More than 650,000 people are released from state and federal prisons each year, and they can face significant challenges finding housing, employment and a welcome in their communities. For young people, encountering these obstacles is particularly devastating. Without access to opportunities to build skills for employment, and in the face of social stigma, young people are being set up to fail and may have limited choices other than to recidivate to survive.
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While the COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for everyone, imagine you are a young person just out of jail, on parole or dropped out of high school. You are determined to get a new start on your life, and you are focused on getting the education and workforce skills you need to move from surviving to thriving. You already have a steep hill to climb. And then, the pandemic hits and everything becomes more complicated.