The barriers many Oklahomans encounter blocking their path in life may be economic, sociological, or educational—or be the consequences of some bad choices made at pivotal times in their lives. It doesn’t help, some speakers at Friday’s Barriers and Bridges conference said, that the state’s mindset often seems more focused on keeping some people locked [...]
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">Conversation Starter: Barriers and Bridges—Hope
August 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Conversation Starters, Uncategorized
Tags: Barriers and Bridges·Dan Aguilar·David Prater·Marie Price·Ray Choate·Solo Cup
">Conversation Starter: Barriers and Bridges—Employers
August 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Conversation Starters, Uncategorized
“You want to find the right, or hopefully the best, person for the job,” said attorney Nathan Whatley. “You want to protect yourself from charges of discriminatory hiring practices. You want to protect yourself from liability for an employee’s intentional bad acts or gross negligence.” No wonder Whatley, with the McAfee and Taft law firm, [...]
Tags: Barriers and Bridges·disadvantaged workers·employers·Equal Employment Opportunity Commission·Marie Price·Nathan Whatley·Oklahoma Employment Security Commission·Richard McPherson·Work Opportunity Tax Credit
">Conversation Starter: Barriers and Bridges—Needs v. Funding
August 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Conversation Starters, Uncategorized
Many of us may think of people who are convicted of crimes as safely locked away from the rest of society, leaving the rest of the community safe and free not to give the bad people another thought. Clint Castleberry knows that is far from the truth. Castleberry is programs administrator for the Department of [...]
Tags: Barriers and Bridges·Clint Castleberry·Department of Corrections·Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services·ex-offenders·Marie Price·reentry·Sooner Human Resources Society
">Conversation Starter: Barriers and Bridges–The fallout
August 5th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Conversation Starters, Uncategorized
“How long does a person pay?” That’s the questioned posed Friday by keynote speaker Wynema Ra to participants in the Barriers and Bridges conference about employment of disadvantaged individuals. Ra was executive director of the Norman Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Center for more than seven years until it closed its doors last year. Closure [...]
Tags: Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services·Department of Rehabilitation Services·ex-felon·Marie Price·Norman Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Center·unemployed·Wynema Ra