Successful Reentry Muncie
Education &
Job training
It is important for everyone to get the education and job training that they need in order to be successful. Ex-prisoners reentering society are already at a disadvantage because they have a record.
Without the proper support and assistance, they may never be able to fully succeed or be afforded the same opportunities as other individuals. With these education and employment programs, ex-prisoners are given the chance to make a life for themselves and hopefully establish a stable environment for themselves.
Here, we offer the assistance that these ex-prisoners may need and hopefully encourage them to enroll in a program to help them.
Interview with Rashid Hakim, Owner of The Shave Barbershop
The audio above is an interview with Mr. Rashid Hakim. Mr. Hakim was incarcerated for over a decade and he explains his story in this interview.
Local Resources
The Excel Center provides adults the opportunity and support to earn a high school diploma and post-secondary education while developing career paths that offer greater employment and growth opportunities. The Excel Center in Muncie is located on W. Jackson St. Here you will find the link to the Muncie Facebook page.
A local place that provides great resources for convicted felons is the YWCA of Muncie. The YWCA of Muncie provides services for prisoners re-entering society, specifically women. These services include job training and job search assistance as well as provides links to other resources such as clothing and shelter.
Erskine Green Training Institute (EGTI) is a postsecondary training program. EGTI is located at the Courtyard Marriott in downtown Muncie. The program offers 10-13 weeks of classes, training experience, and even work experience through internships. There are also workshops offered through EGTI that may cost, but they do offer financial aid assistance.
Grace Beauty College is a beauty and barber college in Muncie. The college offers barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, nail techs, and more. The college does include tuition to enroll for these classes, but the owners, Edward and Teresa Long are dedicated to offering financial aid and assistance to those interested.
Indiana Resources
The Indiana Adult Education website is helpful because it allows opportunities for adult education when reentering the community. Indiana has contracts with other service providers that will assist in literacy, high school equivalency education, and vocational certification programming. With this help, these individuals are able to get high school degrees, college degrees, and some form of employment at some point.
Hoosier Initiative for Reentry (HIRE) is a great program that helps
ex-offenders find employment once they are reentering the community. It is based all across Indiana and even gives the phone numbers and districts for each region in the state that can help them get started. Jobs are available through this website but it even offers job training and a section to explore possible career interests.
The Excel Center is not only in Muncie, but in multiple locations around Indiana. They continue to provide adults the opportunity and support to earn a high school diploma and post-secondary education while developing career paths that offer greater employment and growth opportunities. The Excel Center is operated by the Goodwill of Southern and Central Indiana. They also provide on-site child care and transportation assistance.
Job Corps is a career training program catered to young people from 16 to 24. The program helps to complete high school diplomas, train for careers, and assist in obtaining employment. The Indypendence Job Corps Center is found in downtown Indianapolis on E. Ohio St. Job Corps can also be found all over the country.
Sage Truck Driving School is offered through Ivy Tech in Muncie. Sage offers hands-on CDL training for you to become a truck driver as long as you have a current Indiana license. Financial assistance to offered for their CDL programs as well. Similar to Job Corps, Sage programs can be found all over the country.
National Resources
The Lionheart Foundation provides social emotional learning programs to those who are incarcerated. Lionheart values justice, excellence, competence, and generosity. Lionheart offers resources to not only those who have been incarcerated but at risk youth, current prisoners, and teen parents.
Reentry Central provides a centralized national news and information site for professionals in the fields of ex-offender reentry and related criminal justice areas. Their intent is to improve criminal justice techniques and offer more effective reentry services.