New employment hub on North Side supports people leaving nearby correctional facilities

To streamline support for people leaving incarceration, Employ Milwaukee in November moved reentry staff into the City of Milwaukee’s Office of African American Affairs.

The move created a single North Side location where people referred by nearby correctional institutions can access job assistance and other city resources.

Employ Milwaukee provides job-readiness training and one-on-one coaching to those referred through its reentry programs – among other services – while the Office of African American Affairs provides mentoring, financial counseling and other community resources to residents…

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