December 16, 2025 The U.S. labor market is undergoing a profound shift. Workforce shortages, demographic changes, and employer demand are reshaping the future of work. For the reentry workforce field, these trends raise urgent questions about talent pipelines and how best to support justice-involved job seekers striving to build stable careers.

August 29, 2025 Background checks are often misunderstood, creating barriers for justice-involved job seekers. In this webinar, experts share key insights, job seekers’ rights, and practical guidance to help practitioners interpret reports and better advocate for their clients.

June 6th, 2025. Strong partnerships between community-based organizations and employers are essential to creating quality career pathways for justice-impacted individuals. In this webinar, fair chance employers share what they look for and offer insights to strengthen training models and support successful hiring.

March 7, 2025. Reentry workforce practitioners aim to connect justice-impacted job seekers to quality jobs that drive upward mobility. This webinar explores how to identify quality jobs, measure job outcomes, and implement strategies to improve placements and community impact.

December 6th, 2024. Learn strategies to create and sustain effective employer relationships, secure company buy-in, address turnover challenges, and implement feedback loops for continuous improvement. Gain actionable insights to strengthen fair chance hiring practices and make a lasting community impact.

September 6th, 2024 In this webinar, two former regulators and a reentry workforce practitioner shared insights on distinguishing real vs. perceived barriers and discussed practical steps providers can take to collaborate with regulators and open more opportunities for justice-impacted job seekers.

June 7th, 2024. Explore how the expanded Federal Pell Grant Program and Medicaid in 2023 are creating new opportunities for incarcerated individuals. Experts will share insights and strategies to navigate these changes.

March 8th, 2024. NRWC strives to improve connections between reentry stakeholders and federal agencies. Federal representatives shared programs for justice-involved and explored partnership opportunities for community organizations.

December 1^st, 2023. During this webinar, 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.

June 9th, 2023. In this webinar, we will hear from practitioners who will share the benefits of taking a person-centered approach, how this impacts the overall outcomes for their participants. We will also hear from individuals directly impacted by the criminal legal system, and their experiences receiving reentry workforce services.

March 31st, 2023. In this panel, you will hear from experts who will share the basics about background checks, how to assess candidates, and resources & tools to ensure your organization is complying with employment law around background checks.

December 9th, 2022. The panelist take a critical look at recent policies and practices that are being implemented across the country to break down barriers to success for people with criminal records.

June 3, 2022. Three companies that practice Second (Fair) Chance hiring. They share what motivates them to take this approach, the unique benefits, and challenges they encounter in championing fair chances.

Explore strategies and approaches that have proven to help people who have been impacted by the justice system to get on a path towards economic mobility.