Reentry Programs
92 programs across Indiana that help people coming home: job training, housing, recovery, expungement, and support for women, veterans, and young people. Pick your region.
Indiana Legal Help – Expungement forms & guides
expungement
Free self-help website with Indiana expungement petition forms, FAQs, fee-waiver forms, and videos on pulling your criminal history and BMV record.
Who it serves: Anyone in Indiana seeking to seal arrest or conviction records who is filing on their own.
Indiana Legal Services – Expungement help
expungement
Nonprofit law firm giving free civil legal help, including expungement petitions, to low-income Hoosiers; apply online or by phone.
Who it serves: Low-income Indiana residents meeting federal poverty guidelines.
Bridges to Life (Indiana prisons)
faith-based / reentry curriculumHouston, TX (HQ) · serves Hendricks, Marion
Restorative-justice program where crime victims meet with incarcerated people in small groups, aimed at lowering reoffending.
Who it serves: People at Plainfield Correctional, Indiana Women's Prison and Heritage Trail.
Getting Ahead While Getting Out (aha! Process)
faith-based / reentry curriculum
Workbook-based class for people 18–24 months from release that builds problem-solving skills and ends with a personal reentry stability plan.
Who it serves: Incarcerated people 18–24 months from release (offered through facilities/ministries).
CareSource Reentry Program
health/benefits reentry · serves Statewide (all IDOC prisons)
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.
Who it serves: Medicaid-eligible people leaving Indiana state prisons.
2nd Chance Indiana (Link2Hope Navigator employer directory)
job training/placementIndianapolis · serves Marion, Tipton, Howard, Kosciusko, DeKalb, Elkhart
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).
Who it serves: Formerly incarcerated adults; 18–24 skilled-trades track under a federal grant.
DWD Reentry Employment Grant (via local WorkOne / workforce boards)
job training/placement
Federal grant money the state passes to local workforce boards for training and supportive services for returning adults; EmployIndy runs it in Marion County.
Who it serves: Formerly incarcerated adults 25 and older.
HIRE – Hoosier Initiative for Re-Entry (IDOC / DWD)
job training/placementIndianapolis
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.
Who it serves: People incarcerated in or recently released from Indiana DOC facilities.
Recovery Works (FSSA / DMHA)
recovery/treatment funding
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.
Who it serves: Indiana residents 18+, income at or below 200% FPL, with current or past Indiana criminal-justice involvement. Only the participant or a justice partner can refer.
IDOC Community Transition Program (CTP)
transitional housing
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.
Who it serves: Eligible IDOC inmates nearing release; placement depends on county community-corrections acceptance.
Oxford House (Indiana network)
transitional housing
Self-run, peer-supported sober homes that often accept people coming out of jail or prison.
Who it serves: Men and women in recovery.
Horizon House
basic needsIndianapolis · serves Marion
Day center for people experiencing homelessness with job and housing help.
Who it serves: Adults experiencing homelessness, including recently released people.
Catholic Charities Indianapolis – Crisis Office
basic needs / faith-basedIndianapolis · serves Marion
Food pantry, clothing, bus tickets and gas/food vouchers for returning citizens and low-income people.
Who it serves: Returning citizens and low-income residents.
The Excel Center (Goodwill adult high school)
educationIndianapolis · serves Marion (6 sites), 15 sites statewide
Tuition-free high school for adults with diploma, college credit and certifications, plus on-site childcare and transportation help.
Who it serves: Adults without a high school diploma (open to people with records).
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
expungementIndianapolis · serves Marion, Central Indiana
Free year-round expungement help (reports 3,000+ people helped in a year) and pop-up clinics with the Marion County Prosecutor.
Who it serves: People seeking expungement of criminal convictions and driving records, mainly central Indiana.
Good News Ministries
faith-based / transitional housingIndianapolis · serves Marion
Christian ministry offering housing, rehabilitation and job help.
Who it serves: Men and women in need, including returning citizens.
