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Contact Information
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Project ReIntegration of Offenders (RIO) |
Provides intensive employment services including training and referrals to people who have been incarcerated through WorkSource centers across Texas. To find the centers (full service) nearest you, click here. Also see the re-entry Tools for Practitioners employment page for more information on employment guidance for formerly incarcerated people.
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Texas Workforce Commission
101 E. 15th Street
Austin, TX 78778 800.453.8140
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Pre-Release Education- Academic. This is provided through select units with relationships with colleges in their area. Academic, security, and classification criteria must be met to participate. State pays for one academic course per semester. Students are responsible for other tuition, fees, and tests. Youthful Offender Grant provides full-time academic courseload funding to offenders younger than 25. Classes may lead to an Associates or Bachelor’s degree.
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936.291.5331
Available in these Units:
Clements, Formby, Neal, Roach, and Wheeler Unit.
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Provides vocational college education in select units with relationships with colleges in their area. Vocational, security, and classification criteria must be met to participate. Students are responsible for all tuition, fees, and tests. Youthful Offender Grant provides no cost vocational courses to qualifying offenders younger than 25. Provides shop training and classroom instruction. Junior college vocational programs were available on 30 units in fiscal year 2005. A Certificate of Completion and semester hours of college credit are earned upon satisfactory completion of a vocational course.
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936.291.5331
Available in these Units:
Clements, Formby, Neal, and Roach Unit.
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Outpatient substance abuse treatment center. Spanish languages services available.
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803 S. Rusk St.
Amarillo, TX 79106
806.374.6688
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Bridge of
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Provides food vouchers and clothing Tues and Thur from 10-2. Must bring photo ID (TDCJ ID is fine), proof of residency in Lubbock County (a utility bill and letter from shelter or transitional house is fine). Food kitchen serves hot meals at noon MWF . Provides monthly medical screenings for blood sugar, blood pressure and weight. |
1301 Red Bud Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79403
806.687.0772
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Catholic Family Services |
Provides a food pantry. Must call for appointment. |
102 Ave. J
Lubbock, TX 79401
806.765.8475
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Provides general medical, vision and dental care. Sliding scale based on income |
1318 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79401
806.765.2611
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District Reentry Center (Parole) |
Cognitive intervention, anger management, substance abuse education, employment - readiness training, victim impact panel classes, case management.
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Lydia Deleon
409 50th St.
Lubbock, TX 79404
806.747.8282
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Exodus Prison Ministry of Lubbock |
Hosts a 12-step support group for previously incarcerated people and their families. Provides a free bible correspondence course to prisoners and inmates, and a diploma is given at completion. Also sends new and used Christian books to prison chaplains. |
Joyce Hargis
PO Box 6363
Lubbock, TX 79493
806.791.3673
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Freedom in Jesus Ministries |
Non-profit org that provides bible study program and Christian services in select units, sends bible study guides to people in 40 states including Texas. Also supports other ministries to acquire 501c3 status, and trains churches on starting prison ministries. Provides food and clothing to people re-entering Lubbock. |
Don Castleberry
PO Box 6525
Lubbock, TX 79493
806.778.3923
806.791.5853 Fax
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Salvation Army |
Shelter for men and women. Clothing pantry, food vouchers, and soup kitchen.
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1111 16th St.
Lubbock, TX 79401
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Simple Acts Ministry |
Provides furniture and household goods to assist with setting up homes upon release. Assists with emergency medication and other emergencies. |
Ted and Jenny Zobeck
P.O. Box 53186
Lubbock, TX 79453
806.928.8345
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Provides medical care to uninsured and insured. Must be a resident of |
602 Indiana Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79415
806.775.8200
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2700 Yonkers
Plainview, TX 79072
806.293.2636
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Provides supportive residential treatment for men and intensive residential treatment for women and their children. We also provide outpatient treatment for addiction and mental illness.
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806 El Paso St.
Plainview, TX 79072
806.293.9722
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Panhandle Re-Entry Services