iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

Excons

How Do We Help People Like Clifford?

Mark Horvath | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Homeless, Excons, Excons-and-Employment-Opportunities, Sobcon, Invisible People, invisiblepeople.tv, Chicago, Impact News
Mark Horvath

For Clifford, life on the streets in Chicago is hard. He's ready and willing to work, but options are hard to come by. How do we help people like Clifford get off the streets?

Read Whole Story

Would You Want Michael Vick as a Coworker?

Eve Tahmincioglu | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Excons, California, Philadelphia Eagles, Prison, Job Opportunities, Michael Vick, Dogfighting, American Jails, Excons and Employment Opportunities, Martha Stewart, Second Chance Act, Overcrowding Prison, Politics News
Eve Tahmincioglu

We're not big on giving ex-cons an employment chance, unless they're Michael Vick or Martha Stewart. The others get their resumes thrown in the trash if a manager finds out they have a record.

Read Whole Story