employment, re-entry

Activate Workforce Solutions

1580 Logan Street, Suite 740, Denver CO 80203

Denver Metro

Denver

Activate Workforce Solutions provides free help for adult men and women looking to get into a fulltime career path job. They partner with many types of employers, from health care to manufacturing to apprenticeships. It's a great organization to get the coaching you need to become the best employee you can be. The first step is to contact Activate for a 10-15 minutes pre-screen by phone. They also require six months of sobriety and recent consistent work experience.

clothing, jobs, training, WAGEES

AuroraWorks

10139 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora CO 80010

Denver Metro

Aurora

Through CommunityWorks, AuroraWorks provides career preparation & placement. Participants who complete their job seeker workshop are matched with an employment coach who provides individualized job search assistance to include resume preparation, e-mail setup if needed, interview coaching, job leads, and community referrals for housing, transportation, healthcare, counseling, childcare, food and other support services. In addition, they provide life skills assistance to help address other issues related to success--financial management, time management, conflict resolution, anger management, parenting, reconciliation, and interpersonal communication skills. Call or email through the website link to get started. Click on the pdf to learn more!

disability, employment, training

Bayaud Enterprises

333 West Bayaud Avenue, Denver CO 80223

Denver Metro

Denver

Bayaud Enterprises helps people seeking employment, struggling with homelessness, and people with disabilities. They have a Career Center that helps with computer skills, job search and placement help, opportunities for short-term employment, and more. When you call, you'll be set up with an intake appointment to talk about the programs and services they provide.

employment, re-entry

CDOC Denver Community Re-entry Center

940 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

Denver Metro

Denver

The Colorado Department of Corrections has a Community Re-entry Center that provides help preparing for and finding a job. The Center is for people on parole only. Ask your parole officer or the Community Reentry Specialist for a referral to the Employment and Training Navigator with the Center. This person can connect you to jobs and apprenticeship opportunities.

entrepreneur financing

CEDS Finance Community Enterprise Development Services

1450 S Havana Street, Suite 620, Aurora CO 80012

Denver Metro

Aurora

CEDS provides loans (up to $50,000) for people in underserved communities who are starting or growing their business. The nonprofit organization also provides business consulting services and helps applicants prepare their loan application. Call or walk in to learn more.

employment, jobs, temporary

Center for Employment Opportunities

3532 Franklin Street, Suite S, Denver, CO 80205

Denver Metro

Denver

CEO works to reduce recidivism and increase employment. They provide people returning home from incarceration immediate paid employment, skills training, and ongoing career support. To offer work experience, CEO operates transitional work crews that provide indoor/outdoor maintenance and neighborhood beautification services. In addition to work and daily pay, CEO provides wraparound vocational support services: on days you are not working, you'll receive job coaching to find full-time employment. Once you're in a full-time position, CEO continues working with you for a year to ensure you have the support you need to grow in your career.

employment, training

Center for Work Education and Employment (CWEE)

1175 Osage Street, Suite 300, Denver CO 80204

Denver Metro

Denver

CWEE provides an integrated education and employment program for the busy adult. CWEE’s program includes comprehensive services to help people gain and sustain quality employment long-term. CWEE’s instructors focus on retaining participants and advancing them from one phase to the next. At CWEE you will be assigned to a designated team of professionals who will help you access resources, training and career exploration opportunities and skills to be competitive in today’s job market. CWEE’s classes are available 24/7 and include 1:1 career coaching. If needed, access to technology is provided. CWEE’s program is self-paced and people complete between 6-12 weeks. CWEE works with more than 150 employers and our network becomes your network. Interested in learning more, visit our website (www.cwee.org) or call us at 303.892.8444.

credentials, employment, training

CrossPurpose

3050 Richard Allen Court, Denver CO 80205

Denver Metro

Denver

CrossPurpose provides a free six-month course to help you design and advance in a career. You'll have the opportunity to earn a nationally recognized credential in the medical field (medical assisting, medical admin, CNA, medical billing and coding), IT, finance, or construction and the trades. You'll also learn about interviews, writing resumes, developing professional skills, and more. Call to get started, or you can now apply online using their website!

