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The Kentucky Chamber Foundation’s Workforce Recovery Program will launch its first Fair Chance Academy on May 11, 2022.  The Fair Chance Academy aims to provide businesses with training and experiences to adopt a Fair Chance workplace that provides transformational employment successfully. A total of 15 companies will be selected for the Spring of 2022. The selected businesses will commit to attending three (3) sessions of training workshops, followed by three (3) months of implementing actionable steps within their companies to prepare them for being transformational employers.
 
This initiative bridges the gap between businesses' need for employees and those in active recovery or returning citizens to find meaningful employment.  After attending The Fair Chance Academy, Kentucky businesses are equipped with the tools and resources to help them successfully hire, train, and retain exceptional talent and be on the road to becoming transformational employers.  We invite you to apply for this first cohort of the Fair Chance Academy!
  
Following the completion of this application form, all applicants must submit a Letter of Support from their CEO in order to be considered for the Fair Chance Academy. The form can be found at the link below. All completed letters can be emailed to Autumn Windom at Awindom@kychamber.com. 
  
 
Applications will close on Friday, April 22, and businesses will be notified the following week.

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* 1. The Fair Chance Academy will occur at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Offices in Frankfort, KY. Are you available to attend the below sessions in person? Please check all dates you can attend in person.

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* 2. First Name

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* 3. Last Name 

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* 4. At what email address would you like to be contacted?

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* 5. Employer

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* 6. Job Title

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* 7. Which category best describes your organization or company? (Please choose one)

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* 8. Number of employees at your organization?

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* 9. Describe your level of involvement and responsibility at your organization regarding talent recruitment, development, and retention? (Respond in 250 words or less)

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* 10. Describe your company’s existing activities to create a fair chance or transformational employment culture. (Respond in 250 words or less)

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* 11. Describe the relationships, alignments, and partnerships your company currently engages in to support your employees that reduce barriers to employment. A list or narrative description is acceptable. (Respond in 250 words or less)

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* 12. What interests you most about participating in the Kentucky Chamber Foundation Workforce Recovery’s Fair Chance Academy? (Respond in 250 words or less)

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* 13. How will you leverage the skills, knowledge, and resources gained through this Fair Chance Academy to expand fair chance employment opportunities in your community and throughout Kentucky? (Respond in 250 words or less)

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* 14. Award-winning author and investigative journalist Sam Quinones will discuss his latest book, The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth. The Least of Us tells the personal stories behind many casualties, the more significant political and socioeconomic shifts that have exacerbated the problem, the fascinating and disturbing history of the emergence of fentanyl and methamphetamine, and what some communities are doing to fight against the drugs’ devastation. As part of the Fair Chance Academy, the Kentucky Chamber Foundation will provide a copy of “The Least of Us,” expecting you to read the book before meeting with Sam Quinones on May 25, 2022.

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* 15. I understand that in order to be considered for this training I must submit a completed CEO Letter of Support Form to Autumn Windom at awindom@kychamber.com. (Please initial)
 
Please note that the form can be found at the beginning of this survey.

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