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The Business Case for Second Chance Employment: This SCBC-produced piece describes how companies are benefiting from second chance programs.

Using Research & Evidence to Drive Second Chance Employment: A recent RAND study on rethinking risk in criminal background checks

Bridging the Advancement Gap: A recent Cara Collective and McKinsey study on what frontline second chance workers want — and what employers think they want.

Hiring Workers with Criminal Records: SHRM & Charles Koch Institute study on HR openness to second chance employment

What CEOs Can Do to Advance Racial Justice: Article by the Pivot Program team advocates for hiring citizens with criminal records

SCBC Onramps Guide: Starting points and pathways to build second chance employment into your talent strategy.

Building Community Partnerships: Find resources for developing partnerships with reentry and workforce organizations.

Community Partnership Scorecard: This tool helps employers identify high-quality partners to refer and support second chance job candidates.

Employer Self-Assessment Tool: Employers can use this short Envoy questionnaire to evaluate their second chance practices

Second Chance Corporate Cohort: Dave’s Killer Bread Foundation’s program to support employers in adopting, implementing and accelerating second chance employment.

Giving People with Criminal Backgrounds a Second Chance: JPMorgan Chase works on many fronts to advance second chances

Business Roundtable Second Chance Policy Agenda: CEOs advocate for policies to promote second chance employment

Café Momentum: Case study of second chances at a high-end Dallas restaurant

The Company of Second Chances: Article about the experience of Nehemiah Manufacturing with second chance employment

American Family Insurance (AmFam): Case study of a company setting standards of excellence to advance second chances