Lisa Suits

Communications professional currently supporting FHI 360's Nat'l Institute of Work & Learning. Opinions and typos my own.

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

While #COVID19 has been difficult for everyone, imagine you are a young person just out of jail or on parole.

During the pandemic, the Compass Rose Collaborative, led by @FHI360, continues to help youth navigate past incarceration.

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@NIWLLisa

[Lisa Suits @LisaSuits]

Take time tomorrow, Juneteenth, to read, inform yourself, reflect, on our twin epidemics. Here is a bright spot.

[Howell Wechsler @HowellWechsler]

Check out this terrific blog by our @FHI360 staff on how we have adapted our Compass Rose project in the age of #COVID19 to meet the educational and workforce development needs of young people who have been through the justice system.
https://t.co/TlnGmw6ZH2 via @fhi360

[Lisa Suits @LisaSuits]

FHI 360's CEO Patrick Fine issues a statement on justice, discrimination and the road to healing. https://t.co/Q84fBOx29c

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Read FHI 360's first blog in a series of how COVID-19 highlights inequality in America. https://t.co/8sEsnMNFFH

[Lisa Suits @LisaSuits]

Shout out to these two organizations dedicated to information, dialogue and education, so needed today.

[CNN @CNN]

As anger and heartbreak have swept across America over the killing of yet another black man at the hands of police, CNN and "Sesame Street" are refocusing their second town hall to address racism.

The 60-minute special will air on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET. https://t.co/bT0Wc6O1M4

[Lisa Suits @LisaSuits]

Watch @fhi360's Teshell Greene demonstrate an easy example of manufacturing at home. Make your own slime!

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

Want to make slime at home? Learn how from @FHI360’s Teshell Ponteen Greene.

@FHI360, in partnership with @JNJNews, @SmithsonianScie, @jaworldwide & @girlscouts, hosted “Sparking Girls' Interest in #STEM2D Careers”.

Watch it here: https://t.co/fCkWM3WuuF

#STEMatHome

[Lisa Suits @LisaSuits]

See @NIWLLisa Lisa Johnson explain why STEM education iis so important during COVID-19

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

"[STEM] is essential,” said @FHI360’s @NIWLLisa.

@FHI360, in partnership with @JNJNews, @SmithsonianScie, @jaworldwide & @girlscouts, hosted “Sparking Girls' Interest in #STEM2D Careers”. 👩‍🔧 👩‍🔬 👩‍🚀

Watch it here: https://t.co/fCkWM3WuuF

#STEMatHome

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

A8. Read and share @FHI360 & @CLASP_DC’s From #SurvivingtoThriving report. It offers programmatic solutions that support second chances. The collection was informed by work from the Compass Rose Collaborative, funded by @USDOL.
#SecondChanceMonth
https://t.co/ANQZ2IRIhE

[Lisa Suits @LisaSuits]

#secondchancemonth A7. Employers can also fear returning Vets who have PTSD. Like returning citizens, however they are motivated, have skills and work hard.

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

A7. Many programs, through @FHI360, @leagueofcities & @TheNYEC, have advocates that provide character & skills references for returning citizens who have completed education/training programs. #SecondChanceMonth

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

A4. Occupational licensing in certain sectors is not always available for someone with a criminal record; this locks out #fairchance hiring in many industries. #SecondChanceMonth

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

A3. @FHI360’s partner, @OPP_Helps_Youth helps provide #fairchance hiring for previously incarcerated youth. They hire youth ambassadors and participants from the Compass Rose Collaborative. #SecondChanceMonth

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A3: People with criminal records are just that: people. People with skills, people with talents which can benefit any business. Employers I have spoken with say system impacted people are some of their best employees: committed, hard-working and respectful #SecondChanceMonth

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

A2. @FHI360 leads the Compass Rose Collaborative, comprised of nine communities across the US, providing second chances for work, education and community. Some of our partners include - @OPP_Helps_Youth, @TheRightWay and @TheNYEC.
https://t.co/UVbBkcjaLJ
#SecondChanceMonth

[Lisa Suits @LisaSuits]

#secondchancemonth @LisaSuits FHI 360

[Howell Wechsler @HowellWechsler]

We dream of return to normality but for millions “normality is cruel enough.” Now is the time to fight for “a reopening where black doesn’t mean sicker, Latino doesn’t mean lower wages, and poor doesn’t mean unreliable food or housing." https://t.co/HbTNGUVbZW via @intelligencer

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

A7: @FHI360 & @CLASP_DC's From #SurvivingtoThriving report offers solutions that support second chances for previously incarcerated youth. The collection was informed by work from the Compass Rose Collaborative, funded by @USDOL.
#SecondChance2020
https://t.co/ANQZ2IRIhE

[Lisa Suits @LisaSuits]

#SecondChance2020 A6. Let's not forget mental health and trauma informed programs.

[Lisa Johnson @NIWLLisa]

#SecondChance2020 Offer training to youth behind the walls so they leave with skills to walk into work with access to meaningful high wage jobs. Offer post-release requirements (parole appts, drug tests, etc.) at times that don’t interfere with their education and job schedules.

[Sanskriti @Sanskriti_Tweet]

The focus here should be on equity versus equality. This way the re-entry population can have access to the right program and supportive services, as needed. Again, this can be different for each youth so we need a personalized approach. #SecondChance2020