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HOPES Employer Partner Info Session

Learn more about becoming an Employer Partner with the HOPES Program

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)

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As a HOPES GO5 employer partner, you will play a critical role in helping participants gain valuable work experience and training in industry-recognized skills. Your commitment ensures program success, participant growth, and compliance with federal grant requirements. 

Join us to learn more about becoming an Employer Partner with the HOPES Program in Connecticut. 

About HOPES

Using a Community Collaborative Model, the NRAEF partners with Departments of Corrections, Community-Based Organizations, and State Restaurant Associations to connect adults of all ages with current or previous justice-involvement to career opportunities in the restaurant, foodservice, and hospitality industry.

HOPES partners utilize the NRAEF’s Restaurant Ready training framework to equip individuals, 18 years of age and older, who are currently in correctional facilities, on parole/probation, or with former justice-involvement. Once a participant completes work-readiness and industry-specific training, HOPES helps them gain employment in a local restaurant and/or foodservice establishment. NRAEF works with employers and partnering organizations to help further the professional training and education of HOPES participants through connections to credentials and apprenticeship programs.

For More Information:

Jennifer Conkling-Schmitz
Jennifer Conkling-Schmitz
Foundation Director Connecticut Hospitality Educational Foundation (860)794-6666