clothing, jobs, training, WAGEES

DenverWorks

929 29th Street, Denver CO 80205

Denver Metro

Denver

Through CommunityWorks, DenverWorks provides career preparation & placement. Participants who complete their job seeker workshop are matched with an employment coach who provides individualized job search assistance to include resume preparation, e-mail setup if needed, interview coaching, job leads, and community referrals for housing, transportation, healthcare, counseling, childcare, food and other support services. In addition, they provide life skills assistance to help address other issues related to success--financial management, time management, conflict resolution, anger management, parenting, reconciliation, and interpersonal communication skills. Call or email through the website link to get started. Click on the pdf to learn more!

professional clothing, shoes

Dress for Success–Denver

2425 S Colorado Blvd, #200 Denver CO 80222

Denver Metro

Denver

From head to toe, Dress for Success can outfit you to look your best! Dress for Success--Denver provides professional clothing at no cost to women who are seeking economic independence. If you need clothing for a job interview, you'll need to be referred by a parole officer, re-entry specialist, probation officer, or community organization (see Community Organizations in the Jobs section for a long list). If you already have a job and need clothing, you may call the office directly to arrange a time to come in. This is also a great opportunity for people who self-identify as female (including those who still display as masculine) to get help with professional clothing.

education, employment, health, HIV-AIDs, housing, WAGEES re-entry

Empowerment Program

1600 York St, Denver CO 80206

Denver Metro

Denver

Empowerment Program provides education, employment assistance, health, housing referrals, and support services for women who are in disadvantaged positions due to incarceration, poverty, homelessness, HIV/AIDS infection, and/or involvement in the criminal justice system. Call to make an appointment for their orientation which is held every Wednesday at 1:30pm. All services are free. LGBTQ friendly. Safety, support, trauma-informed help, relapse prevention, peer educators: they're all at Empowerment. EP is also a WAGEES grant provider of re-entry services for women coming out of prison.

Evergreen Christian Outreach (EChO) Job Center

3721 Evergreen Parkway, Suite 6, Evergreen CO 80439

Denver Metro

Evergreen

Evergreen Christian Outreach, known as EChO, provides basic services to help people become self-sufficient. Their job center provides employment connections and referrals, job training, and more. The area served includes Evergreen, Kittredge, Idledale, Lookout Mountain, Genessee, Indian Hills, Morrison foothills, and 285 west of C-470 up to and including Conifer. Located inside the Resale Shop at the Evergreen North Shopping Center, upstairs in suite 6. They also have a community organization that helps with food and other needs at 27640 Highway 74 in Evergreen. See Community Agencies under Essentials on Remerg.com for the listing.

apprenticeship, CDL

Get On Your Feet

7009 South Potomac, Suite 110, Centennial CO 80112

Denver Metro

Centennial

Get On Your Feet (GOYF) is a new re-entry program in the Denver area. They provide job readiness life skills for formerly incarcerated people who want to get into the CDL, construction, or tech fields. Call the number to apply and learn more.

employment, training

Goodwill Industries Career Connection Center

7797 E 36th Avenue, Denver CO 80238

Denver Metro

Denver

Goodwill's Career Connections Center is located inside the Goodwill store in Stapleton. They provide employment services and training, career counseling, an open computer lab, and more. Click on the website and then click to see the class schedule.

education, employment, entrepreneur, gang

Impact Empowerment Group

5405 East 33rd Avenue, Denver CO 80207

Denver Metro

Denver

IEG provides programs in education, employment, and entrepreneurship. They can help you get out of a gang, make different choices, provide mentoring and help finding a job, improve your education, develop a career, become an entrepreneur, and more. Walk-ins are welcome.

case management, counseling, jobs, Life skills, mentoring, resource connections, WAGEES

