Employment Resources An increasing number of businesses and organizations are actively recruiting justice-impacted employees, but we’re always looking for more! If you’d like to submit your ideas for this page, please email them to [email protected]. We’ll continue to update this page regularly. Useful Resources for Your Job Search Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network How do I start over after incarceration? 10 tips for finding a job (National Council on Aging) Reentry and employment resources for justice-involved individuals (U.S. Library of Congress research guide) U.S. Department of Labor Career One Stop Career & Support Resources The following websites provide various job-seeking and career-planning resources to justice-impacted employees. Jails to Jobs (nationwide) TimeDone (nationwide) Paid Apprenticeship & Training Opportunities Apprenticeships offer the opportunity to earn money while gaining skills for personally and financially rewarding careers. Drexel University cybersecurity support technician and certified medical assistant apprenticeships (Philadelphia, PA) GlaxoSmithKline biomedical & pharmaceutical apprenticeships (primarily East Coast) LaunchCode coding apprenticeships Monell Science Apprenticeship Program in biomedical sciences and medicine (Greater Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ region) Per Scholas connects learners with free local tech training (nationwide) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory apprenticeships in fusion energy and engineering (Princeton, NJ) Refoundry training in repurposing reclaimed materials into home furnishing (Brooklyn, NY) Job Boards The following job boards advertise employers who recruit and support justice-impacted job-seekers. Building Hope West Alabama (Alabama) Center for Employment Opportunities (nationwide) Civil Survival (nationwide) Honest Jobs (nationwide) NAACP’s One Million Jobs Campaign (nationwide) Employers These companies and organizations actively recruit and hire justice-impacted talent. California A New Way of Life (Los Angeles) Anti-Recidivism Coalition (Los Angeles & Sacramento) Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth (San Francisco) Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (Oakland) Essie Justice Group (Oakland & Los Angeles) Fresh Lifelines for Youth (throughout state) Impact/Justice (throughout state) Connecticut University of Connecticut Health (throughout state) Maryland Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore) New York Center for Alternative Sentencing & Employment Services (NYC) Center for Court Innovation (throughout state) Council of State Governments Justice Center (NYC) The Osborne Association (NYC) Women’s Prison Association (NYC) Texas Arnold Ventures (Houston) Virginia Legal Aid Justice Center (throughout state) Washington, DC Arnold Ventures Council of State Governments Justice Center Impact/Justice Nationwide American Civil Liberties Union (nationwide) Vera Institute of Justice (nationwide) Remote Some of these organizations operate on a fully remote basis, while others regularly post remote positions. Council of State Governments Justice Center Vera Institute of Justice Worth Rises Justice-Impacted Business Please consider supporting these businesses, owned and/or operated by justice-impacted people. The Last Mile For Everyone Collective Dragonfly
