Appropriations Requests for : Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)

1. Cosponsoring legislators:

No Cosponsors

Recipient Information

2. Intended legislatively directed spending item recipient:

Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)

3. Physical address of legislatively directed spending item recipient and the intended location of the project or activity:

7310 Woodward Ave, Detroit, funding will support residents from all over Wayne County and statewide.

4. The recipient's employer identification number:

133843322

Funding Details

5. Requested amount of the legislatively directed spending item:

$1,500,000.00

6. What is the purpose and how does the legislatively directed spending item provide a public benefit that is an appropriate use of taxpayer money?

Funding will support CEO's ability to provide transitional jobs, vocational services, and upskilling opportunities to individuals returning from incarceration across Michigan. CEO provides immediate, comprehensive employment services to individuals, focusing on those at the highest risk of recidivism. Individuals come to CEO incredibly motivated to work, but face barriers in (re)accessing the workforce. CEO participants are immediately employed on CEO transitional work crews and are paid daily, which is essential as individuals transition from incarceration back to their communities. At the same time they receive job coaching and job placement services to help them find full-time employment, and then a year of retention services to support them in their career development. CEO also provides advanced training pathways that target high-need industries by providing inter-organizational referrals to training and employer partners, and support the expansion of existing trainings related to high-demand industries.

7. Has the legislatively directed spending item previously received or been awarded any of the following types of funding in the past 5 years?

✓ Yes: State Funding

Amount received: $3,000,000.00

8. Estimated time frame for completion of the legislatively directed spending item project:

Funding will be utilized within the fiscal year for which it is appropriated

Additional Information For Nonprofit Corporations

9. Is the recipient a nonprofit corporation?

Yes

4. Officers and active members on the board of directors:

Emary Aronson Travis Baird Elizabeth Balfour Brandon Belford Melanca Clark Joli Cooper Khail Cumberbath Bruce Evans Ellen Holloman Abd'allah Lateef Kathryn Mannes Michael Mendoza Davis Moskovistz Andrew van der Vord

Certification By Sponsoring Legislator

• "I certify that my immediate family members, legislative staff members, and I have no direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the requested legislatively directed spending item."
• "I certify that the intended recipient of this legislatively directed spending item is not a for-profit entity."
• "I certify that the information in this form is true to the best of my knowledge."

Senator Mary Cavanagh