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Salt Lake County Pay-For-Success

Salt Lake County Pay-For-Success

Salt Lake County Pay-For-Success

Salt Lake County launched simultaneous Pay for Success (PFS) projects in partnership with First Step House, a specialized substance abuse treatment center with a mission to help people build lives of meaning, purpose, and recovery and the Road Home, a nonprofit, social services agency that assists individual and families experience homelessness in Salt Lake County.

The Criminal Justice REACH project aims to improve outcomes for individuals with moderate to severe substance use disorders and a number of other co-occurring criminogenic characteristics by providing holistic support and treatment.

The Homes Not Jail program aims to scale comprehensive rapid rehousing and wraparound supportive services in order to improve housing stability, reduce the number of days homeless individuals spend in the County jail, and improve their economic and behavioral health.

The initiative will address the complex and intertwined issues of homelessness and criminal justice reform and will result in more than 500 of the county’s most vulnerable residents receiving highly targeted, innovative services never before available in Salt Lake County through two new programs.

Mentor Method

Mentor Method

Mentor Method

The Mentor Method is easy-to-use mentoring software platform that helps companies build inclusive, cross-functional mentorship programs at scale. We help HR and DEI leaders retain, engage, and develop underrepresented talent.

Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement

Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement

Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement

The Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement Project is a Pay for Success (PFS) initiative that will increase employment opportunities for limited English speakers and help them progress up the economic ladder by providing workforce development services. The project was developed through a partnership between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Jewish Vocational Service (JVS Boston), and Social Finance.

We:

Support limited English speakers to find work, increase their earnings, and make successful transitions to higher education

Equip Massachusetts residents with the skills that Commonwealth employers are seeking

Build on Massachusetts history of Pay for Success to expand workforce development opportunities for residents

Graduation Alliance

Graduation Alliance

Graduation Alliance

Graduation Alliance provides versatile pathways to high school graduation for youth and adults, fosters college and career exploration, and connects job creators to skilled and ready workers. Since 2007, Graduation Alliance has worked with more than 200 state agencies, school districts, community colleges, and workforce boards around the country to recruit, re-enroll, educate, and mentor students. Graduation Alliance also operates The American Academy, an exemplary online high school that is fully accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission, a division of AdvancED.