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From Challenges to Careers: We Help Make It Possible

 

Fortasse is a technology company leveraging the power of data science to break the cycle of generational poverty by improving employment outcomes for people with a justice-involved past

 

We are a registered charitable organization

501(c)3 Nonprofit 

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Our Core Values


EMPOWERMENT – We’ll empower both employers and their job candidates by providing the tools and information needed to build new futures


INNOVATION – We’ll use data science to support smarter more humane and cost-effective hiring decisions


INTEGRITY – We’re committed to transparency, fairness, and honesty in every engagement


POTENTIAL – We believe every able person is capable of contributing and succeeding regardless of their past


COURAGE – We know that changing the status quo is a long term commitment. We’re working toward a future with more fair chance hiring to the benefit of society overall.

Who we Serve

Employers

The right talent doesn’t always have a perfect past

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Job Candidates

You are more than a record

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Our approach

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Free research backed and personalized risk analysis (Coming Soon)

For EMPLOYERS – Understanding the risks and rewards for a specific candidate with a justice-involved past

For Job Seekers – Understanding where you are on the risk Index and how to make the most of it

Help make a difference in the life of someone who has paid their debt to society

Jobs are foundational in a modern society

Without gainful employment poverty is a near certainty.  A justice-involved past can impact employability and income for decades regardless of their skills or level of education.  Our focus is to help individuals get hired for the jobs they are selected for and qualified for by addressing employer concerns that arise from background checks.

Families

The children of formerly justice-involved are 3x more likely to live in poverty and are 6x more likely to become justice involved themselves as young adults or adults.  The difference in positive vs negative outcomes for families is often tied to household income which is directly related to quality employment.  The kind of jobs that require passing a background check and that pay a living wage with benefits.    Jobs with room to grow and develop.  The kinds of jobs we all want, but for many with a record are out of reach.

Why our approach is an investment worth making

Fortasse is unique in the Fair chance and reentry space in that we are not geographically limited… we have no offices, we have no staff except for our dedicated founders.   We are addressing the elephant in the room which is employer fear and uncertainty.

  • Annually, hundreds of thousands of formerly justice involved individuals make it all the way to the job offer stage only to have the job offer withdrawn once the background check comes back to the employer.  The sheer numbers of people involved means that even a modest improvement in the hiring rate can make a tidal wave of difference.    

 

Donations and Grants are how we intend to fund these services.  Please give today.

How we measure success

Our initial goal is to boost the hiring rate of individuals with a criminal record by just 1% to 2% a year among the hundreds of thousands of deserving candidates.  This small movement could mean several thousand more people hired each year.  This means fewer Americans on public assistance, less childhood poverty, and a more positive outcome for society.