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See How it Works

Impact Justice imagines, builds, and scales innovations that advance safety, justice, and opportunity. The Homecoming Project inspired by the sharing economy and designed to change what reentry looks like in the U.S.

Innovation Milestones

  • ​​​Over ​​200 participants to date
  • 0% recidivism among participants
  • Launched a resource hub with 1:1 coaching, training, and classes
  • ​​Published the Homecoming Project Toolkit, featuring web-based learning tools​
  • ​​​​Launched a hybrid technical assistance model that pairs fee-for-service engagements with deeper investments in select organizations to help them implement or enhance their own housing and reentry solutions​​​​​
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We built a re‑entry housing program, and along the way discovered we were also building relationships.
Alex Busansky, Impact Justice

What a Difference A Cohort Makes

The Breakthrough Challenge is “unique in its bet on new ideas,” says Impact Justice. With funding and technical support, the organization rapidly scaled its model – housing more people returning from prison, while investing directly in communities through homeowner stipends. The challenge also strengthened their ability to expand reentry services across California.

What's Next

  • Designing a gender responsive home-sharing model to serve more women
  • Continued expansion to Los Angeles
  • Continue recent expansion to San Francisco
  • ​​E​xpand fee-for-service clients and offerings​​
  • ​​​​Explore a franchise model for the Homecoming Project to support broader expansion