Finding jobs for re-entering citizens

SWAGG Inc.

Has seen success getting people who were recently released from prison into the workforce.

PART OF OUR REBOUNDK-C INITIATIVE IS TO HELPYOU FIND A JOB.THE PANDEMIC HAS MADETHAT TOUGH TASK EVENMORE DIFFICULT FORPEOPLE GETTING OUT OFPRISON.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN SHOWS US THEPROGRESS ONE NON-PROFIT HAS MADEHELPING THOSE RE-ENTERING CITIZENS."I'm free!

I get to walk around,I'm not in one small acre ofland."FOR OTIS STEEN, SPRING-"I can smell fresh air."HASN'T SMELLED THISGOOD IN A LONG TIME.IN NOVEMBER - HIS 15YEAR PRISON SENTENCEENDED.AND NOW HE HAS A JOB.Otis Steen // Found job throughSWAGG, INC."I pressed through thebarriers.

And kept goingforward.

Things have changedas far as the way you findjobs, you don't just go in andmay I have an application, no,you have to go online."HE TOOK THIS PICTUREWORKING AT A JOB SITE INATCHISON THURSDAY.I MET HIM IN RAYTOWNONCE HIS SHIFT ENDED.STEEN'S JOB WITH "ALLCARE SERVICES" IS ONEOF SWAGG INC'S FIRSTSUCCESS STORIES.IN JANUARY WEINTRODUCED YOU TO THENEW NON-PROFIT AND ITSGOAL OF HELPING PEOPLERE-ENTER THE WORLDPOST PRISON.SINCE THEN - THEORGANIZATION OPENED ANOFFICE - LAUNCHED ARESEARCH PROJECT INTOEFFECTS OF MASSINCARCERATION WITHNOTRE DAME DE SIONHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS -AND IS WORKING WITH THEDEBRUCE FOUNDATIONAND HIRE KC TO BRING ONEMPLOYEES AND EXPANDITS REACH.Na'im Al-Amin // SWAGG, INC.Founder"I've been in a debtor typesystem with re-entering andbeing incarcerated over thecourse of my life.

And Ihaven't had ownership in whatmy release looks like.

So theopportunity to provide that topeople who may not have thatotherwise is what keeps megoing."FOUNDER NA'IM AL-AMINWORKS ON TWO FRONTS.FIRST - HELPING INMATESDEVELOP A PLAN FOR RE-ENTRY BEFORE THEY EVENLEAVE PRISON.AND TWO - SHOWINGCOMPANIES RETURNINGCITIZENS LIKE STEENCARRY MORE REWARDTHAN RISK.Founder"He [Otis Steen] can have thatdignified employment, that theemployer is comfortable withhis past and also the employeris interested in helping him getto the next step."FOR STEEN THAT NEXTSTEP IS TO PAY ITFORWARD AND HELPOTHERS ACHIEVE."I'm at a point now to havestability and and I think a lotofpressure's been taken off myback."Charlie Keegan//41 action newsSWAGG INC IS HOSTING AJOB FAIR AT EQUAL MINDEDCAFE BEHIND ME TODAY[Friday] FROM 11 TO 2.FEDEX - ALL CARESERVICES - GOODWILL -AND OTHER COMPANIESWILL DO ON THE SPOTHIRING.THE EVENT IS GEAREDTOWARD RETURNINGCITIZENS - BUT OPEN TOANYONE LOOKING FOR AJOB.IN KCMO CHARLIE KEEGAN41 ACTION NEWS TODAY.WE WANT TO HELP YOUREBOUND FROM THEPANDEMIC.CALL OR EMAIL US ANDLET US KNOW HOW WECAN HELPAND HEAD TO GO TO THEREBOUND SECTION OFOUR WEBSITE AT KSHBDOT COM FOR MORERESOURCES.