Tom Vozzo, who joined Homeboy Industries as CEO in 2012, retired in February. Before joining Homeboy, Vozzo was executive vice president of Aramark and an executive of two other companies. Shirley Torres and Steve Delgado, two long time members of […]
Category Archives: Support Services
From prisons to youth centers: Starting book clubs inside
Book clubs in detention facilities – from juvenile centers to jails and prisons – offer unique opportunities to help people who are incarcerated develop critical thinking skills, expand their imaginations and journey beyond the walls through books. Books can inspire […]
Public libraries provide invaluable services to those incarcerated and in reentry that will help them improve their lives
Public libraries aren’t just for checking out books and searching for information. If you haven’t discovered it already, you might be surprised to learn that public libraries offer an amazing array of services – for individuals who are incarcerated and […]
County jail provides free access to tablet computers as part of the first program of its kind in the U.S.
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 […]
Homeboy Industries’ Father Greg Boyle believes providing healing is more important than just providing 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 […]
Gatekeepers founder Bill Gaertner launches mentoring program for ex-offender job seekers
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
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
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 […]