Chrysalis Enterprises is a transitional jobs program for clients facing the greatest barriers to employment. Participating clients start earning a paycheck sooner, gain on-the-job training, and develop the experience needed to find and retain long-term employment. This social enterprise is composed of four business lines including Chrysalis Works, which focuses on street maintenance for Business […]
In the early morning hours, Alan gets ready for work and tends to his garden – accompanied by the gentle clucking of his family’s two hens. Life under an open sky alongside his loved ones and coworkers looks vastly different than it did 28 years ago, when he was sentenced to nearly three decades in […]
Every morning, Can Dee reports to work at 6:00 a.m. with the Chrysalis Roads program. She shares, “I put on my uniform with pride.” She takes satisfaction in a job well done as she and her fellow crew members travel to locations like Westminster, Laguna Beach, and Huntington Beach to provide freeway maintenance in partnership […]
Established in 1991, Chrysalis Enterprises provides a transitional jobs program to clients who face the greatest barriers to employment. Working with our employment social enterprise offers our clients the opportunity to gain real-world skills, build confidence, earn a paycheck, and develop the experience needed to find and retain long-term employment. Clients working a transitional job […]
Established in 1991, Chrysalis Enterprises provides a transitional jobs program to clients who face the greatest barriers to employment. Working with our employment social enterprise offers our clients the opportunity to gain real-world skills, build confidence, earn a paycheck, and develop the experience needed to find and retain long-term employment. Clients working a transitional job […]
Established in 1991, Chrysalis Enterprises provides a transitional jobs program to clients who face the greatest barriers to employment. Working with our employment social enterprise offers our clients the opportunity to gain real-world skills, build confidence, earn a paycheck, and develop the experience needed to find and retain long-term employment. Clients working a transitional job […]
In a recent Los Angeles Times article, reporter Doug Smith meets with four Chrysalis clients employed in transitional jobs with Project Roomkey. The program – with sites in Los Angeles and Orange counties and developed at the State, County, and local levels – is aimed at supporting unhoused, at-risk individuals age 65 and older, without […]
Established in 1991, Chrysalis Enterprises provides a transitional jobs program to clients who face the greatest barriers to employment. Transitional employment offers our clients the opportunity to gain real-world skills, build confidence, earn a paycheck, and develop the experience needed to find and retain long-term employment. Clients working a transitional job are in an important […]
Nationally-known performance artist and environmental advocate, Treeman is a well-known celebrity in Venice, California. But even local residents may not have been aware that the towering and friendly, animated tree was also someone who was experiencing homelessness. We recently sat down for a Q&A with Treeman so we could learn more about Lionel (Lonell), a […]
We recently sat down for a Q&A with Gerardo, a Chrysalis client working a transitional job as part of one of our street maintenance teams based in in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. Chrysalis: How did you find out about Chrysalis, and why did you decide to give our program a try? Gerardo: I […]
Established in 1991, Chrysalis Enterprises provides a transitional jobs program to clients who face the greatest barriers to employment. Transitional employment offers our clients the opportunity to gain real-world skills, build confidence, earn a paycheck, and develop the experience needed to find and retain long-term employment. Clients working a transitional job are in an important […]
Established in 1991, Chrysalis Enterprises provides a transitional jobs program to clients who face the greatest barriers to employment. Transitional employment offers our clients the opportunity to gain real-world skills, build confidence, earn a paycheck, and develop the experience needed to find and retain long-term employment. Clients working a transitional job are in an important […]
Established in 1991, Chrysalis Enterprises provides a transitional jobs program to clients who face the greatest barriers to employment. Transitional employment offers our clients the opportunity to gain real-world skills, build confidence, earn a paycheck, and develop the experience needed to find and retain long-term employment. Clients working a transitional job are in an important […]
Established in 1991, Chrysalis Enterprises provides a transitional jobs program to clients who face the greatest barriers to employment. Transitional employment offers our clients the opportunity to gain real-world skills, build confidence, earn a paycheck, and develop the experience needed to find and retain long-term employment. Clients working a transitional job are in an important […]
Featured in today’s Op-Ed section of the Los Angeles Times is an editorial on a new employment program that is making its way through City Council. If approved, the pilot – designed to give jobs to individuals experiencing homelessness and managed by Chrysalis – would employ 30 individuals at a time to supplement the Bureau […]
In his behind-the-scenes interview with Chrysalis, Donald shares how a transitional job is preparing him for permanent employment.
At Chrysalis, we celebrate with a client who lands a job by having them ring the bell; however, we also recognize the value of celebrating the “little bells” along the way. Hear from Chrysalis client, Marshall, a transitional jobs worker with Chrysalis Enterprises in this Q&A.