Criminal record expungement bill clears Georgia House | Cherokee Tribune & Ledger
A bill that would increase the number of criminal records that can be sealed was approved unanimously Wednesday by the Georgia House. Senate Bill 288 would allow certain misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies to qualify for expungement. The legislation is "an important...
Self Compassion Skills to Mitigate PTSD | HEALTHY @ HOME
Join us this week as we soak up the wisdom of expert Pamela Madsen, while she walks us through the steps of self compassion.
Boundaries Define Us
Boundaries Define Us By Joyce Mayberry “Boundaries define us. They define what is me and what is not me. A boundary shows me where I end and someone else begins, leading me to a sense of ownership. Knowing what I am to own...
Hiring Well Doing Good | Breakthrough Podcast
Hiring Well, Doing Good is ramping up in Columbus!
We recently received the alarming news that 40% of low-income households across the U.S. reported a job loss in March due to shutdowns from the COVID-19 pandemic. Closer to home here in Georgia, Columbus faces a rising unemployment rate (12.2% as of April) that is...
All Georgians Deserve to Participate in The Economic Recovery
All Georgians Deserve to Participate in The Economic Recovery By Buzz Brockway The Coronavirus pandemic has caused massive numbers of people to lose their jobs. Georgia’s official unemployment rate is 9.7%. However, as we reported last week , many others are not...
What’s Georgia’s Real Unemployment Number?
What’s Georgia’s Real Unemployment Number? By Erik RandolphDon’t be fooled by Georgia’s unemployment rate. While many are breathing a sigh of relief that barely one in ten Georgian’s are out of work, the reality is much worse. Georgia’s unemployment rate (U-3) dropped...
99 Nonprofits to Receive Funding from ECMC Foundation Employee-Nominated Grant Program | YAHOO FINANCE
LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ninety-nine nonprofit organizations will receive funding from ECMC Foundation as part of an annual program designed to give back to the communities where employees live and work. For the first time, ECMC Foundation will...
To Rebuild Trust in Law Enforcement, We Must Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
To Rebuild Trust in Law Enforcement, We Must Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws By Buzz Brockway In the wake of the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and now Rayshard Brooks, issues of racism and questions about use of force by police...
How Local Businesses are Helping Workers and Feeding the Hungry During the Pandemic
Restaurant workers and the impoverished are two categories of people particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and its economic devastation. An estimated 8 million restaurant workers have been out of work nationally, while 39 percent of households earning...