Life-Line

1212 Mariposa Street, Denver, CO 80204

Denver Metro

Denver

Life-Line works with people of all ages who struggle with substance abuse and/or are transitioning out of gangs or incarceration. They provide counseling, mentoring, case management, pro-social activities, life skills, resource connections, career exploration and job readiness training. Life-Line is a WAGEES grant provider of re-entry help for people coming out of prison. They specialize in programs that support fatherhood, gang disengagement, substance abuse, and aggression replacement.

employment, training

Mental Health Center of Denver: 2Succeed in Employment

456 Bannock Street, Denver CO 80204

Denver Metro

Denver

MHCD has an employment program called 2Succeed in Employment that teaches recovering people professional skills and provides career assessments. You'll need to call the number to get enrolled through MHCD.

education, employment, entrepreneur, legal, taxes

Mi Casa Resource Center

345 S Grove Street, Denver CO 80219

Denver Metro

Denver

Mi Casa Resource Center believes in the potential of all people to achieve their educational, professional, and entrepreneurial goals. Mi Casa works with the Latino community, working families, and immigrants. They provide workplace skills training (including resume, cover letter, references,) financial literacy courses, legal clinic, mental health counseling, tax preparation, and education programs. Mi Casa also supports entrepreneurs, helping them explore, launch, and grow their business through bilingual consulting, in-depth training, and a variety of business-related workshops and resources.

benefits, food, jobs, utility assistance, Veterans

Mountain Resource Center

11030 Kitty Drive, Conifer CO 80433

Denver Metro

Conifer

Mountain Resource Center helps people in the Conifer area with a variety of help: emergency needs such as food and utility assistance, rent assistance, family education, benefits application, veterans support, workforce program, and referrals.

employment, housing

Open Door Ministries

1567 Marion Street, Denver, CO 80218

Denver Metro

Denver

Open Door Ministries helps with employment services (job skill readiness, resumes, computer skills, interviewing skills) and referrals to services, transitional housing opportunities for men and women, and a Colorado Mental Wellness Network peer support specialist.

basic needs, employment, food, housing, WAGEES

Ready to Work–Aurora

3176 S Peoria Court, Aurora CO 80014

Denver Metro

Aurora

Ready to Work--Aurora helps men and women who are homeless rebuild their lives. People in the program receive paid work, dormitory housing, and case management support. Ready to Work--Aurora is a Bridge House program.

basic needs, employment, food, housing, WAGEES

Ready to Work–Boulder

4747 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder CO 80305

Denver Metro

Boulder

Ready to Work--Boulder helps men and women who are homeless rebuild their lives. People in the program receive paid work, dormitory housing, and case management support. Ready to Work--Boulder is a Bridge House program.

employment, resources, work clothing

Saint Francis Center Employment Services

1400 N. Williams Street (inside Althea Center), Denver CO 80218

Denver Metro

Denver

Saint Francis Center Employment Services works with individuals who are currently experiencing homelessness and those that are currently or previously justice involved. They address barriers to employment, providing comprehensive case management and workforce development. They also offer a rapid re-housing program, direct support, and transportation assistance. Guests are welcome to utilize their full service computer lab. All resources are available to guests once they have completed a one time orientation, held every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 am. Please call to get started.

addictions counseling, housing, jobs, mentoring, transportation, WAGEES

Second Chance Center

9722 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80010

Denver Metro

Aurora

Second Chance Center provides formerly incarcerated people and their network with education, resources, and support to successfully re-enter the community and cultivate a rewarding life. Services provided include mentoring, cognitive restructuring, pre-release and post-release planning, housing connections, employment services, transportation, addiction counseling, relationship counseling, fitness training, food and clothing, and art therapy. COVID-19 UPDATE: As of June 2020, SCC staff are working staggered shifts. You'll find a list of SCC staff with phone numbers and email addresses on their Facebook page along with information about virtual meetings and more. If you are not already a client, call Sandra Larson at 720-297-6788 for an initial intake interview.

