Center of Re-Entry Excellence (CORE), Oakland

The Center of Re-Entry Excellence (CORE), Oakland provides free, connected, and effective services to justice-impacted individuals and their families. We help you plan critical next steps after contact with police and the courts.

We strive to be a healing and empowering place where our members and their families can actively build better futures. Being justice-impacted can affect many parts of your life, so we work with our partners to provide free, connected, and effective services all in one location.

We serve:

Location

Main CORE Site:
100 Hegenberger Road,
Oakland, CA 94621

Satellite Site:
24100 Amador St., 3rd Floor
Hayward, CA 94544

Contact us

Phone: (800) 214-9687 or (510) 346-5290
Email Center of Re-Entry Excellence

Hours

Main CORE Site:
Monday, Thursday, Friday: 8:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday, Wednesday: 8:00AM – 7:00PM
2nd & 4th Saturday: 9:00AM – 1:00PM

Satellite Site:
Monday – Tuesday, Thursday – Friday: 8:30AM – 5:00PM
Wednesday: 8:30AM – 7:00PM

Services Offered

Family Services

Our dedicated team offers coaching on parenting, fatherhood, motherhood, and other related supports.

Financial Planning

We offer courses on financial literacy. We assist our members with applying for financial assistance. We also provide free tax services.

Education & Training

Our dedicated team works with members to succeed in their chosen career paths. We offer assistance with resume writing, job applications, and interview preparation.

Employment Assistance

We assist members with school and workshop applications, offer resume training and job preparedness support, and provide on-the-job training opportunities to build essential skills

Health & Wellness

We encourage our members to seek treatment and recovery programs, one-on-one counseling, and group supports. We provide courses on healthy eating, exercise, and cooking. We also offer free transportation to health and dental appointments, including tests for COVID-19.

Housing Assistance Referrals

Our team works closely with housing partners across Contra Costa County. We meet with our members to discuss their options on shelter placement, rental assistance, SLEs, down payment assistance, and eviction prevention.

Legal Services

Our team works closely with various legal partners, supporting a wide range of needs, from child support and record expungement to court fines and support letters.

Public Benefits

We assist our members with applications to receive government assistance, such as Medi-Cal, Cash Aid, and CalFresh.

Coaching & Mentoring

We support our members in their efforts to build valued and empowered lives. We help members set goals and connect to the resources they need to thrive. We also work alongside our members, partners, and allies to increase and maintain excellent accountability.

Ongoing Peer Support

Our dedicated team encourages members to support one another—it is critical to our success. We offer social events and support groups, working with each member to form a network of support that suits their needs.

Participant Spotlights

Mario

“I’m proud that I am able to be where I am at this stage in my life. I’ve overcome some serious obstacles. It’s been a struggle. But I’ve conquered them all, thanks to Rubicon.”

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Daniel

“The program has really been a blessing. It’s not just the food or the money that they provide, but it takes away some of the stress and worrying about textbooks or transportation that makes it hard to study and focus.”

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Ricardo

“I got connected with Rubicon, and things started falling into place.”

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Rena

“Rubicon opened the doors for me. Now I’m able to be in circles that I wasn’t able to be in before, I’m able to support my family, and we’re on the right path.”

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