Santa Barbara County is one of two agencies in California to receive a nearly $2.5 million Pathway Home Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to implement a re-entry program, providing 250 justice-involved individuals the services that will help them secure employment opportunities before their release from the jail system.
The Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board, the Sheriff’s Department, Allan Hancock College and Santa Barbara City College will partner together to implement a program that provides education and vocational training to incarcerated individuals, as well as an incentive for employers to hire previously incarcerated individuals, according to the sheriff’s department.
