The Second Chance Hiring Alliance (SCHA) creates more employment opportunities for justice-impacted individuals by educating and empowering D.C.-area employers.
We engage stakeholders including justice impacted job seekers, employers, and employment support providers who touch every piece of the second chance hiring process from job-training and workforce development to recruitment and retention.
By strengthening relationships and facilitating collaboration between prospective employers and the organizations that work directly with justice-impacted job seekers, and by raising awareness around the importance of second chance hiring, we believe we can significantly increase the numbers of justice-impacted individuals who are able to find sustainable-wage jobs and fulfilling careers.
The four areas of our work:
Providing employers with toolkits, tips, and technical advice
We provide employers with toolkits, tips, and technical advice on how to overcome common obstacles to hiring people with criminal records, thus increasing the pool of candidates that are eligible for employment.
Educating about the business case for second chance hiring
We educate employers on the business case for second chance hiring and the incentives that are available to support it through publications, research, webinars, symposiums, and other learning opportunities.
Building and sharing knowledge
Build knowledge about the needs of key stakeholders and communicate them to policy decision-makers, ultimately making the second chance hiring landscape easier to navigate.
Creating opportunities for dialogue
We create opportunities for dialogue between D.C.-area employers and employment support providers, to share ideas, foster collaboration and connection, and ultimately create change.