Mission:
Chrysalis is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping economically disadvantaged and homeless individuals become self-sufficient through employment opportunities. It currently helps more than 2,000 individuals a year change their lives through jobs.

Sites:
Chrysalis' four main service centers are located where homelessness and pockets of poverty are most pervasive: two sites on Skid Row in Downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and in the Pacoima area of the San Fernando Valley.

Effectiveness:

• 93% of individuals completing Chrysalis' Job Readiness Curriculum secure employment.

• The average cost of our program is $2,200 per client/year - a fraction of the cost of similar government sponsored employment programs.

• 90% of all funds raised go directly to client services.

Accomplishments:

• We helped 1775 clients get jobs – 1018 in Downtown, 584 in Santa Monica, and 173 in Pacoima; this was a 2.6% increase over 2004.
• Once again, 93% of the clients who participated in our program got jobs.
• Over 1,400 clients participated in Retention and/or Men's and Women's programs, an 11% increase over 2004.
• We reduced the number of clients who stay in Chrysalis Works jobs for more than eight months by 48%.
• We garnered Chrysalis Enterprises contracts worth $4.1 million, employing 857 clients.
• We achieved a roster of 162 customers, including 91 new contracts.
• We raised $2.9 million from over 1800 donors.
• We recruited close to 50 new volunteers in the second half of the year alone, who provided about 370 additional volunteer hours (an 80% increase from last year).
• We designed, built, and moved into a beautiful new office in Santa Monica.