If you are having difficulty obtaining employment due to a criminal conviction or record, the State of Maryland offers assistance through a number of resources listed below:
America Works – Baltimore
America Works places hard‐to‐serve populations and has jobs for all skill levels.
Contact information:
22 Light Street ,5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-625-9675
Anne Arundel Workforce Re-Entry Initiative (AAWDC)
AAWDC’s Re‐Entry Program, a partnership with the Anne Arundel County Detention Center, provides the opportunity for offenders to successfully transition back into the community with the emphasis on employment.
Contact information:
401 Headquarters Drive, Suite 208
Millersville, MD 21108
410-987-3890
Baltimore City’s Reentry Center
Baltimore City's career center assisting the returning ex‐inmate population.
Contact information:
2401 Liberty Heights Avenue,
Mondawmin Mall Suite 302
Baltimore, MD ,21215
410-523-1060
http://www.oedworks.com/jobseek/index.htm
Baltimore Transitional Jobs Project
The Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF) Transitional Jobs Project works to increase the skills, job opportunities, and incomes of ex‐offenders.
Contact Information:
217 East Redwood Street
Suite 1500
Baltimore, MD ,21202
410-234-8040
Center for Urban Families
Specializing in serving Baltimore’s hard-to-reach populations, such as the formerly incarcerated.
Contact information:
2201 North Monroe Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-367-5691
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake -SEETTS Supporting Ex-Offenders in Employment Training and Transitional Services
Goodwill's SEETTS (Supporting Ex‐Offenders in Employment Training and Transitional Services) program was established with the purpose of enhancing the growth and development of ex‐offenders in career choices and goals. The SEETTS program assists the ex‐offender in connecting with community services that can help make the transition back into society easier.
Contact Information:
222 East Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-837-1800
http://www.goodwillches.org/work/employee/training‐programs/
Living Classrooms
Living Classrooms ‐Project Serve program provides job skills training and workforce development programs that assist disadvantaged youth and young adults to overcome obstacles including lack of education, lack of skills, poor work history, a history of substance abuse, or criminal behavior.
Contact Information:
802 S. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
410-685-0295
https://livingclassrooms.org/ourp_project_serve.php
Maryland New Directions Career Focus
The Career Focus program offers job readiness training to Baltimore City residents who are struggling with significant barriers to employment.
Contact Information:
2700 N. Charles Street
Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-230-0630
http://www.mdnewdirections.org/mnd/Programs/tabid/52/Default.aspx
MENding Families - Re-Entry Program
MENding Families offers male and female returning citizens assistance in adapting back into the community with a major focus on employment and job readiness.
Contact information:
6490 Landover Road
Suite A9
Cheverly, MD 20785
301-221-7292
http://mending-families.org/programs/re-entry-program/
Power Inside
This organization helps women returning to the community from prison and jail who face overwhelming barriers.
Contact information:
325 E 25th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
410-889-8333
Project SERVE
Project SERVE (Service‐Empowerment‐Revitalization‐Volunteerism‐Employment) is a community‐based program that assists ex‐offenders to transition from incarceration into Project SERVE and then into employment.
Contact information:
228 W. Lexington Street
Suite 220
Baltimore, MD 21231
410-685-0295
http://www.catholiccharities‐md.org/volunteer/serve/
United States Attorney’s Office- Reentry Guide
Website: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/page/file/941351/download
Volunteers of America Chesapeake
This program assists men and women in making a successful transition from prison to the community through pre‐release and work‐release programs.
Contact information:
7901 Annapolis Road
Lanham, MD 20706
301-459-2020
https://www.voachesapeake.org/
Work Opportunity Tax Credit - A Federal Tax Credit for Employers - Workforce Development & Adult Learning
This is a tax credit incentive program for employers to hire individuals who are recent recipients of:
food stamps, TANF Benefits, SSI or vocational rehabilitation services, as well as those who have a disability, are Veterans, were incarcerated, live in HUD designated communities, or disconnected youth.
Contact information:
Phone: 410-767-2995.
Website: https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/wotc.shtml