Chrysalis | Changing Lives Through Jobs

We help
people find jobs.

The health crisis of COVID-19 has resulted in a parallel unemployment crisis across the US. Chrysalis is providing a range of virtual services to support our clients in weathering this storm. Help us keep our Success Bells ringing.

How We Do It

Our Services

Through individualized case management, an evolving job-readiness program, and by providing access to an array of supportive services, Chrysalis helps our clients overcome their barriers to reconnecting to the workforce.

Our Employment Social Enterprise

Since 1991, Chrysalis has offered our clients time-limited, paid employment to help them prepare to reenter the workforce. Today, we employ clients in three growing businesses.

Our Commitment

For 35 years, we have been dedicated to helping individuals who face barriers to the workforce find and retain employment. Learn more about our mission, philosophy, and vision & values.

2,552

clients secured jobs
in 2019

1,570

clients worked for our
employment social enterprise in 2019

71k+

clients have been
empowered to reenter the
workforce since 1984

Working for 100

Join us in our effort to get 100 of our Orange County neighbors back to work in 100 days while raising $100,000 toward our dedication to change lives through jobs!

Volunteer

Empower our clients by providing one-on-one resume writing, practice interview, and online job application assistance.

Hire

Find dedicated, hardworking employees to join your team and help your business thrive like the more than 200 employers in Southern California who hire through us.

Attend an Virtual Event

Help raise funds and have a good time in support of our clients and program alongside champions who believe in the impact of employment.

Our Vision & Values

Values state what is important to us, serve as our guiding principles, and form the foundation for our culture. They tell us who we are and who we aspire to be. At Chrysalis, these values help us identify the specific capabilities needed in our staff and volunteers and how we should serve our community.

Respect
Empowerment
Equity & Inclusion
Innovation
Integrity

We envision a community in which everyone has the opportunity to work and thrive.

Connect with Chrysalis

We use email to send client success stories, volunteer testimonials, news updates, and event invitations. It may sound like a lot, but we only send around one to two emails per month.

2020 Ballot Propositions & Measure Endorsed by Chrysalis

The November 2020 election includes a number of propositions and measures at the State of California and local levels that will impact the lives of the individuals and families we serve. Chrysalis staff and Board have reviewed the ballot initiatives up for a vote, and based on alignment with our mission and values, as well […]

Success Bells: TJ

TJ observed as an individual working on the Venice Beach Boardwalk collected trash and maintained the area. He felt a sense of pride seeing this. With an over 100-year family history in the Venice community – and in between jobs at the time – TJ wanted to know how he could secure a similar position, […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Bob

With an eight-year tenure as a Chrysalis volunteer, Bob is an avid supporter of assisting clients throughout the job search. Although he had been volunteering in person at our Santa Monica center, he was quick to sign up to administer virtual services after we modified our in-person services in mid-March for the safety of clients, […]