Re-Entry

Our H.O.M.E. Program (Helping Our Men Excel) utilizes the 4 "Roots" of our life: School, Work, Home, and Church.

Re-Entry RTV Client Taking JobTrain Course

The H.O.M.E. program receives referrals from probation officers, treatment facilities, the Department of Corrections, San Mateo County of Health, and word of mouth.

The recovery action plan includes:


1. A financial management course

2. Faith-based community meetings and in-house small group

3. Finding a primary medical care provider and completing a Medicaid application

4. Substance use disorder treatment and long-term recovery supports

5. Mentorship with members of the community who have recovered from substance use

6. Communication with probation officers, bi-monthly meetings with probation officers.

Harry Smith, former Retraining the Village client

Harry is one of our former re-entry clients!

With the support of the RTV program, he was able to get a job at the local Garden Supermarket and continues to pursue his passion of mentoring and training youth in basketball.

NBC Bay Area article on Harry's Story

“We are thrilled to be a part of this innovative opportunity to transform the lives of individuals returning from Bay Area prisons and county jails (AB 109). This letter demonstrates my full support of the RTV Reentry Program and commitment to continue supporting the achievement of the proposed outcomes.”

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Art Taylor
Chief Program Officer