Recognizing
40 Years

We’ve got a job to do – a job to address the homelessness crisis and barriers to the workforce by helping thousands of people each year.

How We Do It

Our Services

Through individualized case management, an evolving job-readiness program, and by providing access to an array of supportive services, Chrysalis helps our clients overcome their barriers to reconnecting to the workforce.

Our Employment Social Enterprise

Since 1991, Chrysalis has offered our clients time-limited, paid employment to help them prepare to secure jobs outside of our organization. Today, we employ clients in four growing businesses.

Our Commitment

For 40 years, we have been dedicated to serving individuals who are navigating barriers to the workforce find and retain employment. Learn more about our mission, philosophy, and vision & values.

1,594

clients secured jobs in the general workforce in 2022

1,709

clients worked a transitional job with our employment social enterprise in 2022

81k+

clients have been empowered on their pathway to stability, security, and fulfillment in their work and lives since 1984

Join The Crew

The Crew is not just a monthly giving program. It’s a collective movement aimed at empowering and uplifting our clients as a community – one donation and one month at a time.

As we embark on our 40th anniversary year, we invite you to become an ambassador of change with your monthly gift – thank you for enabling us to support the continuous growth and progress of our clients!

Volunteer

Empower our clients by providing one-on-one resume writing, practice interview, and online job application assistance.

Hire

Find dedicated, hardworking employees to join your team and help your business thrive like nearly 150 employers in Southern California who hire through us.

Attend an Event

Help raise funds and have a good time in support of our clients and program alongside champions who believe in the impact of employment.

Our Vision & Values

Values state what is important to us, serve as our guiding principles, and form the foundation for our culture. They tell us who we are and who we aspire to be. At Chrysalis, these values help us identify the specific capabilities needed in our staff and volunteers and how we should serve our community.

Respect
Empowerment
Equity & Inclusion
Innovation
Integrity

We envision a community in which everyone has the opportunity to work and thrive.

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Before the Bell: Alan

In the early morning hours, Alan gets ready for work and tends to his garden – accompanied by the gentle clucking of his family’s two hens. Life under an open sky alongside his loved ones and coworkers looks vastly different than it did 28 years ago, when he was sentenced to nearly three decades in […]

Success Bells: Rene

Faced with exorbitant business taxes, increasing violence in their community, and threats to their safety, Rene, his wife, and their three-year-old son applied for asylum in the U.S. in 2016. Despite years of working as a doctor in El Salvador, Rene knew that the best next step was to leave everything behind and start over […]

Volunteer Sue

Volunteer Spotlight: Sue

Before coming to Chrysalis, Sue had dedicated years to helping marginalized communities. Previously, she was a volunteer for Women Helping Women, an organization that provided her an avenue to teach individuals computer technology, – from creating resumes to navigating Microsoft programs. After COVID-19 disrupted and closed that opportunity for her, Sue discovered a renewal of […]