Breaking the jobless cycle

Charity Marty Hall believes in second chances. Hall said he worked in the hospitality business for 25 years before he suffered verbal abuse and developed a drinking problem. He lost two jobs, then his home. Practically penniless and with nowhere to go, he moved from Illinois to Spokane and sought help at the Union Gospel Mission. The longer a person is unemployed, the more difficult it can be to find their way back into the workforce. A person who has been without work for six months or more has a 1-in-10 chance of landing a job.

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