Re-Entering the Workforce

Next Steps helps job seekers who have been involved with the criminal justice system with life skills, job training, and workplace-readiness. We work with the police, the courts, probation, parole services, and community organizations to provide a program that increases the odds of success.

NEW VIRTUAL COHORTS START EACH MONTH

Watch the overview video below, complete the form and you will be contacted by staff to begin Next Steps enrollment.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Next Steps kicks off each month with a 5-Day Schedule. Staff meet with the cohort each day from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. via Zoom. Completion of each day is required for full enrollment.

Day 1: Orientation

Day 2: Supportive Services

Day 3: Life Skills

Day 4: Preparation for Employment & Employment After Prison

Day 5: Keeping a Job with a Good Attitude

After the 5-Day schedule, you will work with staff 1-on-1 to complete all eligibility requirements and begin job development. In-person meetings are available by appointment only. Staff are also available by phone, email, or Zoom.

Senior Job Seeker Consultant: Glenn Young, (203) 624-1493 x 212 or gyoung@workforcealliance.biz

Recovery Works Coordinator: Allyson Quinn, (203) 624-1493 x 220 or cell: (203) 402-8456 or aquinn@workforcealliance.biz. Learn More about Recovery Works >>

Program Coordinator Freeman Holloway(203) 624-1493 x 260 or fholloway@workforcealliance.biz

American Job Center @ New Haven Correctional Center: Lead Instructor Bill Pitre (203) 867-4030 x 248, bpitre@workforcealliance.biz. Inmates scheduled for release within 180 days can access services pre-release. Learn more about American Job Center @ New Haven Correctional Center >> 

 

Main Office: 560 Ella T. Grasso Blvd, New Haven

COMPLETE THIS FORM TO GET STARTED:

Freedom is a Good Job. Let us help you find one

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL WE OFFER, ALL AT NO COST

  • Orientation to the American Job Center services
  • Personal Planning Information Sessions on:
    • attitude
    • personal responsibility
    • interviewing techniques
    • job applications
  • Computer classes
  • Opioid Addiction Peer Recovery Coaching
  • Job fairs (in-person and virtual)
  • Access to Adult Education
  • Career Counseling and Basic Job Skill Development
  • Occupational Skills Training
  • On-the-Job Training
  • Job Search and Interviewing Strategies
  • Life Skills Training
  • Transportation Assistance
  • Child Care Assistance
  • Identification Document Access and help with Expunging Your Record

WHAT KIND OF JOBS ARE YOU LIKELY TO GET?

  • Manufacturing
  • Warehousing & Distribution
  • Construction
  • Clerical
  • Lawn and Tree Maintenance
  • Trades Apprenticeship

BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT ARE BARRIERS TO A BETTER LIFE

Homelessness, substance abuse, mental health issues, lack of training and education, lack of employment history — these are just some of the barriers out there. Help is available. Finding a job or getting needed training are first steps in overcoming these barriers.