Virginia Programs for those with criminal pasts?
ByMy friend and I both screwed up pretty bad growing up, I got lucky and got a job that didn’t do background checks but about 8 months they laid me off. Now we are both unemployed and doing odd jobs to scrap by.
She has a prostitution charge from 2007, assault charge from 2006 and DUI the same year.
I have 2 trepassing charges in 2006, DUI in 2007 and prostution charge in 2007. We were dumb and desperate to explain the prostitution charge.
For the past 2 years we haven’t gotten into any trouble, we sold our car for money and we do not have the funds for a lawyer.
I know there are programs, but we will search the internet and find NOTHING except how much money was used to develop these so called programs.
Is it just for felons, rapists and murderers who need new lives?
I dont think job hunting would be as bad, if we weren’t in our mid to late 20s, been jobless for a year and at the same time when everyone is out looking for anything to scrap by.
Please help us!!
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March 11th, 2010 at 2:12 am
This is not intended to be legal advice.
I’m going to assume you’ve not got much in the way of academic credentials either(?) Well, in your “mid to late 20s” is YOUNG, so get over that one. Teenagers are in even worse binds, as most employers figure they’ve got mothers and fathers looking out for them.
You need to call your state’s employment services department, explain your problems, and get some counseling, if funding for that hasn’t already been eliminated. IF my assumption (above) is good, this might be time to consider going back to school. There might be programs to help you with tuition, room and board, etc. while you study. Job Corps comes to mind.
Having past trouble limiting your possibilities is one thing; having BOTH past trouble and lack of education/experience limiting you is worse. I wish you luck; it’s a hard world out there right now, and it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better — HURRY.