Twin Cities R!SE hosted the Coming Home Re-entry Resource Fair on April 14 at the Minneapolis Central Library, connecting more than 150 formerly incarcerated individuals with fair-chance employers, legal and career resources, professional headshots and workshops focused on overcoming the barriers to employment after incarceration.
More than 150 people gathered at the Minneapolis Central Library on Tuesday, April 14, for the Coming Home Re-entry Resource Fair. The event, organized by Twin Cities R!SE, a nonprofit that provides job readiness training to people facing racial and socioeconomic barriers, gave attendees the chance to connect with fair-chance employers, access legal and career support, take professional headshots and participate in workshops.
“Very often there are people coming out of incarceration with just insurmountable odds, and so how do we meet them and see them where they are and then walk alongside them with the resources and the encouragement, so that they can get employed and empowered,” said Emma Corrie, president of Twin Cities Rise.
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