We are thrilled to add Anne Fox, the CEO of Clinks, to our roster of Advisory Board members! Originally from Dublin in the Irish Republic, Anne has worked in the voluntary sector there and in the UK since 1999. She worked mainly in campaigning and policy roles on a range of issues before focusing on […]
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We’re thrilled to welcome Kate Carr, fresh from 3½ years at Business In the Community, where she spearheaded numerous EDI campaigns across outreach, recruitment and progression, including Opening Doors and Ban the Box. She joins FCBA as Interim Head of Operations and Membership, and will play a critical role in driving the growth, sustainability and
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Tej Samani is the founder of Empower.Me, a platform that accelerates rehabilitation by integrating online learning, well-being, and skills coaching. He says: “At Empower Me, we’ve seen many people face barriers to employment and building sustainable careers. That’s why we’ve partnered with Fair Chance Alliance to unlock opportunities in industries that truly matter. “Our mission is
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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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I’m often asked: “Why do we need an Alliance and Employment Charter focused on people with criminal records?” There are some fantastic voluntary sector organisations and brilliant businesses who do amazing things to support people with criminal records, and specifically for employing people with criminal records many beacon organisations go above and beyond to be
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We’re proud to introduce our first resources: Bronze and Silver Charter handbooks. The serious task of creating a lasting movement for change requires the creation of serious resources. The Charter’s three tiers need to be accessible, achievable and relatively straightforward to administer. They need to deliver outsized impact. With this in mind, our Communications team
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