Its my goal to NOT be so heavenly minded that I am no earthly good. Tons of people read my blog day after day and I wanted to do my share of being an “all around Apostolic” that can share both spiritual and natural things to the Body of Christ. If your a convicted felon and think you cant get employment THINK AGAIN! There are jobs out there for people just like you. You ask “why would I want to help a convicted felon?” Well, it will make sure that they are not slinging drugs on the street or robbing you blind to support a gawd awful drug habit. Some people have made mistakes and deserve to be given a second chance. Didn’t JESUS Himself give you a second chance? I have a relative who is a convicted felon. After listening to their sob story and encouraging with the Word, I decided to do some research of my own to help him so that he can get a job and support his family. Below is the information I have come up with. You know me. I’ll do anything to witness to someone the truth of the Apostolic Faith which includes me helping someone find a job. Now, I wont fill out the application for you and I cant guarentee that all the employers listed will be able to help you, however, its a good place to start. Be blessed in the Name of our One True God, Lord Jesus Christ!
Here is a list of various jobs that ex-felons can hold:
Ebay seller
Walmart
McDonald’s
any type of fast food-related job
kitchen help in a restaurant
apprentice for a job such as an electrician, masonry
janitor/
maintenance
security guard
private detective
Publix
Kroger
grocery stores
Conway Trucking
trucking companies
pizza delivery
greenhouse worker
warehouse jobs
UPS
landscaping
construction
building
roofing
day laborer
work-at-home telemarketer
modeling
acting
nonprofit worker
church jobs
religious teacher
drug and alcohol counselor
private detective
factory jobs
— even in management eventually
volunteering/community service type of work
help for small businesses
temp agencies–
for landscaping or anything
Labor Ready
recycling waste center
trash pickup and trash center
bounty hunter
bakery
food prep and counter work at a deli
courier
apprentice in carpentry
Goodwill
Salvation Army
factoris and industrial work
start your own business– making something, selling something, providing a service
Tips:
–large companies will most likely not hire you; small businesses very well might
–contact independent (not national) recruiters and ask what kinds of
checks they do– if they do local checks only, you’re good
–now’s a great time to start your own business
Further resources:
Help in all 50 States from HIRE:
http://hirenetwork.org/resource.html
National Transitional Jobs Network
http://www.transitionaljobs.net/Resources/Resources.html
Safer Foundation
http://www.saferfoundation.org/viewpage.asp?id=4
Here are some previous Google Answers which provide information on the subject:
“Felon Wants Military Career”
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=453055
“felony conviction career restrictions”
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=450410
Sources:
Faqfarm Forums
http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/How_does_a_person_with_a_felony_find_a_job_after_he_has_served_his_time
HIRE Network Letter to Target
http://hirenetwork.org/pdfs/TARGET.pdf
Open Society Institute Resource Listings
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/links/barriers
Chicago Tribune article on Safer Foundation
http://www.saferfoundation.org/viewpage.asp?id=35&storyid=1039041965&pagetype=story
“Help a felon find employment!”
http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/43097
“ex-felon employment and expungement”
http://chrisuggen.blogspot.com/2005/07/ex-felon-employment-and-expungement.html
Search terms:
employment felony
If you need any additional clarification before rating, let me know
and I’ll be happy to assist you.
What programs are available to assist convicted felons in gaining employment?
There are several programs available for ex-offenders. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit is available to employers as an incentive to hire felons. The Federal Bonding Program is another employer incentive, and ALL WorkForce development offices have counselors that help felons find employment. The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) provides funding for training and tools needed for a felon to aquire responsible and gainful employment. I have done extensive research on this subject and will be posting a lot of information on my web site www.felonresources.com in the near future. You may also want to consider temporary employment agencies. Many of them go out of their way to find employment for felons and many of these jobs are temp to hire. Please e-mail me at jking@felonresources.com if you have any further questions.
i unfortunately was with a relative who was in the act of committing a crime..not really detrimental; but i did receive 3 years probation that was 11 years ago and i left a job of 6 years to attend school but things did not turn out like i expected. yes, i graduated with a 4.0 gpa but now no one will hire me because of my background. its only one charge of a felony 5 (theft) but its killing me. my resume is super impressive, i’ve been told, but i just started the expungememt procedure in june 2009. if i had known this would happen i would have started it in 2008 when i left the job. i am depressed, sometimes suicidal because i am scared i am going to lose everything. but the job site that says you can look for local jobs for felons, after you complete steps 1 and 2, won’t allow you to go to step 3!!! i found the site before i even found yours and now its still the same problem. its not allowing you to go any further. only to fill out what you are interested in and then the school part. i just graduated in august, as i stated, and i need to work or i don’t know what i’m going to do. my daughter and grandson live with me, and we don’t live where we can get to a bus so we have to keep this car. where can i search that will actually allow me to look at jobs that want me for my expertise. that will see me as a person who is experienced in customer service and computer literate.
thank you
Ok, my felony is from 1976 and it still keeps me out of position for employment. Yesterday, Nov. 6, 2009 I made a committment at the Urban League, Pittsburgh meeting with Roland Martin (as speaker) to work a year on this problem. I found this site on my 2nd day of this committment. I am also a college graduate with a BSIS, Information Science.
I have for years now talked with people (who are not ex-felons and have jobs) about this problem. Now that so many are out of work and so many jobs have been shipped to other countries, we are under the totem pole, lower than the bottom. We are certainly not the pressing issue. Therefore we have to come together and lobby, hire each other, work this out.
I am taking all suggestions, please help.