The 'Second Chance Job Fair' gives those with a criminal record, and opportunity to start new.
"We've got people we're trying to keep out of jail and put in jobs. It's a much better use of our taxpayers dollars not to have folks incarcerated."SAN ANTONIO — The Bexar County 2nd Chance Job Fair gives some individuals a second chance at a new life, by connecting those with criminal records with jobs and resources.“Now the way you shake a hand, can determine how you get a job,” said Tommy"TC" Calvert Sr.
"They get dogged out every day, dogged out by family members or other employers, you know, there's a lot of negativity," said Calvert Sr. Commissioner Calvert says when he was elected there were only 240 businesses that would hire formerly incarcerated individuals, now it's more than 1,000.
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