Bipartisan Fix, Reintroduced in House to Ensure SNAP Recipients Don’t Have to Choose Between Job Training and Putting Food on the Table

Representatives Espaillat, Bresnahan, Adams, Miller, and Bacon Reintroduce Training and Nutrition Stability Act (H.R.2974), Which Fixes a Catch-22 that Can Disqualify People from Receiving SNAP Food Benefits by Participating in SNAP Employment & Training Program

Groundbreaking Independent Study Links Short-Term Cash Aid to Long-Term Stability & Reduced Parole Violations for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

CEO’s ‘Returning Citizen Stimulus,’ Largest-ever Reentry Cash Assistance Program for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, Shows Year-Long Reduction of Parole Violations After Only 60-Day Intervention

Sam Schaeffer, CEO of Center for Employment Opportunities, Testifies at House Committee on Agriculture

Schaeffer, accompanied by William Lewis, Urge Congress to Include Two Bipartisan Fixes in the Farm Bill to Protect and Expand Food Security.

Center for Employment Opportunities Launches ‘At What Cost?’ Campaign to Address the Broken Incarceration System’s Toll on Communities and Economy

‘At What Cost’ Illustrates How Investment in Reentry Services and Direct Support for People Returning from Incarceration Can Interrupt the Cycle and Save Communities and the Economy Over $1 Trillion

Center for Employment Opportunities and NYS Building & Construction Trades Council Announce Collaboration on Grant from Governor Hochul's Office of Strategic Workforce Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Tiffany Elder [email protected] | (323) 793-7775 Center for Employment Opportunities and NYS Building & Construction Trades Council Announce Collaboration on Grant from Governor Hochul's Office of Strategic Workforce Development Buffalo, NY — The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), a leading nonprofit dedicated to supporting ...

New York Reentry Cash Coalition Responds to FY26 Executive Budget Proposal

New York Reentry Cash Coalition Appreciates Governor Hochul’s Efforts to Invest in Reentry Services, and Advocates for More Direct Assistance to Individuals in Reentry

Center for Employment Opportunities Awarded NFL Inspire Change Grant

Broad Coalition of Over 50 Groups Urges House and Senate AG Committee Leadership to Pass a Comprehensive Bipartisan Farm Bill as Soon as Possible

Anti-poverty, Agriculture, Employment Training, Food Security, Reentry, and Civil Rights Organizations Across the Country Fight to Expand and Protect Access to Food Security

Center for Employment Opportunities Denver Named a Top 100 Nonprofit in North America, Awarded PepsiCo Foundation Community Impact Award

The 2024 PepsiCo Foundation Community Impact Award honors CEO's efforts in helping justice-impacted communities achieve pathways to economic stability.

Statement on Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow’s Introduction of ‘Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act’ in the US Senate

Inclusion of the ‘Training and Nutrition Stability Act‘ and ‘RESTORE Act’’ will Ensure More People can Access Resources to Build a Thriving Future

Center for Employment Opportunities Partners with Vote.org to Launch ‘Get Out the Vote’ Campaign Encouraging Justice-Impacted Peoples’ Participation in Upcoming Election

Mirroring Jim Crow Laws of the 19th & 20th Centuries, Ongoing Voting Restrictions for Justice-impacted People Are Critical Racial Justice and Democracy Issues

Statement on Adoption of Fair Chance Ordinance in San Diego Ensuring 14,000+ Private Employers Comply with State Fair Chance Hiring Laws

Ordinance Opens the Doors to Employment for Hundreds of Thousands of Justice-Impacted Residents

Center for Employment Opportunities Partners with LinkedIn to Bridge Employment and Skills Gap for Justice-Impacted People

Members of the Reentry Population Will Get One-Year Access to the Full Suite of LinkedIn Premium Benefits

Statement on Training & Nutrition Stability Act (TNSA) Fix Included in Both House & Senate Farm Bill Frameworks

TNSA Will Correct a Significant Flaw Within SNAP that Forces People to Choose Between Essential Job Training and Food Security

Statement from CEO, Center for Community Alternatives (CCA), The Fortune Society, Osborne Association, and Fines & Fees Justice Center (FFJC) on the 2024-2025 New York State Budget Including an Increase in the Amount of Money People Leave Prison With

“We applaud Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for including an increase in ‘Gate Money’ in the 2024-2025 New York State Budget. By doing so, it is clear that they have heard us and agree that $40 is not enough, and New Yorkers ...

CEO Announces Expansion of Advanced Training Pathways

New Focus Areas Include Fiber Optic Technician, Heavy Equipment Operator, Solar Installer, Skilled Construction Trades, and More

Center for Employment Opportunities Launches ‘More Than A Background’ Campaign to Raise Awareness of the Discrimination Workers Face When Their Qualifications for a Job Are Ignored Because of Their Past Criminal Convictions

CEO’s Commitment to Advancing Trans Rights

The work we do at the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is focused on helping people leaving incarceration to access jobs and careers. We celebrate diversity and build on every person’s strengths to help them reach their goals and access their full human potential; this unequivocally includes our transgender and ...

