Job Seekers with Legal Barriers to Employment

INDIANACAREERREADY can connect you to resources designed to assist job seekers with backgrounds to become gainfully employed.

The HIRE Program is a cooperative effort between the Department of Workforce Development, Department of Corrections, Indiana employers and the public safety community to provide incarcerated and/or discharged Hoosiers with job readiness training and placement.

Hoosier Initiative for Re-Entry (HIRE)

HIRE Challenge

  •  More than 20,000 ex-offenders are released from Indiana prisons each year
  •  Over 1/3 return to prison within three years – rates increase to 60% when individuals remain unemployed
  •  The estimated incarceration cost to taxpayers is $20,000 per year, per inmate, the average time served is 7.8 years in Indiana

YTD 2018

  • HIRE Success

    •  99% Statewide Participant Retention Rate
    •  Businesses Engaged Statewide: 1,332
    •  Average Hourly Rate: $11.31
    •  Total Placements: 2018 = 2,440
    •  Program Placements Overall: 12,880
  • HIRE Statistics

    •  55% of participants entering the program possessed a High School Diploma or Equivalency
    •  24% of participants entering the program possessed more than 12 years education
    •  82% of program participants are male / 18% are female
    •  46.4% of job placements were in a production environment and 14.8% were placed in a food service/restaurant environment
    •  28.7% of participants are referred while on parole
    •  26.8% of participants were referred by Community Corrections / 14.7% from our WorkOne Offices
    •  Other participant placements included opportunities in Warehouse, Construction and Customer Service

For more information on qualifying for the HIRE program connect to a region coordinator using the phone numbers listed or click here to send an email.

HIRE: Job Readiness-Skills Training and Assistance

  •  Employment Assessments
  •  Financial Literacy and Budgeting
  •  Computer and Digital Literacy
  •  Conflict Resolution
  •  Resume Development
  •  Mock Interviewing Techniques
  •  Job Application Assistance

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Get Connected to HIRE

Region 1 219-263-8418
Region 2 574-213-4235
Region 3 260-205-2522
Region 4 765-427-5236
Region 5.1 317-617-4584
Region 5.2 317-296-9722
Region 5.3 317-864-7510
Region 5.4 317-518-9760
Region 6 765-717-6549
Region 7 812-746-7384
Region 8 812-318-0363
Region 9 812-350-7385
Region 10 812-454-6188
Region 11 812-454-9657
Program Dir. 260-409-4070
Program Dir. 812-454-6188
Director Carrie Heck 812-549-8634