BROKEN Indiana Legal Help – Expungement forms & guides
Free self-help website with Indiana expungement petition forms, FAQs, fee-waiver forms, and videos on pulling your criminal history and BMV record.
Statewide (11)
Indiana Legal Services – Expungement help
Nonprofit law firm giving free civil legal help, including expungement petitions, to low-income Hoosiers; apply online or by phone.
Bridges to Life (Indiana prisons)
Restorative-justice program where crime victims meet with incarcerated people in small groups, aimed at lowering reoffending.
Getting Ahead While Getting Out (aha! Process)
Workbook-based class for people 18–24 months from release that builds problem-solving skills and ends with a personal reentry stability plan.
CareSource Reentry Program
Medicaid plan case-management that starts 60–90 days before release: health screening, setting up primary care, life coaching, driver's-license reinstatement and expungement help.
2nd Chance Indiana (Link2Hope Navigator employer directory)
Nonprofit running job training, in-facility and post-release mentoring, rides to work, and a searchable directory of about 2,500 Indiana employers that hire people with records (via the Link2Hope navigator).
DWD Reentry Employment Grant (via local WorkOne / workforce boards)
Federal grant money the state passes to local workforce boards for training and supportive services for returning adults; EmployIndy runs it in Marion County.
HIRE – Hoosier Initiative for Re-Entry (IDOC / DWD)
State program that starts job-readiness work about a year before release and follows people for a year after: resumes, interview prep, certifications, and matching with employers who get tax-credit and bonding help.
Recovery Works (FSSA / DMHA)
State-funded program that pays for addiction and mental-health treatment, recovery housing and support for people with justice involvement who can't afford it.
IDOC Community Transition Program (CTP)
Lets eligible people finish the end of a DOC sentence under community supervision in their home county (community corrections) to plan reentry before full release.
Oxford House (Indiana network)
Self-run, peer-supported sober homes that often accept people coming out of jail or prison.
Central (28)
Horizon House
Day center for people experiencing homelessness with job and housing help.
Catholic Charities Indianapolis – Crisis Office
Food pantry, clothing, bus tickets and gas/food vouchers for returning citizens and low-income people.
The Excel Center (Goodwill adult high school)
Tuition-free high school for adults with diploma, college credit and certifications, plus on-site childcare and transportation help.
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
Free year-round expungement help (reports 3,000+ people helped in a year) and pop-up clinics with the Marion County Prosecutor.
Good News Ministries
Christian ministry offering housing, rehabilitation and job help.
Indy Grace Place
Faith-based transitional home for men leaving prison with stable housing, biblical rehab and social services.
TOWER – Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
Jail program ('Transitioning Opportunities for Work, Education, and Reality') linking people leaving Hamilton County Jail to jobs, mentors, life skills, mental health and education; hosts second-chance job fairs.
Willow Center – Hendricks County Jail Recovery Pods
Grant-funded jail reentry program with separate men's and women's recovery pods and a reentry counselor for trauma and coping skills.
Community Alliance of the Far Eastside (CAFE)
Job training and job-search help on Indy's far east side; listed as a reentry employment resource.
Goodwill New Beginnings
Goodwill's reentry program: jobs plus wraparound support, mental-health coaching and life skills in a tiered model; reports ~10% recidivism.
Jobs for Life at Shelby Supply Co.
Hands-on woodshop job-readiness program with a mentor ('Champion') for each participant, then links graduates to local employers.
Keys2Work
Employment help, workforce certifications, workplace mentoring and job placement; partners with RecycleForce. Has a $5.1M federal grant for young reentrants.
RecycleForce
Electronics-recycling social enterprise that gives returning citizens paid transitional jobs and training, then helps them move to better jobs ('any job, better job, career').
Trusted Mentors
Matches trained volunteer mentors one-on-one with adults to build stability after incarceration.
PACE – Public Advocates in Community re-Entry
Indianapolis reentry agency since 1960: employment help, case management, recovery support, financial coaching, basic needs and pre-release programs; also runs Recovery Works referrals.
Step-Up Re-Entry Services
Reentry program focused on health and well-being for justice-involved people—case management, housing, jobs and transportation links.
Marion County Re-entry Coalition (MCRC)
Coalition of agencies working so adults involved in the justice system in Marion County reintegrate successfully; hosted by EmployIndy.
Volunteers of America – Turning Point Recovery Center
Substance-use treatment program built for justice-involved men.
Progress House (Aspire Indiana)
Men's recovery residence with sober living, meals, counseling and job support.
HVAF of Indiana (Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation)
Housing, jobs, case management, therapy and a food/clothing pantry to end veteran homelessness.
Volunteers of America – Brandon Hall
Housing and supportive services for veterans plus community-corrections (work release) beds.
Constructing Our Future
Nonprofit led by formerly incarcerated women offering temporary housing after release, job prep, financial literacy, recovery and family reunification support.
John P. Craine House
Residential alternative-sentencing program where nonviolent mothers live with their preschool children while building life skills, education and independence.
Volunteers of America – Fresh Start Recovery Center (Theodora House)
Residential addiction treatment where mothers can keep their children with them; many participants are justice-involved.
Dove Recovery House for Women
Recovery residence for women; listed as a Recovery Works provider so justice-involved women can have their stay funded.
Stability First – Magdalene House
16-bed women's recovery shelter focused on sobriety, finances, life skills and faith; stays run 90 days to 2 years. Men's Foundations House is in development.
