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 8-week program, participants receive on-the-job training, a weekly stipend and transportation assistance.
After successfully completing the 8-week program at the Furniture Bank, participants receive a scholarship to obtain their Forklift Operators Certification or their Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
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.
If you are interested in participating in our next Employment Program session, please complete our interest form.
“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