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Community Impact

Who We Serve

93%

93% of Formerly Incarcerated People Who Contact Us Are In Need of Employment Assistance.
46% Request Housing Assistance
20% Request Other Supportive Services

100%

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

67% had what is considered a "serious" conviction. 45% had at least one felony, 21% had at least one misdemeanor and 34% had at least one of both. 

61% were unemployed, 19% employed part-time and 6% had "gig" employment

67%

61%

2023 Community Impact

1,105

1,105 People received some type of service from H.I.R.E.
68 Direct Service
76 Mentoring
28 Workforce Workshops
363 Resource Fair
153 Youth Fair
195 CalAssist Linkages
23 T.I.M.E. Volunteers
199 Community Meetings

3,040

70 Volunteers & Interns Provided 3,040 Volunteer Hours
Which Translates to $95,656 of In-Kind Support.

75%

73% of Job Seekers were placed into quality employment averaging $20.88/hour across a variety of industries.

10

We Provided 8 Community or Subcommittee Meetings, 2 documentary screenings for networking and education purposes, which benefitted 199 service providers and community members

2021 Impact Report

2022 Impact Report

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2023
Impact Report

Glass Buildings

Client Success

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

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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