Indianapolis Business Journal Amid a nationwide worker shortage, central Indiana employers are increasingly taking a chance on new hires who have been arrested or convicted of a crime. William Eland had just such an opportunity. He pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted armed robbery in 2021, and while on electronic monitoring, he landed a…Continue reading NEWS: Worker shortage leads firms to hire more ex-offenders
News: Kokomo Tribune: A Second Chance
Second Chance: Partnerships with Howard County Work Release Help Incarcerated Find Jobs Things looked bleak for Michael Paul’s future when he was arrested in 2018 for low-level felony charges for selling drugs and criminal confinement. As he put it, he had been going “full throttle” at the time. But instead of serving his sentences in…Continue reading News: Kokomo Tribune: A Second Chance
News: UNITE INDY celebrates first Jobs for Life graduating class in Shelbyville
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News: Job Fair Created to Help Those Released from Incarceration
INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — By working together, UNITE INDY, Indiana Department of Corrections Parole, Marion County Community Corrections, and Marion County Probation have given Hoosiers on parole, probation, under supervision with community corrections, or those who have a past felony conviction a second chance. The Second Chance Job and Resource Fair is an opportunity to network…Continue reading News: Job Fair Created to Help Those Released from Incarceration
NEWS: UNITE INDY Helping Inmates Find Work After Release
Jim and Nancy Cotterill launched UNITE INDY four years ago to help those living in poverty find jobs. Now, they’re helping inmates prepare to find work when they are released. Jim Cotterill explains how the program works.
NEWS: We Stand Together: Unite Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Community Link hosts Carolene Mays-Medley and Marco Dominguez had a conversation with the leaders of Unite Indy in Thursday’s edition of “We Stand Together.” Jim and Nancy Cotterill started Unite Indy to raise awareness and resources in the inner city to deal with issues like race relations, unemployment and poverty. For more,…Continue reading NEWS: We Stand Together: Unite Indy
NEWS: Faith Hope & Love Community Facebook Live Interview
On April 10, 2020, Jim was interviewed yesterday on a Faith Hope & Love Community Facebook Live event by Merlin Gonzales. We talked about UNITE INDY, COVID-19, and why UNITE INDY is a participating ministry in Joint Christian Response, a local affiliate of Christian Emergency Network.
NEWS: Allegiance Staffing, International Warehouse Logistics Association, & Unite Indy Sponsor Butler U Study
We’re hopeful that the research being done by the Lacy School of Business at Butler University will substantiate the anecdotal evidence we have which indicates that employers can receive multiple benefits as a result of their willingness to give second chances to ex-offenders.
News: Set Limits to 36% for Payday Loans
In the last five years payday loan companies have drained $322 million out of the Indiana economy in fees and high interest rates, making huge profits off the backs of the poor, mostly affecting those in our urban areas and predominantly people of color, thanks to the Indiana legislature, which in 2002 carved a special…Continue reading News: Set Limits to 36% for Payday Loans
NEWS: Predatory Payday Loans Harm Indiana’s Most Vulnerable Residents
Every year payday loan companies take $70 million out of the Indiana economy in fees and make huge profits off the backs of the poor, mostly affecting those in our urban areas and predominantly people of color. These loans are sold as a solution to a short-term financial need, in truth they are a trap…Continue reading NEWS: Predatory Payday Loans Harm Indiana’s Most Vulnerable Residents