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Category Archives: Job Training

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Driving a garbage truck can provide good pay, benefits and steady work for ex-offenders

Posted on November 29, 2018March 10, 2020 by Jails to Jobs

When considering work after prison, driving a garbage truck might not be the first job that comes to mind. But maybe you should consider it. This type of work can provide excellent pay and an opportunity for union membership with […]

CalPIA Pilot Project

CalPIA Case Planning Project created to help prepare inmates for employment

Posted on August 16, 2018August 7, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

Many people consider prison industries a form of slave labor, thanks to the incredibly low wages usually paid. But some prisoners look at it as a way to get out of their cells, feel useful and learn how to work […]

Department of Rehabilitation

State departments of vocational rehabilitation provide job training, education, other services

Posted on July 19, 2018December 16, 2020 by Jails to Jobs

There is one excellent resource that far too few in reentry take advantage of. But many should. And that’s state departments of vocational rehabilitation. Their purpose: to help people who have disabilities find jobs. These disabilities can be physical, mental […]

Matt Mochary

S.F. Bay Area philanthropist Matt Mochary sends ex-offenders to truck driving school

Posted on June 8, 2017December 20, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

  There are many ways that people become involved with helping formerly incarcerated individuals get back on their feet, but Matt Mochary’s story is rather unique. And what he does now – he sends people getting out of jail to […]

Hot Chicken Takeover improves lives of those in reentry

Posted on July 14, 2016February 11, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

You might not realize it when you dig into a plate of spicy chicken wings at Columbus, Ohio’s Hot Chicken Takeover (HCT), but this restaurant serves a side of social justice along with its popular cuisine. It’s just one more […]

On-the-Job training offers funds for employers to hire ex-offenders

Posted on July 2, 2013May 14, 2020 by Jails to Jobs

On-the-Job training – in which the wages of hard-to-place employees are partially paid with government and other funds – provides an opportunity for those in reentry to enter the workforce. The challenge can be that it takes cooperation from employers, […]

STEM training can lead to science, technology and engineering jobs

Posted on June 20, 2013August 10, 2020 by Jails to Jobs

There are a tremendous number of jobs out there that pay solid salaries, don’t require a college degree and are in high demand. These are jobs in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). In research for his […]

CalPIA trains prisoners to enter workforce upon release

Posted on February 24, 2012May 7, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Although paid work done by prisoners has been criticized as “slave” labor that steals jobs from those on the outside, prison employment programs keep many prisoners busy and potentially out of trouble, while at the same time providing training to help […]

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