RESP Overview
IDES offers specialized services to job seekers and employers through its Re-entry Employment Service Program (RESP).
RESP prepares formerly incarcerated people for work, develops jobs for them, and helps them transition into their new jobs. Re-entry Liaisons are available at IDES’ Illinois Employment and Training Centers and local offices throughout Illinois to help match employers with qualified formerly incarcerated job seekers. Launched in 2005, RESP is led by a management team which provides technical assistance and training to IDES staff on best practices in the employment of the formerly incarcerated.