Justice Involved Services
Training for Justice-Involved Individuals
We believe in second chances. We provide justice-involved individuals with job training and career counseling to start a better life.
- Opportunities
- Caltrans Work Crew Program
- Prison 2 Employment
- Forklift Certification
- Construction Trades Certification
- Basic Machining
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Computer Skills & Office Operations
- Career Advising
Hope & Jobs: The Caltrans Project
Second Chances: Job Fair at SBCCD
“[The program] made me feel like that I wasn’t like this loser felon, and they talk to you like you’re just one of them. Like you’re one of their coworkers, or like you’re their friend, or family, and I never really experienced that until I met them.” - Justin Miranda, Caltrans Work Crew participant
“I’ve come too far to give up now” - Silvano Villela, industrial maintenance mechanics participant
“Started taking training with you guys as a forklift driver earning $12 an hour and then took your Industrial Maintenance Mechanics trainings and now earn $15 an hour….not bad.” – Justin Becker, forklift and industrial maintenance mechanics participant
Caltrans Work Crew Program
The Caltrans Work Crew Program helps individuals recently released from prison with transitional paid-work cleaning roads and highways. The program provides hands-on job training and social services to promote successful reintegration into the community and positive work habits.
Since 2013, our program has produced a 65% job placement rate, and only 2.5% of our participants return to custody.
We work in partnership with the California Department of Corrections, the California State Reentry Initiative, the Urban Conservation Corps, and various community-based organizations.
How do I enroll?
- First, ask your parole agent to refer you to the California State Reentry Initiative (CSRI).
- Then, ask your CSRI Case Worker to sign you up for the Caltrans Work Crew Program.
- Complete 30 days of the CSRI program.
- Pass a drug test.
- Must be willing to work.
- Must have reliable transportation.
Have more questions?
Contact Eddie Rubio, Workforce Development Manager, at (909) 382-4096 or erubio@sbccd.edu.
Prison 2 Employment
In 36 hours, we teach justice-involved individuals essential skills to get a job, stay employed and make an honest living.
Our 36-hour training program focuses on:
- Job readiness skills for the “New World of Work”
- 3 Truck Forklift Industry Certification
- Workplace Safety (OSHA 10) Industry Certification
- Paid-work in transitional work crews, up to 22 shifts
- Job placement assistance
- One year of career counseling
- 60 participants from Riverside and San Bernardino counties
How do I enroll?
Contact Eddie Rubio, Workforce Development Manager, at (909) 382-4096 or erubio@sbccd.edu.
Training Partners
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Building Industries Association |
San Bernardino Police Department |
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Cal State Reentry Initiative |
San Bernardino County Sheriff |
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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board |
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City of San Bernardino |
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) |
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Parole and Community Team (PACT) |
Goodwill Southern California |
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Riverside County Workforce Development Department |
Southern California Mountains Foundation |
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San Bernardino County Probation |
United Way 2-1-1 |
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San Bernardino County Reentry Collaborative |
Urban Conservation Corps |
Community Outreach
Parole and Community Team (PACT)
Before the pandemic, we hosted monthly in-person meetings of the Parole and Community Team (PACT). This event connects justice-involved individuals with community resources like car insurance, tax help, job training, tattoo removal, parenting classes, substance abuse treatment and other social services.
PACT Partners
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Cal State Reentry Initiative |
Lazy Dog Ranch |
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Cal State University of San Bernardino |
Narcotics Anonymous |
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California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation |
Pathway From Boys to Men |
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Cedar House Life Change Center |
Pine Ridge |
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Center for Employment Opportunities |
Prison Christian Fellowship |
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Center for Employment Training (CET) |
Sabooz Reentry |
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Child Support |
Safety Net Phones |
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Hope Homes Transitional Living |
San Bernardino County of Health Department |
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Inland Behavior of Health Services |
San Bernardino Parole Chaplin |
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Inland Career Education Center |
Time for Change |
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Inland Empire Rebound |
VARP Inc. |
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Law Office of Bill Latour |
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