Session To Provide Info on Resources for Formerly Incarcerated

A session that will provide information about resources available to formerly incarcerated individuals transitioning back into society is scheduled for April 28.

The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 in Room 101 of the Walnut Building on the main campus of Wayne Community College.

It is free and open to the public.

Topics that will be covered include:
* Overcoming barriers to employment,
* Tuition assistance,
* Support services,
* Life after incarceration, and
* Making right choices.

This Re-entry Month event is cosponsored by Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Wayne County Reentry Council, Mephibosheth Project, Inc., and the NCWorks Career Center.

These organizations and others are working to improve rehabilitation and reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals.

According to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, “More than 20,000 individuals return to their home communities after being released from North Carolina state prisons each year. In fact, about 95 percent of people in prison will eventually return to their home communities.”

For more information on this session and opportunities at Wayne Community College for those returning to their community, contact Brandi Matthews at 919-739-6926 or bnmatthews@waynecc.edu.

Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 10,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 165 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.