#ReturningStrong

Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) offers individuals returning home from incarceration the ongoing support necessary to build career capital and financial stability. We believe that everyone, regardless of their past, deserves the chance to work toward a stronger future for themselves, their families, and their communities.

As the largest reentry employment provider in the country, CEO is using our scale, experience, and data – backed by our participants’ feedback on what works – to change the way government invests in criminal justice and workforce development. 

‘At What Cost?’ is a campaign that exposes the staggering economic and societal toll of mass incarceration–and calls for what we know works: investments in reentry services and direct financial support for people returning from incarceration.

News & Featured Stories

  • Advocates push for passage of Reentry Assistance Bill to help formerly incarcerated people afford to rebuild

    Advocates in New York for the formerly incarcerated are pushing for the passage of the Reentry Assistance Bill, which aims to provide more monetary support to people reentering society after being in prison.

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  • How Training and Opportunity Helped Clyde Build a New Life

    Blog Post

  • Louisville non-profit helps those recently released from prison find employment

    External News Article

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12 States. 30 Cities. 8,000+ Served Annually.

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CEO's work crews provide an array of services for customers including local and state governments and private employers.

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Our Strategy

Direct Services

Over the last 10 years, CEO has grown from a single site in New York City to over 30 sites across 12 states. Now serving more than 8,000 individuals each year, CEO’s scaling is purposeful and focused on meeting the needs of our participants.

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Policy

Our teams work closely with government leaders and advocates to increase public investment in reentry employment services and remove restrictive barriers to employment for justice-impacted individuals.

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Program Innovation

We are continuously working to improve. We strive to provide excellent services that ensure the best chance for success for our participants.

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