EMPLOY Program receives Minnesota Corrections Association President’s Award
EMPLOY Program staff take every opportunity to present to individuals dealing with the re-entry of felons.
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A recent evaluation on the impact of EMPLOY on offender recidivism and post-release employment was completed and suggests significant reduction in recidivism, higher rates of employment and total wages, and more hours worked for those participating in the program. Click here for the full report, An Outcome Evaluation of MINNCOR's Employ Program.  Or check out the Research in Brief summarizing the report.

MINNCOR’s EMPLOY Program and the Work Release Division have embarked on an exciting, new endeavor called The Fast Track Program. Fast Track is a “pre-work release” pilot program that aims to allow for a more gradual transition back into the community.
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JoAnn Brown and Michael Hreha recently attended the Defendant Offender Workforce Development Conference (DOWD) in San Francisco, CA. Along with attending various workshops and seminars on best practices and strategies for pre and post-release employment services; they were presenters at the conference, which highlighted the EMPLOY Program service delivery methods. The presentation focused on EMPLOY’s unique 3-step model, employer
development and evaluation results. The model was well received and generated interest from staff on the federal level in corrections. Additionally, this was a great opportunity to generate new ideas to build on service delivery, to continue to prove the success of the EMPLOY Program, and to become more recognized on a national level for being an innovative employment service model.

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EMPLOY recently sat down with Melissa, a participant that has been out in the community for 6 months. Melissa enrolled in the program when she still had a few years left in her sentence; this was the first time she had really thought about what her transition was going to be like. Read more

Climbing the Corporate Ladder
On a recent visit to a local employer who had hired an EMPLOY participant in the past, EMPLOY’s Job Developer discovered that the participant was now the general manager!  The participant found employment shortly after getting released, starting as a laborer operating various industrial laundry machines. A few short months afterwards, he was promoted to a management position. Now, almost two years later, not only is he still with the same company, he is the general manager and oversees all of the operations for the facility.  Through his hard work and determination to succeed on the job, he was able to climb the corporate ladder!