Breaking Barriers for Returning Citizens: Yes, WIOA Can!
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This webinar serves as TA for the workforce system to build an understanding of promising practices and strategies to engage Returning Citizens and prepare them for the workforce.
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Nicholas Alexander, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
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Steve Vrablic, Project Manager, Second Chance Program, Michigan Works
Eric Seleznow, Senior Workforce Advisor, Apprenticeship/WIOA/Re-entry, Safal Partners
Brian Williams, Executive Director, Capital Region (NY) Workforce Development Board
Erica Anderson, Re-entry Coordinator, Albany County
Trent Griffin-Braaf, CEO and Founder, Tech Valley Shuttle & GB Logistics
Adam Slagle, Business Services Coordinator, Capital Region (NY) Workforce Development Board
Every year, over 600,000 individuals are released from our nation's prisons. Individuals who have limited job opportunities are more likely to be rearrested. This webinar will discuss innovative strategies on ways to engage and support Returning Citizens to return to the workforce, including highlighting programs which assist with the challenges they experience and offer the support required for success. Presenters will speak from a national basis on re-entry as well as highlight state and local programs that help prepare the population pre-release. Outreach strategies will also be covered that engage Returning Citizens post-release to ensure quality jobs are obtained, in turn, reducing recidivism.
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