Better People ✓ Verified
Better People is a Portland-based reentry organization that explicitly specializes in helping sex offense registrants find employment. They are one of the very few organizations in the United States dedicated specifically to this population. Better People provides job placement services, interview coaching, employer connections, and ongoing support. Their employer network in the Portland metro area specifically includes companies willing to hire sex offense registrants. Oregon's strong ban-the-box law provides additional protections.
Offense Acceptance
✓ Better People is explicitly dedicated to helping sex offense registrants find employment — one of the only such organizations nationally. Their Portland employer network is verified to include SO-friendly companies.
Programs & Policies
Hiring Policy
Better People specializes exclusively in supporting sex offense registrants in finding and keeping employment.
Restrictions & Transparency
Better People will assess applicable geographic and residency restrictions and match candidates to appropriate employers within those constraints.