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$7.6M to provide employment and training services for released inmates and Michigan employees
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LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) announced the state has been awarded a $7.6 million federal grant to launch a new initiative designed to reduce recidivism among justice involved citizens and increase their successful participation in employment and training opportunities.
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan has been awarded a $7.6 million federal grant that will provide employment and training services to support inmates nearing release and Michigan employers.
The $7.6 million competitive Joint First Step Act Grant was awarded to LEO by the U.S. Departments of Labor and Justice.
LEO’s Office of Employment and Training will put in place the Michigan Citizen Reentry Initiative (MiCRI) which will expand in-reach services, including individual needs evaluations, soft skills training, workplace skills development, job search skills, and employment retention strategies to hundreds of inmates at the Milan Federal Correctional institution who are nearing release from prison.
The $7.6 million competitive Joint First Step Act Grant was awarded to LEO by the U.S. Departments of Labor and Justice.
LEO’s Office of Employment and Training will put in place the Michigan Citizen Reentry Initiative (MiCRI) which will expand in-reach services, including individual needs evaluations, soft skills training, workplace skills development, job search skills, and employment retention strategies to hundreds of inmates at the Milan Federal Correctional institution who are nearing release from prison.
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- Posted by: Phyllis Richardson
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