Programs

  • Back On My Feet Program

    OPERATING IN 16 MAJOR CITIES COAST-TO-COAST, BACK ON MY FEET EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE THROUGH FITNESS AND COMMUNITY. WHO WE HELP: WE WORK WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR ADDICTION WHO CURRENTLY RESIDE WITHIN SHELTERS AND RECOVERY FACILITIES. HOW IT WORKS: WE RUN AND WALK 2-3 TIMES A WEEK TO BUILD A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY. WITH THE SUPPORT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, OUR MEMBERS CAN WORK TOWARD SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. SINCE LAUNCH, OVER 10,000 MEMBERS HAVE BECOME EMPLOYED AND/OR HOUSED, AND OVER 3,000 MEMBERS HAVE GONE ON TO COMPLETE FURTHER EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING PROGRAMS. ON AVERAGE, 83% OF MEMBERS ARE STILL EMPLOYED AFTER 15 MONTHS, 44% RECEIVE A WAGE INCREASE WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS, AND 21% RECEIVE A PROMOTION. EVERY $1 INVESTED IN BACK ON MY FEET RETURNS $2.50 TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH INCREASED ECONOMIC OUTPUT FROM EMPLOYMENT AND REDUCTION IN COSTS FOR SHELTER, MEDICAL SERVICES, INCARCERATION AND ADDICTION TREATMENT.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    $2.7M