Seventy million Americans have a criminal record. That\u2019s one in three American adults.<\/p>\n
UConn Health is helping strengthen equity and the economic status of formerly incarcerated individuals by joining the CT NAACP One Million Jobs Campaign<\/em>.\u00a0 As part of this campaign, UConn Health is committing to work toward the goal of hiring individuals who have contact with the criminal justice system to fill 5% of entry-level job openings over the next three years.<\/p>\n \u201cI am so proud of UConn Health, CT NAACP and our state in working together through the One Million Jobs to lift up all of our citizens who may need a helping hand and a second chance,\u201d shared Dr. Bruce T. Liang, Interim CEO of UConn Health.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s time for a fair chance. We are working with the CT NAACP to tear down barriers for these state residents so they can gain equitable access to employment, training, and other basic job skills right here at UConn Health,\u201d says UConn\u2019s University Professor Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, who has helped connect the CT NAACP with UConn Health to move this initiative forward.<\/p>\n