Most workforce programs focus on training, but many participants struggle before training ever begins. Chronic stress, poverty, justice involvement, and substance use often reduce cognitive functioning, executive control, and job consistency—skills required for success in skilled trades and employment.

Our approach addresses this gap by stabilizing cognitive and behavioral readiness before workforce training or job placement. Through targeted substance recovery support and cognitive-behavioral skill development, participants regain attention, judgment, impulse control, and reliability.

By restoring these foundational capacities first, workforce training becomes effective, retention improves, and employers gain dependable workers. This preparation phase protects workforce investments and transforms reentry into true labor force activation.