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Five Tips to Strengthen Employer Relationships and Get More Justice-Impacted Job Seekers Hired

December 16, 2024

As employers across the country struggle to fill open positions and find employees who are the right fit for their organizations, many are recognizing the benefits of giving a fair chance to justic…

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Expanding Fair Chance Hiring in the Volunteer State

November 6, 2024

I first met Dr. William Arnold, Director of the Tennessee Office of Reentry (TOOR), in 2023 at a second chance convening in Tennessee. The more I spoke with Dr. Arnold, the more impressed I was by…

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Three Common Occupational Licensing Myths

October 25, 2024

By Caroline Miller & Ronne Hines Occupational licensing requirements can often seem to prevent a justice-involved job seeker from entering the field of their choice. The process of applying fo…

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Philadelphia’s Fair Chance Series and NRWC Employer Engagement Program

October 25, 2024

This fall, Philadelphia Works in collaboration with JPMorganChase, NRWC, Envoy, and the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia launched the Fair Chance Series and Employer Engagement Program. …

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Thought Leadership Session Takeaway – Navigating Barriers to Occupational Licensing

September 16, 2024

Session Takeaway – Navigating Barriers to Occupational Licensing 9-6-24

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The Most Valuable Asset of a Company is its People

Over the past few years, we have talked with many practitioners and representatives of CBOs, state agencies, American Job Centers, chambers of commerce, and other groups that are involved in fair c…

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Education, Healthcare, and the Justice-Impacted Workforce

Increasing access to education and healthcare are crucial steps towards providing justice-impacted individuals with better economic opportunities. Recent federal policy changes, specifically the re…

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NLC – Bringing Lived Experience To City Hall

Discover firsthand insights from justice-impacted local elected officials during Second Chance Awareness Month. Join NLC’s Municipal Reentry Leaders Network (MRLN) on April 25, 2024 to hear persona…

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Three Benefits of Collaboration in Reentry

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean – Ryunosuke Satoro Collaboration is fundamental to the success of most big projects. This is true in reentry as much as it is in any other f…

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Pathway to Employment in the Health System

Important Findings from Lifespan’s Justice-Impacted Cohorts During a recent Thought Leadership session we explored how Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest employer and healthcare system, develop…

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