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Cities and Towns that eliminate question about convictions on their employment applications:
State of Connecticut will soon eliminate the question about convictions on their employment applications (new law will take effect October 1, 2010)
Bonding – insurance for the employer for acts of dishonesty in the workplace; helps employers feel more comfortable hiring ex-offenders
CT Works administers this Federal program (860-263-6735)
Tax Credit incentive for employers to hire ex-offenders
CT Works administers Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program
Pardons (full or provisional erasure of criminal record)
Connecticut Pardon Team (1-866-251-3810)
Work for yourself/Entrepreneurship
Hartford Public Library small business resources and workshops (860-695-6295)
Small Business Administration (860-240-4700)
Volunteer
Services that help you learn about job searching, resume and cover letter writing, interviewing, and career searching:
CT Works free workshops (860-256-3700)
Hartford Public Library Job & Career Center free workshops and resources (860-695-6295)
Urban League (860-527-0147)
Programs that include pre-job guidance:
SAND/STRIVE (860-278-8460)
Community Partners in Action (CPA) (860-882-1423)
Chrysalis Center (860-527-4847)
Job training programs:
Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) – Direct Care Training Program (860-509-3639)
Community Renewal Team (CRT) – SNAP/Food stamps employment and job training (860-560-5765)
Capital Workforce Partners – Jobs Funnel job training (860-524-8859)
YouthBuild Construction jobs training - 2 programs: CRT (860-347-4465), Co-Opportunity (860-236-3617)
Project FEAST (Food, Education, and Service Training) – House of Bread (860-549-4188)
Community Partners in Action (CPA) (860-882-1423)
Goodworks, Inc. (860-290-8329)
Community Solutions (CSI) – has several housing options available for ex-offenders (860-683-7100)
Hands on Hartford/Peters Retreat – housing for people with HIV/AIDS (860-728-3201)
Community Partners in Action (CPA) (860-543-8929)
House of Bread shelters – (860-549-4188)
Shelters - A list (PDF)
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) – provides money to enter educational training programs
Individual Development Account (IDA) - provides money for education
Hartford Public Library – GED preparation self-study program, math tutoring, computer classes, and English as a Second Language classes (860-695-6295)
Hartford Adult Education (860-695-5840)
Literacy Volunteers (860-233-3853)
CT Department of Social Services – a list of several programs
Food Pantries – A list (PDF)
Families in Crisis (860-727-5800)
Nutmeg Big Brothers, Big Sisters (1-800-237-KIDS)
Hartford Public Library (860-695-6330) – books, workshops, and resources available at Family and Corrections Network
Chrysalis Center (860-527-4847)
Charter Oak Health Center Bus at Hartford Public Library, Wednesdays, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
CT Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services – List of providers
Greater Hartford Legal Aid (860-541-5000)
Connecticut Innocence Project (860-275-6140)
Legal Assistance Resource Center of CT
Statewide Legal Services (860-344-0380)
Clean Slate Committee – ex-offenders and other individuals work on many criminal justice issues
A Better Way Foundation Connecticut – works on criminal justice reform (860-270-9586)
For local articles and documents on reentry, please go to www.hartfordinfo.org, and click on Prisoner Re-entry.
For more local resources, call 211.
Compiled by Hartford Public Library, July 2010
Phone: (860) 695-6300