From KERA:
People who’ve been to prison often face significant challenges when they’re released, hitting barriers to jobs, housing and educational opportunities. The justice advocate behind a new tech training program wants women with felony records to be able to thrive when they come home.
No one would’ve called Patricia Manning tech savvy when she agreed to join a pilot program to learn entry-level IT skills. But she quit her two fast-food jobs and signed up anyway.
“Listen, I didn’t even know how to cut the computer on,” she said as she started her sixth week of classes. “So it was a little intimidating. Oh, no, let me go back: It was a whole lot intimidating.”
Most of the 10 women in this class weren’t terribly techy, either. And, like many of her classmates, Manning has not had it easy since she came home from prison. Continue reading >>>
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