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Cornbread Hustle Founder and CEO Cheri Norris. [Photo courtesy of Cornbread Hustle]
Dallas’ Cornbread Hustle Acquired by North Carolina’s Faith-Based TruRecruiting
by Sandra Engelland | Jun 24, 2026
“From day one," Cornbread Hustle Founder and CEO Cheri Norris said, "Cornbread Hustle was built on the belief that a person's worst mistake should not define the rest of their life." The acquisition combines two purpose-driven organizations with a shared commitment to helping people overcome barriers to employment—including criminal records—so they can develop sustainable careers.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 15, 2024
Garcia's Cornbread Hustle is a staffing agency that helps people with criminal records and those in recovery find meaningful employment, by working with "forward-thinking companies" that value second-chance hiring.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 23, 2021
At United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' fifth annual social innovation competition, local staffing agency for second chances Cornbread Hustle won $145,000 in funding. Also announced was United Way's plans to expand its social innovation work in North Texas with a new incubator program exclusively for women and entrepreneurs of color.
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The Pitch: Better Block Foundation Named Social Innovator of the Year, New $1M Competition Announced
by Dave Moore |
Oct 29, 2020
In addition to the surprise reveal of a new $1 million prize, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas also announced the nine fellows picked for its 2021 accelerator and a social impact investment in on-demand nail service Cherry (created by the founders of rewardStyle and Bumble).
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Cheri Garcia explaining how Cornbread Hustle takes a different approach to job placements, from a 2018 file photo. [DI Art Source: Courtesy Cornbread Hustle]
Social Enterprise Cornbread Hustle Helping Former Inmates Start Over, Find Meaningful Employment
by Blair Welch | Sep 17, 2018
Second chances filled the Addison Tree House last week as Cornbread Hustle members pitched their newest innovative ideas in the yearly graduation.
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by Amy Wolff Sorter |
Jul 5, 2017
The free, 90-day “transformation program” is providing assistance to returning citizens from jail or prison or recovering addicts by training them how to be entrepreneurs.
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