Category Archives: reentry resources
Take a journey of hope
Today I’m over at Journey of Hope, talking with host Rodney Mathers about, among other subjects: Answering tough interview questions How to handle gaps in your resume Whether recent discrimination lawsuits and action by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will … Continue reading
Helping women start over….
I was happy to see the National H.I.R.E. Network devoted its 5th Annual Policy Conference last week to one of the most overlooked groups of ex-offenders. You guessed it – women. The advocacy organization, which is dedicated to helping individuals with criminal records, focused … Continue reading
Just out: a nationwide guide to reentry programs
If you’re looking for help starting over, you might want to check-out this great new guide reentry programs. The searchable database was the brainchild of the Council of State Goverments Justice Center with support from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the … Continue reading
Recognizing those on the front lines of reentry
If one of these folks has helped you rebuild your life, this is the week to let them know. And feel free to share your stories here. Over the years, I’ve volunteered in probation offices in both Indiana and Virginia, doing interviews and presentence reports, … Continue reading
Employers, what will it take to get you to hire ex-offenders?
The federal agency that supervises offenders on probation and parole in Washington, DC, has launched a new media campaign in which it is asks companies whether they will hire ex-offenders and if not what can be done to change their mind… Continue reading
Filed under background checks, bonding ex-offenders, companies hiring ex-offenders, criminal records, employer incentives ex-offenders, hope for ex-offenders, job search ex-offenders, jobs, jobs ex-offenders, recession ex-offenders, reentry, reentry resources, second chances, starting over, Uncategorized
Happy graduation: School’s out!
MyEmployability Skills class just ended, so I’ll be taking a break until the new school year. A break from teaching, that is, since I use some of my downtime to research programs and issues that might be of interest to … Continue reading
Ex-offenders: reducing the “fear factor”
I came upon great article about a community program in Enid, Oklahoma that helps ex-offenders get back on their feet. Like most reentry organizations, this one aims to assist newly released individuals in getting their documents in order and obtaining … Continue reading
Who hires violent offenders? You’d be surprised.
Their crimes aren’t easy to stomach. Murder. Rape. Armed Robbery. Aggravated Assault. But when they come to Mouly Aloumouati, they’ve done their time and have one thing in common. They want a job and they want to start over. Aloumouati … Continue reading
Filed under companies hiring ex-offenders, criminal records, education ex-offenders, employers hiring ex-offenders, employment assistance ex-offenders, employment ex-offenders, ex-offender psychology, job search ex-offenders, jobs ex-offenders, personal responsibility, reentry, reentry resources, second chances, starting over, taking responsibility
No place to go – the homeless epidemic among ex-offenders
A woman in my class was talking recently about how happy she would be to reunite with her two-year-old upon her release. There was only one problem: in addition to getting a job and paying her court costs, restitution and legal fees, she … Continue reading
