We connect local employers with motivated, vetted candidates leaving incarceration.
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You provide the job. We handle the rest.
Hiring someone with an incarceration history can feel risky—not because these candidates aren't capable, but because the hidden complexity of reentry can derail even the most motivated employee. Missed appointments. Housing and transportation instability. Legal obligations. Most employees have to hide it. And, even “second chance employers” still aren’t equipped to navigate all that. The Underground Employment Network is built to change that equation.
We connect local employers with motivated, vetted candidates leaving incarceration—and we stay in the picture. For the first several months, our team walks alongside your new hire through the reentry complexity so you don't have to.
You enjoy a motivated new employee. They build a stable life. We support you both.
EMPLOYMENT PARTNERS
“I met Bruno when he interviewed with me in June 2024. He came in with humility as well as a great attitude—genuine and honest. Fast forward to almost two years: he has become a dependable and crucial team member. He is the proud father of two sons. He has overcome an amazing amount of personal struggle. You would not know it by seeing the effective difference he makes daily. The world needs more Bruno-level redemptions.”
— Mickey Satterwhite, Vice President of Operations, Fidalgo Coffee Roasters
HOW IT WORKS
The Underground Employment Network is a three-way partnership between you, your new employee, and our team.
All three parties sign a simple agreement at the outset—a shared commitment to honesty, transparency, safety, and growth.
EMPLOYER
You offer something most of these candidates have never had access to: quality employment with an employer that knows their history and doesn't require them to hide it. You start them part-time, with flexibility built in for reentry obligations—court dates, DOC check-ins, and various appointments.
EMPLOYEE
Your new employee comes to you vetted, referred, and actively supported by our team. They're not navigating reentry alone. They're committed to transparency and to the work.
UNDERGROUND TEAM
Our team conducts weekly check-ins with the employer during the first month, and bi-weekly check-ins through months two and three. We stay actively connected to your new hire—working through reentry challenges that may still be in play.
LET’S TALK
Alex Sanchez leads Underground's reentry services here in Skagit County, Washington. He knows this work from the inside—he's emerged from a life of gangs, addiction, and maximum-security prisons to become the person who now opens those doors for others. When you sit down with Alex, you're meeting someone who has lived every part of this process.
A first conversation is low-commitment and straightforward. Alex will walk you through the partnership, answer your questions, and help you figure out whether this is a good fit for your company. No pressure. Just a conversation.
