Description
Project Thrive is a job training program for parents with criminal backgrounds, child support obligations, or child welfare involvement, with an 83% employment rate and a 16% recidivism rate versus a 50% norm.
Impact summary
CDBG dollars are matched 50-50 through the FSET program, doubling the local investment, and half of Janesville participants were homeless when they enrolled.
Applicant
- Name
- Community Action (Jamie Pennington, Program Manager)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 1
Last discussed Aug 19, 2026.
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