Jun 1, 2020
FREE Web-based Reentry Support for 7.1 million people
NxGen Media and Reflecting Freedom Network partner to provide 7.1 million people FREE web-based reentry support through RFN's restorative justice initiative, 1NetworkUSA.
NxGen Media, an innovative Missouri-based internship program, announced its groundbreaking partnership with Reflecting Freedom Network (RFN), a Florida-based nonprofit. Together they will link The Justice Beat Talk Show audience of 7.1 million people to FREE web-based, accredited education and job skills training through RFN's reentry initiative, 1NetworkUSA.
The 1NetworkUSA platform and mobile app are available to users anywhere in America. This scalable restorative justice solution includes the following features:
- Web based job skills training
- Mobile app available for download on Google Play and Apple App Store
- Web based mentoring, moral support, and employment advocacy
- Pathways for accredited high school education
- Virtual job placement services with direct access to job opportunities
Career guidance is a central component of 1NetworkUSA, highlighted by a library of 1,000 career cards and over 600 videos exploring career possibilities. Other features include a dynamic resume builder, Applicant Tracking System, learning reports, as well as messaging and intelligent reporting capability to key stakeholders.
"I've always envisioned creating and establishing a digitized media broadcast vehicle for the benefit of marginalized and underserved people", said Elaine Sutton Mbionwu, Founder of NxGen Media and host of The Justice Beat. "The opportunity to partner with Khalil Osiris, whom I've known for several years, and his web-based reentry initiative, 1NetworkUSA, allows me to provide my listeners with free resources and access to new job opportunities."
"Our aim is to provide people impacted by incarceration direct access to resources and opportunities to build better lives for themselves and their families", said Khalil Osiris, Founder of RFN and 1NetworkUSA. "Our platform and mobile app services are also available to community organizations, companies that hire returning citizens, and correctional facilities, including correctional staff members and their families."
If you would like to learn more about how to register for RFN's Free web-based reentry support services, contact us at producer@thejusticebeat.com.
ABOUT NXTGEN MEDIA
NxGen Media's mission is Re-framing Employability Skills through Education and Training (R.E.S.E.T.). Offered year-round and designed exclusively for undergraduate students and displaced workers to obtain experiential and project-based learning in preparation for a pathway to professional positions in the digital broadcast and media industries, inclusive of remote spaces. Once the climate of COVID-19 has lifted the internship will be offered in hybrid format (combination of onsite and remote).
ABOUT REFLECTING FREEDOM NETWORK (RFN)
RFN, a nonprofit organization, is a community of individuals committed to building public/private sector partnerships to promote economic and social justice through accredited education, job skills training and career development. RFN's mission is to provide accessible, affordable pathways for people impacted by incarceration to build better lives for themselves and their families.
CONTACT INFORMATION
L. Elaine Sutton Mbionwu
NxGen Media
NxGen Media Internship Program
314.329.7596 or 770.771.4707