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Newark News & Story Collaborative
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Event to be held May 24 through June 4 with D.R. Harrison returning as speaker
GREENEVILLE What originally was only supposed to be a five-night revival in April 2018 turned into 30-week awakening crusade that would bring together 525 churches from 32 states with people from 37 countries tuning in via bpnradio.org.
During that seven-month period, more than 1,200 individuals dedicated their life to Christ and countless others were dramatically changed eternally.
Three years later and following a yearlong worldwide pandemic, Voice of Hope Ministries announced that the Greeneville Tent Crusade is coming back. Like the 2018 revival, this is non-ticketed and free, and is scheduled to take place May 24 through June 4 under the big tent at 3124 W. Andrew Johnson Highway.
Google Announces Career Training for Ex-Cons
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29 Apr 2021
Google announced on Thursday that it is launching a “Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry” program designed to offer job readiness and digital skill training for former prisoners.
The Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry program was created in partnership with the nonprofit organizations, including The Ladies of Hope Ministries (LOHM), Center for Employment Opportunities, Defy Ventures, Fortune Society, and The Last Mile, according to a blog post by LOHM founder Topeka Sam.
In her post, Sam says that “more than 600,000 people make the transition from prisons to the community each year” in the United States, and that “many face systemic barriers to entering the workforce.”
Google announces career and digital training initiative for formerly incarcerated individuals
Google today announced the launch of Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry. The initiative created in partnership with nonprofits The Last Mile, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), Defy Ventures, Fortune Society and The Ladies of Hope Ministries is designed to offer job readiness and digital skill training for formerly incarcerated individuals.
As the company notes in a blog post today, returning citizens have an unemployment rate 5x higher than the national average and returning citizens who are Black experience this at an even higher rate, due to discriminatory practices. In all, some 600,000 Americans attempt to make the transition from incarceration to employment every year.