Hiring and employing second chance workers has its challenges, but it’s possible to make the process run more smoothly. One way to do this is to hire a staff psychiatric rehabilitation counselor to work with these employees and help them […]
Category Archives: Second Chance Hiring
The Manufacturing Institute releases its Second Chance Hiring Toolkit for Local Communities to help manufacturers hire talent
The Manufacturing Institute, the Washington, D.C.-headquartered nonprofit associated with the National Association of Manufacturers, has created the Second Chance Hiring Toolkit for Local Communities. This is the organization’s latest effort to encourage second chance hiring and ultimately help manufacturing companies […]
Prison Fellowship, the National Reentry Resource Center and Better Together create events in honor of Second Chance Month
April is Second Chance Month, an annual celebration launched in 2017 that focuses on creating opportunities for those who face barriers because of mistakes they made in the past. And this year, three organizations – Prison Fellowship, the National Reentry […]
How second chance applicants can find a job working for the Federal government
In honor of Second Chance Month in April, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued a Guide to Federal Employment for Second Chance Applicants. And those interested in working for the Federal government should download the guide and read it […]
Job search site 70 Million Jobs closes down
We were sad to hear that 70 Million Jobs, the first national for-profit job search engine for people with criminal records, has gone out of business. When it was launched in 2016, we thought the company was a game changer. […]
Jails to Jobs creates Second Chance Employers Network
Here at Jails to Jobs we get regular phone calls from companies asking how they can become second chance employers and hire workers who were formerly incarcerated. And we tell them that the best thing they can do is to […]
White House increases second chance opportunities for those who have been incarcerated
In late April during Second Chance Month, the White House announced that it has launched a comprehensive strategy to expand what it calls “Incarceration to Employment” opportunities. The strategy includes creating education and training programs, and expanding access to employment […]
Crossroads Solar combats climate change and offers second chances
Crossroads Solar is a company with a mission – to help save the environment and offer second chances. As it likes to say, it hires “otherwise good people” who’ve “made colossal mistakes.” It all began about five years ago with […]
How to begin a second chance hiring program and find dedicated employees
Have you, like many employers, been considering a second chance hiring program but are not sure exactly how to go about doing it? You’re not alone. With a labor shortage that is expected to last for several years, companies are […]
Kelly Services office staffing company launches Kelly 33 second chance hiring initiative
You know that second chance hiring has entered the mainstream when Kelly Services, one of the world’s largest employment agencies, gets into the act. The company has launched the Kelly 33 second chances initiative, after partnering with Toyota Manufacturing of […]