APPENDIX B: PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
The Donald H. Londer Center and its partners in Portland, Oregon

For the ex-inmates at the Londer Center, stable employment is vital to their successful re-entry into their community, and they face specific employment barriers because of their incarceration. To help overcome these barriers, the Londer Center collaborated with the Oregon Employment Department, the local One-Stop Centers, and the local Workforce Investment Board to create a specialized job-search curriculum called Jobs Now. The curriculum addresses such difficult issues as explaining to prospective employers why an ex-inmate has not worked in recent years, and it helps ex-offenders define their employment goals and develop some strategies for reaching them. Although Jobs Now is intended for classroom use, Londer Center staff also use it to inform One-Stop employment specialists about the special circumstances these clients face when looking for work. This enables Londer to help build the capacity of One-Stop Center staff to serve those with criminal histories.