DC’s Washington — The reentry training and job programmes in Newport News and Roanoke will receive over $7 million in the financing, according to senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine.
The Hampton Roads Community Action Program and Total Action Against Poverty in the Roanoke Valley have received $6,999,632 in federal funding to assist inmates with training and career counselling services so they are ready for employment opportunities and can successfully transition into the workforce after their release.
The Senators stated, “By increasing employment possibilities for Virginians who have served time behind bars, we can aid them in successfully reintegrating into the community, lower recidivism, and enhance our neighbourhoods.
“This federal support will assist people in finding jobs and maintaining their direction.”
The Hampton Roads Community Action Program, Inc. in Newport News will receive $3,999,633 and Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley, Inc. in Roanoke will receive $2,999,999.
The grants were given out as part of the Pathway Homes programme run by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the U.S.
Department of Labor aims to increase adult inmates’ employability outcomes as they prepare to leave prison.
The First Step Act, which reauthorized grant funding for state and local reentry programmes that reduce recidivism, was passed in 2018 with the support of Warner and Kaine.
To assist ex-offenders, Warner and Kaine successfully lobbied Obama in 2015 to “ban the box” on federal job applications.
Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine have announced that they will contribute over $7 million to the reentry training and employment programmes in Newport News and Roanoke.
Federal funding totalling $6,999,632 has been given to the Hampton Roads Community Action Program and Total Action Against Poverty in the Roanoke Valley to help with training and career counselling services for prisoners so they are prepared for employment opportunities and can successfully transition into the workforce after their release.
The senators argued that by giving prisoners in Virginia more work options, we can help them effectively reintegrate into society, reduce recidivism, and improve our communities.
People will benefit from this federal assistance in getting work and staying on track.
Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley, Inc. in Roanoke will receive $2,999,999, and the Hampton Roads Community Action Program, Inc. in Newport News will receive $3,999,633.
The grants were distributed as a part of the Pathway Homes programme, which is run by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the U.S. Department of Labor and aims to improve the employability outcomes for adult prisoners as they get ready to leave prison.
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With the help of Warner and Kaine, the First Step Act, which renewed grant funding for state and local reentry programmes that decrease recidivism, was approved in 2018.
Warner and Kaine successfully urged Obama to “ban the box” on government employment applications in 2015 to help ex-offenders.
The senators stated that by expanding the employment opportunities available to Virginian convicts, we can aid their successful reintegration into society, lower recidivism, and enhance our local neighbourhoods.
