A SMART WAY TO STAFF UP:
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND REAL EXPERIENCES (C.O.R.E.)
The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Los Angeles County and The Coca-Cola Company, are connecting employers with qualified interns for paid work experiences through the C.O.R.E. Internship.
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C.O.R.E. INTERNSHIP |
BENEFITS OF HIRING |
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8-week full-time internship program |
Interns are provided career development training and mentorship at no cost |
Many large and small employers are reducing costly turnover by hiring loyal employees with previous justice involvements |
42 days, $4K=the average time and approx. cost it takes to fill an open position. Save time and money by hiring a fair chance candidate |
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Interns (18-24 years old) are certified by the Chamber and matched to your industry |
L.A. County, through its America's Job Center, is the employer of record that covers wages and HR management |
Employment is the most important factor that decreases recidivism |
Make an impact in your community by hiring a justice-involved worker, which enhances community safety |
The C.O.R.E. Internship Program is an initiative of the Los Angeles County's Youth@Work program, in partnership with the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. The program is aimed at providing paid career exploration and on-the-job work experience in the private sector to young adults, ages 18-24, with a history of criminal justice involvement. C.O.R.E. offers justice-involved young adults two-months of paid work experience, valuable employment skills, a support network and lived-experience mentors to help them advance in a career pathway. The America's Job Center of California will be the employer of record and will assume the role and responsibility of the primary employer.
C.O.R.E provides supplemental education activities for both young adult and employer participants. Activities that will enhance a young person's experience includes career exploration to develop career awareness, understanding of personal money management, and work-related social skills. Businesses that participate in C.O.R.E as an employer are exposed to leveraging fair chance hiring and the California Fair Chance Act, passed in 2018, as a strategy to increase their bottom line.
Hiring justice-involved individuals and workers with records enables a company to connect with a previously untapped talent pool of a highly motivated, loyal, resilient, hardworking and innovative workforce that brings unique skills to the workplace and increase a company's Corporate Social Responsibility, as well as Diversity and Inclusion profile.
For more information and to participate, please contact Gerry Feeney at [email protected] or 213.580.7564. Interested employers must submit an Employer Interest Form by March 8, 2019.
