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Resources

 

Faith Inc. provides men, women, and youth with many services to help them get back on their feet after being incarcerated. To learn more about additional resources, FAITH Inc. holds community advisory group meetings on the first Friday of every month. 

F.A.I.T.H INC. Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • State Identification

  • Birth Certificates

  • Information to obtain Social Security Card

  • Proof of Address (Change of Address Forms)

  • School Transcript Application (CPS available at our facility)

  • Mentoring

  • Pastoral Counseling

  • Family Re-Integration

  • Referral and Networking Source (Community Advisory Group)

 

Within 90 days of being released, former inmates will be helped through the process of attaining a Social Security Card and a temporary State ID. Once they are released, they will be given a Mandatory Supervised Release. 

 

1. Next step is to immediately get in contact with F.A.I.T.H Inc.

- It is important to have the Mandatory Supervised Release papers.

- Please note this must be done within the 90-day window starting from when you are first released.

 

2. Most former inmates do not have a temporary State ID. F.A.I.T.H. Inc. will help them through the process of getting the necessary documentations.

- First, former inmates will have to get an HIV test.

- Next, take the results to the Social Security office, and finally start the process of attaining a State ID.

 

3. Within 2 weeks of getting the HIV test, the Social Security card will be mailed.

 

4. Once you have gotten the HIV test, you can take those documentations along with your Birth Certificate, Proof of Residency, and Social Security Card to the Secretary of State to get a State ID.

- The $20 fee for a State ID will be covered by F.A.I.T.H. Inc.

 

5. Once you have attained a State ID, F.A.I.T.H. Inc. will refer you to different outside services depending on what is needed.

 

6. F.A.I.T.H. Inc. encourages all former inmates to attend the Community Advisory Group monthly meetings on the first Friday of each month at Sankofa Cultural Center for additional information. (See below on F.A.I.T.H. Inc. Monthly Community Meetings for more information)

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: 

 

If former inmates come within 90 days with their Mandatory Supervised Release Documents, F.A.I.T.H. Inc. will walk you through the process of attaining a State ID taking approximately one to two weeks.

 

If a former inmate who has been released and already has their temporary State ID, PLEASE contact F.A.I.T.H. Inc. within the first 30 days of being released along with a Birth Certificate, Proof of Residency, and Social Security Card to attain a State ID.

- With ALL the documentations on hand, F.A.I.T.H. Inc. will help you get a State ID that same day. 

Process of Attaining a State ID 

 

F.A.I.T.H INC. Community Monthly Meetings

 

When: Every first Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. 

Where: Sankofa Cultural Center

             5820 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60651

 

Every first Friday of each month F.A.I.T.H. Inc. holds its community advisory group meeting for the Illinois Department of Corrections, District One. Representatives from the West Side come together with representatives from the Sheriff’s department, State Representatives, and many others to discuss how to help formerly incarcerated individuals with life after prison, how to petition for community funding, and how to come up with solutions on recidivism.

 

 

Information for the following are also provided: 

 

  • Employment/training opportunities

  • Education

  • Housing

  • Legal Information

  • Advocacy on prison issues and reform

  • Medical and substance abuse counseling

  • Clothing and food pantries

  • Community and economic development updates

  • Family re-integration

  • Spiritual guidance

 

 

Former Attendees: Ms. Gladys Taylor, Assistant Director, IDOC

                                 Ms. Emma Mitts, Alderman 37th Ward

                                 Mr. LaShawn Ford, State Representative, 8th Ward

                                 Mr. Leonard Evans, Cook County Sheriff's Office

                                 Mr. George Williams, TASC

 

 

Community meetings are open to the general public. The meetings are a great way to receive helpful information and participate in the planning process to determine what is needed in the community. It is also a helpful way to receive up-to-date resources from community activists. 

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