First Step Alliance Sends Letter to House FS Committee in Support of Returning Citizens
On September 28, 2021 the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion held a hearing entitled, “Access Denied: Eliminating Barriers and Increasing Economic Opportunity for Justice-Involved Individuals.” The purpose of the hearing was to discuss how limited access to banking, housing, and employment results in economic hardship for justice-involved people and contributes to a high rate of recidivism. First Step Alliance submitted a letter for the record de