Second Chance Job Fair Pairs Ex-Criminal Offenders with Employers
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The inaugural Second Chance Job Fair was hosted by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office at True Divine Baptist Church Thursday morning.
The job fair was designed to match people who have been through the criminal justice system with employers willing to give them an opportunity to earn a living.
Nearly 30 companies were on hand to help ex-offenders better their lives, with some offering jobs on site.
The City of Montgomery was one of the many employers.
Dozens of people were at the job fair to meet potential employers and start the journey to a new life. R
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The Montgomery County District Attorney’s office is providing former inmates with a second chance at life through an upcoming job fair. The objective of the job fair is to help those in need of employment after being in jail or obtaining a criminal record.
D.A. Bailey says he wants to help stop people from becoming repeat offenders and one way to help is by helping them get jobs. The Second Chance Job Fair will be held at the True Divine Baptist Church on Thursday, July 8th from 9 am-12 pm. Attendees are required to bring a resume and be ready to conduct on the spot interviews. The Clerks office will also have a table set up to give out information on how to get criminal records expunged.
Southwest Florida continues to add jobs to the ones lost as a side effect of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
The five-county region of Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties has added 473,700 jobs from a year ago. That means the jobs lost number has fallen from almost half a million to 23,000, according to the January employment report released Monday by Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity.
Southwest Florida construction jobs climbed by 1,900 from a year ago, according to the data analyzed from the state report by CareerSource Southwest Florida.
“Looking at the numbers, we have reached what we consider full employment, which is between 4 and 5%,” said Janeth Castrejon, communications manager for CareerSource Southwest Florida. “We are kind of leading the way on this number. What’s the best indicator is the year-to-year comparison instead of month-to-month.
Better Together, established in 2016 to help families and connect the jobless to jobs, is hosting its first in-person job fair in Southwest Florida since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The job fair will have five prospective employers and will last from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Christ Community Church at 4050 Colonial Blvd., in Fort Myers.
Advance Auto Parts, Jimmy John’s, J.W. Marriott, Managed Labor Solutions and Timberline Construction Group will be on hand and hiring on the spot, said Megan Rose, CEO of Better Together.
The job fair will be following Centers for Disease Control guidelines with the wearing of masks required and social distancing encouraged.