NOTE: Next regular Coalition meeting will be June 5, 2013, 10:00 AM.  

WELCOME...!!!

We are the Central Arkansas ReEntry (CARE) Coalition, an unincorporated association of volunteers whose work with government, business, faith-based initiatives, and good-works advocacy groups gives us first-hand experience with the challenges faced by people making the transition from confinement, incarceration, probation and parole to living a productive and meaningful life as members of a free society.

We got our start early in 2009 when representatives of several organizations*  came together seeking answers to the difficult questions posed by reentry issues.  (*read our full history in our news release)

Along the way, we got a leg-up from many organizations, with Lewis-Burnett Employment Finders, Goodwill Industries, City Connections, Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock, Prison Fellowship/Out4Life, the Center for Women in Transition the Clinton School of Public Service among them, and we hosted our first regional ReEntry Resource Fair in October of 2010.

Then we did it again in March of 2012 and KTHV-TV covered the event.

To learn more about the issues and challenges faced by those making the transition -and- how to solve these critical problems, visit the National ReEntry Resource Center, sign up for our email updates, and check back here regularly for local news, special events, educational programs and volunteer opportunities...!!!!

~SPECIAL REPORT~

On April 26, the Clinton School of Public Service in coordination with Lewis-Burnett Employment Finders hosted a community conversation to present the findings of the practicum team.  For the white paper, please click here!

The City of Little Rock Dept. of Community Programs meet & greet with Carrie Cochran-Raglon, the City's newly hired Reentry Coordinator.
Click here for online pictorial report.

Click here for PDF news report.

~ OF INTEREST ~

 5^th Annual National  Prisoner’s Family Conference
February 20-22, 2013, Houston, Texas

 International CURE unanimous policy statement on  RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Collateral Consequences of Incarceration website.

City Connections: Connecting the Church and the City.

Pulaski County & Little Rock Compassion Resources Directory (for those who deserve assistance getting back on their feet). Download as a Word.doc or Download as PDF

Sharing Opportunities for Achievement and Renewal (SOAR) Event Calendar

Open Door Outreach Event Calendar.

Immigrant Victims of Crime SURVEY

REENTRY CENTRAL: National Website on Reentry Issues.

Our Mission, Vision  & Purpose

The Central Arkansas Reentry Coalition works on behalf of the formerly incarcerated to:

• Improve reentry conditions, which include housing, transportation, medical needs, food/clothing, job training, employment identification, education and life skills.
   
• Inform and educate the community at-large about the critical importance of the reentry process and how to be beneficially involved by holding monthly open meetings that promote solution-focused / outcome-driven creative development strategies through open discourse and collaborative action.
   
• Advocate for the the structuring of laws and policies that make the reentry process beneficial to former inmates and by extension to their families and our community as a whole.
   
• Engage all organizations with the opportunity to embrace and walk alongside each other in collaborative partnerships to eliminate barriers and empower the full potential of every formerly incarcerated person to live a rewarding, meaningful and law-abiding life as a productive member of a free society.