Clinic for ex-offenders set Saturday

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The Community Initiative to Reduce Violence, under the direction of Guy Burney, is hosting a Certification for Qualification of Employment clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Mahoning-Youngstown Community Action Partnership office, 1325 Fifth Ave.

This effort is in collaboration with Home for Good Re-Entry Resource Referral Center of ACTION (Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing Our Neighborhoods) and MYCAP.

This CQE certificate has the ability to remove some of the barriers to employment that many may have faced as a result of negative decision-making.

If you have a misdemeanor record, you can apply for a CQE six months after your sentence (including supervision) is completed.

If you have a felony record, you can apply for a CQE one year after your sentence (including supervision) is completed. All convictions must have been in Ohio only.

No appointment is necessary to attend the clinic, and there is no cost at the time of applying for the petition.

In order to expedite the process, those attending must bring this information: a copy of your employment history (including addresses and phone numbers), three references from family members (including addresses and phone numbers), and three references from nonfamily members (including addresses and phone numbers).

Registration is requested but not required. For information, call CIRV at 330-742-8779, Home for Good Re-Entry Resource Referral Center at 330-743-3700 or MYCAP at 330-757-7921.