THE REENTRY AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECT TOOLKIT The Reentry and Employment Project Toolkit
The Reentry and Employment Project was developed to provide policymakers and practitioners with resources and tools The Reentry Employment Project was developed to provide andcriminal practitioners with resources and to help reduceand recidivism and improve employment outcomes for policymakers individuals with histories. tools to help reduce recidivism and improve employment outcomes for individuals with criminal histories.
• The foundation for this is theisIntegrated Reentry and and Employment Strategies white paper, which provides • The foundation for project this project the Integrated Reentry Employment Strategies white paper, which guidance to decision makers, agency and program administrators, and practitioners working in the reentry and provides guidance to decision makers, agency and program administrators, and practitioners working in the workforce development fields on how to develop collaborative projects and maximize their investments aimed at reentry and workforce development fields on how to develop collaborative projects and maximize their shared public safety and workforce development goals. investments aimed at shared public safety and workforce development goals. • The online Toolkit provides additional information and resources that can used foster the growth of innovative • The online Toolkit provides additional information and resources thatbecan beto used to foster the growth of reentry and workforce development partnerships, as well as educate the field on legal and policy-related issues that innovative reentry and workforce development partnerships, as well as educate the field on legal and policyaffectrelated employers and job seekers with criminal histories. The Toolkit is supported by the U.S. Department of Justice’s issues that affect employers and job seekers with criminal histories. The Toolkit is supported by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and was developed with guidance from the Federal U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and was Interagency Reentry Council and an advisory group of experts from across the country. developed with guidance from the Federal Interagency Reentry Council and an advisory group of experts from across the country.
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