• If you missed Dr. Thornell’s appearance on AZFamily’s Politics Unplugged on Sunday, Sept. 17, view the interview on our YouTube channel. We’re excited to have Dr. Thornell join us at the Arizona Biltmore for our signature event, the 2023 Fair Chance Employment Symposium!

  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Stan Ball, a leading voice in the founding of the Second Chance Business Coalition, will be the keynote speaker for Arouet Foundation’s signature annual event—the 2023 Fair Chance Employment Symposium, presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co, on October 5 at the Arizona Biltmore.

  • Checkr Foundation Executive Director Ken Oliver talks with Arouet about our dire labor shortage, the daunting statistics around justice-system involvement in the U.S., and the immeasurable benefits that Fair Chance hiring practices can bring to businesses everywhere.

  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On Thursday, October 5, Arouet Foundation will honor five trailblazers of the fair chance hiring movement when the community-based nonprofit hosts its 2023 Fair Chance Employment Symposium, sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co., at the Arizona Biltmore.

    • The Arouet Foundation team standing outside holding a large check for $200,000 from Bank of America
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      Arouet Celebrates $200k Grant

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Arouet Foundation, an innovative, second-chance movement for people impacted by the criminal justice system, will promote one of its formerly-incarcerated leaders and work to crack the code of successful reentry, thanks to a generous 2022 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders® award.

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      FAIR CHANCE PROFILE: ALISON RAPPING​

      She came to Arizona almost 30 years ago for a short vacation. Thankfully, for all the women served by Arouet since she took over the organization as CEO, Alison Rapping ‘fell in love’ with the place and never left.

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      CHASE SPONSORS ‘FAIR CHANCE’ EVENT​

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been announced as the title sponsor of the inaugural Fair Chance Employment Symposium, hosted by Arouet Foundation, a community-based nonprofit helping companies across Arizona implement inclusive hiring practices to overcome a grave labor shortage.

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      FAIR CHANCE Q&A W/ JEFF KORZENIK (PT 2)

      Jeffrey Korzenik talks with us about his book, ‘Untapped Talent,’ his father who died literally doing what he loved, and why he avoids sounding a little too preachy to the business community about the inequities of our criminal justice system.

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      FAIR CHANCE Q&A W/ JEFF KORZENIK (PT. 1)​

      Ahead of Arouet’s Fair Chance Employment Symposium, Jeff Korzenik spoke with Joe Watson, an Arizona-based small business owner and criminal justice reform advocate, to give us a preview of what Symposium attendees can expect in October.

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      2021 Arouet Impact Report

      It has been a year of great expansion at Arouet! We are thrilled to share this update with you. We enhanced our programming offerings to more than double our participant

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      Top 10 Saving Tips

      October 12th is National Savings Day, we would like to share with you the Arouet coaching team’s Top 10 Savings Tips! Saving money not only provides peace of mind, but

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