The City of Atlanta is giving residents a fresh start, and they’re giving parks and green spaces a fresh look through the Center for Employment Opportunities program.
The program hires participants who were recently released from incarceration or are on probation and gives them work, cleaning city parks.
“Our mission is to help individuals who are returning from incarceration to find employment through our program … and offer them same-day pay, that way they have the ability to provide for their family while they look for a full-time job,” said Antwan Mangum, the program manager for CEO Atlanta…