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| Re-Entry Job Center at Tipton Correctional is first of its kind in Missouri |
| By newstribune.com- Austin Hornbostel |
| Published: 09/04/2019 |
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A new Re-Entry Job Center, located inside Tipton Correctional Center, will begin operation later this year. The Re-Entry Center will officially open its operations Oct. 2. The center is a joint venture between the Central Workforce Development Board and Missouri Department of Corrections. Among the services offered to those released from prison within six months are job search activities, résumé creation, training research, interviews with potential employers, and various other employable skills. The CWDB’s Missouri Re-Entry Division already offers support services like those to be offered at the Re-Entry Center outside of prisons — the office in the Tipton Correctional Center will be the first of its kind in Missouri. The DOC is modeling the program after similar ones in Wisconsin and Ohio, with tweaks that will hopefully help the Missouri version find success. Ken Chapman, Re-Entry manager for the DOC, approached the CWDB with the idea a few months ago. Sundi Jo Graham, success coach and certified peer specialist for the Re-Entry Division, and Kristina Broadway, transition coordinator for the Re-Entry Division, met with Chapman earlier last month to tour the facility. They left ready to request furniture, a new paint job, carpeting and computer stations, and preparations have proceeded quickly since then. The last challenge on the list is making over the office space with these changes in mind. Read More. |
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