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Repowered seeks larger appropriation to expand work-readiness program for formerly incarcerated individuals
Summary
Senate File 1079 would provide $450,000 from the Workforce Development Fund to Jobs Foundation (Repowered) to expand an 18-month transitional work-readiness program that places trainees in an electronics recycling facility; sponsors said the program posts strong employment and low recidivism outcomes.
Senate File 1079 would appropriate $450,000 from the Workforce Development Fund to the Jobs Foundation (doing business as Repowered) to support the Repowered Workforce Readiness Program, which serves people with significant barriers to employment, primarily those recently incarcerated.
Senator Aisha Mohammed (sponsor) said Repowered combines paid work, training and support services in a 91,000-square-foot electronics recycling facility; the…
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