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August 23rd Tampa Housing Authority Hosts Second Chance Job Fair

Date Posted: 08/15/2023
Category: Events

Tampa Housing Authority Hosts Second Chance Job Fair

TAMPA, Fla. - August 11, 2023 - The Tampa Housing Authority is proud to host the Second Chance Job fair, on Wednesday, August 23. The goal is to help Tampa Housing Authority residents and other job seekers with less than stellar background checks find employment. The event brings together community partners: Career Source, Feeding Tampa Bay, Florida Department of Corrections, and background-friendly employers. Workers who may find difficult to find employment for having a past brush with the law are encouraged to attend.

WHO: Tampa Housing Authority, Career Source, Feeding Tampa Bay, Florida Department of Corrections, and background-friendly employers.

WHAT: Second Chance Job Fair

WHEN: Wednesday, August 23
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: 5301 W. Cypress St.
Tampa, FL 33607

TICKETS: Free admission, open to the public.

ACTIVITIES/VISUALS: Job seekers, partners' tables and displays, groceries to be distributed, hourly raffles.

ABOUT
The Tampa Housing Authority was incorporated in 1937. Its mission is to cultivate affordable housing while empowering people and communities. Beyond managing federal Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs, the Authority works with local governments and partners with public and private organizations to carry out entrepreneurial urban development projects that expand accessible housing options in the Tampa area through mixed-income residences paired with commercial developments, and augmented by community service programs that improve the quality of life for all Tampanians. Learn more at https://www.tampaha.org/.