Entrepreneurship is the new Re-Entry Plan Finding work with a criminal record is not an easy task. Although the majority of citizens returning from prison are at the right age, and fully capable of taking up new employment, the success rate of applying is low. This is especially concerning as finding a job is an important part of re-integration back into the community, making new connections, and establishing a new way of life. The entry level, non-skilled job pool, is only g

When I came home in 2004 I knew that I was blessed to have a HUGE supporting cast of people whom actually believed that I could succeed. My family did an amazing job with making sure that I had some of the bare necessities that they thought that I needed in order to reintegrate back into a real society. Culture shocked, I really did not have any actual idea of what was necessary to succeed, but continued to work toward learning the mechanics of how an adult should move withou

Lets all be honest, the employment pool for production jobs that we are praying that our inmates receive once they're released are going away in droves. I live in the Washington, DC area, and while there is a crane and construction site on every corner of the city, even I can see the change in the way that jobs around construction are even changing. These industries that we rush to tag our family members in upon their release from prison are fading...and fast! Sure, you can c