CORI: What Nonprofits Need to Know to Help Their Clients

This criminal records training is intended for nonprofits whose staff are involved with counseling or offering services in the community to individuals who may have criminal records. Note: This training is not designed to help advise nonprofits on their hiring practices. It is solely focused on organizations that assist clients with criminal records.

Please arrive between 9:00 am and 9:30 am to sign in.

Registration: This event is currently at capacity, but you may sign up for the waitlist here. 

Presenter: Crispin Birnbaum is an Access to Justice Fellow who volunteers directly with clients in clinics run by the Lawyers Clearinghouse and Veterans Legal Services. She also offers a free training to nonprofits, government agencies, law school clinical programs, veterans groups, and law firms whose staff/students/pro bono attorneys have direct contact with people who may have criminal records. 

Agenda:

• What exactly is a criminal record in Massachusetts? Who has the data? Who gets access to the data?  
• How can a nonprofit help a client reduce the barriers posed by criminal records?
• What can be done if a client of a nonprofit wishes to seal a CORI? What crimes can be sealed? What resources are available?
• What rights do individuals with a sealed CORI have when they are applying for a job? housing?
• What is the process for the new expungement laws for CORIs?
• What are the concerns for an individual with a CORI who has an immigration issue?