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Supporting Second Chances: 3 Priorities to Ease Prisoner Reentry
More than 2 million people are incarcerated on any given day in the United States. We can—and must—do much more to help these young people and adults become productive members of society when they return to their communities.
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Talent for the Future: Back on Track Pathways
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Juan left high school and became homeless. But he has skills and drive and found a Back on Track program to help him prepare for a career in IT. JFF helps employers leverage an untapped workforce of low-income young adults like Juan who can fill their talent gaps.
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Improved Reentry Education
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Rebuilding a life after prison is hard. JFF supports education and training programs that increase success for people returning to their communities after time behind bars.
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Second Chances for Incarcerated Youth
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Everyone deserves a second chance. JFF assists youth leaving prison with career and technical training that helps them find jobs and stabilize their lives.
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2017: Voices of Reentry
Voices of Reentry is a series profiling people who are making good on second chances after they return to society from incarceration.
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National Reentry Week: The Voices of Reentry
As part of National Reentry Week, JFF highlighted the work of entities providing reentry education to young people and adults across the country as part of the Department of Education's Improved Reentry Education Demonstration Project.
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National Reentry Week Recognizes Successful Programs for Former Prisoners
The Department of Justice designated April 25–29 as National Reentry Week in an effort to highlight the difficult and critical work that takes place nationally to enable youth and adults to successfully reenter their communities.