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Michigan Department of Corrections Training Program

Business Case for Hiring Returning Citizens 

​The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal business credit available to private, for-profit employers who hire workers from targeted groups that experience difficulty finding work. These labor pools include veterans; ex-felons; long-term unemployment recipients; Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or Social Security recipients; workers with physical or mental disability; or applicants who live in the Rural Renewal Counties (RRC)
wotc reference guide for employers
wotc overview
wotc fact sheet

Fidelity Bonding

​The Fidelity Bonding Program from the State of Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity gives employers the peace of mind to safely provide job opportunities to all individuals with limited risk. The Fidelity Bonding Program was created to assist high-risk, but qualified, job seekers who have bona fide offers of employment. Typically, some employers may view ex-offenders, former substance abusers, and other individuals who have questionable backgrounds as high-risk and potentially untrustworthy workers. With the Fidelity Bonding Program, employers can bond job seekers who are facing barriers to employment for the first six months on the job.
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Michigan Department of Corrections Career & Technical Education Programs

  • Teaching Foundations of Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts
  • ServSafe Manager
  • Registered Pre-Apprenticeship Program 
  • Preparing students for the industry with hands-on training

Michigan Department of Corrections: Vocational Village

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The vision of the Michigan Offender Success Model is that every offender released from prison will have the tools needed to succeed in the community and the opportunity to utilize those tools to be productive, self-sufficient citizens. The mission of the Michigan Offender Success Model is to reduce crime by implementing a seamless plan of services, supervision, and opportunities developed with each offender and delivered through state and regional collaboration with the goal of obtaining employment and self-sufficiency. The mission is accomplished by targeting service provision to meet the identified needs of returning offenders, thereby reducing their risk of recidivism and enhancing their employment opportunities.
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Prisons with Programs

Carson City Correctional Facility (DRF)
10274 Boyer Road
Carson City, MI 48811
989-584-3941
Instructor: Scott May
Mays1@michigan.gov
 
Chippewa Correctional Facility (URF)
4269 W. M-80
Kincheloe, MI 49784

906-495—2275
Instructor: Brent Blair
blairb@michigan.gov
 
Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility (LRF)
2500 S. Sheridan Drive
Muskegon Heights, MI 49444
231-773-9200
Instructor: Mike Shaw
ShawM1@michigan.gov
 
G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility (JCF)
3500 N. Elm Road
Jackson, MI 49201
 
517-780-5000
Instructor: Peter Julian
Julianp3@michigan.gov
 
Gus Harrison Correctional Facility (ARF)
2727 East Beecher St.
Adrian, MI 49221
517-265-3900
Instructor: Tabetha Harvey
HarveyT1@michigan.gov
 
Lakeland Correctional Facility (LCF)
141 First St.
Coldwater, MI 49036

517-278-6942
Instructor: Jimmy Hill
hillj6@michigan.gov
Macomb Correctional Facility (MRF)
34625 26 Mile Rd.
Lenox Township, MI 48048
 
586-749-4900
Instructor: Matt Dunaj
DunajM@michigan.gov
 
Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility (MTU)
1728 Bluewater Highway
Ionia, MI 48846
616-527-3100
Instructor: Tara Ripley
RipleyT@michigan.gov
 
Saginaw Correctional Facility (SRF)
9625 Pierce Rd.
Freeland, MI 48623
989-695-9880
Instructor:  Denise Fahrenbruch
fahrenbruchD1@michigan.gov
 
Thumb Correctional Facility (TCF)
3225 John Conley Drive
Lapeer, MI 48446
810-667-2045
Instructor: Greg Veit
VeitG@michigan.gov
 
Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility (WHV)
201 Bemis Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48197-0911
734-572-9900
Instructor: Charles Johnson
JohnsonC122@michigan.gov
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  • About
    • About MRLAEF
    • Meet the Team
    • Our Sponsors
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Grant Projects >
      • Michigan Food Safety
      • MI Healthy Food
    • National Affiliations >
      • NRA Educational Foundation
      • AHLA Educational Institute
    • Contact Us
  • Workforce
    • Restaurant Ready Program
    • MI Dept. of Corrections Training Program
    • Apprenticeship Programs
    • HOPES Program
    • MRLA Job Board
    • ServSafe Training
    • AHLA Educational Institute Training
  • ProStart
    • About ProStart
    • ProStart Student Competition
    • Hire ProStart
    • ProStart Teacher Resources
    • MI Department of Education CTE
    • Equipment Donations
    • ServSafe Training
  • HTM
    • About HTM
    • HTM Teacher Resources
    • Student Scholarships
    • MI Department of Education CTE
  • Student Scholarships
  • Support
    • Relief Fund
    • Volunteer Locally
    • Equipment Donation
  • Relief
  • Events
    • Student Events
    • HOPES Program Accelerator Meetings
    • Teacher Trainings
    • ProStart Student Competition >
      • History Of Winners
    • Students Symposiums
    • The Nate Santelli ProStart Summer Camp
    • MRLA Stars of the Industry Awards