The permanent facility in Lancaster will expand their programs to include family support and advocacy, therapy, and healing through the arts. We're helping, making it easier for folks.' 'They're trying to figure out how to support themselves and their family, or trying to figure out how they can make a living wage to change the directory of their lives and the lives of those that they love. 'Many of them are trying to turn their lives around,' she said. She said people often re-enter society and don't know where to begin. Retired Judge Songhai Armstead directs the department. The program will also connect them with self-help groups and stabilization support.
The first D.O.O.R.S community center can be found in South L.A.ĭ.O.O.R.S will help people with housing, employment, legal aid, and education. The Developing Opportunities and Offering Re-Entry Solutions program, or D.O.O.R.S, is currently virtual, but a brick and mortar location is scheduled to open in Lancaster in Spring 204.
Los Angeles County's Justice, Care and Opportunities Department launched its second program to help people entering or leaving the justice system.
