From Here To The Streets is a manual written to provide soon to be released prison inmates, convicted felons, or anybody else with skills and information they will need to find and maintain gainful employment, understand small business ownership, utilize Federal Bonding, and established or repair their personal credit.
The book itself is laid out as a flexible formatted step by step course manual, but can also stand alone as a single user self help book. There are tips for interviewing, a special section for using and promoting websites, and an overview of mortgages and real estate ownership. There are also tips for planning lessons, forms for use, and useful sample documents in every lesson section and chapter.
This book contains current information and also includes many points of contact for learning more about the various resources referenced. It was developed and written by someone who personally understands the many challenges and obstacles that people seeking employment face, especially those who are re-entering society. Over 90% of all incarcerated persons will be released back into the population and will need jobs, housing and opportunities to succeed in life. This course manual/self help book is dedicated to them and also the teachers and facilitators who will use its materials to help those individuals improve their lives.
The author, Joseph L. Chiapetta Jr., is a convicted felon serving a prison sentence in Arizona for white collar theft. His articles on Pre-Release and Employability have been published in Prison Living Magazine and The Fortune News.