Safer Foundation Documents

CGLA Records Relief Flyer

Expungement Summit – Saturday, June 2, 2012

Clear Your Criminal Record! Safer Foundation Supports the “Expungement Summit” for Both Adults and Juveniles – Saturday, June 2, 2012.

Father Factor Capitol Hill Briefing - June 2011

A presentation given by Diane Williams, president of Safer Foundation, on Capital Hill in Washington DC. The presentation includes considerations and public policy recommendations for government regarding maintaining, building, or strengthening the parent-child bond when the parent has been incarcerated.

Crossroads Toolkit

Help us save Crossroads ATC facilities with this toolkit.

CARRE Agenda 2011

CARRE Conference Agenda 2010

The agenda for the 9th Annual CARRE Policy Conference, which will be held on December 13, 2010, at the University of Illinois at Chicago's UIC Student Center East. 9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

2008 Recidivisim Report - Released 2010

Safer 2008 Recidivism Study Results. Safer's recidivism study is conducted independently by Loyola University in Chicago.

Safer Program Update 2010

The 2010 Program Update (Fiscal Year 2009) is a print publication of Safer Foundation that features information and statistics about Safer's programs and outcomes. Please contact Safer if you would like a hard copy of the publication.

Leading Best Practices in US Prisoner Re-entry Employment Programs (2010)

Safer Foundation President/CEO Diane Williams made this presentation to a delegation of corrections officials from the European Union.

6-10 Crossroads ATC Resident Newsletter

This June, 2010 newsletter was produced by the residents of Safer Foundation's Crossroads ATC, Chicago, IL.

2-10 Crossroads ATC Resident Newsletter

This February 2010 newsletter was produced by the residents of Safer Foundation's Crossroads ATC, Chicago, IL.

Catalyst Newsletter -- Summer 2010

This issue features two stories about disproportionate minority confinement, a photo album of the Safer Golf Outing, and an article detailing Safer's involvement with the Chicago Loop Alliance's Art Loop 2010 exhibition.

Catalyst Newsletter -- Spring 2010

This issue features fatherhood initiatives, Jay Borchert and Warren Phillips success stories, and a recap of Safer's involvement with the new Illinois law on Certificates.

Catalyst Newsletter -- Winter 2010

This issue focuses on Safer's public policy efforts. A recap of the new Certificates legislation and the annual CARRE Policy Conference are included, as well as a Volunteer Spotlight and a story about a career fair at Sheridan Correctional Center.

Catalyst Newsletter -- Fall 2009

This issue features Safer's employment programs. Articles and success stories focus on a highly skilled retention group, Safer's partnership with CSX Railroads, and a public policy update.

Pivotal Staffing Brochure

Pivotal Staffing, LLC, is a subsidiary of Safer Foundation that gives you the opportunity to make staffing choices without the liability assumed with direct hiring. Pivotal Staffing is the employer of record, so tax burdens and unemployment insurance fall on us, not your business.

Volunteer Brochure

Safer Foundation volunteer information brochure. Find out all the ways volunteers help Safer clients.

Quad Cities Employment Services Brochure

Quad Cities Employment Services Brochure

South Side Chicago Office (Employer Toolkit)

South Side Chicago Office insert from Employer Toolkit

Certificates of Relief From Disabilities Implementation and Tracking (2006)

This report from the Council of Advisors to Reduce Recidivism through Employment (CARRE) focuses on the issue of Certificates of Relief from Disabilities.

The Safer Way to Reduce Crime 1987 - The Bottom Line, a Publication of United Way

Safer's former Executive Director Bernie Curran was named as the recipient of United Way of Chicago's 2nd Executive of the Year in 1987. From the article -- Crime is one of the greatest fears of individuals and a major concern in Chicago as well as in other cities throughout the country. While much of the nation's attention is focused on assisting victims of crime and tackling gang activity, domestic violence and other criminal offenses, little thought is given to those who commit crimes, other than getting them off the street by locking them behind prison walls. What happens when those cell doors are unlocked, releasing offenders back into the community? They return to society no better prepared to deal with the problems that led them to prison in the first place. " People who commit crimes will continue to do so unless there is some type of course correction to help them change their lives. Prisons do not rehabilitate-people do," said Bernie Curran, executive director of Safer Foundation.

Safer Foundation Annual Report 1984

In this amazing document from Safer's archives, the Chicago Chief of Police, the Archbishop of Chicago, and many Chicago area business leaders discuss the importance of reentry programs. There's also a photograph of Chief Justice Warren Burger of the U.S. Supreme Court receiving the Spirit of Safer Award.

Safer Foundation Annual Report 1982

From Safer's archives, this document shows what the organization was like in 1982. Note how a lot of the "facts" presented in this document still apply today in some form or another.

Safer Foundation Annual Report 1981

Incredible photographs complement some interesting facts about Safer and its clients in this document from the early 1980s.

Safer Foundation Annual Report 1979

The 1979 annual report offers an interesting view of Safer's history. Page three documents the very early days of 1970 when what became Safer was called "Operation Dare."

It's Just a Matter of Time (1989)

This Safer Foundation marketing piece highlights some of the concerns in Chicago during the late 1980s.

NRRC Education and Employment Subcommittee Presentation

Safer Foundation President/CEO Diane Williams made this presentation for the National Reentry Resource Center.

Redemption in the Presence of Widespread Criminal Background Checks (2009)

Safer Foundation President/CEO Diane Williams made this presentation to the National Institute of Justice in 2009.