October 16, 2011
Foundation puts ex-cons to work
The Chicago Tribune features Safer Foundation during the holiday season.
Tim Mellerke emerged from prison in the middle of the recession. With
a drug conviction and no work history, his chances of getting employed
seemed remote.
But even while incarcerated Mellerke had been
working with the Safer Foundation, a Chicago-based nonprofit that aims
to help ex-offenders find a place in the job market. He took several
training classes with the group, and soon he landed an entry-level
position at a suburban Five Guys restaurant.
Tim Mellerke emerged from prison in the middle of the recession. With a drug conviction and no work history, his chances of getting employed seemed remote.
But even while incarcerated Mellerke had been working with the Safer Foundation, a Chicago-based nonprofit that aims to help ex-offenders find a place in the job market. He took several training classes with the group, and soon he landed an entry-level position at a suburban Five Guys restaurant.
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