Jubilee Jobs helps hundreds find employment this year, work doesn’t stop there

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The mission at Jubilee Jobs of Lexington is simple: to help those facing any obstacle to employment with finding, obtaining and maintaining dignified work.

“They learn about soft skills, how to interview, navigating conflict, get them a resume. We get them resourced with the supports that they need,” said CEO Mason King.

And then they work with their clients until that good job is theirs.

“We’ve helped nearly 600 people this year alone secure employment at over 200 different employers across central Kentucky. That includes everything from entry level factory associates all the way up to, one of our clients secured a job at the Mayor’s office.”

CEO Mason King said connecting people with employment doesn’t just change their financial status, it changes their lives.

“There are 1100 minor children in the homes of the clients we served this year alone. Jobs keep families together. Jobs are how you keep food on the table. Jobs are how we see local economies stimulated. Jobs are how we see neighborhoods that are distressed pulled out of cycles of hopelessness.”

Jubilee Jobs also runs a resource connection program, a youth facing program with the Black Male Working Academy, and with the city, they created the Second Chance Academy. They work with men and women coming out of incarceration for seven weeks before their release, and for a year after.

“101 graduates over the last year and a 95 percent compliance rate. What does that mean? People are getting out. They’re staying out of jail, staying on the job and they’re rebuilding their lives.”

Employment is the number one determinate of recidivism. The resources they offer can help break cycles of addiction, generational incarceration, and they give people something to believe in.

“It’s so much more than jobs, it’s about the dignity, the hope and self worth that comes from knowing my life’s not over just because I made some bad mistakes.”

You can learn more about the orientation classes, and how to get started at the link here.

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