Indy Grace Place
faith-based / transitional housingIndianapolis · serves Marion
Faith-based transitional home for men leaving prison with stable housing, biblical rehab and social services.
Who it serves: Adult men returning from prison to Indianapolis.
TOWER – Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
jail reentry / job placementNoblesville · serves Hamilton
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.
Who it serves: People incarcerated in or released from Hamilton County Jail.
Willow Center – Hendricks County Jail Recovery Pods
jail reentry / recoveryDanville · serves Hendricks
Grant-funded jail reentry program with separate men's and women's recovery pods and a reentry counselor for trauma and coping skills.
Who it serves: Sentenced Hendricks County inmates with a substance-related charge, within 45 days of release, who volunteer.
Community Alliance of the Far Eastside (CAFE)
job training/placementIndianapolis · serves Marion
Job training and job-search help on Indy's far east side; listed as a reentry employment resource.
Who it serves: Far eastside residents, including people with records.
Goodwill New Beginnings
job training/placementIndianapolis · serves Central and Southern Indiana (21 sites)
Goodwill's reentry program: jobs plus wraparound support, mental-health coaching and life skills in a tiered model; reports ~10% recidivism.
Who it serves: People reentering after incarceration.
Jobs for Life at Shelby Supply Co.
job training/placementShelbyville · serves Shelby
Hands-on woodshop job-readiness program with a mentor ('Champion') for each participant, then links graduates to local employers.
Who it serves: Adults with barriers to work, including past justice involvement or addiction.
Keys2Work
job training/placementIndianapolis · serves Marion
Employment help, workforce certifications, workplace mentoring and job placement; partners with RecycleForce. Has a $5.1M federal grant for young reentrants.
Who it serves: People who are justice-involved or experiencing homelessness; grant program for ages 18–24.
RecycleForce
job training/placementIndianapolis · serves Marion
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').
Who it serves: People returning from incarceration.
Trusted Mentors
mentoringIndianapolis · serves Marion
Matches trained volunteer mentors one-on-one with adults to build stability after incarceration.
Who it serves: Adults re-entering after incarceration, aging out of foster care, or at risk of homelessness.
PACE – Public Advocates in Community re-Entry
reentry case managementIndianapolis · serves Marion
Indianapolis reentry agency since 1960: employment help, case management, recovery support, financial coaching, basic needs and pre-release programs; also runs Recovery Works referrals.
Who it serves: Individuals and families affected by incarceration and justice involvement.
Step-Up Re-Entry Services
reentry case managementIndianapolis · serves Marion
Reentry program focused on health and well-being for justice-involved people—case management, housing, jobs and transportation links.
Who it serves: People involved in the criminal justice system.
Marion County Re-entry Coalition (MCRC)
reentry coalitionIndianapolis · serves Marion
Coalition of agencies working so adults involved in the justice system in Marion County reintegrate successfully; hosted by EmployIndy.
Who it serves: Returning adults in Marion County, providers and employers.
Volunteers of America – Turning Point Recovery Center
reentry treatmentIndianapolis · serves Marion
Substance-use treatment program built for justice-involved men.
Who it serves: Justice-involved adult men.
Progress House (Aspire Indiana)
transitional housingIndianapolis · serves Marion
Men's recovery residence with sober living, meals, counseling and job support.
Who it serves: Men in recovery, including those leaving incarceration; Recovery Works residence.
HVAF of Indiana (Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation)
veteran reentryIndianapolis · serves Marion, Central Indiana
Housing, jobs, case management, therapy and a food/clothing pantry to end veteran homelessness.
Who it serves: Homeless and at-risk veterans (site does not say it targets justice-involved vets specifically).
Volunteers of America – Brandon Hall
veteran reentryIndianapolis · serves Marion
Housing and supportive services for veterans plus community-corrections (work release) beds.
Who it serves: Veterans and justice-involved adults in community corrections.
Constructing Our Future
women's reentryIndianapolis · serves Marion
Nonprofit led by formerly incarcerated women offering temporary housing after release, job prep, financial literacy, recovery and family reunification support.
