[acb-hsp] Bottom Line - New rules set on background checks for jobseekers

[Karen Rose]

Jessie:  I agree re. offenders.  Sounds exactly like what I remember saying
as a blind person with a masters degree:  would someone just give me a
chance to prove myself.  Would someone just believe that a blind person can
do this job and give me a shot.  Sounds like most of us here on the list.

Karen

-----Original Message-----
From: acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of
J.Rayl
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 8:46 AM
To: Discussion list for ACB human service professionals
Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] Bottom Line - New rules set on background checks for
jobseekers

Andy,  Thank you for sending this.  This is certainly a difficult one for 
offenders.  They are released, either to Day Report Centers, out on 
probation or parole, and the first requirement is "get a job, pay your fines

and restitution and child support".  Often times, these  fees, in addition 
to what people generally have for living, are extremely high.  Now, I ask: 
how is anyone to pay their bills without a job?
So they go job-seeking.  They utilize all of whatever skills they have 
...and some have little skills, some have some.  And, wham! over and over, 
the Felony or misdemeanor (or several) keeps lurking its ugly head.
Is it any wonder many of them reoffend; just to get out of the ratrace where

there really is no win?
And we wonder why?
This is especially true for the hardcore offenders or the multiple 
offenders.  And many of them truly, truly want to make their lives better, 
to do something outside to help others.  They don't want to be 
criminals--they just want someone to believe in them and to be given a 
chance.  All they want, all they ever wanted, was someone to believe in 
them.
That's really not so different than what we all want; but for many, soooo 
hard to get, it seems.
And it can be just heart-breaking.

Jessie Rayl
thedogmom63 at frontier.com
www.facebook.com/Eaglewings10
www.pathtogrowth.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
To: "Discussion list for ACB human service professionals" <acb-hsp at acb.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 11:56 AM
Subject: [acb-hsp] Bottom Line - New rules set on background checks for 
jobseekers


Helpful info for those of us who work with offenders.
Andy


http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/25/11394190-new-rules-set-
on-background-checks-for-job-seekers?lite
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