WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

This program is designed for individuals experiencing hurdles on their path to employment. We are passionate about serving others as they find job security and self-sufficiency through skills training and job placement assistance.

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Wondering if our program is for you? This program provides growth opportunities for anyone looking for a fresh start in life:

  • Refugees and immigrants

  • Women rebuilding their lives following domestic violence

  • Individuals re-entering after incarceration for non-violent/non-sexual crimes

  • Individuals experiencing homelessness

  • Individuals overcoming substance abuse (must be at least 90 days sober)

  • Those experiencing mental or physical disabilities

  • And others on a case-by-case basis!

According to the National Institute Of Justice, “Recidivism is measured by criminal acts that resulted in rearrest, re-conviction or return to prison with or without a new sentence during a three-year period following the person's release.”

WHAT IS RECIDIVISM?

Incarceration and the criminal justice system are expensive, and the costs are often borne by the taxpayers. If individuals continue to reoffend, it can lead to a cycle of arrests, convictions, and re-incarceration, increasing the financial burden on the community. In 2015, an article was published in the Journal of Public Health that outlined the community impact of incarceration. The journal discovered incarceration may exert collateral damage on the mental health of individuals, specifically children, living in high-incarceration neighborhoods, suggesting that the public mental health impact of mass incarceration extends beyond those who are incarcerated. A high rate of recidivism can strain resources such as police, courts, and prisons. When individuals continue to commit crimes, it can divert resources away from other important needs in the community.

MACRO IMPACT

An array of studies suggest that incarceration impacts an individual's physical health, mental health, and life stressors, while also affecting their family relationships, community structures, and increasing inequality in household wealth, with disproportionate effects on minorities and disadvantaged areas. Incarceration can pose a significant challenge to the long-term success of individuals, especially those who entered prison at a young age and lacked proper training or socialization in their youth. Children of incarcerated parents may suffer lack of support from the absence of a parent, while families as a whole may experience an array of adversities related to financial stress and trauma. A generational impact develops as chronically inadequate resources influence the cycle of incarceration across family units and communities. 

Even after an individual is released, the stigma of labels can pose a significant hurdle to securing employment, often negatively affecting an individual’s sense of autonomy and ability to exercise productive action toward the outcome of their life.The longer an individual is incarcerated, the harder it is to acclimate back into the working world when released.

Our Incarcerated Education Program aims to close this gap.

MICRO IMPACT

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DOWNLOAD APPLICATION

Download application and fill out. Send finished application to training@createcommongood.org or either mail it to or drop it off at our office: 2760 W Excursion Ln Ste 105 Meridian, ID 83642

APPLY ONLINE

Fill out information electronically and we will get back to you about the status of your acceptance

Ask your case manager for assistance in finding and filling out the application or reaching out to our office.