I am the mother of the former felon. My son was seventeen
when he was convicted. He is now twenty two,he has been
home with me for the last two years,eversence he got out
of jail. He needs help finding a good job. He is very reliable
and a very hard working man. He was just a kid when he
got in trouble and has learned from his mistakes. Please
will someone in the atlanta ga. area give my son a chance
to have a good job so he can have a better future. if he needs a job have him check out this web site
www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/ashleywlarion
click on business opportunities
view the movie then email me if you have any questions I would contact smaller home contractors that do work you enjoy. Lay out the truth and then candidly ask for help. Be willing to be kept on a short leash for a while as you prove yourself. Above all be teachable and honest.
It never hurts to attend church and get involved in the men's ministry and ask for help as you walk the walk. None of us are perfect, many need help, and many will give it. No one wants to be played though....God bless you and good luck! At 22 your son has a whole working life ahead of him so he definately does need to overcome this hurdle. I am surprised that his PO has not insisted that he work to remain free.
You've had a couple of very good answers already. We do prepaidlegal too and it is a good program and someone with your son's background can share the need for good legal counsel that is affordable and being able to ask a good lawyer any question any day at no extra charge.. However PPL associate applications do ask if there has been a felony conviction and each yes answer will need to be checked out by the company (and yes they will catch it of you are not truthful) so you will need to check that out first which you can do by going to the site specified and finding the customer service number or talking with the person who recommended prepaid first here. Each application from someone with a felony conviction is considered on an individual basis so he may be eligible to work with prepaid depending on the offense and circumstances but not being truthful on it will eliminate him.
Many eating places do seem to hire ppl who have had problems as kitchen help, it depends on the specific place, so do some construction companies again depending in the offense and the circumstances, most day labor places are not fussy about this either. These will pay near minimum wage however. In the long run your son needs something betetr but those may bbe a starting place. A couple of other possibilities are for him to take some skills training in a program that has a placement service. That could be a building trade, commercial heat and air, culinary skills, computer repair. He needs something that will hold his interest and give him oppportunities to earn a real living not just minimum wage. If he does not know what skills and interests he has GA Dept of Labor has free aptitude testing. The Labor Dept aklso has free job placement help. I recommend a state tech school or learning center because of affordable costs,financial aid or free classes, and their being less likely to promise him help they won't give to make acommission on enrolling him. If he does not have a high school diploma that is the logical and essential place to start. GED training is free.
Cheking with people at your church if you go to church is a good way to start too. If you don't go to church check in the phonbe book or on line for a Celebrate Recovery program in your area. CR is a bit like AA but deals with many different life issues not just drinking and substance and has a somewhat more positive outlook. In CR he will make contacts with others who are overcoming life issues and CR like AA is a good place to find help with things like what companies will hire someone with a problem background.
I know you are concerned for your son and want to help him and don't want him to suffer rejection but he needs to be the primary person working on this. That is part of taking responsibility for his own life.
Did you and your son know that once he has worked 3-5 yrs and stayed clear of all criominal activity for that time he may be eligible to have his felony record expurged (wiped clean as if it never happened? A young lady who has been involbved with our ministry diod that last year. He can get advice on that through prepaid legal too so even if he doesn't sell it or just helps you sell it would be a good service for you both to have.
One last thought of the felony involved drugs or alcohol and if he has overcome those issues he might want to check out www.thejobsite.org for state positions in the area of peer counseling which is someone who has overcome the problem helping ppl who are npw working to overcome it. | 