SCHA Members & Partners

SCHA members are all D.C.-area employers. Our partners are job readiness and workforce development programs.

Our members and partners are committed to learning about the obstacles justice-impacted people face when seeking employment, providing career-trajectory opportunities for people with criminal records, and creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces.

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Own a business or hire talent? Join SCHA as a Member!

Second Chance Hiring Alliance (SCHA) members are D.C.- area employers, including businesses or nonprofits, who either currently second chance hire or who are interested in learning how to second chance hire at their workplace.

Benefits of Membership

  • Access to SCHA and other materials on the benefits, importance and best practices of second chance hiring in D.C.
  • Network with other D.C.- area business owners and employers to learn about their experiences in second chance hiring.
  • Build relationships with job readiness programs to share your workforce needs, learn about their programs, and partner for job placement
  • Receive support and technical assistance from experts in second chance hiring
  • Your business will be spotlighted by SCHA on various online and offline platforms

What it Means to be a Member

  • Support second chance hiring principles and policies, including hiring justice-impacted people (when possible)
  • Engage with other members, partners, and justice-impacted job seekers in conversations facilitated by SCHA
  • Get featured on the SCHA website and on various online and offline platforms
  • Share SCHA materials and resources and attend SCHA events (when possible)
  • Occasionally respond to surveys and other requests for info from SCHA
  • Note: There is no monetary commitment required to join the SCHA

Run a workforce development or job readiness program? Join SCHA as a Partner!

Second Chance Hiring Alliance (SCHA) partners are D.C.- area workforce development and job readiness programs, as well as community-based organizations and government agencies, who work with returning citizens and those with criminal records to train them and place them in jobs.

Benefits of being a Partner

  • Network with DC area business owners and employers to learn about their experiences in second chance hiring.
  • Build relationships with employers to learn about their workforce needs and partner for job placement.
  • Your organization will be spotlighted by SCHA on various online and off-line platforms.
  • Opportunity to meet potential new clients for workforce development/job readiness programs.

What it Means to be a Partner

  • Support second chance hiring principles and policies, including hiring justice-impacted people (when possible)
  • Engage with other members, partners, and justice-impacted job seekers in conversations facilitated by SCHA
  • Get featured on the SCHA website and on various online and offline platforms
  • Share SCHA materials and resources and attend SCHA events (when possible)
  • Occasionally respond to surveys and other requests for info from SCHA
  • Note: There is no monetary commitment required to join the SCHA