There are many places and websites that help ex-convicts find employment including LifeChangers, Inc., Georgia Department of Labor, Reentry Works, and Inmates to Entrepreneurs.
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Each resource listed below can help ex-offenders find jobs or a path to obtain employment.
Georgia Department of Labor
The Georgia Department of Labor has a program called Toppstep Program which helps people coming out of prisons and those under community supervision with job preparation and job search. Here is their list of jobs that hire people with backgrounds.
Reentryworks.com
Reentryworks was created to help those who want to help themselves. ReentryWorks.com helps those who are chronically unemployed, formally incarcerated or those with long-term gaps in employment, with resources to help get back into the workforce. They provide you with affordable education content, useful interviewing tips, & unique features like their Job Fairs and Events Section, & their own job boards. Here is their list of jobs in each state that are available to you http://www.reentryworks.com/Employment/Resources.aspx.
Inmates to Entrepreneurs
Inmates to Entreprene’s mission is to assist people with criminal backgrounds in starting their own business by providing practical entrepreneurship education through in-person and online courses taught by successful entrepreneurs across the country. Here is the link to resources for people with backgrounds to use.
Honest Jobs
Honest Jobs is the leading national job marketplace for people affected by the criminal justice system. Since launching in 2019, we have attracted nearly 1,000 companies (13 Fortune 500) by providing technology that makes it easy to offer fair-chance employment while helping to mitigate the risk of negligent hiring at scale.
They also pride themselves on the fact that the majority of Honest Jobs employees have felonies and know the challenges first-hand.
Cobb Works/ WorkSource Cobb
(770)-528-4300
Cobb Works provides access to a system of employment and education services for our community. In an increasingly complex workforce and economy, people sometimes need guidance and assistance in managing their career development, particularly when challenged with unexpected events.
Staffing Resources
https://www.staffing-resources.com, (770)-638-8100
Staffing Resources provides contract and permanent employment, with a wide range of full- and part-time employees to businesses, associations, government and non-profit organizations in the metro Atlanta area.
Career Addict
Ex-Offenders and Employment
Ex-Offenders and Employment: 20 Companies that Hire Felons (careeraddict.com)
Ex-Offenders and Employment: 20 Companies that Hire Felons.
Prison Fellowship
Helping Ex-Prisoners Find Jobs – Reentry Ministry – Prison Fellowship (800)-206-9764
HELPING FORMER PRISONERS FIND JOBS!
Virginia Career Works
Re-Entry Services – Virginia Career Works Capital Region (vcwcapital.com) (804)-652-3490
Virginia Career Works Centers partner with state and local agencies, service providers, and community organizations to offer a full range of FREE workforce services to job seekers and employers.
The Marshall Project
Ex-Offender Work Opportunities | The Marshall Project (212)-803-5200
Ex–Offender Work Opportunities
Career OneStop
Types of training | Job Search Help for Ex-Offenders | CareerOneStop (877)-872-5627
Job Search Help for Ex-Offend.
Virginia Employment Commission
Ex-offender Assistance | Virginia Employment Commission (866)-832-2363
Ex–offender Assistance. Resources on Federal Bonding, Virginia Civil Rights Restoration, and Public Assistance available to ex–offenders.
Hope for Prisoners
Home – Hope for Prisoners (702)-586-1371
Jobseekers with Barriers
If you are an individual with a criminal record looking for an opportunity for a second chance, you can receive priority of services that may include financial assistance, case management, and training and supportive services as a Priority Population, defined by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Pioneer Human Services – A Chance for Change
Do Business with Pioneer | Pioneer Human Services
We believe employment is fundamental for helping formerly incarcerated individuals find success in the community.
Reentry Resources: South Carolina
Reentry Resources: South Carolina – PROBATION INFORMATION NETWORK
Reentry Resources available to help returning citizens in South Carolina adjust to life after prison.
Nationwide resources are also listed on our main Reentry Resources page.
SECOND CHANCE
Second Chance | Commission for Minority Affairs (sc.gov)
Second Chance Reentry Resource Guide
Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency
ACSS provides workforce readiness, job placement, and life stabilization services to homeless and financially vulnerable men and women, including veterans, to empower them to reach their goals for self-sufficiency.
WorkforceGPS
WorkforceGPS – Welcome to Reentry Employment Opportunities Community!
The site offers practitioners new ideas and tools to do the invaluable work of changing lives and renewing futures of former offenders.
People Ready Staffing Agency
Your Industrial Staffing Agency | PeopleReady
PeopleReady, a TrueBlue company, specializes in quick and reliable on-demand labor and highly skilled workers. PeopleReady supports a wide range of industries, including construction, manufacturing and logistics, retail and hospitality.
