The Looking Forward Show explores the incredible tool known as an apprenticeship and hears from John Colburn the Executive Director of Apprenticeships for America as he explains how apprenticeships can change the way we look at training and creating true career pathways for those who are underemployed and unemployed in our country. John shares his experiences as COO at JEVS Human Services, VP of Operations at the Ford Foundation, and his work at the Aspen Institute - Skills for America Future Program. This is an episode you will not want to miss!!

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Shannon Ross is the executive director of The Community, which he founded with invaluable outside support in 2014 while serving a 17 year prison sentence for a violent crime. The Community addresses the effects of the criminal punishment system with two arms: Pre-entry and Correcting the Narrative. Shannon was released in 2020, and has since become a founding partner of Paradigm Shyft: Reentry Strategies and Consulting, a fellow at Marquette University, a Represent Justice alum, and a grateful first-time father with a master’s in sustainable peacebuilding from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.Listen to Shannon's podcast "All In, All Out. You can learn more about Shannon and his work at: https://thecommunitynow.us/

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The Looking Forward Show takes a journey through the justice system and what it means to have a 2nd chance. Augie Ghilarducci knows what it is like to be at a crossroads and to need a second opportunity. This is a must listen to show as Augie shares his journey after 13 years of incarceration to the creation of 2ndOpp a reentry program helping men and women across the country find their 2nd chance at life. Listen as Augie shares just how he put the pieces of the reentry jigsaw puzzle back together. Check out 2ndOpp at 2ndopp.com.

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