Restoring Lives

Launched in August of 2021 thanks to funding from the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, ClearYourRecordHarrisCounty.org continues to reach and equip individuals with the ability to check any past criminal history that is legally eligible to be sealed. In doing so, these individuals become more employable and have more opportunities for housing.

LAST YEAR:

More than 4,360 unique users submitted their name and date of birth to see if they had any records that qualified.

More than 2,800 of those individuals had at least one record that was eligible to be cleared and more than 1,300 were eligible to have their entire record cleared. 61% indicated they planned to submit the necessary forms (also available on the website) to formally apply for the request to have their records cleared.

With special project funding from Indeed and the National Employment Law Project, The Beacon is working to expand the technology that powers this self-service record clearing tool to other counties in Texas.

The Way Home is a collaborative model to prevent and end homelessness in Houston, Pasadena, Conroe, Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties.

The Beacon has been a vital partner in The Way Home efforts since 2014.