Job fair for ex-felons held tomorrow

FINDING A JOB IN THE PANDEMICCAN PROVE DIFFICULT FOR SOME&EVEN MORE SO FOR EX- OFFENDERSLOOKING FOR A SECOND CHANCE.WPTV NEWS CHANNEL FIVESSABIRAH RAYFORD SHOWS HOWUNIQUE JOB FAIR IS HAVING ABIG IMPACT.SABIRAH RAYFORD: BADCOCK HOMEAND FURNITURE IS ONE OFSEVERAL BUSINESSESPARTICIPATING IN WEDNESDAY'SJOB FAIR.

AND IT'S ALL ABOUTSECOND CHANCES.

PKG: INSIDEBADCOCK FURNITURE IN WEST PALMBEACH (NAT) GENERAL MANAGERDIANE ERVIN KNOWS WHAT ITTAKES TO RUN A STORE.

(TC:13:08:46)“WE'VE BEEN AROUND115 YEARS.

I'VE BEEN AT MYLOCATION FOR 30 AND YOU GETLOT OF SENSE OF THECOMMUNITY” AND SHE SAYS IT'SIMPORTANT TO HIRE DIRECTLYFROM THE COMMUNITY.

(13:08:22)“WE DO EVERYTHING FROM CREDIT,COLLECTIONS, SALES, DELIVERY,CUSTOMER SERVICE” SO,WEDNESDAY DIANE WILL BE ONE OFTHE EMPLOYERS AT A JOB FAIR INRIVIERA BEACH FOCUSING ONTHOSE IN NEED OF SECOND CHANCEVERY, VERY HARD” MEETINGCANDIDATES LIKE KAWANA BROWN(12:50:02)“ABOUT 8 DAYS AGO IWAS RELEASED FROM FEDERALPRISON IN MIAMI” SHE SPENTTHE LAST 7 YEARS, BEHIND BARSFOR AGGRAVATED IDENTIFY THEFTAND WIRE FRAUD.

(TC: 12:59:01)“THEY DON'T EVEN GIVE YOU ACARD TO REFER YOU TO A JOBSITE OR NOTHING” NOW SHE'SEAGER TO START HER NEXTCHAPTER.

(TC: 12:52:39)“TOGET THE CALL THAT BISHOPMASTER WAS GIVING US ANOPPORTUNITY, FELONS ONLY.

IWAS SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT”(TC: 12:54:03)“I HAVE CHANGEDDRASTICALLY, AND I FEEL LIKETHAT I SHOULD AND I DESERVE TOHAVE A SECOND CHANCE” SABIRAHRAYFORD: THE JOB FAIR FOR EXFELONS IS BEING HELD WEDNESDAYAT NEW MACEDONIA CHURCH FROM10 AM TO 1 PM IN RIVIERABEACH.

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REPORTING IN WESTPALM BEACH, SABIRAH RAYFORD,WPTV NEWS CHANNE