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May 11, 2022
South Philly Review

Scanlon announces $1 million to support workforce training

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon announced $1 million in new federal funding she recently secured to support a workforce training program for formerly incarcerated Philadelphians. It is one of 10 Community Project Funding awards, formerly known as earmarks, Scanlon delivered for her district through the Fiscal Year 2022 federal government funding package passed by Congress in March.

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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
May 5, 2022
KOAA

Colorado Springs woman calls stimulus funds 'blessing' for formerly incarcerated Coloradans

A new program is helping formerly incarcerated people across the country.

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Colorado
Colorado Springs
May 4, 2022
The Colorado Sun

Nonprofit gives $1.5M cash to more than 600 formerly incarcerated Coloradans transitioning back to community

Heather Fitzsimmons was working on getting her life back together and staying clean while on probation in Aurora when she noticed what seemed to be an extra deposit in the account where she gets paid.

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Colorado
Colorado Springs
Denver
May 2, 2022
Rachel Hirsh (via nga.org)

Empowering Returning Citizens To Connect To Higher Education And Employment Opportunities

When people leave prison or jail and reenter society, they often face a variety of barriers that can make it difficult to successfully and permanently reacclimate and avoid returning to old destructive habits. One factor in whether reentry is successful is whether returning citizens can find good jobs and careers that not only keep them financially stable but also allow them to solidify a sense of community, structure, and purpose.

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April 25, 2022
News 5 Cleveland

Cuyahoga County hosting job and resource fair for formerly incarcerated

During “Reentry Week 2022,” the Cuyahoga County Office of Reentry is hosting a job and resource fair to help people with criminal records opportunities for employment and a fresh start.

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Ohio
Cleveland
April 22, 2022
Bronx Times

YMCA job fair to showcase opportunities for Bronxites with past convictions

The Center for Employment Opportunities and Councilmember Kevin Riley will host a job and resource fair on Friday, April 22 for people who have been incarcerated or convicted of criminal offenses.

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April 21, 2022
WCPO 9

Cincinnati residents with criminal history get a second chance at jobs

The Center for Employment Opportunities hosted a re-entry job fair aiming to employ those who have a criminal history.

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Ohio
Cincinnati
April 16, 2022
HR.com

Fair Chance Hiring: An Employer’s Competitive Edge

In this tight labor market, employers are eager to hire. But too often, they overlook a large pool of talented, dependable, high-performing workers, who tend to stay at a job longer than the average hire.

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April 15, 2022
Dympna Ugwu-Oju (via The Fresno Bee)

Broken Ladders: 15 years in prison taught Fresno man lessons about life and redemption

Programs like the Center for Employment Opportunities make all the difference in the lives of formerly incarcerated people, like Christopher Williams, 37, who now works as an assistant at the CEO office in Fresno, doing office work and filling in wherever he is needed.

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California
Fresno
April 14, 2022
Derick Bowers (via The Lurie Daniel Favors Show on SiriusXM)

CEO's Derick Bowers on the Lurie Daniel Favors Show

The Center for Employment Opportunities' Director of Social Enterprise Derick Bowers joins activist, attorney, and author Lurie Daniel Favors on SiriusXM to discuss the Returning Citizens Stimulus.

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New York
April 13, 2022
Dympna Ugwu-Oju (via The Fresno Bee)

Broken Ladders: How a new Fresno program is helping 68-year-old parolee restart life

Timothy Rodriguez was serving a 20 years to life jail term when Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted his sentence in March 2021 because of his age (68) and vulnerability to COVID.

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California
Fresno
April 10, 2022
The Fresno Bee

Broken Ladders: New program gives formerly incarcerated people chance to work, restart life

When 37-year-old Christopher Williams was released from the Corcoran State Prison after serving 15 years for second-degree murder, he found his trials were far from over.

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California
Fresno
March 31, 2022
News and Review

Solano County Center for Employment changes lives daily by breaking the cycle of incarceration

As director of the Solano County Center for Employment Opportunities, Dr. Marcus Mills and his team have seen firsthand the impact immediate and effective employment services can have on individuals with justice backgrounds.

