Fair Chance Hiring: Creating Opportunity, Building Careers, and Strengthening the Workforce

JBM Packaging’s Fair Chance journey began in 2016 with a simple belief: a person’s past should not automatically determine their future. Over the past decade, that belief has evolved into a comprehensive workforce strategy focused not only on providing employment opportunities, but also on creating the support, development, and career pathways people need to build long-term success.

Shifting Work Forward in Cincinnati and Beyond

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Get to Know the Fair Chance Work Group: Part 1

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Over the past year, we have convened a small group of providers who connect returning citizens to needed supports and help them overcome the barriers that they face. We call this consortium the Fair Chance Work Group, and our aim is to collaborate on strategies for expanding opportunity and reducing barriers for returning citizens.

One Year In: How the Fair Chance Working Group Is Building a Stronger Workforce Ecosystem

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Employers across our region are trying to solve many of the same difficult problems. They’re looking for reliable talent, working to improve retention, and managing ongoing workforce shortages. At the same time, community organizations help legal system-involved individuals rebuild their lives through employment every day. Too often, though, employers, workforce providers, and support organizations have been working toward the same goal without a consistent way to connect their efforts: committed partners in need of better coordination.

Workforce in the Spotlight

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Cincinnati Regional Chamber’s Workforce Innovation Center shifts strategy after eight years | Cincinnati Business Courier

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Nearly eight years after it started, the Cincinnati Regional Chamber’s Workforce Innovation Center is changing.
The center’s broad goal remains the same – help employers deal with talent challenges, connect and convene the region’s workforce ecosystem and shepherd a regional strategy. But its one-on-one consulting services with employers to address individual needs are shifting based on companies’ needs.

Cincinnati Regional Chamber’s Workforce Innovation Center shifts strategy after eight years | Cincinnati Business Courier

Audrey Treasure seated in a studio

Nearly eight years after it started, the Cincinnati Regional Chamber’s Workforce Innovation Center is changing.
The center’s broad goal remains the same – help employers deal with talent challenges, connect and convene the region’s workforce ecosystem and shepherd a regional strategy. But its one-on-one consulting services with employers to address individual needs are shifting based on companies’ needs.