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Reentry employment in Cleveland, Ohio · Cuyahoga County

New Hope Reentry serves job seekers across Cleveland and Cuyahoga County — including East Cleveland, Lakewood, Parma, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, Euclid, Garfield Heights, Maple Heights, and Warrensville Heights — by connecting formerly incarcerated people and returning citizens to fair chance employers.

• 27% of formerly incarcerated people are unemployed.
• The unemployment rate for formerly incarcerated people is ~5x higher than the general population.
• In 2023, the Marshall Project reported ~2,000 formerly incarcerated people return to Cleveland each year with limited job prospects.
• In Cuyahoga County, each year, 3,000 citizens are released from prison.
• 80% of people released from Cuyahoga County prison are from the Central, Hough, Glenville, Fairfax, and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods.
• “Returning Citizens” face problems after reentry like finding housing, addiction, and mental health.