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HomePrison to Employment Initiative

Prison to Employment Initiative

Health care workers in a corridor
Labor

New start, new career: A Sonoma County collaboration helps a justice-involved client land a health care job

March 31, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

The Prison to Employment Initiative can help employers find skilled applicants for essential positions like health care. […]

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Labor

North Bay Employment Connection offers formerly incarcerated a second chance

March 31, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Immediate employment helps reduce the risk of recidivism and also gets people ready for full-time jobs and careers. […]

A barber in his shop
Labor

California Workforce Association’s Bob Lanter discusses what he sees as the win-win of the Prison to Employment Initiative

March 31, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

The Prison to Employment Initiative benefits employers–both big and small–and job seekers, including those that want to own their own business.
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A truck driver in his rig
Labor

Sonoma County Job Link helps put justice-involved individuals in the driver’s seat–and get on the right road

March 31, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Training people in high-demand jobs through the Prison to Employment Initiative is a boon to employers and individuals. […]

Man driving a truck
Labor

Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board makes the connections and transportation jobs accelerate hope

March 31, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Training for high-demand jobs like commercial truck driving can be paid for by grants from the Prison to Employment Initiative. […]

A woman works in a warehouse
Labor

The executive director of the Workforce Development Board of Solano County discusses why hiring justice-involved workers is a win-win

March 30, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Employers who participate in the Prison to Employment Initiative are eligible for financial incentives–and stand to gain skilled, loyal employees. […]

Workers at a construction site
Labor

A Q&A with the Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board director on the benefits of hiring justice-involved individuals

March 30, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Employers can reap a variety of benefits when they hire justice-involved individuals through the Prison to Employment Initiative–both financially and in terms of skilled labor.
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Labor

The California Workforce Development Board helps job seekers get state jobs

March 30, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Funded in part by the Prison to Employment Initiative, the California Workforce Development Board has collaborated with a multitude of state agencies to help incarcerated individuals secure a state job before their release. […]

Group photo of workers
Labor

A Vallejo modular home company helps second chance job seekers

March 30, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Labor shortages in high-demand industries like construction can be eased when employers participate in the Prison to Employment program. […]

A truck driver walks to his rig
Labor

A brand new start: Solano County trucking companies give parolees a chance at employment in a high-demand industry

March 30, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Since the pandemic, many industries–such as transportation–face labor shortages. The Prison to Employment Initiative is a big part of the solution.
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