We’re on a roll, and delighted to welcome another third sector organisation into the Fair Chance fold as an Early Adopter. Onwards & Upwards are a recent new arrival to the prison industry sector – they train people preparing for release from prison to repair and recycle bicycles and then get them a job in one of […]
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What a great pleasure it is to bring Inside Connections into our ever-growing family of third sector members, early adopters and founders. Inside Connections Founder, John Burton (pictured above), said: “We are delighted to join the Fair Chance Business Alliance as an Early Adopter. Everything we do at Inside Connections is about helping people into
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We were delighted to invite friends of the FCBA movement to join us on Tuesday July 16th at 2pm for a lively one-hour Opening Doors Forum on employing people with criminal records, co-hosted with our friends and partners at Business in the Community. A good job is one of the most effective ways to prevent reoffending.
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After several months of due diligence and focused discussion, we have invited nGAGE (the BridgeOfHope.careers portal people) to be our partner in showcasing Fair Chance Employers’ jobs, as well as offering Fair Chance Candidates resources to aid their search and applications.
Bridge of Hope was built on co-founder and CEO Michael Corrigan’s previous business, Europe’s largest recruitment platform for people with criminal records. He says, “We’re excited and are looking forward to partnering with Fair Chance Business Alliance to provide a jobs board solution for employers and people with disadvantageous personal histories. The vital nature of this work is underpinned by the base statistics of both ex-offender employment (less than one in five are in work within six months of leaving prison) and unemployment generally being at ongoing record lows despite nearly one million job vacancies!”
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FCBA’s successful Soft Launch took place on 22nd May at Havas Village London. The event was well attended from across sectors, with huge thanks due to our contributors: Carolyn Bundy (Toyota GB) Sally Hopper (Hertfordshire County Council) Anne Fox (Clinks) Caron French and Cynthia Dugan: (WTW) A special mention is also due to those who shared
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It’s been a busy few months at FCBA. We’re about to partner with Re-Generate, Wincanton and Severn Trent Water as part of the West Midlands Employment Alliance pilot, thanks to the efforts of Re-Generate’s Director, Harry Brown. We’re in early discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions to explore how to ensure that our employers are getting
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Here’s some news you may have missed over the last few months while we’ve all be hunkered down for the winter… Strategic Advisory Board On February 27th we convened our inaugural Strategic Advisory Board with members from leading organisations. We’ll introduce them officially at our May 22nd launch event, by which time they’ll also have
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Intentional inclusion of Fair Chance candidates isn’t always an “easy sell”. That’s why we’re delighted that Passion Partnership has agreed to take us on as one of their pro bono clients this year. They’re working to find us a perfect PR partner who can help us navigate the difficult transition from proof-of-concept to launch and scaling
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