Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network

The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is hiring an in-person Job Coach/Retention Specialist in Cincinnati, Ohio. The position is responsible for helping program participants stay focused and motivated while working on transitional job sites and in their efforts to obtain permanent employment. The salary is $44,100 per calendar year. Required qualifications include 2 years of relevant experience in teaching or leading groups, as well as strong customer service skills. Apply here: https://bit.ly/4cRWilc

Help us welcome Trip Finity Taylor Taylor to the team! He joins FICGN as the Program Coordinator for our Pathways to Leadership and Career Excellence (PLACE) program. Trip is an advocate for and developer of programs for incarcerated individuals and returning citizens, primarily revolving around education and employment. His experience includes, but is not limited to, educational leadership, program development, and publication in resources like the JHEP. He lives outside of Seattle, WA and enjoys almost anything involving nature.

Are you going to be at Horizons next week? We will! Come see FICGN's Executive Director presenting "advocacy and Education Policy Priorities for People Impacted by the Legal System" alongside Ved Price, Stanley Andrisse, MBA, PhD, and Judith Negron. Join them on July 22nd at 1:45 on the M3 Level of Union Station. #JFFHorizons #ThePowerOfUs

It’s here! Check out our brand new website at https://bit.ly/3Y7Otna! A whole new look, but the same powerful community that has always been here. A special thanks to FICGN member Josh Pritchett at Veo Careers for all his work in making this gorgeous new website possible.

The Princeton Prison Teaching Initiative is hiring an Assessment Specialist to conduct program evaluation of PTI's term-time and summer programming. A scholar of educational equity, trained in the historical, social, and ethical dimensions of the school-to-prison pipeline and in theories and methods of educational evaluation, the Assessment Specialist will focus on equity in education practice by studying and evaluating PTI programs. Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/3xSUnxx

The Yale Prison Education Initiative is seeking a Program Assistant to help coordinate their programming at the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut. The position is grant-funded and a three year fixed duration. Compensation is $50,000-$55,000 annually. Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/3VY5EVs

We've been hard at work and we've got something big coming next Monday. Keep your eyes here for more details soon 👀 👀

We had a powerful visit to Grand Valley State University, where we conducted our faculty training for prison education programs. The training was a day and a half of focused work around creating learning communities in Prison Education Programs. We spent time with the faculty and staff on campus, as well as with the students beginning their program at in the fall. Keep your eyes out for more details on this incredible trip to Michigan coming soon! In the meantime, don't hesitate to reach out if you are interested in bringing FICGN to work with your PEP. #prisoneducation

In March, FICGN was honored by Southern New Hampshire University and Project AIM with the Community Champion award at the first annual Stop the Stigma Awards Ceremony. We are so proud to know that our advocacy and our community building is making a difference, and we can't wait to continue making a positive impact. Watch the award being unboxed here: https://bit.ly/3W4NXnl

It might be the height of summer, but FICGN is still thinking about the incredible accomplishments of everyone who graduated this spring. We had the pleasure of attending the NJ STEP / Mountainview graduation at Rutgers-Camden this spring to provide graduation photos and professional headshots. https://bit.ly/45IYtFc