About
Jeffrey Abramowitz is the Chief Executive Officer of the Petey Greene Program, which supports education for people who are incarcerated or returning home.
A former attorney who rebuilt his career following his own journey through the criminal justice system, he chairs the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition and works across Pennsylvania on reentry and workforce development.
Elsewhere on this story
- Jeffrey Abramowitz's episode of Nightmare Success Nightmare Success episode: Jeffrey Abramowitz, Lawyer to Prison to CEO
At the White Collar Conference
Jeffrey Abramowitz described how teaching GED math led him from a $7-an-hour job to leading the Petey Greene Program, which provides tutoring inside and outside prisons and jails. He urged people rebuilding a career to find what they are passionate about, be their own advocates and tell their story.
“Find what you're passionate about, find what gets you up in the morning and what drives you through the day.”
Watch at 3:43
“We need to be our own advocates.”
Watch at 4:13
“In our society today, there are more jobs out there than there are people to fill them.”
Watch at 4:56
Chapters
- 0:00 Jeff Grant introduces the panel
- 1:22 Jeffrey Abramowitz, from federal prison to the Petey Greene Program
- 7:00 Kaysia Earley on arrest, faith and becoming a criminal defense attorney
- 10:49 Kaysia Earley: tell your story and keep the faith
- 16:45 Jeff Wertkin on rebuilding a career after prison
- 18:55 Jeff Wertkin on a scooter job and freelance litigation support
- 22:00 Jeff Wertkin on patience and rejected job applications
- 24:18 Jeff Wertkin on finding community at The Fortune Society
- 27:25 Jeff Grant on living within your means
- 29:17 Jeff Grant on seminary, ministry and getting his law license back
With Jeff Grant (moderator), Jeff Wertkin and Kaysia Earley
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