Resources at Pierce College
- Advising
- Partners with students to remove systemic barriers to education and create a learning environment where all students thrive and achieve their learning and career goals.
- Mental Health Counseling
- Offers in-person sessions on the Fort Steilacoom and Puyallup campuses as well as telehealth sessions via video or phone, whichever is best for you.
- Student Achievement Support Services (SASS)
- Offers multiple programs and a brave space for Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQ/QTPOC, students with disabilities, and all students to seek refuge, and an opportunity for them to cultivate their strengths, intelligence, resilience, and creativity.
- Workforce – Job and Career Connections
- Job and Career Connections staff are available to help you work on your resume, research occupations, interview prep, search for an internship or job, and more!
Community Survival and Resource Guides
- Civil Survival
- Vast list of resources in Pierce County for those returning from incarceration.
- Community Partnership for Transition Services
- An interactive list of agencies and people working together to support those returning from incarceration.
Transitional and Reentry Programs
- Comprehensive Life Resources (CLR)
- Provides multiple programs to help those who are homeless obtain resources for temporary and permanent housing, particularly those impacted by incarceration.
- Metropolitan Development Council (MDC)
- Manages Forensic Housing and Recovery Through Peer Services (F-HARPS) program to help those exiting, or at risk for entering, inpatient behavioral healthcare settings.
- Native American Reentry Services
- Supports Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, and other Aboriginal people with reentering from incarceration.
- New Connections
- Programs for women returning from incarceration.
- Pioneer Human Services
- Provides counseling, treatment, housing, and job skill programs for those returning from incarceration.
- Workforce Central
- Provides support upon reentry to help connect to employment opportunities and other resources.
Legal Aid to Vacate, Expunge, and Seal Records
- How to Vacate, Expunge, and Seal Records in Pierce County
- Tacoma Pro Bono/Housing Justice Project
- Can help those who have difficulty getting housing due to history of incarceration, and more.
- Northwest Justice Project
- Offers free legal help for folks who have low-income.
Bail Assistance
- Northwest Community Bail Fund (NCBF)
- Provides bail assistance for those facing pre-trial detention due to the inability to pay. Focuses on standing between those most vulnerable to abuse by systems of policing and therefore prioritize assistance for non-white and non-cisgender people.
Education and Scholarships
- Prison Scholar Fund
- Provides re-entry services that include technology support including affordable internet access and technology, job skills training, and more.
Employment Opportunities
- Indeed - Fair Chance Hiring
- Selecting the "Fair Chance" option will show employers currently hiring that make it easier for those who have been incarcerated to find employment.
- Just Threads
- Provides formerly incarcerated individuals and community members in need with clothing for job interviews, work attire, athletic apparel, and accessories for everyday life.
- WorkSource
- Has a statewide job search engine, offers skill training programs, application material support, and much more. Multiple locations across Washington State.