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Second Chance Employment : Opportunities and Benefits
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SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYMENT : OPPORTUNITIES AND BENEFITS

April was Second Chance Month, an observance formalized by President Biden in
March 2022 “reaffirming the importance of helping people who were formerly
incarcerated reenter society.”
Summary
 * Employers Increasingly Willing to Give a Second Chance
 * The Benefits of Giving a Second Chance
 * States and Organizations Making a Difference

April was Second Chance Month, an observance formalized by President Biden in
March 2022 “reaffirming the importance of helping people who were formerly
incarcerated reenter society.”

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce there are 600,000 people released from
prison every year in the United States. For many, a return to society is coupled
with an inability to find work—or employers willing to give them a second
chance. There are, in fact, 77 million Americans with a criminal record—about
25% of those with convictions do not serve a prison sentence.

A disproportionate number of those with criminal records are people of color
with Black men six times more likely than white men to be incarcerated and
Hispanic men 2.5 times more likely, according to The Sentencing Project.


EMPLOYERS INCREASINGLY WILLING TO GIVE A SECOND CHANCE

While the number of companies willing to take a chance on an employee with a
criminal record was already becoming common prior to the pandemic today, given
the tight labor economy, more employers are considering this option. There
simply aren’t enough people available to fill available jobs. According to the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, there are 11.5 million open jobs in the U.S., with
only about 6 million unemployed workers to fill those jobs.

Companies that have taken the Fair Chance Pledge agree to:

 * Hire and support the formerly incarcerated.
 * Support the elimination of any restrictions on participation that may exclude
   the formerly incarcerated.
 * Encourage others to also institute fair hiring practices.

The list of companies that have taken this pledge is impressive. In 2016 when
the Obama Administration brought the issue to light, 19 well-known companies
took the pledge including Coca-Cola, Facebook, Google, The Johns Hopkins
Hospital and Health System, Under Armour/Plant Industries, and others. These are
companies that span geographies and industries.


THE BENEFITS OF GIVING A SECOND CHANCE

Employees obviously benefit from second chance employment opportunities. But
companies do too. According to Getting Talent Back to Work, “82% of managers and
67% of HR professionals think the value new employees with criminal records
bring to the organization is as high as or higher than that of workers without
records. Some of the benefits employers realize include:

 * Supporting an inclusive, diverse, and successful workplace.
 * Widely available talent that has historically been ignored by the larger
   workforce.
 * An opportunity to demonstrate good corporate citizenship and build stronger
   communities.

Low-skilled workers are more likely to have criminal records according to The
Hamilton Project. They point out that: “Less than 2 percent of men aged 28 to 33
with at least a four-year college degree report having been incarcerated at some
point.”

This population offers great potential benefit to manufacturers and other types
of businesses offering blue-collar opportunities that don’t require a formal
degree.


STATES AND ORGANIZATIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee are among the states that have taken steps to
ban the box on applications in their states. These efforts make a difference—for
the individuals given a second chance, the companies that hire them, and the
communities they live in.

For instance, one of Gojob’s community partners is the Nashville Rescue Mission
to help them find staff members, specifically those seeking second chance
employment. The Nashville Rescue Mission was founded in 1953 by Dr. Charles
Fuller, a well-known Gospel radio preacher; it opened its doors in 1954 and,
today, continues to serve area homeless men, women, and children.

Bobby P. is a case manager at the Nashville Rescue Mission who works with Gojob.
He says: “Gojob has really changed things for my guys. These men have
experienced a previous agency that came in and worked with them and did not want
to pay them for their time.”

Societal impact is at the heart of Gojob’s work. Gojob is committed to the
recruitment and training of people who are far from employment. That includes
employees with criminal histories. Everyone deserves a second chance and we’re
helping them get just that. Learn more about our work and how we’re using
advanced digital technology to connect individuals and organizations in Georgia,
Kentucky, and Tennessee.



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