pathways and/or further education or training, and also supports the goal of increasing affordable housing within communities by teaching youth construction skills learned by building or significantly renovating homes for sale or rent to low-income families or transitional housing for homeless families or individuals.
5118 North 56th Street, Tampa Bay, 33610
813-620-4029
The Community Transition Program serves individuals who are returning to the Tampa Bay area from a State, Federal or Local correctional institution and are in need of case management and/or counseling services in order to make the transition easier. We provide client referrals for employment, housing, transportation, food, clothing, and health care.
5109 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, 33603
813-238-8557
Time for Freedom, Inc. offers transitional housing and support for recently released men with crimnial histories. Time for Freedom mandates attendance at four programs, AA/NA, cognitive thinking, bible study and life skills. All residents are expected to work, with limited job referrals available.
2006 NE 8th Road, Ocala, 34470
352-351-1280
Transition, Inc. provides job training and placement services to ex-offenders. Founded in 1974, this Miami-based non-profit has assisted thousands of “returning citizens” to overcome the single biggest obstacle to their successful re-entry back to their community – finding and maintaining a job.
1550 N.W. 3rd Ave., Miami, 33136
305-571-2001
Data is retrieved from CareerOneStop. Last update on July 2021