Courtesy-Duke Energy Website
INDIANAPOLIS – Since 2012, the Hoosier Initiative for Re-Entry program (HIRE) has been working to change the lives of those being released from incarceration by preparing them for and connecting them with jobs.
Now, a $250,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation will help further that work through educational opportunities for formerly jailed citizens, alleviating barriers to successful employment and creating new partnerships. The grant runs through August 2023.
HIRE places its clients into employment that gives them a livable wage and a career path for success.
- Nearly 17,000 Hoosiers have been connected with jobs through the HIRE program since 2012
- HIRE partners with over 9,000 statewide businesses, helping to recruit skilled, quality workers
- On average, HIRE clients now earn $15.80 per hour, up from $8.93 in 2012
