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New start, new career: A Sonoma County collaboration helps a justice-involved client land a health care job
The Prison to Employment Initiative can help employers find skilled applicants for essential positions like health care. […]
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North Bay Employment Connection offers formerly incarcerated a second chance
Immediate employment helps reduce the risk of recidivism and also gets people ready for full-time jobs and careers. […]
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California Workforce Association’s Bob Lanter discusses what he sees as the win-win of the Prison to Employment Initiative
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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Sonoma County Job Link helps put justice-involved individuals in the driver’s seat–and get on the right road
Training people in high-demand jobs through the Prison to Employment Initiative is a boon to employers and individuals. […]
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Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board makes the connections and transportation jobs accelerate hope
Training for high-demand jobs like commercial truck driving can be paid for by grants from the Prison to Employment Initiative. […]
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The executive director of the Workforce Development Board of Solano County discusses why hiring justice-involved workers is a win-win
Employers who participate in the Prison to Employment Initiative are eligible for financial incentives–and stand to gain skilled, loyal employees. […]
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A Q&A with the Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board director on the benefits of hiring justice-involved individuals
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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The California Workforce Development Board helps job seekers get state jobs
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. […]
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A Vallejo modular home company helps second chance job seekers
Labor shortages in high-demand industries like construction can be eased when employers participate in the Prison to Employment program. […]
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A brand new start: Solano County trucking companies give parolees a chance at employment in a high-demand industry
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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