ANNUAL 2012 REPORT CHANGE THAT WORKS TM THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
C E O
THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (CEO) For more than 30 years, CEO s goal has been to provide immediate, comprehensive and effective employment services for men and women returning from incarceration. CEO offers comprehensive employment services exclusively for people with criminal records. CEO s model consists of life skill education, short-term paid transitional employment, full-time job placement and post-placement services. This year, CEO anticipates preparing more than 3,000 people to move into mainstream employment. CEO is committed to serving the most at-risk populations. We place an emphasis on providing services to Young Adults ages 18-25 a population which frequently has limited work experience, faces particularly strong barriers to entering the workforce, and is at higher risk of re-offending. HISTORY CEO is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. CEO began as a demonstration project of the Vera Institute of Justice in the 1970s to address employment barriers facing the formerly incarcerated following release. In 1996, CEO became an independent nonprofit organization, providing comprehensive employment services to people newly released from New York State prisons and detention facilities. Since becoming an independent corporation in 1996, CEO has helped place more than 16,000 job formerly incarcerated persons into full-time employment.
MISSION 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. VISION CEO s vision is that anyone with a recent criminal history who wants to work has the preparation and support needed to find a job and to stay connected to the labor force. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE VOCATIONAL SERVICES CEO TRAINING CENTER SKILLS TRAINING & GED SINGLE STOP CEO NYC CEO CENTRAL CEO NATIONAL ALBANY BINGHAMTON BUFFALO ROCHESTER SAN DIEGO TULSA OAKLAND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT & FUNDRAISING EXTERNAL & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS HUMAN RESOURCES FINANCE & COMPLIANCE
THE CEO MODEL JOB READINESS TRAINING TRANSITIONAL WORK JOB PLACEMENT POST-PLACEMENT Participants are referred to All Job Readiness Training On scheduled days, CEO provides support for one CEO from their community graduates are eligible to be participants return to CEO year to all participants who are criminal justice supervising employed on CEO s headquarters dressed for job placed in full-time jobs to help agency. In interactive Transitional Work sites. interviews. Their them stay employed and move up workshops they learn how to prepare their resumes, discuss their criminal histories with potential employers, dress appropriately for interviews and get prepared to begin working immediately. Under the direction of a full-time supervisor from CEO, every work crew performs indoor and / or outdoor assignments. At the end of each full-day shift, CEO puts a paycheck in the hand of each participant. employment specialists work both to match their skills with the employer needs and to secure permanent job opportunities for them. Enrollees continue on job sites until they find permanent jobs. the career ladder. After each month of retaining their jobs, participants are eligible for Rapid Rewards: financial incentives that help keep them connected to the labor force and to supportive services.
NYC CEO s New York City flagship, headquartered in lower Manhattan, houses its executive and administrative offices. CEO s Training Center, located in the Bronx, offers vocational and educational training services for program participants. At the Training Center, CEO offers short-term, industry-driven trainings to build skills in construction (OSHA 10 and scaffolding), warehousing, computer basics and sanitation. The Center also helps participants advance their education with classes preparing them for the high school equivalency exam. CEO offers longer-term training in the skilled trades through a partnership with Hostos Community College in the Bronx. CEO provides academic preparation and ongoing support to help participants succeed in training at Hostos, then connects them to private sector jobs in the trades after they obtain their certificates. In FY 2012, 50 participants received certificates in plumbing or electricity through this training. * *FY 2012 represents CEO s Fiscal Year beginning, July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012. $10.00 AVERAGE 12 WAGE 180 DAY RETENTION 58% 360 DAY RETENTION 46%
CEO BY THE NUMBERS FY 12 3,084 TOTAL ENROLLMENTS 1,666 TOTAL PLACEMENTS 1,112 498 YOUNG ADULT ENROLLMENTS YOUNG ADULT PLACEMENTS
NATIONAL ALBANY BINGHAMTON BUFFALO ROCHESTER OAKLAND SAN DIEGO TULSA
OFFICE LAUNCHES OCTOBER, 2009 DECEMBER, 2009 JUNE, 2010 JULY, 2011 AUGUST, 2011 NOVEMBER, 2011 JANUARY, 2012 BUFFALO, NEW YORK ALBANY, NEW YORK ROCHESTER, NEW YORK TULSA, OKLAHOMA OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK 1,071 519 ENROLLMENTS PLACEMENTS
GOVERNANCE CEO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emary Aronson Managing Director The Robin Hood Foundation New York, NY Elizabeth Balfour Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP San Diego, CA Cristine Soto DeBerry Chief of Staff, District Attorney George Gascon San Francisco, CA Steven Fishner, Treasurer Director of Forensic Practice KPMG LLP New York, NY Joel D. Hornstein, Audit Committee Chair Founder and Chief Investment Officer Structural Wealth Management LLC San Francisco, CA Kathryn Jo Mannes Senior Vice President of Workforce Development American Association of Community Colleges Washington, DC Jonathan D. Miller Miller Ryan LLC JDM Associates New York, NY David I. Moskovitz, Chair Managing Director, Accenture New York, NY Hon. O Peter Sherwood, Secretary Court of Claims Judge and Acting Justice of the Supreme Court New York County New York, NY William J. Snipes Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP New York, NY Andrew van der Vord Vice President Consumer Products Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC
FINANCIALS SUPPORT AND REVENUE Government programs Contributions Interest and other income Total Support and Revenue EXPENSES Program services General and Administration Fundraising Total Expenses FUNDRAISING SUMMARY Fundraising expenses as a percentage of total expenses ASSET, LIABILITY AND NET ASSET SUMMARY Assets: Cash and cash equivalents Contracts and contributions receivable Prepaid expenses and other assets Equipment, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements, net of accumulated deprication Total Assets Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses Advances Payable Loans payable Total Liabilities Net Assets: Unrestricted Net Assets Temporarily restricted Total Net Assets 2012 $13,319,859 $4,701,316 $82,639 $18,103,814 $15,151,300 $2,675,354 $393,482 $18,220,136 2.2% $1,177,375 $5,824,331 $529,194 $214,582 $7,745,482 $1,160,922 $3,585,045 $1,000,000 $5,745,967 $424,181 $1,575,334 $1,999,515 2011 $12,827,646 $5,710,123 $53,884 $18,519,653 $14,842,890 $2,972,887 $528,951 $18,344,728 2.9% $341,603 $5,563,896 $336,153 $277,873 $6,519,525 $936,839 $3,065,131 $401,718 $4,403,688 $1,689,227 $426,610 $2,115,837 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $7,745,482 CHANGE $6,519,525 THAT WORKS
CHANGE T H A T WORKS NYC Headquarters 32 Broadway New York, NY 10004 212.422.4430 CEO Albany 41 State St., Suite M-109 Albany, NY 12207 518.426.0390 CEO Buffalo 170 Franklin St, 7th Floor Buffalo, NY 14202 716.842.6320 CEO Rochester 1150 University Ave., Suite 8 Rochester, NY 14607 585.957.9858 CEO Tulsa 111 West 5th Street, Suite 401 Tulsa, OK 74103 918.894.6561 CEO Training Center 975 Kelly Street, Suite 401 Bronx, NY 10459 646.393.4400 CEO Binghamton 44 Hawley Street, First Floor Binghamton, NY 13901 607.304.9986 CEO Oakland 1212 Broadway, Suite 17 Oakland, CA 94612 510.251.2240 CEO San Diego 1350 6th Avenue, Suite 180 San Diego, CA 92101 619.684.4810 www.ceoworks.org