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Workforce Advocacy Center, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation chartered and dedicated to eliminating discrimination in employment, education, and housing against individuals with arrest and conviction records...

Our Mission: Breaking the cycle of crime by strengthening families through support, education, and advocacy. About 200,000 adult men and women are incarcerated at any one time in county jails and state correctional facilities in Texas. The state has the unenviable distinction of having more individuals behind bars than any other state in the country. Left behind are family members and friends: 55 percent leave behind a spouse, and 85 percent or more leave behind a parent and/or a child. In fact, about 75 percent of male inmates and more than 95 percent of female inmates have a child younger than 18. More than half have a child younger than 10.

No More Labels is an organization that seeks to educate the public about the myths surrounding those members of our community that are labeled as "sex offenders" and the hardships being caused for the families and loved ones of these modern day "lepers" that are being ostracized once they have served their court ordered sentences. No More Labels does NOT support or condone the crimes or acts of violence committed by these or ANY criminal offender. We recognize the damage done to the victims of these, and ANY CRIME. No More Labels simply advocates for justice through fair punishment of criminal offenders, joined with treatment, rehabilitation and accountability coupled with community reentry programs to ensure that these individuals can once again become productive, law abiding citizens. No More Labels is striving to providing support for the families of the men and women who are trying to support the offenders when they do return to the community. We also work with the victims of these crimes to find support and healing. We DO NOT provide legal advice, but can provide access to lawyers and other professionals that can help.

Congress has it's own website where, excepting things that go on behind closed doors, everything it does is recorded. The website known as Thomas. To get to it simply click on the picture on the right. When you get there you'll find many many options, long term it will amaze folks all the information tucked into that website, but for today I just want folks to learn how to get to a bill, and bill amendments.

TIFA (and our members) provide support, information, and advocacy for families who have a loved one incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). Mission: "Breaking the cycle of crime by strengthening families through support, education, and advocacy" tifa@tifa.org