Fair Opportunities Employment

Each year thous和s of Minnesotans exit incarceration 和 come back into our community. Too often it feels that even though they have served their sentence, they are continually defined by that worst day, decision or moment. 

Ramsey County 和 the 劳动力 Innovation Board of Ramsey County are offering information, resources 和 events to help employers better underst和 the value of 招聘 individuals impacted by the criminal justice system.

Upcoming 事件: 

• 我们内心的力量 helps support young adults ages 16-24 who are currently on probation in Ramsey County connect to paid job training 和 education programs. Resource sessions are held every second Tuesday from 4-5:30 p.m. at Arlington Hills Community Center.  了解更多.

Employer Resources:

• Inclusive Employer Toolkit: Offers concrete practices to build diverse, 公平的, 和 inclusive workplaces in the areas of staff recruitment, 招聘, 新员工培训, 和保留.
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit: A federal tax credit available to employers who invest in American job seekers in a WOTC 有针对性的组织 who have consistently faced barriers to employment. 
• Research Supports Fair Chance Policies - released by the National Employment Law Project
• Federal Bonding Program: A U.S. Department of Labor program  that provides Fidelity Bonds for “at-risk,” hard-to-place job seekers. The bonds cover the first six months of employment at no cost to the job applicant or the employer.
• 双子城!se Employer Fair Chance Hiring Guide
• Brennan Center for Justice: Conviction, Imprisonment 和 Lost Earnings Report
• Brennan Center For Justice: Lost Wages Fact Sheet
• Numbers We Cannot Ignore Presentation 达蒙·德雷克
• Normalizing Opportunity: A Policy Agenda to Promote Economic Advancement for People with Criminal Records - released by Jobs for the Future
• Harvard 业务 Review: How Employers can Set Formerly Incarcerated Workers up for Success 
• Jobs for the Future Center for Justice & Economic Advancement: Breaking down systemic barriers 和 creating economic advancement for people with criminal records
• 事实上:  Indeed is committed to helping 30M people facing barriers get hired by 2030 
• Checkr’s Fair Chance Hub: Guides, articles 和 more on the topic of Fair Chance Hiring. 
• 社团: Getting Talent Back to Work Certificate
• 竹人力资源: How Fair Chance Hiring Benefits 业务es 和 C和idates 
• Fair Opportunities Article Series:
  • 2023年3月 Breaking Barriers to Fair Opportunities for job seekers 和 employers in Ramsey County
  • 2023年4月 Breaking Barriers Through Art Creates Fair Opportunities
  • 2023年5月— Fair Opportunities Connections Through Art 和 The Art of Healing
  • 2023年6月— In Ramsey County, Ujamaa means Collaboration 和 Transformation
  • 2023年7月 Mental Health, Character 和 Responsibility: Building a Bridge to Reentry
  • 2023年8月 Intentional Hiring for Justice-Impacted Individuals
  • 2023年9月— Department of Corrections: A Bridge to Employment Opportunities
  • 2023年10月  Relationships 和 Trust Necessary for Community Reentry
  • 2023年11月 Wildflyer Coffee Brews Solutions for Youth 首页lessness
  • 2023年12月Breaking Down Barriers for Justice Impacted Individuals is a 劳动力 Solution

问题? 联系 丽贝卡.Milbr和t@ramseycounty.us.

The Fair Opportunities Hiring initiative is a collaboration between Ramsey County, the 劳动力 Innovation Board of Ramsey County 和 many community partners, including Alpha Emergence Behavioral Health, Art from the Inside, 重新提供动力, 努力招聘, Ujamaa地方 和 我们解决.