Webinar: Breaking Down Employment Barriers (7/28)
To learn more and register, click here. The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is hosting a virtual webinar focusing on removing employment barriers for job seekers with criminal records and histories in quest of re-entry to the workforce. If you are a federal contractor, community-based organization, employer, job seeker, college student with criminal justice career aspirations, and/or criminal justice professional then you shoul
CJPS Announces Community Violence Intervention RFP
The Office of Policy and Strategic Initiatives for Criminal Justice & Public Safety (CJPS) is searching for a qualified applicant(s) to implement a new Community Violence Intervention (CVI) program, modeled after the Heartland Alliance's successful Rapid Employment and Development Initiative (READI) in Chicago. The new CVI program will serve approximately 100 individuals in the Philadelphia area. Participants in the program will receive up to three years of intensive supports
Op-Ed: Make Pennsylvanians Safer, Reform Probation
Make Pennsylvanians Safer: Reform Probation - Jim Schultz - July 18, 2022
Pennsylvania’s current probation system is big government bureaucracy at its worst. It’s no shock that it fails to make Pennsylvanians safer. The system actually makes our state less safe, in addition to disrupting lives and costing a fortune. Our state’s lawmakers have a rare opportunity to hit a grand slam: reduce the crime rate, expand our workforce, save taxpayer dollars, and help people in the cri
City Looking to Hire Director of Youth and Adult Workforce Strategies
To learn more and apply, click here. The Director of Youth and Adult Workforce Strategies is responsible for providing direction and strategic leadership for CEO’s Youth and Adult Workforce initiatives and implementing projects that span across multiple areas of the Youth and Adult Workforce systems, along with ensuring efficiencies and consistencies globally across all service providers. This position is responsible for ensuring expectations are met in fulfilling the strateg
Apply for Bread & Roses Gender Justice Organizing Fund (8/17)
Women, girls, trans, gender nonconforming, and LGBTQI+ people are the targets of systemic oppression based on gender identity and/or gender expression. Gender justice exists when all people— especially women, girls, trans, gender nonconforming, and LGBTQI+ people —are able to identify and express their gender and sexual orientation without fear, discrimination or harm, and have the economic, social, and political power and resources to create thriving, safe, and just communit
Ardella’s House Brings New form of Dignity for Formerly Incarcerated Women
WHYY: Cherri Gregg | 7/13/22 Between 1980 and 2020, the number of incarcerated women rose by more than 475%, according to a new report from The Sentencing Project. The report shows Black women are 1.7 times more likely than white women to be incarcerated. Latina women are 13 times more likely to be incarcerated than their white counterparts. In Pennsylvania, the trend follows national data, with the number of incarcerated women rising sharply between 1980 and 2015. While over
City of Philadelphia Announces New Director of Office of Reentry Partnerships
The City of Philadelphia has announced the appointment of Assata Thomas as Executive Director for the Office of Reentry Partnerships, effective August 1, 2022. The Office of Reentry Partnerships is housed within the Office of Policy and Strategic Initiatives for Criminal Justice & Public Safety (CJPS) and focuses on serving individuals, families, and communities impacted by the mass incarceration system. The Office does this by serving as the City’s hub for referrals, resourc
Halloween Nights Education Interviews on Saturday (7/16)
Eastern State Penitentiary is hiring Educators (part-time, seasonal) to join the Halloween Nights team this fall. Interviews for these positions will be held this Saturday, July 16 from 1-3 PM at the historic site (address below). No appointment is required. Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site 2027 Fairmount Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19130 You can learn more about the position, as well as the application and interview process here: https://www.easternstate.org/halloween/jo
Here’s How Pennsylvania’s 2022-2023 Budget Shaped Up
Yahoo: Patty Tascarella | 7/12/22 After a week’s delay and intense negotiations, the $45.2 billion budget for Pennsylvania’s 2022-2023 fiscal year was signed by Gov. Tom Wolf on July 8. While much local attention has focused on reducing the state’s corporate net income tax rate and on funding for the University of Pittsburgh, the budget spanned multiple areas. Highlights include: $140 million in direct property tax relief to implement Wolf’s one-time bonus rebate through the