The Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta’s Routes to Re-Entry employment program prepares previously incarcerated individuals for careers in the warehouse or truck driving industry.
Participants have struggled to find stable employment because of their criminal backgrounds. Many report being stuck in dead-end jobs or being fired once their background check came back.
During the 10-week program, participants receive on-the-job training, a weekly stipend and transportation assistance.
After successfully completing the 10-week program at the Furniture Bank, participants receive a scholarship to obtain their Forklift Operators Certification.
Participants are then able to secure stable employment that pays a livable wage and provides them with the opportunity for upward growth and economic mobility.
To participate, you must obtain a referral from one of the partnered agencies listed below. Please note that each agency has its own expectations and requirements for employment program referrals.
PLEASE NOTE: Most partners require individuals to be clients of their organization to receive a referral.
Accession Distribution Training and Staff Center, Emmaus House, and Central Outreach and Advocacy Center do accept new clients for referral consideration.
Accession Distribution Training & Staff Center
Terri Brown
404-996-1355
Back on My Feet
The Boyce Ansley School
Emmaus House
SaPhenixx Adams
saphenixxadams@emmaushouse.org
Atlanta Children’s Day Shelter
Akira Desrosiers
404-937-5440
Living on Purpose
Central Outreach and Advocacy Center
Sonja Hodges
shodges@centraloac.org
Man in the Mirror
Women on the Rise
*For additional questions or to become a referral partner agency, please email employmentprogram@furniturebankatlanta.org*
“It is a great opportunity and the CDL really opened things up for me. I really can’t thank you all enough for everything you’ve done for me. The stipend, of course, was a huge blessing, but most of all I want to thank you guys for treating me like a human being. You were the first people to do it after a long time in a very different environment. I can’t tell you how amazing it was to work for the Furniture Bank in Atlanta, then to gain a real skill. It had a real healing effect on me that can’t be quantified.”
– Collin Earnest, 2023 Employment Program graduate