Over 600,000 persons are released from prison each year, and over 10 million leave local jails annually. Once released these individuals face a wide range of barriers to successfully reenter their communities and the labor force. Many organizations that serve people who are impacted by the justice system identify barrier reduction as one of the most important steps in the process in reentry workforce programming. Therefore, NRWC is pleased to invite your organization to becom

On March 4th, PRC partnered with Caitlin Seifritz from the FreeLibrary for part one of a two part Grant Writing Series. Those in attendance learned the basics of how to find funding opportunities and what funders are looking for in nonprofits seeking grants. Topics covered: Who funds nonprofits What funders want to know about organizations they are interested in funding - How to identify potential funders and make the first approach A demonstration of Foundation Directory Onl

WorkRise is pleased to announce that the online application portal for their new request for proposals (RFP) is now open. The RFP solicits pilot projects that test and evaluate public- and private-sector interventions to strengthen economic security and mobility for low-wage workers in the US labor market. WorkRise will invest up to $2.5 million across research projects that generate high-quality, actionable evidence on real-world interventions that leverage data science, imp

It is with great excitement that I am sending you this message! NRWC will be launching the first ever national reentry workforce conference! The Inaugural NRWC Conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel, from October 19 – 21, 2022. The “Building Connections for Change,” conference will bring together leading voices from the reentry workforce field, business leaders, practitioners, government representatives, advocates, institution of higher education, and