{"id":117836,"date":"2024-03-25T14:59:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T21:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836///wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836//www.yesmagazine.org/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836//?post_type=article&p=117836"},"modified":"2024-03-26T14:36:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T21:36:57","slug":"jobs-coffee-criminal-employment","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836///wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836//www.yesmagazine.org/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836//economy/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836//2024/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836//03/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836//25/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836//jobs-coffee-criminal-employment","title":{"rendered":"The Coffee Shops Countering Recidivism"},"content":{"rendered":"/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n

When people leave prison, they quickly find themselves on trial once again/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u2014not in a court of law but rather in the court of public opinion. This court may not be able to put them behind bars, but it can limit them from just about everything else, including housing options and work opportunities. /wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n

That was the case for Duke Dalke. After spending six months behind bars, he tried to return to his previous line of work as a leader in the beverage industry in the greater Chicago area./wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n

/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u201cAfter being released from prison I could not find a job,/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u201d Dalke says. /wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u201cWhen it got to a background check, or just being honest and disclosing my history, they would close up the folder and say, /wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u2018Thanks but no thanks,/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u2019/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u201d Dalke says. /wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n

According to a 2023 report in the Journal of Labor and Employment Law, 60% of employers said they would not hire someone with a criminal record. According to the report, 87% of all employers said they do background checks prior to employment across all sectors. For clerical, service, and sales jobs it/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u2019s even higher, at 90%. As a result, 60 to 75% of people who were formerly incarcerated remain unemployed a year after leaving prison./wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u00a0/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n

Those circumstances are what brought Dalke to I Have a Bean/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u2014a coffee roaster in Wheaton, Illinois, just outside of Chicago/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u2014at the recommendation of someone else who was incarcerated. The roastery helps people like them in the uphill battle to find gainful employment. Dalke has been with I Have a Bean for eight years now and has since transitioned into a leadership role. He even interviews potential new employees/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u2014passing the baton of social mobility to candidates who were formerly incarcerated. /wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n

Some say the purpose of a business is to turn a profit. /wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u201cFor us it/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u2019s about making a difference in society,/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/u201d says Fidalgo Coffee CEO Darryl Miller./wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n

Dalke is one of many around the country who have gotten a second chance at life with the help of the coffee business, be it in roasting, brewing, or being a barista./wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n/wp-json/wp/v2/article/117836/n

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