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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 »

Dustin Jones Celebrates One Year with RecycleForce

Feb 22nd, 2021 • People
RecycleForce COO Dustin Jones joined the organization just over a year ago – right when the COVID-19 pandemic was just starting to become a reality for Indiana.    “I started about a month before COVID really hit,” says Jones. “I vividly recall when the governor and mayor issued lockdown orders on Friday, March 13, 2020 – … more »

Reentry and Respect for Everyone

Dec 29th, 2020 • People, Re-entry
Nearly one in six transgender Americans, and one in two black transgender people, have been to prison. During incarceration, transgender people are often targets of discrimination, physical assault, and emotional abuse. Stories such as Ashley Diamond’s lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections for failing to protect her while incarcerated happen more frequently than what … more »
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