Who it serves: Women returning from prison.
John P. Craine House
women's reentryIndianapolis · serves Marion
Residential alternative-sentencing program where nonviolent mothers live with their preschool children while building life skills, education and independence.
Who it serves: Nonviolent female offenders with preschool-age children (court-referred).
Volunteers of America – Fresh Start Recovery Center (Theodora House)
women's reentryIndianapolis · serves Marion
Residential addiction treatment where mothers can keep their children with them; many participants are justice-involved.
Who it serves: Women (including pregnant women and mothers with children).
Dove Recovery House for Women
women's reentry / transitional housingIndianapolis · serves Marion
Recovery residence for women; listed as a Recovery Works provider so justice-involved women can have their stay funded.
Who it serves: Adult women in recovery, including justice-involved.
Stability First – Magdalene House
women's reentry / transitional housingMartinsville · serves Morgan
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.
Who it serves: Single women dealing with homelessness, addiction and trauma (many justice-involved).
AIM – Aftercare for Indiana through Mentoring
youth reentryIndianapolis · serves Marion
Volunteer mentors and life-skills training for youth coming home from juvenile facilities.
Who it serves: Incarcerated youth returning to Marion County.
Stopover, Inc.
youth reentryIndianapolis · serves Marion
Transitional housing and support for youth and young adults.
Who it serves: Youth and young adults.
Fort Wayne Rescue Mission
faith-based / transitional housingFort Wayne · serves Allen
Shelter and transitional housing for men, women and children.
Who it serves: Men, women and children experiencing homelessness.
New Life Ministries
faith-based / transitional housingHuntington · serves Huntington
Transitional housing for men, women and children.
Who it serves: Men, women, children.
Blue Jacket, Inc.
job training/placementFort Wayne · serves Allen
Fort Wayne social enterprise with a Career Academy, café, stores and staffing; started with people returning from incarceration.
Who it serves: Anyone with a barrier to employment, including a criminal record.
Fort Wayne Urban League – Re-entry Programming
job training/placementFort Wayne · serves Allen
Reentry programming, work-readiness and industry training, job-retention support and employer partnerships.
Who it serves: Adults reintegrating after incarceration or with criminal histories.
Allen County ReEntry Court
reentry courtFort Wayne · serves Allen
Problem-solving court (since 2001) that supervises returning people with case management, monitoring, mentors, programming and job-search help.
Who it serves: People under dual parole supervision or serving split sentences in Allen County.
Freedom House, Inc.
transitional housingFort Wayne · serves Allen
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Who it serves: Adults in recovery with justice involvement.
Mission 25
transitional housingColumbia City · serves Whitley
Transitional housing for men and women.
Who it serves: Men and women.
The Shepherd's House
transitional housingFort Wayne · serves Allen
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Who it serves: Men in recovery with justice involvement.
Volunteers of America – Richard Lugar Safe Haven
veteran reentryFort Wayne · serves Allen
Transitional housing for homeless veterans.
Who it serves: Homeless veterans.
Volunteers of America – Veterans Resource Center
veteran reentryFort Wayne · serves Allen
Housing and supportive services for veterans.
Who it serves: Veterans.
Hearten House
women's reentryAuburn · serves DeKalb
Transitional housing for women.
Who it serves: Women.
Victory House for Women
women's reentryFort Wayne · serves Allen
Women's recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Who it serves: Women in recovery with justice involvement.
Man4Man Ministries
faith-based / mentoringAnderson · serves Madison
Christian mentoring and peer support groups that help men leaving prison or on work release find jobs and become self-supporting.
Who it serves: Formerly incarcerated men and men on work release.
Muncie Mission Ministries
faith-based / transitional housingMuncie · serves Delaware
Men's shelter, a one-year Christ-centered recovery program, and transitional housing units for graduates who are working or in school.
Who it serves: Men experiencing homelessness or addiction (has served men with records).
