Reentry Resources in Colorado (2025 Directory)
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Overview
Colorado offers a structured reentry network focused on housing navigation, workforce development, and record-sealing support. The Colorado Department of Corrections partners with local Reentry Centers, community-based organizations, and county human-services offices to help with ID recovery, Medicaid enrollment, and stabilization services. Transitional housing can be accessed through community providers, while the state’s Workforce Centers support job training, apprenticeships, and bonding programs for justice-involved individuals. Colorado also provides pathways for record sealing and clemency petitions, with legal aid organizations offering clinics and filing support.
Key statewide initiatives include the Colorado Reentry Task Force and the Second Chance Center, which offers comprehensive case management and employment support. Individuals should begin with local Reentry Navigation and Workforce Centers for coordinated assistance.
Housing Assistance
| Program / Organization | Description | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Second Chance Center | Transitional housing and wrap-around reentry support in Denver/Aurora. Housing navigation, case management, employment support, food assistance, and stabilization services for formerly incarcerated people. | Visit |
| Colorado Coalition for the Homeless – Fort Lyon Recovery Program | Residential recovery campus for individuals exiting homelessness/incarceration. Long-term housing with behavioral health, employment support, education, and addiction recovery programming. | Visit |
| Homeward Alliance | Northern Colorado reentry & housing navigation provider. Supports formerly incarcerated individuals with housing resources, employment connections, transportation, and stability services. | Visit |
Job & Employer Programs
| Program / Organization | Description | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Workforce Centers | Job search, apprenticeships, training, bonding program, WOTC support. | Visit |
| Second Chance Center – Employment Services | Employment coaching, CDL/trade training, placement support for returning citizens. | Visit |
| Mile High Workshop (Denver) | Paid transitional employment, job training, hands-on skill building, placement. | Visit |
Legal Help & Record Clearing
| Organization | Services | Website |
|---|---|---|
| State Courts – Record Clearing | Official eligibility, forms, and instructions for sealing criminal records in Colorado | Visit |
| Colorado Legal Services (CLS) | Clinics, filings, certificates/pardons. | Visit |
| Metro Volunteer Lawyers – Reentry Legal Support | Low-cost legal help: sealing records, civil legal issues affecting reentry | Visit |
Credit & Financial Support
| Program | Focus | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Bank On (Colorado) | Safe checking (no overdraft), second-chance banking access | Visit |
| GreenPath Financial Wellness (Colorado) | Budgeting help, debt plans, secured card guidance | Visit |
| Denver Financial Empowerment Centers | Free 1:1 coaching; debt & credit rebuild | Visit |