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Founder’s Thoughts Part 35 | Leadership Requires Hope
Leadership in reentry work requires hope. Not the kind of hope that ignores reality or pretends that everything will work out exactly as planned. Reentry is rarely that…
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Scriptural Encouragement – Part 35
Renewed Purpose “For we are His workmanship…” — Ephesians 2:10 One of the hardest questions a person can face during reentry is also one of the simplest: What…
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Reentry Tips — Tip 35: Be Careful With Your Time
Time Is One of Your Most Valuable Resources When rebuilding your life after incarceration, there are many things you may feel you do not have enough of—money, transportation,…
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Reentry Issues and Solutions — Part 35
Trauma Triggers: When the Past Shows Up in the Present Reentry is often described in practical terms: finding housing, getting a job, obtaining identification, reconnecting with family, securing…
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REENTRY RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
Express Credit Union — A Second Chance at Banking Rebuilding your life after incarceration involves more than finding housing and employment. Having a safe bank account, learning how…
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Beyond the Application: The Employment Challenges of Reentry — and How Compass Helps
Finding a job can be stressful for anyone. For someone returning to the community after incarceration, however, employment can involve an entirely different set of challenges. A justice-involved…
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Reentry Opportunity Spotlight — Part 34
UA Local 32 Apprenticeship: Building a Career in the Skilled Trades Every successful reentry story starts with opportunity. For someone returning home after incarceration, finding a job is…
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Local Union Apprenticeship Programs
Below is a working list of union apprenticeship opportunities that may be useful for individuals return incarceration and seeking paid, earn-while-you-learn careers in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties.…
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Second Chance Employer Spotlight
Part 34 — Madden Industrial Craftsmen Industry: Construction StaffingTypical Jobs: Construction Labor • Demolition • Site Cleanup For someone returning to the community after incarceration, finding employment is…
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Founder Authority Series — Part 34
The Long Game Matters Reentry is not a 30-day, 60-day, or 90-day process. Some programs are short-term by necessity. Funding cycles end. Eligibility periods expire. Transitional programs have…
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Reentry Opportunity Spotlight 34
Building a Career from the Ground Up: Roofing Apprenticeship Every successful reentry story starts with opportunity. Sometimes that opportunity is a job. Other times, it is a pathway…
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Founder’s Thoughts Part 34
The Strength of Community Founder’s Thought: No one succeeds alone. When we look at someone who has successfully rebuilt their life, found employment, secured stable housing, repaired relationships,…
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Scriptural Encouragement – Part 34
Serve With Joy “Serve one another in love.” — Galatians 5:13 Reentry is often described in terms of what a person needs: housing, employment, transportation, identification, clothing, food,…
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Reentry Tips #34
Practice Gratitude Focus on what is going right. Reentry can be overwhelming. There may be appointments to keep, supervision requirements to meet, applications to complete, employment to find,…
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Reentry Issues and Solutions #34
Job Retention Challenges Getting the job is only the beginning. Keeping it can be the greater challenge. Employment is often considered one of the major milestones of successful…
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Your EBT Card May Offer More Benefits Than You Realize
For many people, an EBT card means one thing: help purchasing groceries. That is certainly its primary purpose, but SNAP/EBT participation can also provide access to programs and…
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Reentry Resource Spotlight: King County Library System Offers Much More Than Books
It should be. For someone returning to the community after incarceration, a public library may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking about reentry…
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Founder Authority Series — Part 33
Serving the Whole Person People do not reenter the community in categories. A person does not wake up one morning as a “housing need,” become an “employment need”…
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Founder’s Thoughts Part 33
Accountability as Empowerment Accountability is often misunderstood as punishment. In reality, accountability can be one of the most empowering forms of support we offer someone. When we hold…
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Reentry Opportunity Spotlight Part 33
Operating Engineers Local 302: Building a Career in Heavy Equipment Every successful reentry story starts with opportunity. For some people returning from incarceration, that opportunity may be found…
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