Overview

Each year, 600K individuals make the difficult transition from prison back into their communities. Sustainable employment is critical to a successful transition. But formerly incarcerated job seekers face a myriad of obstacles when looking for employment, including social stigma, unstable housing, unreliable transportation, and the requirements of their probation or parole. The result is unemployment, homelessness, and, in many cases, rearrest.

CWI Labs has created an employment training and placement program for formerly incarcerated job seekers that addresses their unique needs to reduce recidivism and support a lasting re-entry into their community. The core strength of our program is the combination of career training, job placement, and job preparation.

Seven out of eight of our clients successfully attain employment

Thank you to the NextFifty Initiative for their generous support of our work with formerly incarcerated job seekers.

14 Million
formerly incarcerated job seekers
7x
more likely to be unemployed
$65B
in lost output for the US economy

Support our Work

CWI Labs partners with like-minded organizations to innovate new approaches, promote best practices, and tackle the labor force obstacles confronting traditionally underserved communities. We are building a national coalition of technology experts, workforce experts, and grassroots workforce development partners to drive systemic policy change. Contact us about opportunities to:

  • Raise Awareness of your organization’s commitment to workforce equity and economic opportunity for all
  • Create Solutions that drive systemic, equity change
  • Educate Policymakers with data-informed analysis
  • Connect with our Experts for events, interviews, and content submissions
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