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A fair chance,
earned in North Carolina.
Poverty Remediation.
Fair Chance has restored thousands of impoverished and traumatized lives as a federally-contracted and grant-awarded remediation partner since 2005.
For a synopsis of our unique metrics and methods, our work with the U.S. Army, SAMHSA, Justice Department and HUD; or to simply brainstorm collaborative opportunities, please contact our Fairchance Raleigh / Durham Team.
25,000+
Sustainable careers attained since 2016
92%
Placement rate
Nearly 500
Major corporate and government employer partners
About Fair Chance NC
Fair Chance has restored thousands of impoverished and traumatized lives as a federally-contracted and grant-awarded remediation partner since 2005.
For a synopsis of our unique metrics and methods, our work with the U.S. Army, SAMHSA, Justice Department and HUD, or our volume work in partnership with Wake County and regional cities including Raleigh; or to simply brainstorm collaborative opportunities, please see About or contact our Fair Chance Raleigh / Durham Team.
Celebrating our graduates
Fair Chance Life Restoration Program Graduates
92% of Fair Chance Program Graduates secure sustainable careers and a viable right-to-thrive.
As a former U.S. Army contractor, Fair Chance embodies a "whatever it takes" ethos that pervades our entire 3-module Life Restoration Program. In 60 to 90 days, graduates re-identify personal traumas as unique strengths.
Fair Chance's subsequent removal of personal barriers along with custom-designed résumés positions our candidates for viable career placement.
Fair Chance is not government workforce and we are not merely resources. Fair Chance makes it happen for clients, more like a Hollywood Agent.
As a 10-year federal government contractor, we've contracted with nearly 500 major corporations from Zeiss to Raytheon, Lockheed, and Hilton and the Secret Service. Using volume methods of collective bargaining and value exchanges, Fair Chance is uniquely qualified to bring you or your clients from "Zero to Zen" in just 60 to 90 days.
What we do
The three program modules of the Fair Chance Life Restoration Program
01Personal Empowerment
Coaching, goal setting and steady footing, so each participant rebuilds confidence first.
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02Needs Remediation
Removing the barriers that hold people back, from records and paperwork to transportation.
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03Sustainable Careers
Placement with employers who hire on skill, and support that lasts long after the first day.
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By the numbers
Who we serve, and how they succeed
Program Success Metric
92% success in Fair Chance Life Restoration
Across all three modules (Personal Empowerment, Needs Remediation and Sustainable Careers), 92% of participants succeed in the Fair Chance Life Restoration Program.
Race / ethnicity
- Black / African American90%
- White10%
Gender
- Female65%
- Male35%
Age
- 25–4462%
- 45–6428%
- 18–2410%
Advocacy placement
- Careers27
- Career training19
- Deferred pathways11
- Apprenticeships7
- Disability income3
Partnering with employers
Fair Chance Corporate Training Symposium
Fair Chance NC:Scaled Corporate, Government & Private Employment Training
Fair Chance North Carolina: consulting, training, engaging both Candidates & Employers!
Fair Chance's work with nearly 500 corporate and government employers, 25,000+ candidates and 77 major career events was based squarely on volume work contracts with the US Army, US Department of Justice, and US Department of Labor. But we knew that the special needs of at-risk candidates (those with justice-involved, drug, poverty, or homelessness backgrounds), including about 40% of the entire state of North Carolina, would never be met without working with employers first.
Since 2016, we've known that federal bonding, wage subsidizations, and tax incentives can help the many corporations we've trained make the right hiring decisions, not to mention the emotional influences of the many impact statements from the private citizens we've celebrated and featured.
Our impact
Small acts, made consistent, change lives.
Every dollar goes toward a bed, a bus pass, a certification, or a conversation that changes a trajectory. Here's where your support lands.
$1.2M
Deployed to residents in 2024
9 in 10
Report feeling more hopeful
"You saved my life."
— Kisha, program graduate, Raleigh
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Your gift keeps a light on, a bus pass valid, and a future possible.
