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- Our Impact
A study released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services demonstrated that:
CEO reduces recidivism and saves tax payers dollars.
by Pulitzer Prize winner Tina Rosenberg describes our transitional jobs program and how it helps prepare formerly incarcerated individuals for full-time employment.
- Who We Are
The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is dedicated to providing immediate, effective and comprehensive employment services to men and women with recent criminal convictions. Our highly structured and tightly supervised programs help participants regain the skills and confidence needed for a successful transition to a stable, productive life.
- Community Benefits
- “The CEO program paves the way for those individuals during the most critical weeks following their release, helping them change their behavior patterns in order to live a stable, productive life,” said George Sheldon, HHS acting assistant secretary for children and families. Learn more here.
- In the News
The article, “Out of Jail, and Into a Job,” by Pulitzer Prize winner Tina Rosenberg describes our transitional jobs program and how it helps prepare formerly incarcerated individuals for full-time employment.In his editorial in the New York Times Opinion Page, Nicholas Kristof singles out the Center for Employment Opportunities for the compelling results of a randomized study by MDRC: "A new study finds that a jobs program for newly released prison inmates left them 22 percent less likely to be convicted of another crime. This initiative, by CEO, more than paid for itself: each $1 brought up to $3.85 in benefits."
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