Grant programs from the US DOL, DOJ, and DOE that serve individuals with past criminal involvement provide a range of services that are similar to typical staffing agencies.
| Services |
Staffing Agency |
Reentry Programs |
|
Educational assessment
|
Maybe
|
✓
|
|
Reference checks
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
Skills assessment
|
Maybe
|
✓
|
|
Completed resume
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
Post-employment support
|
Maybe
|
Maybe
|
|
Employment incentives
|
Maybe
|
✓
|
|
One point of contact
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
Federal bonding
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
Tax credits1
|
Not provided by agency
|
Not provided by agency
|
|
Fees for services
|
Recruitment
|
No
|
|
Recruitment
|
No
|
✓
|
Visit the National Criminal Justice Initiatives Map to find organizations in your state that help justice-involved individuals secure training and employment. Also supplied is a map legend that confirms where the funding for these grants originates so you can better determine if the focus is on training, employment, or both.
Please note that this map is created and managed by the Federal Interagency Reentry Council. The U.S. Department of Labor is providing this information as a service to employers and other constituents and as such does not reflect an endorsement of these programs.
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