Senator Kevin Parker and Assemblyman Edward Gibbs Join with Broad Coalition to Announce Introduction of Reentry Fund that Would Provide Nearly $2,600 to New Yorkers Returning from Incarceration

New Partnership Breaks Job Barriers in Trucking Industry for Formerly Incarcerated While Easing Nationwide Trucker Shortages

A Missed Opportunity for Colorado: Center for Employment Opportunities Expresses Disappointment after Senate Judiciary Postpones Reentry Cash Pilot

Legislation would have provided Coloradans returning from incarceration up to $3,000 to cover essential needs, such as housing, food, transportation, and more Denver, CO – February 7, 2024 - Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed Senate Bill 24-012. The bill was introduced in January by Colorado State Senators Julie Gonzales ...

Colorado Legislators Introduce Innovative Bill to Create Pilot Program That Would Provide Direct Cash Payments to People Returning from Incarceration

Groundbreaking Bill Introduced by Sens. Gillibrand and Ricketts to Ensure People Don’t Have to Choose Between Putting Food on the Table & Participating in Paid Career Training

CEO and Partners Awarded $6.9 Million California Workforce Development Grant

Center for Employment Opportunities’ Apprenticeship Program Earns Critical Certification from U.S. Department of Labor

Sens. Coleman and Gonzales Announce Upcoming Legislation at Reentry Cash Program Launch Event

NBA Foundation Teams up with the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) to Expand Job Training in the Southern Region

Clean Slate Governor's Statement

New Bipartisan Bill Bolsters Effective Job Training Programs

CEO supports groundbreaking JustUs Coordinating Council report

100 Organizations Urge Congress to Strengthen Job Training and Food Security Access

LinkedIn Teams Up with Center for Employment Opportunities to create Groundbreaking ‘Job Seeking with a Criminal Record’ Learning Course

Truist Foundation Awards Center for Employment Opportunities $1 Million To Advance Social, Economic Mobility for Formerly Incarcerated People

The Allstate Foundation Awards Center for Employment Opportunities $1,000,000 to Advance Racial Equity and Support Workforce Development

Center for Employment Opportunities Partners with Indeed to Increase Economic Mobility for Formerly Incarcerated Job Seekers

Google Offers Digital Skills Training to Thousands of Formerly Incarcerated Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Participants

CEO has integrated Grow With Google initiative into job readiness training to create economic mobility for participants in 31 cities across the country

Center for Employment Opportunities Partners with CompTIA to Help Returning Citizens Learn Tech Skills for Sought-After IT Jobs

CEO Statement on SB 1304 (“Gate Money Bill’) Passing California Assembly

CEO Partners With Unite Us to Expand and Improve Health Care to its Participants Across Country

CEO, REPAC, ARC Applaud $50 million Investment for the Statewide Reentry Employment Grant Program

CEO Expands Work in PA with Pittsburgh Partnership

CEO Statement on California Senate Bill SB 1304 (“Gate Money Bill’)

CEO Statement on Committee Passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

$24 Million Returning Citizens Stimulus from Center for Employment Opportunities Benefits Thousands Released From Prisons and Jails During COVID-19

For The People and The Center for Employment Opportunities Partner to Provide Cash Assistance and Reentry Services to People Released via Resentencing in California

Newly Launched Cohort of Mission-Driven Businesses Will be Equipped to Provide Employment & Training Services for Thousands of SNAP Recipients Nationwide

U.S. Bank Foundation invests $1 million to support emerging leaders and community-led solutions to address economic disparities

Greenlight Fund Brings Center for Employment Opportunities to Metro Atlanta

Joint Statement From The Center For Employment Opportunities And Vote.Org On Legislation To Restore Voting Rights To People On Parole In New York

CEO Statement on George Floyd Murder Verdict

Statement From The Center For Employment Opportunities On The American Jobs Plan

CEO Statement on the Police Killing of Daunte Wright

Albany’s Center for Employment Opportunities Receives Support from Bank of America Grant

REDF, Seattle Jobs Initiative, and Center for Employment Opportunities Receive $1.2M USDA Grant to Train Employment Social Enterprises to Serve SNAP Participants

Keybank Donates $300,000 In COVID-19 And Social Justice Support To Central And Southwestern Ohio Nonprofits

Center for Employment Opportunities Celebrates SNAP Reform in Passage of Budget

Michigan Must End Lifetime Ban on Food Assistance to Formerly Incarcerated Residents

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