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Dismas House, a Worcester nonprofit which seeks to help formerly incarcerated people find jobs, housing, and access to reentry resources, received a $185,000 Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant for fiscal 2023 from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. The nonprofit aims to dismantle the stigma while providing former prisoners with counselors and support to help with acclimatization, including services that help clients find a place to live and work.

Would you consider hiring a formerly incarcerated individual at your company?
Yes (21%, 35 VOTES)
Probably, but it depends on the individual applicant and the job. (34%, 56 VOTES)
Maybe, depending on the crime committed and the measurable progress they have made since. (34%, 56 VOTES)
No (12%, 20 VOTES)
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Dismas House, a Worcester nonprofit which seeks to help formerly incarcerated people find jobs, housing, and access to reentry resources, received a $185,000 Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant for fiscal 2023 from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. The nonprofit aims to dismantle the stigma while providing former prisoners with counselors and support to help with acclimatization, including services that help clients find a place to live and work.

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  • Tim johnstone
    January 30, 2023

    It is unfortunate that we have a legal structure that clearly identifies what "debt to society" means, yet employers, landlords and lenders convert all punishments to "for life". It's time for a leap of faith.