Scaling What Works

CEO is meeting this moment with an ambitious five-year scaling strategy — a plan to expand what’s working, strengthen reentry nationwide, and transform how our country supports people coming home from incarceration.

Over the Next Five Years, CEO will:

  • Reach 127,000 people returning home from incarceration.

  • ‍Expand from 12 to 20 states to reach more people in more places.

  • ‍Unlock $750 million in public investment to make reentry programs sustainable long-term.

This strategy builds on a proven foundation: CEO participants increase their earnings by 123% within six months, and independent research confirms our model reduces parole violations and boosts stability. With immediate paid work, personalized coaching, and career training in high-demand industries, CEO is creating pathways to lasting employment and stronger communities.

Your tax-deductible gift to the Invest in Opportunity campaign directly fuels this plan — helping scale proven solutions, expand access to work and training, and ensure every person returning home has the chance to succeed.

8,000+

Enrollments each year

450+

Participants working daily

30

Cities served

The Impact of Your Donation

1. Immediate Assistance

Every dollar provides immediate support, offering participants daily-pay jobs and services to ensure they have critical resources to start rebuilding their lives.

2. Access to Training

Participants receive access to advanced job training in high-growth industries, equipping them with hands-on skills, licenses, and certifications for sustainable careers.

3. Job Security

Participants are connected with good-paying, quality jobs and long-term support.

4. Pathway to Economic Mobility

Individuals achieve economic independence and mobility so they can provide a brighter future for themselves, their families, and communities.

More Ways to Give:

Checks

Matching Gifts

Does your employer have a matching gift program?

Many employers have matching gift programs that multiply the impact of their employees. Retirees and spouses of employees may also qualify for a corporate match. Check with your employer after making your gift today!

Stocks and Donor Advised Funds

To make a stock or donor-advised fund (DAF) gift, please email gifts@ceoworks.org.

In-Kind Donations

In-kind donations are gifts of goods. To make an in kind donation, please complete our online form.

In-Kind Donation Form

Legacy Giving

A planned gift is a lasting investment to CEO advancing our mission and ensuring our ability to provide a job and support to individuals returning from prison.

To leave a planned gift in your will or name CEO as a beneficiary, please email gifts@ceoworks.org.

Fundraise for CEO

To host a peer-to-peer fundraiser, set up a page here.

To host an event, please email gifts@ceoworks.org.

The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. CEO’s tax I.D. number is 13-3843322. Any contributions are deductible to the extent permitted by law.