2008 Expungement Summit
The Safer Foundation will provide information on reentry services and job training at the 2008 Expungement Summit, Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Roberto Clemente Community Academy.
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Ready4Reentry, Prisoner Reentry Toolkit
February 2008-This toolkit, based on the Ready4Work model, is a
promising practices guide for small to medium sized faith-based and community organizations interested in starting or bolstering their reentry efforts. The work of the Safer Foundation's Faith-Based team is highlighted throughout the publication that was recently released by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Congressman Danny K. Davis announces that the U. S. House of Representatives Passed the Landmark Second Chance Act of 2007
November 2007-Congressman Danny K. Davis, chief sponsor of the historic Second Chance Act of 2007 applauded his colleagues in both the House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate, members from both sides of the aisle, for moving the Second Chance Act of 2007 to the point where a vote was held in the U. S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, and the measure passed 347-62.
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Transitional Employment Helps Curb Recidivism,
Boost Corporate Bottom Line
September 2007 – State and local elected officials, community stakeholders, and business leaders joined Allied Waste Services and the Safer Foundation on September 24 to tout a partnership that has resulted in the employment of over 1,000 formerly incarcerated individuals, and to call on Chicago-area businesses to work with organizations such as the Safer Foundation to hire people with criminal records.
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Safer Foundation Opens New Housing for Former Inmates
July 2007-The Safer Foundation opened the doors to its Focus Apartment Building on June 2, 2007, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Focus will be a permanent 10-unit, full-size housing complex for formerly incarcerated men who have chronic or mental illness or significant substance abuse issues who would otherwise be homeless.
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Recent Legislation Establishing Standards for
Hiring People with a Criminal Record
February 2007-Six cities and five states in the US have already established hiring policies to prohibit the discrimination of people with criminal records, and many more are considering adopting such policies.
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2006 Crime and Justice Index (CJI)
February 2007-Diane Williams, Safer Foundation President/CEO, and member of the Chicago Metropolis 2020 Index Advisory Council provides her expert guidance to the development of the 2006 Crime and Justice Index (CJI), an examination of the region’s crime rates, increasing prison population and challenges facing ex-prisoners.
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Certificates of Relief from Disabilities
November 2006 - Certificates of Relief from Disabilities help people with criminal records access occupational licenses in Illinois. Visit this new section of our website with comprehensive information and applications for these Certificates.
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Testimony: include individuals with a criminal record as Party to the Civil Rights Act Of 1964
September 2006 - Chicago City Council Committee on Human Relations hearing written testimony of Diane Williams, President and CEO, Safer Foundation
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Safer Foundation President testifies at United States Senate
Washington, DC – B. Diane Williams, President & CEO, of the Safer Foundation, testified September 20, 2006 before the United States Senate Committee on Corrections and Rehabilitations Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee to the importance of federal support for programs dealing with offender reentry.
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Passage of Public Act 094-1067 (SB1279)
August 2006 - The Safer Foundation commends co-sponsor Illinois State Senator Rev. James T. Meeks, Chairman of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, and chief sponsors Illinois State Senator Terry Link and State Representative Arthur Turner on the passage of SB 1279 by the Illinois General Assembly on May 4, 2006.
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