FOR THE RECORD, A CONVERSATION ABOUT SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYMENT
Dave’s Killer Bread partnered with VICE News to examine how valuable Second Chance Employment is to communities and companies across the nation. Elevating the discussion, our employee-partners Crystal and Rahsaan joined host Lawrence Bartley of the Marshall Project to share their own journeys and the transformative power of a job.
THE PURPOSE BEHIND EVERY LOAF
At Dave’s Killer Bread, we believe in Second Chance Employment: hiring the best person for the job, regardless of criminal history. We have witnessed its transformative power, and that giving someone who is ready to change their lives a chance – a Second Chance - gives people an opportunity not only to make a living, but to make a life.
stories from Some of the people who make your bread
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The Dave's Killer Bread Foundation was created in 2015 to inspire and equip other businesses to adopt Second Chance Employment. A lack of information or understanding about employing people with criminal backgrounds can make businesses hesitant to explore this option, and we're here to change that. We believe that in the long term, Second Chance Employment has the power to reduce the negative impact of recidivism in America, and we work to educate organizations on the importance of employing this part of our population. Find out more at dkbfoundation.org.
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2: Correctional Populations in the United States, 2013. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Bureau of Justice Statistics Publications Catalog. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics
3: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice. Bulletin No. 248955, Prisoners in 2014 at 9 (2015). Online PDF
4: Pager, Devah, Bruce Western, and Naomi Sugie. "Sequencing Disadvantage: Barriers to Employment Facing Young Black and White Men with Criminal Records." The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 623. May 2009 (2009): 195-213.