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From YouTube: From City Hall - Ward 6
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Ward 6 Councilwoman Meg Salyer learns about CEO. (Center for Employment Opportunities)
From the CEO website: "CEO’s goal has been to provide immediate, comprehensive and effective employment services for men and women returning from incarceration."
A
B
Definitely
and
thank
you
for
having
me
I'm
glad
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
CEO,
so
yeah.
The
organization
is
a
nonprofit
that
has
been
around
since
the
90s
and
started
initially
in
New,
York,
City
and
recently
started
expanding
across
the
country,
and
actually
we
had
an
office
in
Tulsa
opened
in
2011,
and
that
was
our
first
office
outside
of
New
York
State.
Oh.
B
And
so
why
not
give
them
a
job
pay
them,
but
also
do
some
work
that
is
productive
in
the
community
to
help
the
city
of
Moore
get
back
on
their
feet.
And
so
we
opened
our
office
in
August
of
2013
here
in
Oklahoma
City
and
employed
the
the
individuals
who
are
coming
out
of
prison
in
jail
on
a
work
crew
actually
to
work
crews
with
the
city
of
Moore,
doing
all
kinds
of
cleanup
and
recovery,
work
and
kind
of
participated
for
the
next
several
years
in
rebuilding
homes
that
were
destroyed
by
those
tornadoes.
A
B
Definitely
and
it's
it's
the
the
the
whole
idea
of
our
program
is
that
individuals
with
a
felony
conviction
or
someone
who
you
know
has
been
incarcerated
when
they're
released.
They
they
need
to
have
a
job.
Not
only
is
the
stipulation
of
their
probation
or
their
parole,
but
it's
also
necessary
for
their
survival.
B
All
of
these
things
and
our
vision
and
our
mission
is
that
central
to
this
is
employment
if
they
can
have
a
job
and
they
can
earn
income
they're
going
to
be
able
to
take
care
of
themselves
and
take
care
of
their
families,
and
so
when
they
come
to
CEO,
they
initially
go
through
one
week,
work:
readiness
class
and
that's
where
we
start
working
on
some
of
the
skills
you
just
mentioned,
where
we
will
provide
resume
skill.
Building
working
on
practicing
their
interview
skills
will
help
them
find
an
interview,
appropriate
clothing.
B
We
will
roleplay
scenarios
at
work
that
might
come
up
that
you
know
they
may
not
have
been
exposed
to
if
they
haven't
worked
in
10
or
15
years
or
if
they've
never
worked,
and
once
they've
graduated
from
that
class.
It's
one
week
long.
They
start
working
for
us
immediately
and
they're
doing
projects
with
cities
in
the
area
that
are
primarily
Public,
Works
related.
B
You
know
landscaping
and
beautification
projects,
streets
and
parks,
maintenance
and
they're
learning
skills
on
the
job
that
any
employer
is
going
to
expect
from
them.
Things
like
showing
up
on
time
how
to
get
along
with
your
co-workers,
how
to
get
along
with
your
supervisors
and
they're
they're,
getting
to
learn
those
things
in
real
time,
with
real
feedback
from
a
site
supervisor
who
is
ensuring
their
safety
and
making
sure
they're
there?
B
You
know
being
productive
for
the
day
and
during
the
course
of
that
time,
they're
also
earning
a
daily
paycheck,
and
so,
at
the
end
of
each
day
they
get
to
go
home,
and
that
is
their
income
that
they
can.
You
know
put
towards
rent
or
they
can
buy
groceries
for
their
family
and,
and
it
just
really
helps
them
to
get
back
on
their
feet,
know.
B
And
it's
it's:
it's
a
nice
incentive
for
them
to
come
back
the
next
day.
You
know
for
someone.
Who's
never
had
a
job
before
to
have
to
wait.
Two
weeks
for
a
paycheck
can
be
challenging,
and
for
for
someone
coming
out
of
prison,
they
have
zero
dollars
to
their
name
in
many
cases,
and
so
to
get
even
just
a
one
day's
worth
of
pay
right
away
makes
a
big
difference
to
maybe
get
them
through
the
weekend.