IRACS – Integrated Reentry and Correctional Support (Delaware County)
jail reentry / recoveryMuncie · serves Delaware
Jail program that assesses needs during incarceration and assigns peer recovery coaches and support staff through release.
Who it serves: People in Delaware County Jail, especially those in recovery.
CAM, Inc.
transitional housingKokomo · serves Howard
Transitional housing for men.
Who it serves: Men.
Gilead House
transitional housingKokomo · serves Howard
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works (can fund justice-involved residents).
Who it serves: Adults in recovery with justice involvement.
Hope House Addiction Recovery Center (Richmond-Wayne County Halfway House Corp.)
transitional housingRichmond · serves Wayne
Men's recovery program, halfway house and homeless shelter.
Who it serves: Men with addiction and homeless men.
The Guest House
transitional housingNew Castle · serves Henry
Transitional housing for men.
Who it serves: Men.
House of Ruth
women's reentryConnersville · serves Fayette
Transitional housing for women.
Who it serves: Women.
Volunteers of America – Fresh Start Recovery Center (Winchester House)
women's reentryWinchester · serves Randolph
Family-focused residential addiction treatment for women.
Who it serves: Women, including mothers and pregnant women.
Tippecanoe County Community Corrections – Life Skills & Education Coordinators
ID / document helpLafayette · serves Tippecanoe
Staff help people get Social Security cards and birth certificates, find jobs and housing, and connect to Purdue, Ivy Tech and adult-education classes.
Who it serves: People in Tippecanoe County Community Corrections and the community.
Paul's Plan Ministries
faith-based / transitional housingLafayette · serves Tippecanoe
Peer-run faith-based nonprofit using opioid-settlement money to give housing, food and clothing to people coming out of Tippecanoe County Corrections.
Who it serves: People released from Tippecanoe County Corrections.
Vigo County Sheriff – RISE Program
jail reentryTerre Haute · serves Vigo
Year-long jail program with peer support, MRT and behavior classes, help getting insurance and driver's licenses, and job placement.
Who it serves: People in Vigo County Jail.
Tippecanoe County Sheriff – Community Navigators
jail reentry / faith-basedLafayette · serves Tippecanoe
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.
Who it serves: People in Tippecanoe County Jail.
Hamilton Center – New Citizen Program
job training/placementTerre Haute · serves Vigo, 11 West Central counties, Marion
Paid one-year training in four job areas with a mentor committee helping with work, housing and transport; finishers are offered permanent jobs.
Who it serves: People who were incarcerated or have a felony conviction.
Odyssey House
transitional housingTerre Haute · serves Vigo
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Who it serves: Adults in recovery with justice involvement.
Through the Gate
women's reentryCrawfordsville · serves Montgomery
Christian 8-month residential program for women with housing, job training, life skills and mentoring; staff are mostly graduates.
Who it serves: Adult women facing addiction, homelessness or trauma, or coming out of incarceration.
Jail Ministry of Elkhart County
faith-based / jail ministryElkhart · serves Elkhart
Jail ministry that the Indiana Reentry Guide also lists as a transitional-housing contact for men and women after release.
Who it serves: Men and women in and leaving Elkhart County Jail.
Hope Ministries
faith-based / transitional housingSouth Bend · serves St. Joseph
Transitional housing for men, women and children.
Who it serves: Men, women, children.
Center for Community Justice
reentry / restorative justiceElkhart · serves Elkhart
Restorative-justice programs (victim-offender reconciliation and more) that help people repair harm and return to the community.
Who it serves: Justice-involved people and crime victims in Elkhart County.
Dismas House of Indiana
transitional housingSouth Bend · serves St. Joseph
Family-style transitional housing where returning citizens live with students and volunteers, with job help and community support.
Who it serves: Men and women returning from incarceration (does not accept sex-offense or arson charges).
Upper Room Recovery Community
transitional housingSouth Bend · serves St. Joseph
Recovery residence and transitional housing for men and women.
Who it serves: Men and women, including justice-involved (Recovery Works).
