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Sustainability Fuels Pacers Sports & Entertainment, RecycleForce Partnership

Jul 21st, 2021 • News, Partners, Recycling
KEY POINTS PS&E, RecycleForce partnership will keep 76,000 pounds of hard-to-recycle plastic out of Indiana landfills Partnership represents PS&E’s ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship RecycleForce helps reintegrate formerly incarcerated individuals while championing sustainability across central Indiana INDIANAPOLIS – A commitment to sustainability is in the Pacers Sports & Entertainment DNA, a value that starts with … more »

INDY DPW Highlights Spring 2021 Litter Abatement Efforts with Pathway to Employment Program

Apr 30th, 2021 • News, RecycleForce News
Program employs individuals experiencing homelessness while making an ongoing impact on litter INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW) continues spring cleaning around the city by further pursuing its partnership with Keys to Work, an organization focused on helping ex-offenders and those experiencing homelessness re-enter the workforce through its Pathways to Employment program. “Collaborating with … more »

Gregg Keesling Recognized as Hoosier Resilience Hero for Commitment to Environment

Apr 19th, 2021 • Green Initiatives, RecycleForce News
In advance of Earth Day, Gregg Keesling, an Indianapolis-based social entrepreneur, has been named a Hoosier Resilience Hero by Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute (ERI). Keesling has been a leader in workforce development in Indianapolis for the past 25 years. He is the founder and president of RecycleForce, an Indianapolis-based employment social enterprise, and the … more »

RecycleForce Receives $2M Grant from Lilly Endowment

Apr 15th, 2021 • News, RecycleForce News
April 2, 2021 — RecycleForce has received a grant of $2,288,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, Enhancing Opportunity in Indianapolis. The grant will support RecycleForce’s Peer Leadership project, serving Marion County citizens who are returning to the community from incarceration, experiencing homelessness, or are young adults with current or past criminal or juvenile justice involvement. … more »

Unique Features of RecycleForce’s ABC Model

Mar 10th, 2021 • Re-entry, transitional jobs
By Rhonda Shipley RecycleForce is an example of an employment social enterprises, is a business that provides a paid transitional job and wraparound support services to individuals who are overcoming barriers to work, including returning citizens, citizens enduring homelessness, and opportunity youth. President Gregg Keesling’s last blog introduced RecycleForce’s ABC Model: Any job – Better … more »

The RecycleForce ABC Model

Mar 8th, 2021 • Re-entry, transitional jobs
RecycleForce, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Indianapolis, has been operating for 16 years as an employment social enterprise (ESE). A social enterprise, a business with a social mission, applies commercial strategies to maximize social impact. An ESE embeds a transitional jobs program into its social enterprise to more effective serve marginalized populations. The ESE guarantees … more »
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