Resources in the Field
Advocacy
Resource Information Help for the Disadvantaged (RIHD) Virginia
A nonprofit, all volunteer, state-wide advocacy for Equality, Justice, Reform & Accountability. RIHD also provides services to families of those incarcerated in the form of youth programs and visitation transportation.
Education
Virginia Department of Correctional Education Virginia
Our focus is preparing youth and adults for success after incarceration. Academic and vocational training are means to an end - the return to school, the pursuit of higher education, and employment upon release.
Family Support & Services
Resource Information Help for the Disadvantaged (RIHD) Virginia
A nonprofit, all volunteer, state-wide advocacy for Equality, Justice, Reform & Accountability. RIHD also provides services to families of those incarcerated in the form of youth programs and visitation transportation.
Juvenile Justice
Legal Aid Justice Center Virginia
The JustChildren Program, which has staff in the Legal Aid Justice Center offices in Charlottesville, Richmond and Petersburg, works to improve Virginia’s public education, juvenile justice, and foster care systems.
Reentry & Transition
Gemeinschaft Home Virginia
Gemeinschaft Home opened in September of 1986 and provides community-oriented programs and supervision for individuals in transition from prison to free society.
Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice Association of Virginia Virginia
The Restorative Justice Association of Virginia is a collaborative organization of practitioners, criminal justice professionals, mediators, victim advocates, offender advocates, and interested citizens dedicated to upholding the principles of restorative justice.
Victim Services
Just Detention International (JDI)
JDI works to end the sexual abuse of all detainees, in the U.S. and internationally.