In major U.S. recidivism studies, many released individuals are rearrested within three years. Financial instability is one pressure point reentry programs can address. Our program supports a more stable return home with practical money skills.
Understanding the specific pressure points helps us design the right educational program for your organization.
Returning citizens face systemic barriers to opening bank accounts. Without banking access, they're forced into cash and predatory financial services that drain earnings and create ongoing criminal exposure.
Many returning citizens have court-ordered debts, unpaid fines, and collection accounts that devastate credit scores, preventing housing rental, employment background checks, and utility deposits.
Payday lenders, check cashers, and rent-to-own stores disproportionately target recently released individuals, trapping them in high-cost financial products that consume the majority of their income.
Most returning citizens received no formal financial education. Basic concepts like compound interest, credit utilization, and emergency savings are often unknown, leading to predictable, preventable financial mistakes.
Our first flagship reentry program focuses on the most urgent barrier: safe banking access and credit rebuilding. Additional tracks can be added as participants stabilize.
In development. These build on the flagship program as participants stabilize. They are not yet scheduled, so there is nothing to enroll in here yet.
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All curriculum written at an 8th-grade reading level with visual guides and real-world scenarios, accessible to participants with varying education levels and learning styles.
We train formerly incarcerated facilitators to co-lead programs, creating credibility, cultural relevance, and employment opportunities simultaneously.
Pre/post assessments, a 90-day post-release follow-up survey, and an honest outcomes report for funders, courts, and program administrators. We report results plainly, including response rates.
Program connects participants to local credit unions offering second-chance accounts, CDFIs offering microloans, and workforce development programs, bridging education to action.
Complete documentation package for grant applications: program curriculum, outcome metrics, evidence base citations, and previous program results.
Curriculum designed to work within correctional facility constraints, no internet required, suitable for tablet or paper delivery, compatible with security protocols.
Schedule a free consultation to design a program that fits your facility's population, available resources, and reentry goals.
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