Returning Citizens
Help Finding Employment And Meaningful Careers
Returning Citizens
Help Finding Employment And Meaningful Careers
Overcoming Barriers to Employment
Job seeking can be particularly challenging for returning citizens. Almost every employment application asks in some fashion if a person has a criminal record. We understand that a person with a criminal record is going to face greater challenges in obtaining work, but many individuals with records do find employment and meaningful careers.
CORI-Friendly Industries
Industries offering second chance hiring with training, entry-level roles, and advancement opportunities for justice-impacted individuals.
Career Change, Job Search
FREE CORI Sealing & Expungement
Connect with volunteer lawyers to review sealing or expunging your CORI. Filing fees covered.
Legal, Other Resources
Coming Home Directory
Comprehensive reentry resource for formerly incarcerated individuals in Greater Boston, offering vital support services.
Financial Education & Assistance, General Assistance, Other Resources
Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI)
Access your personal criminal record online or by mail through the iCORI system.
Legal, Other Resources
Community Resources for Justice Programs
Supports adults with developmental disabilities through group homes and vocational services across Massachusetts.
General Assistance, Housing, Other Resources
Honest Jobs: Job Board for Justice-Impacted Individuals
Nation’s largest fair-chance job board connecting justice-involved individuals with second-chance employers.
Job Search
STRIVE Boston
Job training, coaching, and placement for individuals overcoming employment barriers.
Career Change, Education, Job Search
Project Opportunity
Legal aid, training, and resources to help Boston residents with CORIs rebuild their lives.
Legal, Other Resources
FREE CORI Sealing Clinics and Legal Advice
Free legal clinics, CORI sealing, nonprofit workshops, and pro bono opportunities in Boston.
Legal, Other Resources
Dept. of Correction Educational Programs
DOC’s voluntary facility-based education, work-training, and general programs for incarcerated individuals.
College & University, Education
Massachusetts Probation Service
Statewide probation agency: supervises offenders, offers programs, protects public, maintains records.
Other Resources
Returning Citizens Office
Boston support for returning citizens: reentry services, programs, grants, legal and job help.
General Assistance, Other Resources
CORI Forms
Official CORI forms and policies for individuals and organizations requesting criminal background checks.
Career Change, Job Search
Reentry Planning
Planning reentry: housing, health care, employment, benefits, IDs, and community support.
General Assistance, Other Resources
Project Place
Skills, education and resources needed for homeless and low-income individuals to obtain and sustain employment and housing.
Housing, Job Training, Other Resources
Upcoming Events
Featured Events
Upcoming Events
Interview Essentials
December 8, 2025 @10:30 am
Building Professional Relationships Through Networking
December 8, 2025 @1:00 pm
Career Center Seminar
December 9, 2025 @10:30 am
The Neurodivergent Job Search
December 9, 2025 @1:00 pm
Your New Career
December 10, 2025 @10:30 am
Training Grants Live Q&A
December 10, 2025 @5:00 pm
Financial Health: Saving for Retirement
December 11, 2025 @11:00 am