employment, training, women

Second Chances Denver

3500 South Logan Street, Englewood CO 80113

Denver Metro

Englewood

Second Chances Denver helps women learn valuable job skills and receive life skills guidance and technology education from volunteer coaches and peer mentors. Their focus area includes Englewood, Sheridan, Littleton, and western Centennial. To get started, you must call the number below or email Claire at claire@secondchancesdenver.org. Their focus is women, especially single mothers and grandmothers.

apprenticeship program, food and clothing, health enrollment, HIV/Aids services, mental health program, services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, WAGEES re-entry program

Servicios de la Raza

3131 West 14th Avenue, Denver CO 80204

Denver Metro

Denver

Servicios de la Raza is a bilingual nonprofit that provides many different programs, including health enrollment; basic emergency services such as food and clothing, mental health program, HIV/Aids services, services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and an apprenticeship program for people wanting a job in the trades. Servicios is a WAGEES grant recipient and provides a re-entry program for people leaving prison in Colorado.

a computer lab, clothing bank, family program, food bank, health services, high school equivalency preparation, job readiness, laundry, mail access, meals, nap room, phone access, showers

The Gathering Place

1535 High Street, Denver CO 80218

Denver Metro

Denver

The Gathering Place provides help for women, transgender individuals, and their children. They provide a wide range of programs and services, including meals, food bank, family program, showers, laundry, phone access, mail access, nap room, health services, clothing bank, high school equivalency preparation, job readiness, a computer lab, and more!

employment, employment assistance, resumes

Thrive–Transformation at Work

400 West South Boulder Road, Suite 1700, Lafayette, CO 80026

Denver Metro

Lafayette

Thrive--Transformation at Work is an employment support program that helps people overcome barriers and work their way to self-sufficiency and stability through employment. Thrive offers a four-day employment workshop for those who are unemployed or underemployed. Individuals are then paired with an employment coach that walks alongside them for one year. In addition, they have a network of employers in a wide range of industries. The first step for you would be to fill out an application on the Thrive website. Employers can complete an employer partner application on the website as well.

counseling, employment, health, ID docs, jobs, substance abuse

Transition from Jail to Community Collaborative (TJCC)

1391 Delaware Street, Denver CO 80204

Denver Metro

Denver

TJCC helps people released from Denver County Jail within 12 months connect to the resources they need, including mental health and substance abuse counseling, help getting a job, including regular job fairs, help getting ID documents, and help signing up for benefits. COVID-19 UPDATE: Call first. They are meeting with scheduled visits.

employment, youth

Urban Peak

1630 S Acoma Street, Denver CO 80223

Denver Metro

Denver

Urban Peak’s Employment and Training Services team aids youth ages 15 -24 experiencing homelessness and those at risk of homelessness. Services include Job Readiness Training (JRT), career training services, job search assistance, job placement and job retention services. All services are free and individualized.

employment, training, women

Women’s Bean Project

3201 Curtis St, Denver CO 80205

Denver Metro

Denver

Women’s Bean Project operates a food manufacturing business, while providing support as you move forward on your new path towards self-sufficiency. Our goal is to provide you with the necessary job readiness and life skills needed to set you on a pathway for long-term success. They hire women who come from all walks of life and different backgrounds who are struggling to get or keep a job. If you are in a similar situation, they urge you to apply to work in their 7 month transitional employment program. You must be at least 21 years of age and have a history of unemployment to qualify. Here’s what you can expect during your time at Women’s Bean Project: Full-time paid employment as a Production Assistant, working Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM over the course of 7 months. Program classes such as computer training, budgeting, adult education, resume writing, interview skills, conflict resolution, healthy relationships & self-improvement. Assistance with navigating basic needs resources for child care, housing, transportation, food, medical and dental services. Personalized job coaching and group sessions to provide you with professional skills and support as you move into your next chapter. How to Apply: They hire MONTHLY. APPLY IN-PERSON MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM at Women’s Bean Project, 3201 Curtis Street Denver, CO 80205