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Everyone
deserves
A chance
together
we succeed
Employers have an ongoing struggle in hiring and keeping good employees. Meanwhile, 70 million Americans have a criminal record, with many struggling to find employment because of it. Those with felony records struggle the most, and are 3 to 5 times more likely to be unemployed.
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Opportunity Oregon brings together these two groups in need, but for whom barriers are in place that can prevent them from helping each other. We work with companies to show the benefits of hiring from this neglected segment of society, and then we select the best candidates, prepare them for reintegration and match them to jobs.
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Success in bringing them together is success for all: the employer, the employee, and society as a whole.
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Click below to see the Top 10 reasons you should consider hiring someone who was previously incarcerated.
meet the Siblings
nANCY pANCE
Nancy's story of recovery and rehabilitation is the inspiration behind Opportunity Oregon. Thriving after being given a second chance, her goal is to help those who were once in her shoes. Nancy runs the day to day operations at Opportunity Oregon.
jOSEPH p. cARMACK
Joseph owns several companies in Oregon, but after the success of running a fitness gym with Nancy, Joseph wants to make sure fellow employers can also see the value in hiring the formerly incarcerated. Joseph is the behind-the-scenes guy at Opportunity Oregon.
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THE PROBLEM
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If it were simply a matter of introducing employers to job applicants, there wouldn't be a need for Opportunity Oregon. But that's THE PROBLEM.
Despite employers struggling to find hardworking and loyal employees, and despite justice involved individuals facing huge unemployment rates, these two groups in need are not coming together frequently enough.
