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Assisting Employers with Second Chance Workforce Hire and Development
Who We Are
The non-profit Hire Purpose Commission helps reentering individuals with career training and technical education from the beginning of their incarceration to their release and reintroduction to the workforce and for at least 12 months after their employment.
Second chance hiring solves workforce shortages with a highly motivated hire and increases your business’s bottom line. The Hire Purpose Commission unites businesses with Fair Chance hires, and supports the reentering citizen workforce through education, leadership, and training opportunities. Hire Purpose Commission employs a whole person, whole family, productive employee to contributing citizen concept.
The Hire Purpose Commission is the non-profit commission formed to service a Department of Labor Pathway Home 3 Grant in the Middle Peninsula region of Virginia. Volunteer and Leadership, Inc. is the teaming partner on the DOLPH3 grant.
WHO WE ARE
AN UNEXPECTED WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITY
Second-chance hiring is not only altruistic, but it also taps into a massive source of talent that many businesses can benefit. The US Chamber states there are an estimated 70 million Americans with arrest or conviction records that create significant barriers to reintegration into society. Brands like Walmart, Home Depot, and Anheuser Busch have updated their hiring practices to include people with criminal records. Financials are looking at this workforce, too. Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Company, recognized the value that this labor group has to offer. For smaller merchants, investing in second-chance hiring could be the solution to finding talented individuals in an extremely competitive job market.
Hire Purpose Commission is the gateway to MP PH3 success
Let us work together to raise $200,000 in 2023 for essential products and services, housing, transportation and work item support. Key Stakeholders committing necessary resources. Volunteer your time to raise funds, educate and mentor!
Volunteer and Leadership
Volunteer and Leadership, Inc. is passionate about increasing workforce opportunities for every segment of society and uniting employers with potential hires. The V & L Career Development Portfolio simplifies work history and CV (resume) for both job seekers and employers. V&L’s innovative workforce gateway streamlines HR hiring, onboarding, and post-hire administration.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Workforce Workshop
Join us for our next event on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. You can attend in person or via ZOOM. Get your questions answered!
We’ll discuss the Virginia Bonding Program, work opportunity tax credits, how to engage trustees, the post-release hiring process and more. RSVP via the button below.
Michael Wyche was spectacular!
We had a fantastic evening on May 25 with keynote speaker Michael Wyche and supporting presenters Lee Thorne and Jacqueline Hortten.
Thank you to Volunteer and Leadership for their sponsorship and thanks to the Tabb Football program as our Team sponsor!
“Pain is real, but so is hope.”
