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Get Hired: Formerly Incarcerated

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Job Search and Career Support

Find tips, tools, and support to navigate the job market with confidence.

• National Employment Law Project Learn about your rights and the movement to reduce hiring discrimination against justice-impacted individuals.
• Second Chance Hiring Resources – SHRM Information for job seekers and employers on second-chance hiring practices.
• Santa Barbara Workforce Development Board Job fairs, resume-building workshops, and access to employers who support justice-impacted individuals.
• Homeboy Industries - Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community.
• Jails to Jobs - Jails to Jobs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to equipping previously incarcerated and soon-to-be released men and women with the tools and resources needed to find employment and successfully re-enter the workforce.
• The Access Project - The Rising Scholars Network is teaming up with The Access Project (TAP) to provide free post-conviction legal services to our students. Expunging your convictions and reducing your felonies, wherever possible, can make a difference when you are applying for jobs, looking for housing, and working to put the justice system behind you