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DEW highlights veteran job fairs and 'second chance' programs with high placement rates
Summary
Director Stanton said DEW's veterans program placed more than 7,000 veterans and spouses in a year and that targeted reentry programs — a Back to Work boot camp and a work-release partnership — have roughly 75% placement rates for participants.
Stanton described the agency's veterans services and reentry efforts as among the agency's most successful workforce initiatives. She said the veterans program helped "over 7,000 people find employment in 1 year period alone, veterans and their spouses," and noted the Department of Labor audit praised state practices.
On reentry, she described a Back to Work partnership that runs a five-week boot camp for homeless participants with a "75 percent placement rate for the graduates of that program," and a 60-day pre-release work-release effort that Stanton said has produced similar employment outcomes. Lawmakers asked about employer reluctance to hire ex-offenders and about supports (tax credits, federal bonding) to promote second-chance hiring.
