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

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 justice-impacted job seekers. According to Public Insight, the mention of fair chance jobs in Indeed postings has increased by 29% from the beginning […]

Expanding Fair Chance Hiring in the Volunteer State

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 the work his team was doing to connect justice-impacted Tennesseans with skills training opportunities and employment. And I was […]

Three Common Occupational Licensing Myths

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 for a license can be confusing or intimidating. In many cases, job seekers will give up on a dream of entering the career of their choice, […]

Philadelphia’s Fair Chance Series and NRWC Employer Engagement Program

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. The program will increase economic opportunity for justice-impacted job seekers and help employers find and support qualified candidates. The program supports fair chance hiring by providing employers training […]

Thought Leadership Session Takeaway – Navigating Barriers to Occupational Licensing

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

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 chance hiring. Often, when we talk about their work finding job opportunities for justice-impacted job seekers, they say things like, “employers need to give […]

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 reinstatement of Pell Grants for incarcerated students and Medicaid expansion for incarcerated individuals, promise to significantly impact the justice-impacted workforce. Reinstatement of Pell Grants for Incarcerated Students After a 26-year ban, Pell […]

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 personal stories of transformation and learn why it’s crucial for returning citizens to engage in local politics. The MRLN, a collaborative initiative with the John D. and Catherine T. […]

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 field with important goals and complex pieces. Here are three benefits of collaboration in reentry: 1. Problem solving: Working […]

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, developed Pathway to Employment (PTE). This innovative work-based learning program equips individuals affected by the criminal legal system with the skills and connections needed to secure employment in this rapidly expanding industry. […]