Reentry, Housing & Employment
As community members return home after incarceration or criminal legal system involvement, they face enormous barriers to rebuilding their lives.
To disrupt cycles of poverty, unemployment, housing instability and discrimination, CCA collaborates with hundreds of community members each year, offering job training, housing and legal support.
We run the first-in-the-nation partnership between a non-profit and a public housing authority to provide transitional housing to people returning home from jail and prison, as well as affordable housing and permanent supportive housing.
What makes Freedom Commons so unique is the strong sense of community and hope built by residents and staff. Here, neighbors greet each other in the halls, share community meals and co-create a safe and welcoming environment. It is a place where lives transform day by day, offering a path to a better future.
Our Programs
Community Carpenters
Paid leadership and workforce training, including community gardening and hydroponics, for Central Brooklyn youth involved with the legal system.
Education and Career Training
Workforce readiness program to develop soft-skills and advance professional, educational and personal goals prior to certification and job placement.
Next Gen Re-Entry Network
Mentoring, job readiness, paid internships, therapeutic services and family engagement with grassroots organizations across NYC for youth who have been incarcerated.
Works Plus Employment Program
Work readiness mentoring program with career awareness services, educational opportunities, assistance with job searches and case management.
NeOn Works Employment Program
Work readiness program with career awareness services, educational opportunities, assistance with job searches and case management.
Transition Advocates Syracuse
Support and coaching for students returning from or facing out-of-school suspensions and those returning from a residential facility or secure facility
Employment Services
Employment services for people impacted by the criminal legal system, including training, career planning, placement and mental health support.
Line Cook Training
Culinary employment training program with soft-skill training, certification, internships and job placement for people impacted by the criminal legal system.
Healthcare Career Training
Healthcare employment training program with direct job placement into full & part-time positions with anchor employer partners.
Permanent Supportive Housing
Permanent housing program with personal apartments, and access to programs and community-based health care, treatment and employment services.
Construction Careers
Construction employment training program in electrical, HVAC, plumbing, welding and other trades.
Emergency and Transitional Housing and Support
Emergency housing dormitories for people returning from incarceration including holistic support and reentry services.
Reentry Advocacy
Free civic restoration services in Syracuse and Rochester for people with conviction records to understand their rights while seeking employment and advocating against discrimination.
Transition Advocates Rochester
Support and coaching for students returning from a residential facility or secure facility
