Change Makers From Skid Row, California - A Coversation with Mark Loranger Time to ReBuild

Summary
Mark Loranger, the president and CEO of Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization based in Skid Row, discusses their work in helping people navigate barriers to the workforce. They provide job readiness programs, individualized support services, and paid transitional employment. The conversation covers topics such as the challenges and solutions in the criminal justice system, the importance of comprehensive support for job seekers, the role of social enterprises in creating employment opportunities, and the need for employer engagement.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:02 Chrysalis: A Non-Profit Organization
09:02 Comprehensive Support for Job Seekers
15:07 Employment Social Enterprises
20:19 Social Procurement and Employer Engagement
28:00 California's Criminal Justice System
37:52 Future Plans for Chrysalis
39:57 Supporting the Workforce
41:46 Mick's Last Question
43:22 Appreciation and International Audience
44:09 closing remarks
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Email - rebuild.vic@ymca.org.au
Website - https://vicyouth.ymca.org.au/social-impact/rebuild/time-to-rebuild-podcast
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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land Time to ReBuild is recorded on, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging. We must always remember that under the concrete and asphalt this land is, was, and always will be traditional Aboriginal land.
Credits:
Hosts - Mick Cronin, Mark Wilson
Producer - Mick Cronin, Mark Wilson
Sound Editing - Mark Wilson


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