Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment 2.0

Overview

The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) is pleased to announce the availability of approximately $9.5 million in funding for the Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment 2.0 (HIRE 2.0) grant program. This funding builds on past and current investments in the reentry population. HIRE 2.0 extends the CWDB’s portfolio of investments for California’s reentry population and represents the second cycle of the HIRE grant program. HIRE 2.0 aims to increase employment opportunities and job mobility for justice-involved individuals by supporting training, supportive services, reskilling and upskilling, and needs-related payments. This funding builds on the CWDB’s past and current investments in workforce programming for the reentry population. HIRE 2.0 funding is available only to...