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SUMMARY:Re-Entry and Good Jobs: Building the Second Chances We All Believe In
DESCRIPTION:Presented by The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program \n\n\n\nJoin The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program on Zoom on Wednesday\, February 26\, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. EST\, for their next virtual discussion\, “Re-Entry and Good Jobs: Building the Second Chances We All Believe In\,” which will explore the opportunities and challenges accessing good jobs for people after incarceration. \n\n\n\nToday approximately 77 million Americans\, or 1 in 3 adults have a criminal record. While not everyone represented in this statistic has experienced incarceration\, it serves to highlight that the barriers formerly incarcerated people face finding quality jobs are far more commonplace than we might think. Many returning citizens\, who worked for little or no pay while incarcerated\, will struggle to find quality jobs after release. Discrimination against those with a record\, restrictions on what occupational licenses are available to those with a record\, existing debts\, punitive court supervision policies\, and lack of support to meet basic needs in areas such as housing can force those leaving incarceration into dead-end\, low-paying\, and exploitative jobs. Some will find they are barred from doing the jobs they worked or were trained to do while incarcerated. And many more lacked opportunities to participate in education or training opportunities while incarcerated. \n\n\n\nBut across the country\, innovative efforts are underway to revamp our re-entry system by opening up access to good jobs. New laws to wipe criminal records and address occupational licensing barriers\, legal action aimed at discrimination\, and a growing coalition of employers and union leaders are showing that providing a second chance is possible. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://sustainablepittsburgh.org/event/re-entry-and-good-jobs-building-the-second-chances-we-all-believe-in/
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