19 Making the Most of Second Chances - Successful Pathways from Corrections to Careers - with Guest Shelly Jacobs

Reentry efforts from the Missouri Department of Corrections equips returning citizens for the workforce with the WorkKeys NCRC, career credentials, work experience, and barrier removal support services. Shelly Jacobs, a Reentry Specialist with the department, joins us on episode 19 of Ready for Work. Missouri is known as the Show-Me State, and Shelly helps us visualize the important features of reentry, such as employer engagement, economic development, integration of supportive services, and ways Missouri connects with reentry strategies nationwide. The episode also touches on ACT’s new partnership with the Federal Bureau of Prisons to implement skills-based hiring, and other helpful resources to excel in reentry.