On May 12, 2026, the Second Chance Hiring Alliance (SCHA) convened employers, workforce development representatives, government agency representatives, and justice impacted individuals for a series of facilitated small-group discussions on gaps in Washington D.C.’s reentry workforce landscape. The purpose of the convening, titled “From Workforce Training to Employment: Improving Pathways for Reentry,” was to bring all the players in the ‘workforce reentry ecosystem’ in D.C. together to build relationships, share best practices, and identify recommendations for how SCHA could provide support in making the ecosystem more streamlined and collaborative. This brief outlines the top-line takeaways from the events, with a focus on next steps the Second Chance Hiring Alliance could take to help improve the effectiveness of the reentry workforce ecosystem in finding good jobs for justice-impacted Washingtonians.
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Recommendations to Enhance D.C. ’s Reentry Workforce Ecosystem