“I bet you can’t get me a job. I just got home from prison.” Yes we can.
Jubilee Jobs is the place for second chances.
Ted spent 5 years in prison because he was in the wrong place with the wrong
people at the wrong time. His friends
had a car and some drugs, so when the police stopped them for going through a
red light, he was arrested, along with the others. He was not a bad person, just caught in the
street culture like so many young black men.
He came to Jubilee Jobs, needing a job and a high school
diploma. He got both. He was hired at an auto parts store, and his
job counselor tutored him in math until he could pass the test.
Today Ted is working full time with a corporate position in
a grocery store.
Everyone who comes to Jubilee Jobs needs a second chance but
none so urgently as the applicant with a prison record. Employers who take a chance with an ex-offenders
are almost always glad they did. Hard
working, humble, and determined to build a new life describe the Jubilee Jobs ex-offender attitude. That is why we have
been able to find work for 4400 ex-offenders over the past ten years – that is
an average of 440 every year! The results
will surprise you. Imagine ex-offenders becoming managers, accountants, counselors, trusted
team members. These are just some of the significant positions held by Jubilee
Jobs applicants who also happened to have served time in prison.
Jubilee Jobs counselors are committed to finding the most
qualified and appropriate person for every job opening. It would be a shame to miss out on the best
applicant just because he or she also had made a mistake in the past.
- Terry Flood
Executive Director Jubilee Jobs
