The Marin Employment Connection, the one stop in Marin County, CA, is planning to add to its new website a page that specifically targets ex-offenders.
We will include information about our Road to Work resource fairs that we do in collaboration with our Probation Department and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, through our Reentry Taskforce. We will be able to publicize upcoming events and share the directory of resource providers online.
What other information or resources should we include? Have you found any websites to be particularly helpful to ex-offenders in their job search? If so, please let me know about them!
Racy Ming is manager of the Marin Employment Connection, the one-stop in Marin County, CA. She is also chair of the board for the California Re-Entry Program at San Quentin.
The organization where I work, Public/Private Ventures, recently published a guide for practitioners who work with formerly incarcerated people. (It's available for free download here: http://www.ppv.org/ppv/publication.asp?section_id=26&search_id=&publication_id=238). While we haven't produced any materials that are specifically designed for those returning from prisons and jails, we do have a number of other resources for job developers, case managers, etc., which are available on our site under "Crime Reduction and Reentry" and "Employment."
Keep up the good work!
Katie
Posted by: Katie | November 04, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Thanks Katie! I'll definitely check those out. Racy
Posted by: Racy Ming | November 04, 2009 at 02:23 PM