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ORGANIZATION HELPS DECREASE NUMBER OF PEOPLE RETURNING TO JAIL
In July 2013, a new law took effect in Indiana: if people with Class D felonies stay clean for 5 years, they can have their criminal record wiped clean. Leaders at Blue Jacket said that law is providing incentive for ex-offenders to stay on the right path.
BLUE JACKET, INC. HAS BIGGER IMPACT ON CRIME REDUCTION THAN EVER PREDICTED
The nine-year old Blue Jacket, Inc., a Fort Wayne-based nonprofit, had only 9% of its graduates with criminal backgrounds return to crime and a 66% employment rate within three months of graduating the 4-week training.
WATERFIELD FOUNDATION GRANTS TUITION FOR ENTIRE CLASS
Blue Jacket, Inc. received a $9,000 grant award from the Waterfield Foundation to support its job training and job placement services serving any individual with a hardship to employment.
BLUE JACKET GARDEN HELPS EX-OFFENDERS AND COMMUNITY
Blue Jacket Inc. is starting a farmers market and community garden just south of downtown Fort Wayne in the Calhoun Street corridor.
CANI, BLUE JACKET PARTNERSHIP EXPANDS EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
When the board of directors of Community Action of Northeast Indiana decided that organization should get more involved in employment training and placement initiatives, it just made sense to turn to another agency with experience in that area.
PERMANENT HOME GIFTED TO BLUE JACKET
The Anthony Wayne Services Foundation announced Wednesday it has donated a 1 1/4 -acre campus, a 19,000-square-foot building and gardens to Blue Jacket Inc.
AWS FOUNDATION DONATES CAMPUS TO BLUE JACKET INC.
Blue Jacket Inc. now owns the 1¼- acre campus and 19,000-square-foot building it has occupied at 2826 S. Calhoun St. since 2012.
AWS FOUNDATION DONATES SOUTH CENTRAL CAMPUS TO BLUE JACKET, INC.
The Fort Wayne nonprofit Blue Jacket, Inc. no longer has to pay rent. The AWS Foundation donated a quarter acre campus to the workforce training organization last week.
AWS FOUNDATION DONATES SOUTH CENTRAL CAMPUS TO BLUE JACKET, INC.
The AWS Foundation generously donated 1 ¼ acre campus, 19,000 sq. ft. building, and gardens to Blue Jacket, Inc., a Fort Wayne-based non-profit serving the hard to employ.
JOBS IS PART ONE OF A CRIME SERIES ON INFORTWAYNE
If people have jobs – the reasoning goes – they’re less likely to return to jail, a phenomenon known as “recidivism.” We talked with Blue Jacket leaders and program participants to see how they fare, and got some encouraging answers.
LINCOLN FINANCIAL FOUNDATION AWARDS BLUE JACKET, INC.!
Lincoln Financial Foundation’s grant will support Blue Jacket’s strategic goal to serve a greater population of people who want to become self-sufficient.
ORGANIZATIONS FOCUS ON BUILDING SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Two local agencies are working to decrease the unemployment rate by building skills. They said there are quite a few jobs available in the area, but people need to learn how to market themselves more effectively.