I live in the area and have most of my life. I am looking for employment, but sadly I have a felony conviction. Does anyone have any information on folks who hire felons? Thanks!

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Va0utdoor t1_jegv4mc wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:40 PM

Hell son good money in construction and I’ve worked with plenty of felons. Sure there will be places you can’t go to work because of background checks. Search for civil contractors around Richmond. They pay ya to learn

PimpOfJoytime t1_jegyvbw wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:08 PM

Can you cook?

[deleted] t1_jegzxxy wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:16 PM

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GaimanitePkat t1_jegvi4e wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:42 PM

Does the Tommy's carwash guy hire felons? He's on here a bunch, seems like a real good dude. I think a decent percentage of his staff are from Reddit

muufin t1_jegthu9 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:27 PM

Lots of factories/industrial stuff on the east side near the airport. I would call every one and see if they would consider you.

pikeit t1_jegy7th wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:03 PM

Came here to say this! Factories/ Production typically will hire felons. Hard work, great money, just come to work on time.

BugggJuice t1_jeghuam wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:05 PM

i unfortunately don't have any leads, but good luck!! fingers crossed for you

Option_Perfect t1_jegw03e wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:46 PM

Don't know about felonies, and I am not even sure if it still exists, but Campaign Virginia (an environmental lobby group) used to hire formally incarcerated people. So possibly, look into grassroots groups that campaign for donations.

Tayl44 t1_jegx7td wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:55 PM

Equus Workforce Solutions should still have the federal contract. You might qualify for a job caseworker. If not, they have job networking events. They work with a lot of felons. I can’t find the actual office location in Richmond—used to be one on Cary and Cedar Fork Road-maybe they are still there. But try to google the main number to locate.

Also, is OAR still around?

No_Education_5067 t1_jeh1mzx wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:29 PM

Whole Foods will usually hire felons, tbh. Just gotta check online to see if they’re hiring

monkeyshine626 t1_jeh4u2q wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:53 PM

CarPool and Lowe’s are a couple of the more well know companies they do. Good luck bud!

bfd108 t1_jegwe1l wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:49 PM

Moslow Wood Products in Powhatan does, I think.