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July 3, 2025

Budget Reconciliation Threatens Food Security and Workforce Training

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June 30, 2025

Reentry Orgs Secure $10 Million in CA State Budget

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June 10, 2025

CA Lawmakers Propose $23M for Successful Statewide Reentry Initiative

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April 23, 2025

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

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April 22, 2025

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

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April 8, 2025

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

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April 1, 2025

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

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February 10, 2025

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

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Albany
Buffalo
Rochester
February 5, 2025

New York Reentry Cash Coalition Responds to FY26 Executive Budget Proposal

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December 16, 2024

Center for Employment Opportunities Awarded NFL Inspire Change Grant

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December 2, 2024

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

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November 21, 2024

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

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Denver
November 19, 2024

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

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September 17, 2024

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

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August 28, 2024

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

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May 22, 2024

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

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May 8, 2024

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

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April 30, 2024

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

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New York (National HQ)
April 19, 2024

CEO Announces Expansion of Advanced Training Pathways

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April 1, 2024

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

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March 28, 2024

CEO’s Commitment to Advancing Trans Rights

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March 5, 2024

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

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February 29, 2024

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

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February 7, 2024

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

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Denver
January 11, 2024

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

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Colorado Springs
Denver
December 19, 2023

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

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December 4, 2023

CEO and Partners Awarded $6.9 Million California Workforce Development Grant

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November 16, 2023

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

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August 23, 2023

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

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August 9, 2023

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

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June 14, 2023

Clean Slate Governor's Statement

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May 8, 2023

New Bipartisan Bill Bolsters Effective Job Training Programs

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March 21, 2023

CEO supports groundbreaking JustUs Coordinating Council report

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February 17, 2023

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

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January 31, 2023

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

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January 18, 2023

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

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January 4, 2023

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

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November 18, 2022

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

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November 17, 2022

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

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New York (National HQ)
October 25, 2022

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

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August 25, 2022

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

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July 25, 2022

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

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July 7, 2022

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

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June 15, 2022

CEO Expands Work in PA with Pittsburgh Partnership

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June 1, 2022

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

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April 5, 2022

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

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New York (National HQ)
September 23, 2021

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

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New York (National HQ)
September 22, 2021

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

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August 23, 2021

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

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July 29, 2021

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

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Cincinnati
July 13, 2021

Greenlight Fund Brings Center for Employment Opportunities to Metro Atlanta

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Atlanta
May 3, 2021

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

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April 20, 2021

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

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April 20, 2021

CEO Statement on George Floyd Murder Verdict

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April 13, 2021

CEO Statement on the Police Killing of Daunte Wright

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October 28, 2020

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

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Albany
October 19, 2020

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

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October 8, 2020

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

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Cincinnati
September 25, 2020

Center for Employment Opportunities Celebrates SNAP Reform in Passage of Budget

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Detroit
May 19, 2020

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

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Detroit