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California resources for people coming home
Housing, food, clothes, phones, ID, health coverage, jobs and crisis lines, all in one place. Links go to official and government sources, plus 211, the national line for local services.
⌂Housing
- California reentry housing: official programs, parole offices and listed homes
- CDCR DAPO Headquarters (opens in new tab) · (279) 223-3800
9838 Old Placerville Road, Sacramento, CA 95827. - CDCR DAPO Southern Region HQ (opens in new tab) · (909) 468-2300
21015 Pathfinder Road, Suite 200, Diamond Bar, CA 91765. - STOP placement office (CDCR): WestCare, North Highlands (opens in new tab) · (916) 564-4400
4616 Roseville Road, Suite 107, North Highlands, CA 95660. - 211.org: local shelters, food banks and clothing closets (opens in new tab) (or dial 2-1-1)
◍Food
◇Clothes
- 211.org: local shelters, food banks and clothing closets (opens in new tab) lists local clothing closets
- Ask the reentry or parole officer: many prisons and parole offices keep a list of clothing help for people going home.
We haven't found an official statewide clothing program list for California, so we don't list one.
☏Phones
▭ID
✚Health & Medicaid
⚒Jobs
- CareerOneStop: American Job Centers near you (U.S. Dept. of Labor) (opens in new tab)
- Parole plan builder: housing, parole office, ID and benefits in one printable plan
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