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Community Impact

Who We Serve

91%

91% of all service requests are for Employment Assistance.
47% of all requests are for Housing Assistance
38% of all requests are for Food.
This highlights most people are in search of basic needs.

100%

100% of clients were considered low-income with majority reporting $0 income

95% had an active conviction while 5% had dismissed cases. 43% of all cases were considered a serious conviction, with an average of 2.2 convictions per person.

254%

H.I.R.E. emancipated from fiscal sponsorship in March 2024, enabling us to apply for additional growth opportunities, which culminated in 254% financial growth over 2023. This enabled us to hire additional staff in November and begin increasing programming.

95%

2024 Community Impact

1,160

1,160 People received some type of service from H.I.R.E.

Jobs Not Jails
T.I.M.E. Mentoring
Workforce Workshops
Peer Support Groups
Reentry Resource Fair
Youth & Family Fair
CalAssist & Benefit Linkages
T.I.M.E. Volunteering
Community Job Fair

3,506

106 Volunteers & Interns Provided 3,506 Volunteer Hours
Which Translates to $117,417 in In-Kind Support.

71%

71% of Job Seekers were placed into quality employment averaging $20.15/hour across a variety of industries.

96

We Provided 5 Community or Subcommittee Meetings on employment and youth reentry topics, enabling 96 fellow service providers to learn, connect and collaborate.

2024 Impact Report

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2021 Impact Report

2022 Impact Report

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2023
Impact Report

Glass Buildings

Success Stories

H.I.R.E. clients work hard to turn their lives around. Read about some of their stories!

Irv

Irving "Irv"

T.I.M.E. Mentor

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Nhut

T.I.M.E. Mentor

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Marta

T.I.M.E. Mentor

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Gail

H.I.R.E. Client

Irving "Irv" Relova, a man whose life took unexpected turns, leading him from the Philippines to the United States at the tender age of 13, found his early years marked by responsibility, education and a hopeful outlook on his future. However, a tragic incident altered the course of his life, driving him to commit a deeply regrettable crime...

When he was only 16 years old, Nhut was sentenced to a lifetime behind bars without the possibility of parole. He had committed an act that he deeply regretted and would change the course of the rest of his life...

After being sexually abused by a family member as a child, Marta sunk into a spiral of isolation and despair.

When no one believed her story, she began numbing the pain with drugs and living a life in the streets. After years of struggling to survive, Marta had become a mother and found what she thought to be love in her partner...

After serving six years behind bars, Gail experienced immense difficulty reentering his community. Not only did his parole restrictions limit his ability to support himself with employment, but customary activities such as transportation became a daily obstacle...

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Patricia

H.I.R.E. Client

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Sal

H.I.R.E. Client

And I Know You Too

H.I.R.E. Employer

Patrick

H.I.R.E. Client

In 2018, Patricia was arrested for driving under the influence. The situation escalated when it was discovered that her child was in the back seat of the car. After a year of fighting her case in court, Patricia was convicted and sentenced to four years’ probation and required to complete multiple classes and programs...

Growing up Sal was always on the move. His family moved back and forth between Mexico and California, causing a difficult adolescence. At the age of 18, Sal found himself incarcerated after a regrettable crime, and sentenced to three years of probation...

Uniting their passion of deep connection and transformation, Anne and Maryann Buchanan co-founded “And I Know You Too,” a screen-printing company that is venturing into tote bag manufacturing. This mother-daughter partnership hopes to build meaningful bonds and provide avenues of employment through artistic expression...

After completing five years of an eight-year prison sentence in 2021, Patrick was released from incarceration. Feeling deep remorse and regret for the acts he committed, he understood he faced a long path of recovery once returning home...

Matthew

H.I.R.E. Client

After serving 20 years in prison, Matthew was released in 2021 and found himself in a tough situation. The dog training program he was working at had recently downsized, leaving him without a job and with no way to support his family. Matthew applied for many jobs, but due to his conviction history, he was turned away after not passing their background checks...

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