Center For Employment Opportunities Inc

YOUTH - YOUNG OFFENDER

INDEPENDENT INITIATIVE

THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (CEO) HAS OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDES IMMEDIATE, EFFECTIVE, AND COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS. OUR EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN NEW YORK CITY AS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT OF THE VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE IN THE 1970S. CEO WAS INCORPORATED AS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING NYC IN 1996 AND IN 2009 BEGAN AN EXPANSION EFFORT TO NEW HIGH-NEED JURISDICTIONS. TODAY, CEO IS THE NATION?S LEADING REENTRY EMPLOYMENT PROVIDER, SERVING ROUGHLY 8,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR ACROSS 28 PROGRAM SITES IN TEN STATES. OUR HIGHLY STRUCTURED AND TIGHTLY SUPERVISED PROGRAM IS PROVEN TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE RETURNING HOME FROM INCARCERATION. CEO WORKS TO HELP PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE NEEDED FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO STABLE, PRODUCTIVE LIVES. CEO'S VISION IS THAT ANYONE WITH A CRIMINAL HISTORY WHO WANTS TO WORK HAS THE PREPARATION AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO FIND A JOB AND TO STAY CONNECTED TO THE LABOR FORCE. CEO?S VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT SEEKS TO DEVELOP NEW FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND RESOURCES, RECRUIT AND COORDINATE THE WORK OF VOLUNTEERS, CULTIVATE EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND ENGAGE IN OUTREACH / COMMUNICATION EFFORTS TO GROW CEO?S BRAND AND PRESENCE. THIS WORK WILL SERVE TO BUILD CEO?S CAPACITY TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 8,000 FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. TWENTY VISTA MEMBERS AND TWO VISTA LEADERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GRANT PROPOSAL RESEARCH AND WRITING, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS FOR PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS, AND LOCAL OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OVER THE COURSE OF A ONE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD.

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D - STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT

WORKFORCE TRAINING

THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (CEO) IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING IMMEDIATE, EFFECTIVE, AND COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO MEN AND WOMEN WITH RECENT CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS. OUR HIGHLY STRUCTURED AND TIGHTLY SUPERVISED PROGRAMS HELP PARTICIPANTS REGAIN THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE NEEDED FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO STABLE, PRODUCTIVE LIVES. CEO'S VISION IS THAT ANYONE WITH A RECENT CRIMINAL HISTORY WHO WANTS TO WORK HAS THE PREPARATION AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO FIND A JOB AND TO STAY CONNECTED TO THE LABOR FORCE. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO LEVERAGE CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS, CULTIVATE NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND ASSIST WITH PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CEO'S FIVE CALIFORNIA SITES, AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT MORE THAN 1,800 FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. FIVE VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GRANT PROPOSAL RESEARCH AND WRITING, DEVELOPING NEW PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS, AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH FOR PROGRAM INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OVER THE COURSE OF A ONE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD.

THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (CEO) BELIEVES IN THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF WORK. WE PROVIDE IMMEDIATE, EFFECTIVE, AND COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EXCLUSIVELY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RECENTLY RETURNED HOME FROM INCARCERATION. OUR VISION IS THAT ANYONE WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD WHO WANTS TO WORK HAS THE PREPARATION AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO FIND A JOB AND STAY CONNECTED TO THE LABOR FORCE. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR PAST, DESERVES THE CHANCE TO SHAPE A STRONGER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILY, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. CEO?S VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO LEVERAGE CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS AS WELL AS CULTIVATE NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CEO'S THREE PENNSYLVANIA SITES, AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT 325 FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. THREE VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GRANT PROPOSAL RESEARCH AND WRITING, DEVELOPING NEW PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS, AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH FOR PROGRAM INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OVER THE COURSE OF A ONE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD.