There are 3 article(s) tagged Women Offering Women Support:

• November 2021

  • City to pay ex-offender wages as re-entry program incentive

    The City of Memphis is using $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding over the next three years to increase the incentives for employers hiring those coming out of prison.

    By Bill Dries November 10, 2021

• January 2021

  • Kroger partners with city and second chance job program

    Men and women who complete soft job skills programs backed by the city of Memphis will get a chance at jobs with the Kroger Delta Division Distribution Center.

    By Bill Dries January 19, 2021

• June 2019

  • Mayor: It’s our duty to help ex-offenders reenter the workforce

    Having a criminal record can be a tough barrier to workforce entry, and we don’t want a lack of funds to be the barrier between getting a job or going back to a life of crime.

    By Jim Strickland June 07, 2019