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The signature Life Skills & Workforce Development Program consists of 15 months of training, including:
• Life Skills Class (3 weeks),
• Hands-on Workforce Training in our neighborhood café (6 weeks),
• An internship with one of our 40 employer partners (3 weeks), and
• Ongoing case management, substance abuse counseling, mental health counseling, housing assistance, and personal finance training.
• Students receive two meals a day, uniforms, bus tokens and a modest stipend, as well as
• 12 months of follow-up support following graduation and job placement to support job retention.

Graduate and Employer Programs
The recently-formed alumni association helps our 1,000+ program graduates advance in their careers through peer mentoring, advanced training in management and leadership, and training partnerships. These include:
• A graduate trainer program in our Café,
• Employment and training opportunities in our catering and events department,
• ServSafe Managers Training, industry-recognized credential for advancement in the hospitality industry,
• GED preparation through partnerships with the Youth Empowerment Project and employers,
• Higher education through partnerships with local colleges and universities, and
• Growing partnerships with The Net Charter School, Centerplate, Dickie Brennan & Co. and the National Restaurant Association to provide training and employment supports for at-risk youth in other settings.

Our Students
• 16 to 22 years old
• 97% disconnected from school & employment
• 99% African-American
• 67% boys or young men

Our Impact
• 80% involved in the justice system
• 78% substance abuse or mental health issues • 52% homeless at some point in their lives
• 48% parents with at least one child
• 400+ youth served to date in 2014
• 1,000+ graduates since inception
• 102 program graduates in 2013, up from 60 in 2011
• 90% of program graduates who are placed in employment stay employed for at least 12 months.
• $130M+ in capital investment catalyzed to date along the O. C. Haley Corridor as an anchor

Cost
• Reconcile does not currently receive any public funding.
• 50% of our revenue is earned through restaurant and catering, which offsets program costs.
• $6,000 per student is the cost of our program in public/philanthropic support. The average annual cost
to incarcerate this same young person is $88,000.1
• $258,242 is the average lifetime economic cost in social services and lost tax revenues for each young
person who is not connected with employment or education beginning at the age of 16.2
• Investment in Reconcile can save more than $250,000 in future taxpayer dollars per youth.