TWC GRACE Conference: Helping Employers Explore Second-Chance Hiring

The Growth through Reentry to Advance Careers & Employment (GRACE) Conference, hosted by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), is designed to provide Texas employers with practical information on how second-chance hiring can expand their talent pipelines. The conference will cover topics such as corporate success stories in second-chance hiring, education and training programs for individuals reentering the workforce after incarceration, human resources considerations for evaluating criminal history fairly and legally, available state resources and financial incentives for second-chance employers, and employer perspectives and strategies for making second-chance hiring effective. Attendees will hear live testimonials from individuals who have successfully reentered the workforce.