B
A
B
Some
are
in
transitional
living
homes
like
Oxford
House,
or
some
of
them
are
homeless
and
again
you
know
it
just
speaks
to
the
barriers
that
they
face
when
they
do
return
from
jail
in
prison,
and
so
you
know,
working
on
the
crew
helps
them
to
get
back
on
their
feet
quickly,
while
we
actually
help
them
to
find
a
full-time
job.
Be
kind
of
the
second
half
of
the
program
is
connecting
them.
B
You
know,
once
someone
has
proven
that
they're
ready
for
a
full-time
job
they're,
showing
up
every
day
at
work,
they
have
kind
of
mastered
the
interview
they
show
up.
For
you
know,
appointment
days
and
interviews
on
time,
once
they've
proven
that,
then
we
refer
them
to
a
full-time
employer
where
they
can
obviously
earn
more
income
and
work
better
hours,
and
hopefully
that
leads
them
on
a
path
of
or
leads
them
on,
a
path
to
stability
for
them
and
their
families.
A
B
B
Yes,
we
work
with
a
number
of
different
agencies
in
the
community
to
provide
all
of
the
additional
services
that
our
participants
need,
so
we
can
refer
them
to
the
homeless
Alliance
or
to
Hope
Community
Services.
Other
providers
that
specialize
in
mental
health
and
substance,
abuse
and
housing
and-
and
it
just
kind
of
helps
us
to
address
some
of
those
barriers
externally,
as
well.
All.
A
Of
those
agencies
are
folks
that
we
partner
with
at
the
city
of
Oklahoma
City
as
well
I
chair
the
Social,
Services
Committee
and
whether
it's
hope
or
North
Carolina
sort
of
you
know
City
rescue
mission,
City
care.
You
can
go
down
that
long
list.
We
have
such
a
robust
and
generous
community
in
helping
folks
transition
into
you
know.
A
Women
go
through
a
little
bit
longer
of
a
process,
I
think
14
to
16
months
of
everything
from
you
know,
assistance
with
addiction,
issues
to
training
and
life
skills
and
getting
their
GEDs
and
but
I
think
91
women
and
over
260
children
have
been
impacted
in
the
short
time
that
reemerged
has
been
available
and
those
are
all
people
that
could
have
ended
up
in
jail
and
instead
you
know
end
up
as
as
productive
citizens.
Yeah.
B
You
know
take
care
of
themselves
and
be
productive
in
the
community,
and
reemerge
is
actually
a
program
that
we've
started
working
with,
and
so
some
of
their
women
have
been
able
to
come
through
our
program
and
work
on
our
transitional
jobs
crew.
While
we
try
to
find
them
a
full-time
job.
So
that's
been
really
exciting
because
you
know,
as
you
know,
the
female
incarceration
rate
in
Oklahoma
is
the
highest
in
the
nation
which.
B
B
B
Those
lives,
yeah
and-
and
you
know,
that's
why
I'm
so
excited
about
the
partnership
that
we
have
with
the
city
of
Oklahoma
City,
because
you
know
again
speaking
to
those
leaders
who
have
recognized
that
something
needs
to
be
done.
That
changes
the
way
our
system
works
and
I.
Think
CEOs
goal
is
to
break
that
cycle
of
incarceration
in
poverty
and
so
for
us
to
have
a
work
crew
that
partners
with
the
city
of
Oklahoma
City.
B
B
Were
working
in
my
old
operations,
yeah
I
was
actually
just
over
there.
Yesterday
we
were
doing
the
same
thing,
and
so
it's
a
you
know
it's
great
to
see
in
our
community
in
Oklahoma
City
the
the
worker
out
there
getting
those
projects
done
and
at
the
same
time
they
now
have
income.
The
participants
in
the
program
now
have
income,
and
they
can,
you
know,
spend
that
in
the
community
and
they're
paying
taxes,
and
it
just
allows
them
to
move
forward
in
their
lives
and
put
the.