Our second cohort of Ready for Work Nonprofit Capacity Building partners in Prince George’s County began their 3-year partnership cycle. These organizations join the four nonprofits from Cohort 1, for a total of eight organizations served by Fair Chance in Prince George’s County.
Today I am proud to release Fair Chance’s Racial Equity Framework and Plan. This document is the outcome of over two years of deep reflection, critical conversations, and collaborative work resulting in a guide for Fair Chance’s work moving forward.
Last May, we selected four nonprofits for our inaugural cohort of the Pathways Partnership. These organizations started their work as a cohort in December 2018, and will graduate at the Fair Chance Honors on April 29, 2019, alongside the three nonprofits in our Praxis Cohort.
Southeast Ministry provides free education, advocacy, and employment services that empower everyone to succeed in their families, work, and community. As Executive Director of Southeast Ministry, Valarie Ashley often felt overworked and under supported.
WINNERS Lacrosse uses lacrosse to help underserved youth ages 5-15 reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible young men and women. WINNERS grew from serving 300 students at the start of their partnership in 2014 to 1800 students in fall 2015.
Urban Ed was experiencing challenges during the recession. Fair Chance worked with Urban Ed to rebuild their board, find additional funding, and launch new programs such as a technology camp for elementary students and a revived technology-training program for truant teens.
Teens Run DC promotes the physical, social, and emotional well-being of underserved youth through mentoring and distance running. When Teens Run DC sought out a Fair Chance partnership, their passionate leadership was brimming with ideas but needed support.
School Justice Project is a legal services and advocacy organization serving older students with special education needs who are involved in DC’s justice system. Since the Fair Chance partnership, SJP’s revenue has grown by 59% and they serve nearly 5 times more students.
Access Youth identifies at-risk students and provides them with mediation, coaching, and life-skills training to reduce truancy, suspension, and arrest. Working with Fair Chance, Jodi was able to establish sound financial management practices and improve the grant submission process.
Reach was a two-person organization with an innovative approach to addressing literacy. During the Fair Chance partnership, Reach developed an employee handbook as well as a strategic plan. These two concrete documents were essential building blocks to align the Board and staff on Reach’s future.
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