The National H.I.R.E. Network offers the following types of technical assistance:

• We provide model legislation and briefing papers to support specific policy priorities that improve labor market outcomes for people with criminal records, including anti-discrimination, certificates of rehabilitation, or occupational licensing and employment standards. For a list of the types of legislation we advocate, see http://www.hirenetwork.org/policy.html
  
  
• We offer smart solutions to employers to help them access qualified workers, protect themselves from negligent hiring concerns, and maximize cost-savings. For a list of the benefits employers can accrue in hiring people with criminal records, see http://www.hirenetwork.org/employer.html
  
  
• We provide peer-to-peer exchange of ideas and innovative practices that can be utilized in your community or state.
  
  
• We advise individuals, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers with information about barriers to employment, including state laws that affect individuals with criminal records and effective strategies to address them. For resources discussing these issues, see http://www.hirenetwork.org/policy.html and http://www.hirenetwork.org/resource.html
  
  
• We inform our members about research efforts that are relevant to workforce development and criminal justice initiatives. For available research, see http://www.hirenetwork.org/resource.html
  
  
• We provide leadership on and offer information about federal legislation that directly impacts harder to employ populations, including people with criminal records. For information on our federal priorities, see http://www.hirenetwork.org/policy.html
  
  

Please contact the National H.I.R.E. Network if we can provide you with assistance.