RESOURCES

RESOURCES

The more access people with criminal histories have to community services, the less likely they are to re-offend. The more we as a society are able to reduce recidivism, the safer and more productive our community will be for all of us.

Leon County Human Services Resources Guide

** Updated for 2024-2025 ** The ACE Leon County Human Services Resource Guide: Community Resources to Assist Transition to Reentry is designed to provide currently and formerly incarcerated people, counselors, social service providers, probation officers, teachers and community members with information about the many resources available in Leon County. The resources included in this resource guide address the myriad needs of people who are re-entering society from incarceration: those who are ready to make positive changes, find employment, secure a place to live, and those who may need medical, substance abuse, mental health and other counseling services.

Brochures

The brochures below are designed to assist those interested in learning more about incarceration and reentry for individuals with a criminal conviction.

Reentry Life Skills Curriculum

“Taking Care of Yourself: Making the Transition from Corrections to Work, Education and Daily Life” is a free, reproducible curriculum developed by Leon County School’s Adult & Community Education through a grant from the Florida Department of Education. The curriculum provides a wide variety of lessons and activities designed to facilitate successful transition to reentry. The lessons in this curriculum are designed to foster skills relevant to the new GED while addressing the work readiness, education and life skills needs of currently and formerly incarcerated adults. Most lessons are also highly relevant to students in ABE, GED and ESOL classrooms. All of the units are hyperlinked, printable PDFs.