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The festival is scheduled for 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on May 14. Wilburn said it’s a way to bring families together in these trying times, and “a way to give back to the community, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors.”
Alachua County Library District and Partnership for Strong Families plan two-day conference and job fair in Gainesville next month.
In January 2022, 57 people began receiving unconditional direct deposit payments and on March 31st, 58 more people began receiving payments. The guaranteed income project in Gainesville, Florida, Just Income GNV, provides these payments to those who have been recently released from either a state or federal prison or a Florida county jail with a
The proposed change would bar local businesses from performing criminal background screenings on job applicants prior to any employment offer.
When inmates serve their time and are released from prison, they often face a rocky re-entry into the outside world. One program is trying to see if a basic income may be the answer to shutting the revolving door into the criminal justice system.