Supporting Workers in Recovery & Re-Entry with MaineWorks

Margo Walsh founded MaineWorks to employ folks re-entering the workforce.  She creates quality jobs for people in recovery and entering the workforce after being formerly incarcerated.  To further support the needs of workers, she created Maine Recovery Fund to help with all the other essential needs someone transitioning back into the workforce needs to be successful.

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Chapters

• 0:34 Introduction to MaineWorks
• 1:58 Explaining Workforce Re-Entry
• 4:07 Barriers for re-entering the workforce
• 5:57 Importance of being the Employer
• 7:50 How Does the Business work?
• 9:46 Sounds like mostly men, do women come through the program as well?
• 11:14 Why recovery & re-entry?
• 12:32 Starting the Maine Recovery Fund
• 15:22 Expanding to other states
• 18:06 How can folks get involved?
• 20:51 Biggest Challenges
• 23:47 Most Rewarding Moments
• 25:27 Gathering Around the Fire
• 27:11 Common Questions
• 31:05 How can other business help?
• 33:17 Setting people up for Success
• 34:24 Support from Afar
• 37:24 Advice for B Corp Certification
• 40:03 Final thoughts
• 42:06 How to get enrolled in the program
• 44:24 Our B Corp Journey
• 45:14 Up Next; United By Blue