Job, Housing, and Health Fair Expo Coming to South Cobb

If you live in the South Cobb area and are looking for a good job, get your resumes ready, lay out your professional attire, and save the date now on your calendars for Cobb County’s Project Restore 360, the First Annual Record Restriction (Expungement) and Job, Housing, and Health Fair Expo that is being planned for the South Cobb community.

This community event consists of two distinct parts. The Expungement portion is free for Returning Citizens in Cobb and is limited to the first 250 people that registered. The Job, Housing, and Health Fair Expo is also free and is open to the general public.

Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce, Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes, and Solicitor Barry Morgan are partnering to host this first annual event - which is also being made possible by a coordinated effort of various departments of Cobb County government and numerous community partners.

Through the efforts of the District Attorney and Solicitor Offices, Citizens with criminal records will be considered for participation in a records expungement program. Partnering with the D. A. and Solicitor’s office in this effort is the Georgia Justice Project. For more details, go to https://www.cobbrestore360.org/

Through the efforts of the Cobb Chairman’s Office, event participants will take part in a Job, Housing, and Health Fair Expo. Special Assistant to the Cobb Chairman, Michael Murphy, is managing this portion of the event with his community team members Attorney Terry Alexis Cummings and Shelia Edwards and Cobb Works’ Alisa Jackson and Sherrod Jones.

Participants will be provided the opportunity to meet with perspective employers who will conduct interviews and discuss career opportunities on location. Participants will also receive assistance and support in other social areas including:

Financial Education Literacy

HIV Testing

Home Ownership

Voter Registration and Education

Mammograms

GED Education/Preparation

Other Job Training and Social Services

WHO: Cobb County Chairman, Cobb County District Attorney and Cobb County Solicitor

WHAT: Project Restore 360 Record Restriction (Expungement) and Job, Housing, and Health Fair Expo

WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 from 10:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.

WHERE: The Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway, Austell, Georgia

COST: FREE AND OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

For more information about Project Restore 360 and the Free Record Restriction (Expungement) and Job Expo, please email 360recordrestriction@cobbcounty.org.