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Learn why your organization should join the work to advance second chances and how you can get started.
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The Case for Second Chance Employment
Resources to understand and explain the benefits of second chance hiring and advancement programs to companies, employees and candidates.
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The Business Case for Second Chance Employment: SCBC-produced piece describing how companies are benefiting from second chance programs.
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Resetting the Record -- The Facts on Hiring People With Criminal Histories: Rand Corporation research brief countering misconceptions about hiring people with a criminal record.
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The Business Case for Second Chance Employment: SCBC-produced piece describing how companies are benefiting from second chance programs.
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Second Chance Research Summary: SCBC-produced piece compiling relevant data that is propelling second chance employment.
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Getting Talent Back to Work: SHRM & Charles Koch Institute study on HR openness to second chance employment
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Give Job Applicants with Criminal Records a Fair Chance: Harvard Business Review piece on benefits of second chance programs
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Criminal Justice Reform Can Start with Employers Who Give Felons a Second Chance: A business leader’s perspective
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A Unified Approach To Realizing The Value Of Untapped Talent: Data and information from the SHRM Foundation and Walmart
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A Search for Qualified Workers: Wall Street Journal article about second chance employment as a solution to the labor market gap.
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The Tools to Get You Started
Resources to help you develop and implement successful second chance hiring programs at your company or organization.
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SCBC Legal Considerations Guide: A foundational understanding of legal considerations for companies as they accelerate their second chance employment efforts.
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SCBC Onramps Guide: Starting points and pathways to build second chance employment into your talent strategy.
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SCBC Community Partners Map: Connect with community-based organizations supporting second chance employment near you.
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Hiring Second Chance Veterans — A Model Policy for Business: Veterans Justice Commission’s guide to recruiting and hiring veterans with a criminal record.
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Building Community Partnerships: Find resources for developing partnerships with reentry and workforce organizations.
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Employer Self-Assessment Tool: Employers can use this short Envoy questionnaire to evaluate their second chance practices.
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Second Chance Corporate Cohort: Jobs for the Future’s program to support employers in adopting, implementing and accelerating second chance employment.
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Getting Talent Back to Work Toolkit: SHRM Foundation provides high-quality resources to support second chance employment.
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The Second Chance Playbook: DKBF-provided video content for business leaders and HR pros to get started.
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Putting Partnerships to Work: Hear how employers partner with The Last Mile to prevent recidivism.
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Insights From Justice-Impacted Talent: Five considerations from justice-impacted talent on how to address barriers to employment and career advancement.
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The Change You Can Make
Resources that describe how companies and organizations are successfully implementing second chance employment and advancement strategies.
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The Business Community's Growing Commitment: CNBC article discusses the clear market signal that large employers are dedicated to second chances.
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Business Leaders Make the Case for Second Chance Employment at The Wharton School of UPenn: SCBC members explore labor market trends and the business community’s role in promoting the benefits of second chance employment.
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Business Leaders Make the Case for Second Chance Employment at Columbia Business School: SCBC members discuss increasing opportunity, removing hiring biases, employee retention and upward mobility.
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Second Chance Hiring and Clean Slate Initiatives: JPMorgan piece on the positive impact second chance employment has on the broader American economy.
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Business Roundtable Second Chance Policy Agenda: CEOs advocate for policies to promote second chance employment
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Banking Success: SCBC Co-Chair and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chairman & CEO Jamie Dimon shares his company’s second chance journey in Ohio.
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The Business Community's Growing Commitment: CNBC article discusses the clear market signal that large employers are dedicated to second chances.
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Bridging the Labor Gap: Dane Linn of Business Roundtable explains how second chance employment can transform the labor market and outlines a straightforward 1-2-3 approach to advancing second chances.
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Good for People & the Bottom Line: SCBC Co-Chair and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chairman & CEO Jamie Dimon discusses the economic and societal benefits of second chance employment practices.
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