down Go Back to Impact Stories Economic Opportunity Project In partnership with At a Glance What does it take to stay out of prison? We help young people gain the work experience, skills, and confidence to find and keep good jobs following incarceration. Capabilities Design Scale Areas of Work Ensuring Equity in Advancement Meeting Employer Needs Topics People Returning from Jails/Prisons Employers Postsecondary Community-Based Organizations State & Local Workforce Systems Adult Basic Education Career Pathways Equity Experts Involved Lucretia Murphy Vice President, Center for Justice & Economic Advancement Monique Sheen Senior Program Manager Status In progress Locations CA OK NY Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via Email
Post Supporting Second Chances: 3 Priorities to Ease Prisoner Reentry More than 2 million people are incarcerated on any given day in the United States. We can—and must—do much more to help these young people and adults become productive members of society when they return to their communities.
Post National Reentry Week Recognizes Successful Programs for Former Prisoners The Department of Justice designated April 25–29 as National Reentry Week in an effort to highlight the difficult and critical work that takes place nationally to enable youth and adults to successfully reenter their communities.
Post National Reentry Week: The Voices of Reentry As part of National Reentry Week, JFF highlighted the work of entities providing reentry education to young people and adults across the country as part of the Department of Education's Improved Reentry Education Demonstration Project.
Post The Realities of Reentry: Making Reentry Work for Women As workforce development tailors educational and vocational models to meet the needs of those reentering society, we must ensure these reentry strategies and programs work just as well for women.
Post A Challenge for Our Times At a time when the country is trying to address the issue of mass incarceration, community colleges, community-based organizations, and prison and county jail systems are receiving aid to create pathways from incarceration to credentials.
Post Putting a Face on Transformation What does it take to rebuild one’s life after prison? Education is critical, and school programs are even more effective when they are connected to job training that begins in prison and continues through the reentry process.
Impact Story Second Chances for Incarcerated Youth Design Scale Everyone deserves a second chance. JFF assists youth leaving prison with career and technical training that helps them find jobs and stabilize their lives.
Impact Story Improved Reentry Education Design Scale Influence Rebuilding a life after prison is hard. JFF supports education and training programs that increase success for people returning to their communities after time behind bars.
