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Our impact

Fair Chance North Carolina Impact

Every figure below is a person who found a home, a paycheck, or a way forward.

25,000+

Sustainable careers attained since 2016

92%

Placement rate

Nearly 500

Major corporate and government employer partners

$1.2M

Deployed to residents in 2024

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What changes when someone gets a fair chance

Handshake after a job interview

Careers

Sustainable careers, not just jobs

Sample text: how placements lead to living wages, benefits and promotions for participants and their families.

25,000+ careers attained

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Family at home

Housing & stability

Stable homes, steady lives

Sample text: how needs remediation keeps people housed, fed and on track while they train and work.

Sample: 0,000 households stabilized

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Team meeting at work

Employers

Stronger workforces

Sample text: what employer partners gain in retention and ready talent through fair-chance hiring.

Nearly 500 employer partners

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Ten years of impact

Milestones

  1. 2016

    Sample text: Fair Chance founded; first participants placed.

  2. 2019

    Sample text: partnerships with federal agencies and expansion to a second state.

  3. 2022

    Sample text: Life Restoration Program launches its three modules.

  4. 2026

    Sample text: 25,000+ careers attained across three states.

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Where your support lands

Every dollar goes toward a bed, a bus pass, a certification, or a conversation that changes a trajectory.

Personal Empowerment30%
Needs Remediation30%
Career & Training40%

9 in 10

Participants report feeling more hopeful about the year ahead.

"You saved my life."

— Kisha, program graduate, Raleigh

Kisha, Fair Chance program graduate from Raleigh

Annual report & financials

Our audited statements and IRS Form 990 are available on request — email us and we'll send the current filing.

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