CareerSource Florida
CareerSource Florida is the statewide workforce policy and investment board. Our partners include the Department of Commerce, 24 local workforce development boards and 100 career centers throughout Florida.
Sulzbacher Florida
Home – Sulzbacher Center (sulzbacherjax.org)
The agency’s comprehensive services include street outreach, daily meals, emergency housing, case management support, veteran services, job placement assistance, as well as permanent supportive housing, scattered-site housing and a therapeutic early learning center.
Hire Dynamics
Acworth GA Staffing Agency Services | Temporary Employment Jobs Near Me (hiredynamics.com)
Since 2001, we have helped thousands of people find great jobs in Acworth and achieve their career goals. At Hire Dynamics, we work with the leading employers in the Acworth area
Community Transition Center
www.communitytransitioncenter.com/ | (740) 689-1200
The Community Transition Ceneter is a viable alternative to incarceration. It’s available for offenders referred by the criminal justice system, which provides appropriate programming, services and close monitoring in a professional residential setting to improve the offender’s sense of responsibility while reintegrating into the community as a productive citizen.
Building Futures
columbusconstruction.org/building-futures/ | (614) 221-7171
The Columbus Building Futures program equips members of underserved communities with life-skills and teaches them basic construction skills in order to prepare them for a building trades apprenticeship. It helps participants overcome challenges that might prevent them from beginning a construction career in the building trades, while showing them a pathway to a middle-class life.
Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) – Cincinnati
ceoworks.org/our-offices/cincinnati/ | (513) 357-2000
CEO exclusively serve people who have recently returned home from incarceration. Their comprehensive employment and training services help individuals connect to a job and career. CEO exists to create greater opportunities for people who face multiple barriers to economic success.
ARCH (Accompanying Returning Citizens with Hope)
www.archreentry.com | (614) 810-8275
ARCH is a doorway, a bridge, a support and accompaniment ministry. ARCH plays a central role in helping people stabilize their lives after incarceration. ARCH exists to help returning citizens reintegrate into the community on their terms.
Broken Connections
www.brokenconnections.org/ | (216) 721-9527
Broken Connections is a community based, non-profit organization providing food, clothing, and supportive services to needy individuals and families. They strive to promote the continuous building and strengthening of the community by enabling individuals to reclaim and maintain control over their lives.
Hand 2 Hand Inc.
hand2handinc.wixsite.com/1833h2hohio | (216) 659-6779
Hand 2 Hand provides workforce development, employment readiness, and entrepreneur training for individuals leaving prison systems, low income youth/adults and seniors.
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their list of jobs in each state that are available to you http://www.reentryworks.com/Employment/Resources.aspx.
Helping Ex-Prisoners Find Jobs – Reentry Ministry – Prison Fellowship (800)-206-9764
Our mission is to provide services that empower adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to identify their unique abilities, develop skills, and thrive in a community-based workplace.
https://www.usajobs.gov/With a USAJOBS profile, you can save jobs, automate job searches, and manage everything you need to complete your application, including resumes and required .
https://labor.hawaii.gov/wdc/links/Career One Stop & the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Learn about careers and locate career resources and advice at the national level
https://www.employmentatlanta.com/careerlinks.htm– A free employment resource site. Offering: online job searching, job alerts, resume posting, and free job posting.
https://www.mainecareercenter.gov/ Maine CareerCenters provide a variety of employment and training services at no charge for Maine workers and businesses.
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NC Division of Employment Security
https://www.des.nc.gov/ 1-888-737-0259. The Division of Employment Security is responsible for the administration of the unemployment insurance program in the state of North Carolina. This program is a federal-state partnership and is funded by federal and state unemployment taxes employers pay on employee wages. Benefits are paid to eligible workers who lose their job through no fault of their own and are able, available and actively seeking work.
North Carolina second chances
NCWorks Career Center has staff who specialize in working with individuals with criminal records and getting them into the job market. 919-707-1500
https://nccareers.org/second-chance-employment-career-success
You will find companies and a list of jobs for felons in North Carolina. Please note that every company listed is a felon friendly employer but exact policies vary per position and/or location. We are always working on expand our list of companies that hire felons. If you have any leads for us please notify our organization, Help for Felons.
The Hope for Felons Seeking Jobs in Charlotte, NC
Job postings updated daily!
https://www.felonyrecordhub.com/locations/jobs-for-felons-in-charlotte-north-carolina/
Companies that hire with a criminal record in Raleigh, NC
