F5 Project ND Reentry, Recovery and Workforce Summit

3800 Main Avenue,Fargo ND 58103

17 November, 2021

Description

F5 Project will bring together all of these individuals for the first-ever, one-of-a-kind. F5 Project ND Reentry Workforce Summit. The burden faced by men and women trying to find employment after having received a criminal record is one of the most difficult issues facing the workforce development industry. Successful reentry of clients leaving the criminal justice system and reentering society requires the coordinated efforts of court representatives, corrections staff, workforce professionals, social service agencies, employers, the men and women with a record, and the family members of those men and women. On November 17th, 2021, F5 Project will bring together all of these individuals for the first-ever, one-of-a-kind. F5 Project ND Reentry Recovery Workforce Summit. The one-day Summit at the Biltmore in Fargo, ND will be coordinated partnerships between the employers, service providers, corrections, recovery peer support and many others. There will be three different panels of speakers The afternoon of the Summit will feature a job fair. Employers and schools will present opportunities to an estimated 200 job seekers. The F5 Project ND Reentry Workforce Summit is a unique event for North Dakota as it marked a rare occasion in which employers, criminal justice agencies, service providers, educators, and transitioning clients all participated in the same event. F5 Project ND Reentry Employment Summit Audience: ND Reentry Practitioners; Job Seekers alongside ND Employers; HR Reps, CEO, CFO, C- Suite, social services, etc.. Location: Biltmore Hotel Fargo, ND When: November 17th, 2021 from 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM What: One Day Summit to Begin Dialogue; Ecosystem of Second Chances VISION:  We envision a collaborative community offering opportunities and meaningful human connection for all. MISSION:  The mission of the F5 Project is to provide opportunities, connections, and empowerment to individuals with a challenging past. We meet people where they are at in the path of rebuilding, reconnecting, and reestablishing as strong, motivated citizens striving for quality of life.  PURPOSE:  Our purpose is to support and walk along the path with individuals with challenging pasts in order to erase stigma, create social inclusion, and foster social and system change.  CORE VALUES:  H.U.S.T.L.E.       H:  Honesty & Humility       U:  Understanding & Unity       S:  Strength & Service       T:  Transformation & Triumph       L:  Leading & Love       E:  Empathy & Encouragement GUIDING PRINCIPLES…OUR GUIDING PILLARS:  Our guiding principles are our Five Pillars. Our vision, mission, purpose, and core values all manifest in our work in the areas of communication, housing, employment, transportation, and healthy socialization.  DESCRIPTION:  The mission of the F5 Project is to provide opportunities, connections, and empowerment to individuals with a challenging past. We meet people where they are at in the journey of rebuilding, reconnecting, and reestablishing as strong, motivated citizens striving for quality of life. For F5 Project, the phrase of “meeting people where they are at” is unique and filled with not only compassion, empathy, and shared understanding but also the respect that people have choice and self-determination in combination with societal expectations and systems barriers. Our work begins with this multi-layered understanding and respect as we help individuals transition from incarceration to community. Our guiding principles are captured in what we call our Five Pillars: communication, housing, employment, transportation, and healthy socialization. Support for recovery and wellness are intertwined in all areas of F5 Project. These elements are the elements that ALL citizens should have access to make one’s own in a meaningful way. It is for this reason that our day to day tasks center on the work to provide equitable opportunities for quality of life and success for people of ALL backgrounds. We believe that one’s past should not dictate the potential of one’s future.  We seek to help those we serve feel and become valued members of our Fargo-metro community and it means that we work in a customized manner to help each person find his or her strengths and talents. In turn, the participants of The F5 Project give back to the community and pay it forward through successful transition to mainstream housing, successful employment, service work in the community supporting other nonprofits as well as F5, empowering other members in F5 and building strong healthy and supportive relationships. This process adds economic strength to our community through active and positive citizenship. The F5 Project works and has great success in combatting the challenges of recidivism, homelessness, unemployment, and addiction. Our work is rooted in building community and developing community through empowering individuals to refresh and move beyond their past and become citizens leading other citizens. THAT is the F5 impact!