by Sonja Fitz | Dec 16, 2020 | Criminal Justice, CTEC, News
Daeshawn has experienced more challenges at age 21 than many of us have experienced in two or three times as many years – yet he is determined to overcome them and chart a new path. Daeshawn is one of the beneficiaries of the Returning Citizens Stimulus (RCS)* program...
by Gregory Magofna | Dec 10, 2020 | Criminal Justice, CTEC, News
Antwain Ramsey recalled the phone call he received from his sister just minutes after meeting his probation officer. Having just been released “with no direction,” she told him if he wanted a bed to go to the Career Training and Employment Center (CTEC) and talk to...
by Sonja Fitz | Dec 1, 2020 | Criminal Justice, CTEC, News
Last month, the BOSS Career Training and Employment Center (CTEC) had an unusually high number of individuals enroll in the program. Typically, CTEC enrolls between 18-25 individuals per month – last month, they enrolled 28 individuals. Not only that, they measured...
by Gregory Magofna | Sep 23, 2020 | Criminal Justice, CTEC, Events, News
Join us in celebrating our 2020 CTEC graduating class! Fri, Oct 23, 6pm Virtual Celebration *RSVP to Sonja Fitz for link* COVID 19 and its effects on the economy have made it harder than ever for justice involved individuals — disproportionately black and brown...
by Yusra Arub | Sep 18, 2020 | Criminal Justice, CTEC, News
Angela arrived in the East Bay in January, after being released from jail in Nevada. She was referred to the BOSS Career Training and Employment Center (CTEC) by her Probation officer, and began participating in CTEC groups and classes. When the pandemic hit, CTEC...
by BOSS Staff | Apr 30, 2020 | Criminal Justice, News
by Ronald Broach, Manager of Reentry Services On April 13 & 14, 2020 non-profit agencies BOSS, All of Us or None, and La Familia in a collaborative effort, combined forces on the frontline at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, CA on the frontline, meeting and greeting...