Some are offered jobs on the spot.
“Society has stigma on those who have a record, and that stigma has really been very difficult to shake because we have vilified people who might just have made a mistake,” Bexar County Precinct 4 Commissioner Tommy Calvert said.
Held annually by the Bexar County Re-Entry Center, the Second Chance Job Fair connects people seeking employment, many of whom have a history of incarceration, with nonprofit organizations, potential employers and providers of services such as resume editing and transportation assistance. In so doing, Calvert said, it helps former inmates land jobs, which, in turn, reduces recidivism.Early Thursday afternoon, Nunez arrived at the.
Carrying a purple cloth bag filled with souvenirs, including the SouthWest flyer, Nunez said he was especially interested in working with cars. He was born and raised in San Antonio, roots that he honors with multiple tattoos of the local area code, 210. Before he was arrested Aug. 27, he made a living auto detailing. Two weeks after his arrest, his mother passed away from COVID-19, a loss Nunez still feels keenly. He said he wasn’t even able to attend her funeral.
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