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Jobs for the Future Awarded $14.5M to Advance Economic Mobility for People with Records
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Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit, has been awarded $14.5 million from the Justice and Mobility Fund to advance economic mobility for people with conviction and arrest records. The funding will be used to promote education, training, and fair chance employment for individuals with records. JFF aims to create pathways for people impacted by the legal system by expanding talent development pipelines, partnering with employers to implement fair chance hiring practices, and influencing federal and state policies. The grant is the second significant gift from the Justice and Mobility Fund to JFF's Center for Justice & Economic Advancement. JFF's initiatives include the Fair Chance Corporate Cohort, an employer training program, the Normalizing Education Resource Center, which provides tools and guides for postsecondary education in prison programs, and the Normalizing Opportunity advocacy campaign. The goal is to place 75 million people facing systemic barriers to employment in quality jobs. The Justice and Mobility Fund is a collaboration launched by The Ford Foundation and Blue Meridian Partners with support from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies.
https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20240423ne94577/jobs-for-the-future-awarded-145m-to-advance-economic-mobility-for-people-with-records
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Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit, has been awarded $14.5 million from the Justice and Mobility Fund to advance economic mobility for people with conviction and arrest records. The funding will be used to promote education, training, and fair chance employment for individuals with records. JFF aims to create pathways for people impacted by the legal system by expanding talent development pipelines, partnering with employers to implement fair chance hiring practices, and influencing federal and state policies. The grant is the second significant gift from the Justice and Mobility Fund to JFF's Center for Justice & Economic Advancement. JFF's initiatives include the Fair Chance Corporate Cohort, an employer training program, the Normalizing Education Resource Center, which provides tools and guides for postsecondary education in prison programs, and the Normalizing Opportunity advocacy campaign. The goal is to place 75 million people facing systemic barriers to employment in quality jobs. The Justice and Mobility Fund is a collaboration launched by The Ford Foundation and Blue Meridian Partners with support from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies.
https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20240423ne94577/jobs-for-the-future-awarded-145m-to-advance-economic-mobility-for-people-with-records