“The best social service is a job.”– Rev. Leon Sullivan, Founder, OIC of America (OICA)
The most powerful and transformative thing we can do is to help a person find a way to provide for themselves and their family. The opportunity to work is a gift to humanity. Unfortunately, those with a criminal record face insurmountable barriers to job opportunities. – This is why the work of our Community Partners is crucial.
In a collaborative effort, the NRWC teamed up with the Latino Coalition and 15 fair chance hiring community partners in Denver, CO. The heartfelt objective was to empower our community partners with the essential knowledge, practices, tools, and resources needed to establish trusted and long-term relationships with employers, fostering talent pipelines that enhance employment placement and retention outcomes.
A sincere appreciation to all who set aside their daily commitments to be with us for two days. It meant a lot as we came together to reflect deeply on how our organizations could be more effective at helping justice-impacted job seekers. A special shout out to the CDOC employment and training navigators for your participation. Everyone’s presence and commitment made a significant impact.
- Ex3 Assessment: Starting with the Employer Engagement Excellence assessment to understand each organization’s level of readiness to engage with employers.
- Training: Empowering individuals and organizations to implement best practices, our focus includes current trends in Fair Chance Hiring (FCH), employer risk perceptions, the business case for FCH and the five phases of employer engagement with leading practices.
- Toolkit: Providing helpful tools and educational resources to enhance understanding in the reentry workforce field.
What’s next? NRWC will continue our partnership with the LCCL to lead and support the community partners using a community of practice model (CoP). We will facilitate ongoing peer learning and implementation of leading practices. The goal is to help the organizations build long-term relationships with employers and talent pipelines that lead to economic mobility for justice impacted job seekers.
We are looking forward to replicating this approach across the country. If you would like to learn more about our Employer Relationship Development Program, please let us know. [email protected]