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Category Archives: Support Services

County jail provides free access to tablet computers as part of the first program of its kind in the U.S.

Posted on August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 by Jails to Jobs

For the first time ever, the San Francisco County Jail is offering the use of tablet computers with free content to almost all people incarcerated in its two facilities. The program was created by the S.F. Sheriff’s Department, and is […]

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Homeboy Industries’ Father Greg Boyle believes providing healing is more important than just providing jobs

Posted on April 13, 2021January 12, 2022 by Jails to Jobs

Is healing formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people more important than helping them get jobs? If you’d like to know the answer to that question, just ask Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. The world’s largest […]

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Gatekeepers founder Bill Gaertner launches mentoring program for ex-offender job seekers

Posted on February 16, 2017February 21, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

Bill Gaertner, founder and director of Gatekeepers in Hagerstown Md., will soon launch a mentoring program that recruits members of the local faith community to work with citizens returning to the area from jails and prisons. A former basketball coach […]

Career Coaches take job search help to all corners of Tennessee

Posted on May 20, 2015May 8, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

What is it about Tennessee and job search buses, and why don’t more places follow its lead? When writing about Memphis Public Library’s JobLINC: Mobile Bus for Job Seekers and Employers recently, we also discovered that the entire state is […]

Memphis Public Library bus offers unique service to job seekers

Posted on April 17, 2015July 31, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

While many libraries around the country have special programs and services for job seekers, none can quite compare to the Memphis Public Library & Information Center’s mobile job search center. Its JobLINC: Mobile Bus for Job Seekers and Employers gained the […]

Get help cleaning up your record for free at the Papillon Foundation

Posted on January 9, 2014April 27, 2016 by Jails to Jobs

A criminal arrest or conviction record can be the biggest impediment to getting gainful employment, and the two-year-old Papillon Foundation is determined to help teach those who have one how to get it expunged. And if the number of hits […]

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Jails to Jobs is in the process of expanding its tattoo removal program and is looking for SF Bay Area volunteer doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and physicians assistants to help us in our efforts. If you are a physician, N.P., R.N. or P.A. and are interested, please contact us here. Training is provided if needed.