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Policies that embrace the ideas of restorative justice

Mar 30th, 2020 • Keys to Work, Partners, People, Re-entry, RecycleForce News, Success Stories, Uncategorized
When it comes to serving the disadvantaged and the formally incarcerated, the City of Indianapolis is heading in the right direction. When I asked Daniel Parker, Director of the Indianapolis Department of Public Works, what motivated him and his team to work with Keys to Work Staffing he said, “The DPW understands the importance of … more »

Work is Therapy

Jan 31st, 2020 • Re-entry, Recycling
You have heard me say it before, “work is therapy”, but I want to dig a little deeper into what that means for our clients and those who are seeking a better life for their families and themselves. I don’t only mean that when a person works they feel better about themselves because they are … more »

A Partnership for Our Future

Dec 27th, 2019 • Partners, RecycleForce News, Recycling, Success Stories
On December 17th, RecycleForce and Brightmark Energy announced a partnership that will enable our organization to continue its mission and expand our ability to support and prepare formally incarcerated citizens for the workforce. In turn, Brightmark Energy has committed to hiring workers who will be trained at our facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. Also, we will supply Brightmark … more »

One word – “plastics”

Dec 2nd, 2019 • RecycleForce News, Recycling, Success Stories
The November edition of The Report includes interviews with Andrew Cooper, a RecycleForce client, and Andrew King, our current Inventory/Quality Control Director. Both interviews shed some light on two issues we experience every day – the costs associated with home detention and recycling of plastics. I hope you enjoy both interviews. Mr. McGuire, in the … more »

Consilience and the Multifaceted Social Enterprise

Sep 30th, 2019 • Re-entry, Recycling
RecycleForce is a unique social enterprise, in that we offer services that appear to be very different from one another; our transitional jobs services would not be successful without our training and certifications programs; our reentry programs wouldn’t reduce recidivism if it were not for our partners and relationships with local law enforcement and the … more »

Restorative Justice

May 3rd, 2019 • Partners, Re-entry, RecycleForce News, Uncategorized
What is restorative justice? It’s defined by the Cambridge English Dictionary as, “a way of dealing with crime that emphasizes taking responsibility for the effect of your crime on others, and trying to do something that makes things better for the victims.” This is a concept that should sound familiar to those who have been following the work of RecycleForce. Our work gives men and women reentering our communities an opportunity to give back … more »
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