Future Tech Careers (FTC) welcomes and supports individuals who are justice-impacted, including anyone who has past or present involvement with the criminal justice system. Justice-impacted participants follow the same enrollment, referral, and training processes as all other FTC participants. This guide provides partners and staff with clear instructions for referring justice-impacted individuals to FTC in a respectful, confidential, and consistent manner.

Definition of Justice-Impacted

A justice-impacted participant may include individuals who have experienced:

• Prior convictions
• Arrests or charges (regardless of outcome)
• Probation
• Parole
• Other involvement with the criminal justice system

FTC does not require documentation of a participant’s justice involvement and does not collect legal case details.

 

Eligibility

Justice-impacted individuals:

• Are fully eligible for FTC programming
• Follow the same eligibility rules as all other participants
• May access FTC training and support options
• Are not filtered by background, probation status, or justice history

Training-specific age, safety, or employer requirements may apply.

 

Referral Sources

Justice-impacted participants may be referred by:

• Community partners
• FTC Coaches
• Individual participants

 

Referral Process (Same as All Participants)

Step 1 — Submit Referral

Partners or coaches email the FTC team at:

futuretechcareers@grcc.edu

Include all standard referral information:

• Legal name
• Preferred name (if applicable)
• Contact information
• Referring organization
• Program(s) of interest
• Any known scheduling or participation constraints

Do not include:

• Details about justice involvement
• Case summaries
• Legal documentation

DOL grant-reporting requests disclosure of being justice-impacted but does not require further relevant details.

 

Step 2 — Complete Standard FTC Intake

The participant completes the same intake form used by all participants.
No special fields, documentation, or additional disclosures are required.

 

Step 3 — Communication Expectations

Justice-impacted participants follow the same communication structure as any other referral.

FTC Coaches may communicate with:

• The referring partner
• The participant
• GRCC advising staff
• Other support contacts identified by the participant

 

Confidentiality & Sensitivity Guidelines

• FTC does not require proof of justice involvement.
• Partners should not send:
  • Court documents
  • Case details
  • Charges
  • Sentencing information
  • Conditions of probation or parole
• A simple referral without justice-related details is sufficient.
• FTC treats all participants with the same privacy standards and enrollment procedures.

 

Program Access

Justice-impacted participants may engage in:

• FTC coaching
• Career conversations
• Workshops
• Approved training programs
• Work-Based Learning (WBL) opportunities
• Follow-up and employment support
• Manufacturing and IT pathways
• Other FTC-supported activities

No restrictions are applied unless a specific training or employer has independent requirements.

 

Completion

Completion for justice-impacted participants follows standard FTC procedures:

• Completion of their selected training or program
• Participation in required coaching or WBL activities
• Transition to the four-quarter employment follow-up once employed
• No special tracking or reporting for justice-impacted status

FTC does not maintain separate reporting categories for justice-impacted participants.