Grounds Maintenance Laborer Program Accepting Applications
CLICK TO APPLY TODAY! Deadline to apply is Friday, February 5, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) and PIDC’s Navy Yard Workforce Development Initiatives (NYWDI) are launching their first collaborative professional development program to train West and South Philadelphia residents for permanent, full-time, quality-wage careers. Four Seasons Total Landscaping is the first employer partner at the Navy Yard to participate in
Webinar: Supporting Reentry Success for Formerly Incarcerated Adults
Date And Time Tue, January 26, 2021
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST Register Here Each year, more than 650,000 people are released from state and federal prisons. Whether they can successfully reenter the community—or end up returning to prison—depends overwhelmingly on one variable: full-time employment. Unfortunately, many barriers stand in the way. In this episode of “It Started at Horizons,” JFF and guests will grapple with these challenges and identify opportunities for constructi
PA Prisons Don’t Always Tell Families When People in Facilities Are Sick
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Joseph Darius Jaafari - January 19, 2021 The state Department of Corrections has doubled down on its policy not to always inform families of inmates who are sickened or killed by the coronavirus, saying it’s the responsibility of inmates to ensure their emergency contacts are complete and accurate. Last month, a Spotlight PA report found that while the department has the power to decide when to release medical information, some family members of tho
COVID is Ravaging the Incarcerated. Where Are The Solutions?
Generocity: Lynette Hazelton - January 22, 2021 "We're entering what may be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus..." Amid the inaugural pomp and circumstance, President Joe Biden made this dire prediction but also promised policies to eventually subdue a pandemic that has infected a staggering 24 million Americans and left a death rate expected to top 500,000 by the end of February. But to be successful, the President will have to go to prison. Coronavirus has dispr
Coalition Members OIC of America and Ride To Work Partner to Provide Transportation to 1000 Workers
Ride To Work LLC (RTW) announced an exciting new partnership with OIC of America (OICA). This partnership will align Ride To Work’s transportation management services with OICA’s mission of workforce development for people in the reentry sector and other marginalized populations in OICA’s national network. OIC of America will serve as the fiscal agent for Ride To Work in this joint initiative. The pilot seeks to raise a minimum of $3 million to subsidize transportation for up
PRC Member, The Food Trust Awarded Funding to Fight Diabetes and Obesity via Prerelease Initiative
WFMZ-TV: Novo Nordisk - January 13, 2021 Five innovative community-based programs have been selected to receive preliminary funding to help combat diabetes and obesity in Philadelphia through Cities Changing Diabetes. Cities Changing Diabetes is a global program sponsored by Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company, that brings together the private and public sectors to find new ways to change the trajectory of diabetes, including reducing obesity which is considered the big
PRC Hosting Reentry Virtual Networking Series
Since the pandemic started, opportunities for people working in reentry to connect have been severely limited. In response to this, PRC will be hosting a series of bi-weekly networking events open to all members of the Coalition. During the meetings, you'll be sorted into multiple breakout rooms where you'll be able to connect with others working in the field of reentry. Some prompting questions will be provided, but this space is primarily for you all to use however you'd li
New Coalition Member "Project RIDE" Offers Medication-Assisted Treatment via a Mobile Work Center
Project RIDE is testing out a new way to engage people who are ready to enter treatment for opioid addiction; operating out of a mobile center parked on Broad and Passayunk in South Philadelphia. Project RIDE (Rapid Initiation of Drug treatment Engagement), launched in July, and aims to get people who need it started on buprenorphine, an opioid-based medication that helps ease withdrawal and curb cravings. Such medication-assisted treatment has been shown in studies to result