AIM – Aftercare for Indiana through Mentoring
Volunteer mentors and life-skills training for youth coming home from juvenile facilities.
Stopover, Inc.
Transitional housing and support for youth and young adults.
Northeast (12)
Fort Wayne Rescue Mission
Shelter and transitional housing for men, women and children.
New Life Ministries
Transitional housing for men, women and children.
Blue Jacket, Inc.
Fort Wayne social enterprise with a Career Academy, café, stores and staffing; started with people returning from incarceration.
Fort Wayne Urban League – Re-entry Programming
Reentry programming, work-readiness and industry training, job-retention support and employer partnerships.
Allen County ReEntry Court
Problem-solving court (since 2001) that supervises returning people with case management, monitoring, mentors, programming and job-search help.
Freedom House, Inc.
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Mission 25
Transitional housing for men and women.
The Shepherd's House
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Volunteers of America – Richard Lugar Safe Haven
Transitional housing for homeless veterans.
Volunteers of America – Veterans Resource Center
Housing and supportive services for veterans.
Hearten House
Transitional housing for women.
Victory House for Women
Women's recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
East Central (9)
Man4Man Ministries
Christian mentoring and peer support groups that help men leaving prison or on work release find jobs and become self-supporting.
Muncie Mission Ministries
Men's shelter, a one-year Christ-centered recovery program, and transitional housing units for graduates who are working or in school.
IRACS – Integrated Reentry and Correctional Support (Delaware County)
Jail program that assesses needs during incarceration and assigns peer recovery coaches and support staff through release.
CAM, Inc.
Transitional housing for men.
Gilead House
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works (can fund justice-involved residents).
Hope House Addiction Recovery Center (Richmond-Wayne County Halfway House Corp.)
Men's recovery program, halfway house and homeless shelter.
The Guest House
Transitional housing for men.
House of Ruth
Transitional housing for women.
Volunteers of America – Fresh Start Recovery Center (Winchester House)
Family-focused residential addiction treatment for women.
West Central (7)
Tippecanoe County Community Corrections – Life Skills & Education Coordinators
Staff help people get Social Security cards and birth certificates, find jobs and housing, and connect to Purdue, Ivy Tech and adult-education classes.
Paul's Plan Ministries
Peer-run faith-based nonprofit using opioid-settlement money to give housing, food and clothing to people coming out of Tippecanoe County Corrections.
Vigo County Sheriff – RISE Program
Year-long jail program with peer support, MRT and behavior classes, help getting insurance and driver's licenses, and job placement.
Tippecanoe County Sheriff – Community Navigators
Volunteers (churches like Harvest Chapel, NAMI) work with people in jail on exit plans, job interviews, recovery and links to mental-health care and jobs.
Hamilton Center – New Citizen Program
Paid one-year training in four job areas with a mentor committee helping with work, housing and transport; finishers are offered permanent jobs.
Odyssey House
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Through the Gate
Christian 8-month residential program for women with housing, job training, life skills and mentoring; staff are mostly graduates.
North Central (6)
Jail Ministry of Elkhart County
Jail ministry that the Indiana Reentry Guide also lists as a transitional-housing contact for men and women after release.
Hope Ministries
Transitional housing for men, women and children.
Center for Community Justice
Restorative-justice programs (victim-offender reconciliation and more) that help people repair harm and return to the community.
Dismas House of Indiana
Family-style transitional housing where returning citizens live with students and volunteers, with job help and community support.
Upper Room Recovery Community
Recovery residence and transitional housing for men and women.
South Bend Community Re-Entry Center (IDOC)
Indiana's oldest state work-release center (up to 201 residents) with reentry education.
Northwest (5)
Eden House (Planted Seed Ministries)
Men's transitional/recovery house in Gary.
Lake County Community Transition Court
Moves eligible IDOC inmates to Lake County Community Corrections 8–12 months early to work on jobs, driver's license, family and life skills.
Emma House
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Volunteers of America – Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP)
Job training and placement to get homeless veterans back into work.
Women With Opulence
Reentry and rehabilitation services for women.
South Central (6)
IU Maurer Expungement Help Desk (with Indiana Legal Services)
Law students screen people and refer them to ILS attorneys who file expungement petitions for free.
Bartholomew County Works (Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center)
Free week-long job-readiness workshops, then coaching, work clothes and transport help; United Way-backed.
New Leaf – New Life
Works inside and outside the Monroe County jail on release planning, case management, transport and self-advocacy.
ASAP – Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress (recovery residence)
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Courage to Change Sober Living
Sober-living residence listed by Recovery Works.
Volunteers of America – Fresh Start Recovery Center (Columbus House)
Family-focused residential addiction treatment for women.
Southwest (6)
Churches Embracing Offenders (CEO)
Evansville ministry for the spiritual, physical, emotional and social needs of people leaving incarceration.
SWIRE – Southwest Indiana Recovery and Empowerment
Peer-led jail program that plans reentry while people are locked up, then helps with housing, transport, IDs, job applications and recovery.
DC USA, Inc.
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Volunteers of America – Fresh Start Recovery Center (Evansville House)
Family-focused residential addiction treatment for women.
YWCA Evansville
Women's transitional and recovery housing.
Volunteers of America – Hope Hall
Co-ed residential community-corrections (work release) center.
Southeast (2)
Center for Lay Ministries – Bliss House
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Serenity, Inc.
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
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