Launching a partnership to support justice-impacted students can be complex. The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) understands this and has compiled a list of resources and tools to help you get started.

1. Complete this landscape map to better understand the needs of your community and begin to identify how your program might meet existing needs.
2. Complete this needs analysis to better understand how your program can be adapted to support justice-impacted students.
3. Complete this goal-setting worksheet to identify how you want to begin offering services to support this population of learners.
4. Read this report: Filling Critical Gaps for College in Prison Programs - Strategies from Two Community Based Organizations
5. View this webinar on appropriate language and terminology to use when working with justice-impacted individuals (NASFAA)
6. Check out this resource: Beyond the Box (US Department of Education)
7. Check out this webinar about effective ways to support Justice Impacted Learners, from College Now Greater Cleveland. 
8. BONUS: For financial aid agencies, check out lessons from the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance on their work to support justice impacted students.