Nonprofit Puts Ex-Cons to Work with Paid Apprenticeships as Machinists in California
A California nonprofit is providing former convicts with vocational training to become machinists, equipping them with skills for a new life. The men are learning trade skills in a converted machine shop in San Diego just weeks after their release from prison. They receive therapy and join a paid apprenticeship program.
Why it's good news: It gives ex-convicts the chance to start anew and find steady employment, helping them reintegrate into society.
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