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- EIN 95-3972624
- info@changelives.org
- (213) 806-6344
- 522 S. Main Street Los Angeles CA 90013 USA
- www.changelives.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Employment Preparation & Procurement, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Human Services, Job Training, Personal Social Services, Public & Societal Benefit
Mission: Chrysalis is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a pathway to self-sufficiency for homeless and low-income individuals by providing the resources and support needed to find and retain employment. Our philosophy is that a steady job is the single most important step in a person’s transition out of poverty and onto a pathway to long-term self-sufficiency. Offering a hand up, rather than a hand out, Chrysalis empowers our clients to complete a self-directed job search. Our services help low-income and homeless individuals across Los Angeles County to prepare for, attain, and sustain employment. We provide the tools and support necessary so they can succeed in the job market for the rest of their lives.
Results: Since 1984, we have helped over 55,000 individuals change their lives through jobs!
Programs: Employment program--chrysalis offers a host of job readiness services and supportive social programs that strengthen our homeless and low-income clients' employability and help them secure and retain work. Through case management, classroom instruction, specialized workshops and one-on-one sessions with volunteers or staff employment specialists, clients create their own resumes, learn job readiness skills, participate in mock interviews, and work to overcome any other barriers they have to employment. In 2014, an average of 312 people a day received services at one of our three centers. (see schedule o for more employment program accomplishments)employment program--continued from form 990, page 2--chrysalis ensures that other important tools, such as appropriate interview clothes, bus tokens for transportation, food, phones, voicemail, fax, and a mailing address are available to clients. Clients can continue to come back to chrysalis as long as they desire, attending support groups that help them to retain their jobs, gain long-term stability and make permanent personal and lifestyle changes. In 2014, 3,288 new clients came to chrysalis for help. Over 2,000 clients became employed and moved towards self-sufficiency.
chrysalis enterprises program--chrysalis operates two social enterprises in the chrysalis enterprises division to provide expanded opportunities for clients to become job-ready, get a job, and stay employed. Chrysalis works is a street maintenance company providing transitional employment to clients challenged by the critical soft skills of professionalism, accountability, initiative, determination, and self esteem. Transitional employment delivers marketable experience and occupational skills while providing a closely supervised, supportive working environment that allows clients to prove themselves as capable workers. (see schedule o for more enterprises program accomplishments)chrysalis enterprises program--continued from form 990, page 2--chrysalis staffing is a full service temporary staffing agency providing temporary employment, permanent placements, and temp-to-perm opportunities to job-ready clients. In 2014, chrysalis enterprises employed 507 people, who worked 337,179 hours (a 4% increase over 2013).