Centerforce programs serve a neglected community’s broad set of needs, from health education and prevention services to parenting and relationship classes, to relationship and communication skills-building workshops, to case-management for individuals and couples, and more.
Bay Area Network for Positive Health
The Bay Area Network for Positive Health links HIV infected individuals who are not currently receiving medical care with health providers in the community. (read more)
Healthy Marriage, Responsible Fatherhood
Healthy Marriage, Responsible Fatherhood helps strengthen marriages and relationships of incarcerated men releasing from San Quentin State Prison. (read more)
Healthy Relationships
Healthy Relationships develops the participants’ confidence and sense of self-efficacy in their ability to disclose their HIV status to potential partners as well as loved ones. (read more)
Hepatitis C Peer-Based Health Education Program (PHEP)
Centerforce’s longest running program, the PHEP trains incarcerated men and women to be peer educators and mobilizes them to raise awareness, provide education, and serve as a resource on a wide variety of health issues such as Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and substance abuse prevention. (read more)
Inside/Out Summit
The Inside/Out National Summit is the only conference that addresses the unique issues of incarceration and reentry from a multi-dimensional framework. (read more)
Leaders in Future Environments (LIFE) – Youth Mentoring
LIFE is a youth mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents, promoting meaningful connections between youth and caring adults in the community to increase youth potential for leadership and positive community involvement. (read more)
Project START
Project START is a 6-session individual-level intervention for people soon to be released from prison incorporating features of prevention, case management, motivational interviewing, and incremental risk reduction. The program focuses on the provision of HIV, STD, and Hepatitis education and skills training to promote reduction of risk behaviors. (read more)