PROJECT PURPOSE

Today, COVID is a crisis for Oklahoma businesses and the disenfranchised of our state. Employers struggle to find workers and the addicted and homeless struggle for support and opportunities. To improve both challenges, Oklahoma businesses have partnered with our Career Development program to provide second chance employment during and after graduation for our clients. To meet this need, we are requesting a one-time grant for $1,800,000 to Obtain and staff an additional 100-person facility. Which will allow us to provide housing and services to our clients. Once complete, this will also be self-funded. With approval, you?ll be investing in an initiative that would decrease the current drug-related prison population by 0.5% and save $2,351,330 annually from imprisonment costs.

EVIDENCE

In Oklahoma, the annual cost to incarcerate an individual in 2020 was $23,513 and the cost for drug-related offenses was an estimated $39,008,565. According to the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, homelessness costs taxpayers $35,578 per year, per person enduring chronic homelessness. In the next 24 months, our Career Development program seeks to reduce the incarceration cost and earn the State income from payroll taxes.

POPULATION DESCRIPTION

The addicted, the homeless, and those recently released from prison as well as Oklahoma businesses are the primary populations that have been impacted within our client base. With the need and requirement to stay home, and loss of many jobs, the needed income and positive distraction of employment were no longer there. According to Tulsa World, Oklahoma saw an increase of 22% in drug-related fatalities in 2020, and Oklahoma's labor participation rate was one of the lowest in the country.

PERFORMANCE MEASURING

uild, buy, or purchase existing facility and fill with 80-100 clients. We will report the start and completion of the new building project as well as report the number of individuals in the program as per SLFRF requirements.

ONGOING INVESTMENT AMOUNT

$

ONGOING INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION

None

ONGOING INVESTMENT REQUIRED

Able to continue operation without additional funding from the State of Oklahoma

PROGRAM CATEGORY

Addressing Negative Economic Impacts

PROGRAM SUBCATEGORY

Job Training Assistance (e.g., Sectoral job-training, Subsidized Employment, Employment Supports or Incentives)

FEDERAL GRANT AMOUNT

$

FEDERAL GRANT DESCRIPTION

None

HQ COUNTY

Mayes

ENTITY TYPE

Small 501-C3 Non-profit (<$1M revenue, annually)

Data source: Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services / More information ยป