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What can we do about people with barriers to employment who are excluded from the economy?
What can we do about people with barriers to employment who are excluded from the economy?
Focusing on untapped potential, rather than the past, you can help employees AND employers. Helen Hayes founded a placement firm in Denver to unlock the hidden talents of overlooked and undervalued workers trapped in the cycle of poverty. Activate Workforce Solutions coaches and places clients into full-time, full-benefit, living-wage jobs that offer long-term career opportunities.
Reflecting on the Story
Connecting to your Work
Personal Application
Read: Corey Latta’s “My son’s Down Syndrome showed me the real Imago Dei” in Christianity Today.
Read: Jerry Blassingame’s “The Least of These” from Christianity Today. He describes the needs of formerly-incarcerated people—including the need for employment.
Lord, Thank you for creating us in your image and likeness. Help me to see your likeness in all those I meet. Teach me to treat people as souls. Enable me to speak up when I witness systems and structures of injustice. I want to be part of your restorative justice in the world. Amen