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It's idealistic but hear me out. Think of all the minor things in your neighborhood or town/village/city/parish/etc. that need to be fixed. Potholes, poor road
by jimmygrapes 5y ago
It's idealistic but hear me out. Think of all the minor things in your neighborhood or town/village/city/parish/etc. that need to be fixed. Potholes, poor road markings, overgrown or unmaintained greenery. Uneven sidewalks. Litter, grime.
Think of the local government or contracted services that are understaffed. New construction and renovation. Forest management, wetlands management, park maintenance. Homeless shelters and soup kitchens and community centers. Crossing guards and bus drivers.
Many of these are run by organizations that restrict felons, or perversely use convicts nearly exclusively via prison release programs and monitored community service.
Why not open these up more?
- mulmen 5y agoA lot of what you listed there are actually highly skilled careers. So, why not hire recently released felons at your business? If they really do have something to offer it should be an untapped market for talent. For the record I actually think this is a good idea.
- tomjakubowski 5y agoChrysalis and the Downtown LA BID run a local maintenance program just as you describe, serving all kinds of disadvantaged folks, including the formerly incarcerated, helping them transition into full time employment. https://downtownla.com/the-dcbid/safe-and-clean/clean-team https://downtownla.com/the-dcbid/safe-and-clean/clean-team https://www.changelives.org/ https://www.changelives.org/