MAX Academy: Serving Justice-Impacted Neighbors

The Metro Atlanta eXchange for Workforce Solutions (MAX) is hosting the next MAX Academy, powered by the Georgia Justice Project, on Serving Justice-Impacted Neighbors on Wednesday, May 21^st, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Unemployment, poverty and crime are inextricably linked, notes the Georgia Justice Project (GJP). According to GJP, a criminal record in Georgia is a major impediment to getting a job or keeping/obtaining public housing. And over 90% of those involved in the criminal justice system fall below the federal poverty line. Though poverty might have been one of the underlying factors for a person’s arrest, the criminal justice system too often becomes a force keeping folks in poverty.

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