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:
2411 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

We assist our members with applications to schools and workshops. We offer résumé trainings to support the job search.

Employment Assistance

Our dedicated team works with members to succeed in their chosen career paths. We offer assistance with résumé writing, job applications, interview preparation, and professional clothing to wear for the interview.

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

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

Chad

“Had it not been for the program, I wouldn’t be in the position I’m currently in as fast as I am.”

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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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John & Sieur

“Rubicon taught me to smash my fixed mindset and adopt a growth mindset. Now, I know things don’t have to stay the same.”

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Drummond

“What you need is a big bandage to cover up the whole cut and lets it heal. Rubicon heals. It brings you back together. It breaks the cycle of poverty.”

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