Felons and Ex-Offenders - Job Hunting Resources

More than 5,000 sentenced prisoners are released from state or federal jurisdiction in Oregon correctional facilities each year, in figures from 2008-to present according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin. People who have done time and now have legal histories have an uphill battle if they search for work. Often they fall through the cracks and end up in the same kinds of troubles as before.

A man was searching for felony friendly job listings at the library and I had no good leads and decided to give him a referral to Worksource Oregon which did publish a list of felony friendly employers, but it was not online.

I gathered these resources however in the process:

List of Felony Friendly Employers Dated March 2011

Family Caregiver Training

I was browsing through the July/August 2011 issue of The Advisory: a publication of the Washington County Disability, Aging & Veteran Services Division and found that a training session for family members and other unpaid caregivers providing care in the home will be offered on Wednesdays, October 5, 12, 19, 26 & November 2 from 1:00 - 4:00 p. m. at No Worries Training Center, Parkside Business Center, 8285 SW Nimbus Ave., Suite 150 (at the corner of Nimbus & Hall in Beaverton.) The sessions include: basic personal care techniques and assistive equipment, medication administration, dealing with challenging behaviors, elder law considerations, end-of-life planning and self-care and community resources. The training is sponsored by No Worries In-Home Care and WCDAVS Family Caregiver Support Program. Call to register: 503-846-3089.

ReliefWeb

ReliefWeb was launched in October 1996 and is administered by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). This site contains reliable and timely information regarding humanitarian emergencies throughout the world. It is highly interactive in that it allows the user to see in-depth profiles, updates and reports on individual countries and disasters. For example, the latest information regarding relief efforts in Japan were listed and as I was creating this blog, several updates to the site were made. Jobs and training opportunities are also listed, letting the user focus on a particular country, type of job, organizational source, etc. This is an incredible resource for anyone interested in humanitarian efforts throughout the world.

211 info. Get Connected. Get Answers.

Are you in need of a referral for food, shelter, housing, foreclosure or maybe health care? Or maybe you know someone who needs a little help.

211info is Oregon and Southwest Washington's support directory. 211info is a nonprofit that provides people with "free and easy access to answers they need most".