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Jul 1
Five ways that county governments can drive Fair Chance ecosystems in their communities
Key takeaways With a combined workforce of 3.6 million public servants, counties can take a national leadership role to drive fair chance...
Apr 24
How Workforce Development Boards can Help Lead the Fair Chance Movement
By Jesse McCree, CEO at SCPa Works and Matt Joyce, Partner at Envoy As Second Chance month comes to a close, it’s time to begin planning...
Jan 29
We Reviewed 1350 Negligent Hiring Cases and Settlements and Here’s What We Found
Having spent the past six years working with companies to implement Fair Chance employment strategies, we have come to understand the primar
Dec 6, 2023
Envoy Leads Justice Impacted Breakout Session at Sixth Annual Ohio Manufacturers’ Workforce Summit
Envoy is working with the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association to equip manufacturers across Ohio to launch Fair Chance hiring initiatives as...
May 1, 2023
The Manufacturing Institute Releases Their Second Chance Hiring Toolkit For Local Communities
The toolkit provides guidance and resources for state and local organizations to implement a place-based Fair Chance employment pilot...
Apr 3, 2023
Jeff Korzenick and Brian Fabes on Chicago’s Leadership in Fair Chance Hiring
Key Takeaways Chicago has recently put forward a change to background checks that would limit employers located in the city to only see...
Apr 3, 2023
Celebrating Second Chance Hiring Month With Envoy
April is Second Chance Hiring Month, a time to celebrate second chances and recognize the importance of providing meaningful...
Feb 20, 2023
CEO releases their new Linkedin Learning Course to aid Justice-Impacted Job Seekers
Key Takeaways Justice-impacted job seekers are often able to gain work experience while incarcerated. Job seekers will use filters on...
Nov 22, 2022
Envoy’s Cassi Zumbiel shared her experience and advice at the MI Workforce Summit
The Manufacturing Institute hosted its first workforce conference to focus on how the sector can attract, train and retain quality...
Aug 21, 2022
Union Pacific Features its Second Chance Hiring Initiative on InsideTrack
Key Takeaways : By collaborating with high-quality community partners, Union Pacific is finding that Fair Chance candidates are...
May 24, 2022
The Second Chance Business Coalition releases Second Chance Onramps Guide.
Envoy collaborated with the SCBC on an action-oriented guide that provides 100 different practices and strategies for employers to...
May 18, 2022
Second Chance Business Coalition (SCBC) unveils new Community Partners Map
Key Takeaways : The Second Chance Business Coalition, marking its one-year anniversary, launched the Community Partners Map to help...
Feb 24, 2022
Jeff Korzenik breaks down Utah Clean Slate Law
Key Takeaways : Clean Slate laws automatically seal the records of people acquitted or convicted of relatively minor crimes, as long as...
Dec 14, 2021
Envoy and the Manufacturing Institute Unveil new partnership
Envoy has recently begun a collaboration with the Manufacturing Institute (MI) to support its Second Chance Employment Initiative, which...
Oct 20, 2021
Alex Love Shares Their Story with Roadtrip Nation
Key Takeaways : Businesses that consider implementing Fair Chance Hiring initiatives will see new and greater opportunities to build...
Sep 22, 2021
Envoy talks community-based partnerships with the Manufacturing Institute
Key Takeaways : While there are several examples of national and statewide organizations providing reentry support and workforce...
Sep 7, 2021
Forbes: Checkr is helping employers run more inclusive background checks
Key Takeaways : The background check process must be humanizing and should allow candidates the opportunity to provide additional context...
Aug 15, 2021
Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase & Company discusses business support of Fair Chance Hiring
Key Takeaways : While 1 in 3 adult Americans have had some involvement with the criminal justice system, nearly half of formerly...
Aug 8, 2021
Jeff Korzenik highlights Envoy’s Self-Assessment tool in his three steps to implementing Second
Key Takeaways : Building general knowledge of resources and building partnerships with community-based organizations that have experience...
Aug 1, 2021
SHRM CEO discusses how to approach hiring candidates with past convictions
Key Takeaways : It is important to evaluate all candidates with past convictions on a case-by-case basis “Ban the box” laws can help lead...
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