U.S. Attorney's Office to Host Central Reentry Job Fair & Expo

Columbia, South Carolina – United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina; the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; SC Department of Employment and Workforce; SC Works; SC Vocational Rehabilitation; SC Department of Social Services; and the United States Probation Office are continuing their statewide partnership to help individuals with prior criminal backgrounds secure employment.

The Third Annual Central Reentry Job Fair & Expo will be held Wednesday, May 15, 2019, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Dutch Square Mall, located at 421 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29210.

This job fair, which is intended as a resource for Midlands residents, is part of a series of events held annually in Florence, the Midlands, the Lowcountry, and the Upstate.  The partner organizations have tailored the expo to help people with a criminal record overcome the particular obstacles they face after returning home.

The fair and expo will include area employers friendly to hiring individuals with a criminal background and other organizations who provide resources for returning citizens. 

Professional dress is required.  As always, the event will feature workshops on how to seek expungements and pardons of prior criminal convictions. 

Interested employers or vendors should inquire with Rosalind Harps at (803) 313-7386 or rcharps@dew.sc.gov.  Job seekers should contact Jake Bookard of the United States Probation Office at jake_bookard@scp.uscourts.gov; or George Whitehead of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services at (803) 734-9143, (803) 667-1258, or george.whitehead@ppp.sc.gov with questions about the event.

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