PRISON REENTRY INITIATIVE STEERING TEAM

Staff from Workforce Development at NWGRC recently attended the regular Prison Reentry Initiative Steering Team meeting to provide information about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the Northwest Georgia Mobile Career Center.

The goal of the Georgia Prisoner Reentry Initiative (GA-PRI) is to enhance public safety by reducing crime through the implementation of a seamless plan of services and supervision developed with each returning citizen—delivered through state and local collaboration—from the time of their entry to prison through their successful transition, reintegration and aftercare in the community. Staff from the Department of Community Supervision (DCS), in conjunction with corrections professionals and local community service providers, assist returning citizens in navigating barriers to successful reentry in an effort to ultimately increase public safety and reduce recidivism. GA-PRI’s “designated returning citizens” are those that have been released from prison and who are considered to be at a moderate-to-high risk of reoffending based on the Georgia Department of Corrections’ risk instrument.

NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOBILE CAREER CENTER

The Mobile Career Resource Center is a 13-station, state-of-the-art, fully accessible computer lab. The unit offers a full array of services, including the Career Scope assessment.  Internet connection is via satellite. Printer, scanner and copy services are available on the unit. A fully accessible ADA workstation is available adjacent to the wheelchair lift.  For more information and/or to reserve the lab, please contact Terri Morgan, tmorgan@nwgrc.org.

WORKSOURCE GEORGIA WIOA CONVENING IN ATLANTA

The Workforce Division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development in partnership with the Georgia Department of Labor, Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, Technical College System of Georgia, and Department of Human Services is hosting a statewide WorkSource Georgia WIOA Convening that will run from July 19 through July 20. The convening will contain plenary and breakout sessions that feature local and nationally known speakers and will cater to individuals across multiple workforce disciplines.