RECLAIMING LIVES
OUR MISSION
SOTERIA AT WORK's mission is to provide transitional job opportunities to people who face significant obstacles to employment. It includes countywide deconstruction and reclamation services that contribute to sustainability within the community.
Creating Opportunities
SOTERIA Means Salvation
Individuals face significant obstacles upon release from prison. Only 40% find jobs within 12 months of their release. 50% are rearrested within 12 months of release, and 67% within 36 months.* Without the option of gainful employment, old habits resurface. SOTERIA AT WORK gives men the opportunity to reclaim their lives as they build job skills and rejoin the workforce.
To work for us, men must apply for transitional housing through our umbrella company Soteria CDC's housing program at least six months prior to their release. The application includes an essay on long term goals and requires a referral by either a Chaplain, Caseworker or a Probation/Parole agent.
Once accepted, previously incarcerated individuals receive both housing and job training which gives them the opportunity to start over. Through their woodworking, they get a second chance at entering society as productive, contributing citizens.
* Sources: National Institute of Justice, US Bureau of Justice Statistics
Our parent company advocates for criminal justice and economic mobility.
LEARN MOREJERRY BLASSINGAME
Our goal is to go into communities and empower the people to become owners and leaders in their communities.
OBJECTIVES
- » Recruiting motivated individuals
- » Building a framework for success
- » Developing skills and experiences for lasting careers
- » Creating real opportunities through quality employment
- » Sustaining real and lasting success
OUTCOMES
- » Reduced recidivism by helping returning offenders find work and access to other critical services in their communities
- » Job creation and income flow by helping the individuals to become gainfully employed to pay off debts, purchase a home, or pursue educational goals
- » Opportunities for disadvantaged individuals to develop professionally and gain work experience through transitional or long-term job placement
- » The implementation of a reclamation service that will aim to divert waste from landfills
