"The passage of the $1,500-$7500 tax incentive for employers to help subsidize hiring people from reentry populations is a great way to help integrate people who are highly motivated populations excited to get their lives back on track who are ready to become productive members of society in a meaningful way.  As a lifelong champion for the cause and pioneering partner with state and county criminal systems in providing housing, and services including workforce training and employment for tens of thousands of reentry populations since 1994, this tax incentive will undoubtedly help overcome one of the biggest barriers they face to mainstreaming back into our communities - landing a job. As an employer, who has hired hundreds of people with criminal justice backgrounds during my time as a nonprofit employer serving the homeless, I believe that the work ethic, enthusiasm, and eagerness they bring to their jobs to help their customers and employers grow will in most cases break the stigma associated with reentry populations and even surpass expectations of almost every employer willing to take a chance on taking advantage of this program. It's a win/win/win and I believe that over time the data will show that perhaps this tax incentive will serve as one of the most important missing links needed to close the gap and solve the root causes of crime and violence and the high recidivism and costs associated with these issues happening in our cities".

-Neli Vazquez Rowland, President of GOLZ, LLC and Co-Founder and former President of A Safe Haven Foundation.

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