Chicago, June 27, 2019 – Skills for Chicagoland’s Future (Skills) is proud to announce it has been selected to participate in Stand Together Foundation’s highly selective Catalyst Program, joining a growing national network of more than 150 nonprofit organizations working to break the cycle of poverty across America. With the addition of Skills and 14 other social entrepreneur-led nonprofits in its ninth program cohort, Stand Together Foundation’s Catalyst Network now tops more than 150 top-performing organizations across 46 states.
The Stand Together Foundation Catalyst Program offers organizational and leadership development along with peer networking, with the goal of helping transformative organizations grow and scale. Skills will have the opportunity to grow its impact through this highly selective six-month training and mentorship program.
“At Skills, we push ourselves to constantly innovate and evaluate our programs to increase our impact on the Chicagoland area, and expand our reach nationally as we add replication sites. As a participant in the Catalyst Program we are thrilled to work and learn alongside peer organizations, all focused on creating change. It’s an honor to be a part of the group of organizations that have participated in the Catalyst Program,” said Marie Trzupek Lynch, founding President and CEO of Skills.
The Stand Together Foundation Catalyst Program brings together nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated success breaking barriers to help all people realize their potential. Through its training and mentorship program, Stand Together Foundation works with Catalyst partners to support, strengthen, and scale their work across six issue areas: Addiction and Mental Health; Financial Empowerment and Entrepreneurship; Housing and Homelessness; In-Prison, Reentry and Second Chances; Workforce Development; and Youth and Education.
“This group of catalysts is creating and implementing innovative solutions that are transforming individuals, families and communities across the country. We are excited to see how they can greater their good in the fight against poverty,” said Evan Feinberg, executive director of Stand Together Foundation.
Stand Together Foundation’s newest cohort will join 141 existing Catalysts and will kick off on September 16. Skills joins 14 other high-performing nonprofits across the country:
Addiction Recovery, Mental Health & Trauma
- Bridle Up Hope (Alpine, UT)
- Brigid’s Path (Kettering, OH)
- Poetic (Dallas, TX)
Youth and Education
- The Artist Outreach (Dallas, TX)
- iFoster (Truckee, CA)
Workforce Development
- Mile High Workshop (Denver, CO)
- Skills for Chicagoland’s Future (Chicago, IL)
In-Prison, Reentry and Second Chances
- A Second U Foundation (New York, NY)
- Fresh Lifelines for Youth (Milpitas, CA)
- Prison Entrepreneurship Program (Houston, TX)
- Prison University Project (San Quentin, CA)
Financial Empowerment and Entrepreneurship
- Four Bands (Eagle Butte, SD)
- Hustle PHX (Phoenix, AZ)
- The Life of a Single Mom (Baton Rouge, LA)
- LIFT (Washington, DC)
About Stand Together Foundation
Stand Together Foundation is breaking the cycle of poverty by supporting the creative solutions of individuals and communities around the country. Our goal is to help effective, high-performing social entrepreneurs maximize impact—to help them help more—by bringing a business-like approach to the social sector. The result is a vetted Catalyst Network of some of the most highly effective and top-performing non-profits in the U.S. that are helping people in poverty transform their lives. Learn more at www.StandTogetherAgainstPoverty.org.
