by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage President Obama, on Monday, announced his support to “ban the box” for federal employees. So what does that mean? It means that applications for federal jobs will no longer have a check box or question where applicants state whether or not they have […]
by Nay Briggs/Guest The Ban The Box campaign definitely hits home for me and is catching fire in Utica. I had the great opportunity in April at Mohawk Valley Community College to join forces with other supporters of this fast-growing campaign and discuss the ways that it negatively effects our communities now, but […]
by Incarcerated Flavors There will be an Incarcerated Flavors meeting on Tuesday January 6th at 6 PM and will be held at 500 Plant St. (Cornerstone Community Church) in Utica. We will be planning training for facilitators and mentors for our upcoming youth intervention and with proper preparation […]