Reentry Resources in Kansas (2025 Directory)

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Overview

Kansas relies on a structured reentry approach led by the Kansas Department of Corrections and its Reentry Centers in major regions like Wichita, Topeka, and Kansas City. Housing support is limited and often routed through faith-based transitional homes, community mental-health centers, and emergency shelter networks. Workforce development flows through KansasWorks and local Community Corrections offices, with strong ties to manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and CDL training. Record-clearing opportunities exist through Kansas expungement laws, but eligibility varies by offense and waiting periods can be long. Success often depends on working closely with parole officers and local partners early to secure housing referrals, transportation, and job placement support.

Housing Assistance

Program / Organization	Description	Website
Kansas Department of Corrections – Reentry Housing Support	Transitional housing referrals, reentry navigators, ID/benefits help, and coordination with approved housing providers statewide.	Visit
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas – Reentry & Housing Services	Case management, rental assistance, housing stabilization, and support for returning citizens in Kansas City & Northeast Kansas.	Visit
Breakthrough / Episcopal Social Services (Wichita)	Supportive housing navigation, case management, and community reentry support for justice-involved individuals in the Wichita area.	Visit

Job & Employer Programs

Program / Organization	Description	Website
KANSASWORKS State Board	Statewide workforce system; job centers, apprenticeships & reentry-job pathways.	Visit
Goodwill Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas	Goodwill Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas: “Re-entry career navigation, skills credentialing, job placement for justice-involved.”	Visit
Kansas DOC Reentry	Employment resources, vocational training & release-to-work support for formerly incarcerated	Visit

Legal Help & Record Clearing

Organization	Services	Website
Kansas Judicial Branch – Expungement Resources	Official eligibility info, forms, filing instructions, and court guidance for clearing criminal records in Kansas.	Visit
Kansas Legal Services (KLS)	Free and low-cost legal help including expungement assistance, reentry civil issues, ID help, housing disputes, and employment barriers.	Visit
Washburn University School of Law – Legal Clinic (Topeka)	Law-school clinic assisting with expungements and civil legal support for justice-involved individuals in Shawnee County and surrounding areas.	Visit

Credit & Financial Support

Program	Focus	Website
Bank On (Kansas)	Safe checking & banking access support	Visit
Housing & Credit Counseling, Inc. (HCCI)	Free/low-cost one-on-one financial coaching, debt & credit help	Visit
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Heartland (CCCS)	Budgeting, debt management, credit-education (Kansas service area)	Visit