South Bend Community Re-Entry Center (IDOC)
work releaseSouth Bend · serves Northern Indiana
Indiana's oldest state work-release center (up to 201 residents) with reentry education.
Who it serves: IDOC inmates within 12 months of release from across northern Indiana.
Eden House (Planted Seed Ministries)
faith-based / transitional housingGary · serves Lake
Men's transitional/recovery house in Gary.
Who it serves: Men, including justice-involved (Recovery Works).
Lake County Community Transition Court
reentry courtCrown Point · serves Lake
Moves eligible IDOC inmates to Lake County Community Corrections 8–12 months early to work on jobs, driver's license, family and life skills.
Who it serves: IDOC inmates returning to Lake County.
Emma House
transitional housingGary · serves Lake
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Who it serves: Adults in recovery with justice involvement.
Volunteers of America – Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP)
veteran reentryGary · serves Lake, Northwest Indiana
Job training and placement to get homeless veterans back into work.
Who it serves: Homeless veterans.
Women With Opulence
women's reentryCrown Point · serves Lake
Reentry and rehabilitation services for women.
Who it serves: Women with justice involvement.
IU Maurer Expungement Help Desk (with Indiana Legal Services)
expungementBloomington · serves Monroe, South Central Indiana
Law students screen people and refer them to ILS attorneys who file expungement petitions for free.
Who it serves: Low-income people meeting federal guidelines.
Bartholomew County Works (Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center)
job training/placementColumbus · serves Bartholomew
Free week-long job-readiness workshops, then coaching, work clothes and transport help; United Way-backed.
Who it serves: Unemployed or underemployed adults, including people coming back from incarceration.
New Leaf – New Life
reentry case managementBloomington · serves Monroe
Works inside and outside the Monroe County jail on release planning, case management, transport and self-advocacy.
Who it serves: People currently or formerly involved in the legal system in the Bloomington area.
ASAP – Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress (recovery residence)
transitional housingColumbus · serves Bartholomew
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Who it serves: Adults in recovery with justice involvement.
Courage to Change Sober Living
transitional housingBloomington · serves Monroe
Sober-living residence listed by Recovery Works.
Who it serves: Adults in recovery with justice involvement.
Volunteers of America – Fresh Start Recovery Center (Columbus House)
women's reentryColumbus · serves Bartholomew
Family-focused residential addiction treatment for women.
Who it serves: Women, including mothers.
Churches Embracing Offenders (CEO)
faith-basedEvansville · serves Vanderburgh
Evansville ministry for the spiritual, physical, emotional and social needs of people leaving incarceration.
Who it serves: Nonviolent offenders and returning citizens.
SWIRE – Southwest Indiana Recovery and Empowerment
jail reentry / recoveryEvansville · serves Vanderburgh
Peer-led jail program that plans reentry while people are locked up, then helps with housing, transport, IDs, job applications and recovery.
Who it serves: People in Vanderburgh County Jail, especially those in recovery.
DC USA, Inc.
transitional housingEvansville · serves Vanderburgh
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Who it serves: Adults in recovery with justice involvement.
Volunteers of America – Fresh Start Recovery Center (Evansville House)
women's reentryEvansville · serves Vanderburgh
Family-focused residential addiction treatment for women.
Who it serves: Women, including mothers.
YWCA Evansville
women's reentryEvansville · serves Vanderburgh
Women's transitional and recovery housing.
Who it serves: Women, including justice-involved (Recovery Works).
Volunteers of America – Hope Hall
work releaseEvansville · serves Vanderburgh
Co-ed residential community-corrections (work release) center.
Who it serves: Adults in community corrections.
Center for Lay Ministries – Bliss House
faith-based / transitional housingJeffersonville · serves Clark
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Who it serves: Adults in recovery with justice involvement.
Serenity, Inc.
transitional housingJeffersonville · serves Clark
Recovery residence listed by Recovery Works.
Who it serves: Adults in recovery with justice involvement.
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