Appendix 16

Resource Contact List

Employer Toolkit, CT Second Chance Business Coalition: Key Contact Persons

• • Heidi Hughes, PhD, Associate Professor & HR Faculty Advisor, Central CT State University, School of Business: [email protected].
•  Work #: 860-832-0315

• • Markus Cherry, Director of Entry Point Staffing, [email protected].
•  Work #: 457-236-9482

• • Mark Soycher, Esq. CBIA HR Counsel, retired; [email protected].
•  Work #:860-324-4147

• • David McCluskey, Legislative Liaison, CT Department of Correction, [email protected].
•  Work #: 860-692-7510

Second Chance Business Coalition (SCBC)

• https://www.secondchancebusinesscoalition.org

STAR Program pg. 51

• https://opportunityatwork.org/stars/

Checkr.org pg. 54

• https://www.checkr.org/

The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities (CHRO) pg. 58

• https://portal.ct.gov/chro

Court Support Services Division of the judical Branch (CCSD) pg. 65

• https://www.jud.ct.gov/CSSD/

Board of Pardons and Paroles pg. 65

• https://portal.ct.gov/bopp/pardon-division/pardon/pardon-info

Traditional Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) pg. 68

• What is an employee assistance program (EAP)? (shrm.org);
  • https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/tools/hr-answers/employee-assistance-program-eap
• Managing Employee Assistance Programs (shrm.org);
  • https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/tools/toolkits/managing-employee-assistance-programs

Indeed.com – Essentials to Work pg. 75

• https://www.indeed.com/esg/essentials-to-work

Office of Workforce Strategy (OWS) pg. 75

• https://portal.ct.gov/gwc/ows-initiatives

CareerConneCT pg. 75

• https://portal.ct.gov/careerconnect

CT State Community College pg. 76

• https://ctstate.edu/

CT State, Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division pg. 76

• https://ctstate.edu/workforce-development

CT Reentry Collaborative pg. 76

• https://ctreentry.org/ct-reentry-collaborative

Community Partners in Action (CPA) pg. 77

• https://cpa-ct.org/

Reentry Welcome Centers (RWC) pg. 77

• https://cpa-ct.org/reentry/

The Manufacturing Institute pg. 77

• https://themanufacturinginstitute.org/workers/second-chance/

Career Resources, Inc. (CRI) pg. 78

• Career Resources – Preparing Workers for Life;
  • https://careerresources.org/

Entry Point Staffing pg. 79

• https://entrypointstaffing.org/about-eps/

Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) pg. 79

• https://www.shrm.org/

CT SHRM State Council pg. 80

• https://ct.shrm.org/

Fair Screen, John McTighe, CT SHRM State Council Membership Director pg. 81

• https://fairscreen.com/

CT Business & Industry Association (CBIA) pg. 80

• https://www.cbia.com/

Motor Transport Association of CT

• https://mtac.us/

CT Construction Industries Association

• https://ctconstruction.org/

CT Hospital Association

• https://cthosp.org/

CT Retail Network

• https://ctretailnetwork.com/

CT Lodging Association

• https://www.ctlodging.org/

CT Restaurant Association

• https://www.ctrestaurant.org/

Department of Correction, Workforce Development Coordinator pg. 83

• Charles Botts III, [email protected]. Office #: 860-692-6884, Cell #: 860-402-8539

Unified School District #1 (USD#1) pg. 85

• https://portal.ct.gov/doc/org/education-service

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