BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Andar360 v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:uid1@example.com DTSTAMP:20260513T130631Z DTSTART:20220929T040000Z SUMMARY:Volunteer Pardon Coach DESCRIPTION:Opportunity: Volunteer Pardon Coach\nAgency: Connections Work\n \nLooking for a volunteer role that will change a life?  You can help an in dividual, who has bettered their life after involvement in the justice syst em, apply for a pardon so they can move forward in their life without the b urden of their record holding them back. Pardon coaches help applicants tel l their stories, assisting them with writing the essay portions of the appl ication, to submit their best possible application to the Pennsylvania Boar d of Pardons.\n\n*Research has shown that, nationwide, a past conviction hi story raises well over 40,000 barriers, including employment, education, ho using, loan borrowing, professional licensing, and voting. These barriers a lso impact families; preventing legal guardianship, or even assisting with their children?s little league. \n\n \n\nOpportunity Type: Individual\nLeng th of Type: \nMinimum age required: 18\nRequired: \n\nVolunteers should be able to listen to the applicant and help them tell their story, and assist them with writing it in essay form. \n\nVolunteers complete an application , sign a confidentiality agreement, and receive a 1-hour training.  Once tr ained, volunteers meet with individual applicants at times that are agreed upon between the volunteer and applicant.  The average time with the applic ant is 2-4 hours. \nSupplied: \n\nBCPS provides a 1-hour training, tip she et, and ongoing support for volunteers and applicants.  BCPS will pair the coach and applicant, providing the coach with a pre-filled application.  Th e volunteer and applicant will complete the final two essay sections and se nd the application back to BCPS for submission.  X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Opportunity: Volunteer Pardon Coach
Agency: Connections Work


Looking for a volunteer role that will change a life?  You can help an individual, who has bettere d their life after involvement in the justice system, apply for a pardon so they can move forward in their life without the burden of their record hol ding them back. Pardon coaches help applicants tell their stories, assistin g them with writing the essay portions of the application, to submit their best possible application to the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons.


*Rese arch has shown that, nationwide, a past conviction history raises well over 40,000 barriers, including employment, education, housing, loan borrowing, professional licensing, and voting. These barriers also impact families; p reventing legal guardianship, or even assisting with their children’s little league. 


 


Opportunity Type: Individua l
Length of Type:
Minimum age required: 18
Required:

Volunteers should be able to listen to the applicant and help them tell their story, and assist them with writing it in essay form.

Volunte ers complete an application, sign a confidentiality agreement, and receive a 1-hour training.  Once trained, volunteers meet with individual appl icants at times that are agreed upon between the volunteer and applicant.&n bsp; The average time with the applicant is 2-4 hours.

Supplied:

BCPS provides a 1-hour training, tip sheet, and ongoing support for volunteers and applicants.  BCPS will pair the co ach and applicant, providing the coach with a pre-filled application.  The volunteer and applicant will complete the final two essay sections and send the application back to BCPS for submission. 

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