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Local nonprofit offers resources to help people with criminal records get jobs [Video]

“The Program: It’s About Change” offers mentoring and workplace training to ex-offenders reentering society.

YORK, Pa. — Amid the labor crunch in the economy, some employers are opening up job positions to people with prior criminal convictions.

According to Indeed, “fair-chance” job postings, meaning initial criminal background screenings are not required, have gone up by one-third since 2019.

“The pandemic has definitely opened up the labor market to help people have access to employment that they might not have had access to before,” said Alice Anne Frost.

Frost is part of “The Program: It’s About Change,” a local nonprofit that provides resources to ex-offenders reentering society. The Program offers workforce development, transportation, and childcare resources so that ex-offenders can find and maintain employment.

“That’s the key, it’s helping folks maintain their employment, not just get the job,” explained Frost. “Then (we) make sure we’re providing those resources, so that they …

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