Finding Work After Incarceration:
Our team of Vocational Counselors work closely with the Department of Corrections to provide support to participants as they transition back to the community from incarceration. Many individuals who secure employment after release do not return to incarceration. Participants get support with preparing for the workforce, career exploration, training, progressive employment, and education opportunities.
How It Works:
- Our DOC Liaison Counselor receives a referral directly from case workers in correctional facilities, a family member, or a friend.
- The DOC Liaison Counselor then meets with the referred individual within 60 days of their release date.
- During that meeting, the DOC Liaison Counselor orients the individual to HireAbility Vermont and helps them prepare for employment services.
- Once this is complete, the DOC Liaison Counselor will introduce the individual to a Vocational Counselor in the community in which they will be released, so that they can continue their individualized employment plan, with support and guidance from HireAbility Vermont.
If you are a social worker, family member, or a friend of someone who is currently incarcerated and would like to refer them to work with HireAbility Vermont, please contact our DOC Liaison Counselor:
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