Many people in reentry turn to restaurant work for their first job. While readily available, these jobs are often demanding, stressful and typically low paid. As a result, many workers live paycheck-to-paycheck as they rebuild their lives. When a crisis […]
Banks and nonprofits offer financial wellness resources to help you get on track to a better future
Are finances adding extra stress to your life as you begin reentry? Are you having trouble paying the bills, making enough money for the things you’d like to buy or even figuring out how to open a bank account? Financial […]
Got financial stress? Understanding the problem and how to recognize it
Many people who are leaving prison and trying to adjust to life in reentry will encounter serious financial stress. Whether it’s figuring out how to open a bank account, worries about earning enough money for food and rent, or not […]
Companies join forces to create second chance hiring alliances
As the U.S. continues to face a hiring shortage and the country’s workforce numbers are expected to slow over the next decade, companies are turning to new sources of talent. And one of these is potential employees who were formerly […]
Study suggests tattoo ink can damage the body’s immune system
In case there were not already enough reasons to reconsider getting a tattoo, researchers say there may be one more. A team of international researchers from several European universities have determined that tattoo ink can affect the body’s immune system. […]
Cooking up careers through IN2WORK: Aramark helps graduates succeed after incarceration
Aramark, one of the nation’s top food and facilities service providers, has launched a new culinary track as part of its IN2WORK (I2W) program. The company’s IN2WORK, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, helps prepare people who are incarcerated […]
What can kinship and compassion teach us? Listen to The Homeboy Way podcast and you’ll find out
Homeboy Industries is out to share the secrets of its success and the stories of its homies though a new podcast, The Homeboy Way. The organization, which was founded in 1988 by Father Greg Boyle, has become the largest rehabilitation […]
Literacy Council of White County uses Jails to Jobs’ book as core for prison education
The Literacy Council of White County, a nonprofit organization which is located in Searcy, Ark, and focused on adult literacy, has chosen our book, Jails to Jobs: Seven Steps to Becoming Employed, as the basis for its prison education program. […]
Generation Diamond launches Nebraska’s first in-prison tattoo removal program
Generation Diamond, the only provider of free and low-cost tattoo removal services in Nebraska, has launched the state’s – and one of the nation’s — first in-prison tattoo removal programs. This is the latest step for the nonprofit organization, which […]
From prison to community: How your organization can create a reentry guide that makes the transition easier
Each year, more than 600,000 people are released from state and federal prisons and 7 million from jails across the United States. As they return home, the need for clear, accessible information to support successful reentry has never been greater. […]