Formerly the executive assistant to the president and CEO of a nonprofit, Damica was incarcerated for seven months and lost her job and all of her savings. After her release, it took her four months to find a new job.
Read MoreChristopher Etienne was incarcerated as a young man. He later earned two undergraduate degrees from Rutgers and his master’s from Columbia.
Read MoreProspect Park resident Mohammad Chowdhury graduated from Rutgers and has significant student-loan debt. He works as a business analyst and was previously unemployed for a year.
Read MoreAlexandra survived a brutal sexual assault at a young age and was placed in detention centers and shelters after she ran away multiple times.
Read MoreNew Brunswick resident John Pollard has struggled to find employment and housing due to systemic discrimination against formerly incarcerated people.
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