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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.

For 28 years, Chrysalis has assisted over 41,000 people at three centers located throughout Los Angeles County where poverty is most pervasive: downtown Los Angeles (Skid Row), Santa Monica, and San Fernando Valley (Pacoima).

The men and women who turn to Chrysalis often have multiple barriers to finding employment and have nowhere else to go:

• 100% are homeless and/or low income individuals

• 52% have not received a high school diploma or GED

• 46% are ex-felons and 70% have been incarcerated

• 70% have participated or are participating in substance abuse programs.

Who We Help

2011 Summary Last year, 1,700 Chrysalis clients were successfully employed.

468 of them were employees of Chrysalis Enterprises, which generated over 218,000 hours of employment.

Our social enterprise clients earned over $2.2M in wages.

Chrysalis EnterprisesChrysalis Enterprises creates transitional job opportunities for Chrysalis clients with the greatest barriers to employment. These positions allows clients to develop job skills, rebuild confidence and develop good professional habits.

Chrysalis Works, our professional street-maintenance and cleaning service, provides clients with a 6-month to 1 year on-the-job learning experience. Chrysalis Works services a wide range of customers including shopping centers, warehouses, cities, business improvement districts, movie studios, and real estate companies.

Chrysalis Staffing provides clients a transition back to the work force. More than 120 businesses throughout Los Angeles County contract with Chrysalis Staffing for temporary, temp-to-hire, and permanent employees.

Transitional Job Tiered Structure

Transition to Outside

Employment

Chrysalis Staffing

Cert & Training

Chrysalis Works

Self-Directed Search

Referral from Client Services

BRIDGE Orientation & CE

Work Safety Training

Assigned to a Works

position

MOU Signing and Cohort Group

Formation

THE BRIDGE PROGRAM (9-12 Months)

External Employment & Retention Services

Self-Directed Job Search

Integration of Employee Supports

EMPLOYEE SUPPORTS

1. Employment Specialists2. Jobs Club3. Working Groups4. Transition Manager5. Customized Workshops6. Incentive Program