Better Together job fair brings second chances to Lehigh Acres
Jennifer Pena made one great choice that is helping her overcome all the terrible ones.
Pena, 31 and from North Fort Myers, had been arrested 17 times over the previous 11 years on charges ranging from trespassing, probation violation and failure to appear in court to burglary, grand and petty theft and drug possession.
Before an eight-month prison sentence concluded last year, the Lee County Jail connected her with Better Together, a privately funded, non-profit organization that specializes in keeping families together and finding job matches for people needing a second chance.
Pena’s timing in rebuilding her life is coinciding with a surge in “help wanted” signs appearing back on restaurants, the retail sector and industrial-type work as the economy continues to recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
January 06 2021
Portlanders and others react with anger and sadness seeing pro-Trump extremists attempt to overturn November s election.
Throughout the Portland region, people reacted with shock, anger and disbelief as news came midday Wednesday, Jan. 6, that an angry mob had stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Heather A. Kmetz is an attorney and a partner at the Portland law firm Sussman Shank. Her first reaction upon hearing the news was to remind herself that Jan. 6 is Epiphany, a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. Today s the Epiphany! That s when Christians traditionally bless their homes! And celebrate our Lord, right? And the people s house is in shambles and under siege. It s just so sad to me. That we could be in such a state of disarray. It s the siege of our house!
Children of Cook County inmates receive Christmas gifts
Children of Cook County inmates receive Christmas gifts
The children of inmates at Cook County Jail will have a very merry Christmas thanks to the non-profit, Chicagoland Prison Outreach, and their Angels of Hope program.
CHICAGO - The children of inmates at
Cook County Jail will have a very merry Christmas thanks to the non-profit, Chicagoland Prison Outreach, and their Angels of Hope program. The last several years we ve been giving out 2,500 Christmas gifts a year, said Executive Director Corey Buchanan.
Children often times are the innocent bystanders of an incarcerated parent. The organization makes sure they don t go without and feel connected to their parent, even though they may not see them every day.