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California
Solano
March 30, 2022
News and Review

From incarceration to career: A workforce development partner gives a Vacaville woman a pathway to full employment

After five years of incarceration, Erica Kucinskas walked out of prison in January 2021. She had her freedom, but no job.

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California
Solano
March 30, 2022
News and Review

A blessing in disguise: The Workforce Development Board of Solano County and its partner gave a Vallejo woman a new life after jail

When Mariah Nance, 31, of Vallejo was arrested and released on bail in 2017, the once storage rental company manager found herself jobless.

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California
Solano
March 24, 2022
Detroit Free Press

Opinion: Little-known policy penalizes returning citizens training for new jobs

As more than 10,000 Michiganders prepare to rejoin their communities this year, they will face steeper barriers to rebuilding their lives because of a little-known policy that penalizes them for pursuing critical job skills and paid training that aligns with their career dreams.

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Michigan
Detroit
March 8, 2022
The Fresno Bee

Broken Ladders: Climbing the economic ladder in Fresno can be tough. Here's why

Americans love rags-to-riches stories. But Fresno, like many cities in the U.S., has not shown itself to be a city of opportunities, especially for certain populations. Social and economic mobility are limited — a lingering product of Fresno’s history of racism, segregation and redlining.

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California
Fresno
February 24, 2022
The Guardian

California gives people leaving prison just $200 to start over. After 50 years, that could change

A California lawmaker wants to increase the allowance that people released from prison receive to cover basic needs for the first time in nearly 50 years.

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California
Los Angeles
Marin
Oakland
Inland Empire
San Diego
San Jose
Sacramento
Fresno
Solano
February 23, 2022
The Bottom Line News

Current state of workforce and innovations practices highlighted at Kentucky Chamber Summit

In the midst of the ongoing workforce shortage, Kentucky businesses, workforce development partners, and human resource experts gathered at the 7th Annual Workforce Summit to discuss solutions, best practices, and resources to help address hiring and retention needs.

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Kentucky
Louisville
February 23, 2022
Roland Martin Unfiltered

How the Returning Citizen Stimulus and CEO Help the Formerly Incarcerated

CEO's Director of Social Enterprise Derick Bowers appeared on Roland Martin Unfiltered to discuss the Returning Citizen Stimulus and CEO's program model. (Clip begins at 1:21:43)

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New York
New York (National HQ)
January 21, 2022
Christopher Watler (via HR.com)

Employers Must Rethink How They Treat Talent With Criminal Record

Imagine what it is like to look for work with a past felony conviction. Every time you are applying for a job, the burden of your conviction weighs on you.

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New York
January 20, 2022
WHYY

Philly looks to expand initiative offering support to potential shooters before they pick up a gun

Despite the ongoing pandemic, Philadelphia officials said they are trying to expand one of their key gun violence prevention programs.

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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
January 7, 2022
TV20 News

CEO Cleveland Ready to Help Formerly Incarcerated Get to Work

CEO Cleveland Director Devon Hickman spoke with TV20 News to discuss CEO’s program and work. (Discussion starts at 5:08)CEO Cleveland Director Devon Hickman spoke with TV20 News to discuss CEO’s program and work. (Discussion starts at 5:08)

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Ohio
Cleveland
December 20, 2021
FOX21 News

Indy Give! 2021: Center for Employment Opportunities

COLORADO SPRINGS — FOX21 News is once again working with the Colorado Springs Independent for this year’s Indy Give! campaign. Recently, the Center for Employment Opportunities joined FOX21’s morning crew to talk about its work and what help it needs from the community.

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Colorado
Colorado Springs
November 23, 2021
Colorado Springs Business Journal

CEO Provides Second Chance Through Work

(A free email subscription on Colorado Springs Business Journal is required to view) - For those newly released from prison, especially those who have served extended sentences, reacclimating to society can seem like an insurmountable task. Industries have been shuttered, technology has marched on without them, and old contacts and networks may have moved on as well.

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Colorado
Colorado Springs