WorkWell Partnership

Name

WorkWell Partnership

Legal name

The WorkWell Partnership

Website

https://workwellpartnership.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reentry Workforce Training

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Educational Support Services (611710), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Reentry Programs (Justice-Involved) (EDAAAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH), Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs (BPACANAK)

Keywords

• Reentry job training
• Workforce development services
• Returning citizen employment
• Vocational skills training
• Community reentry program

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrenceville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: WorkWell operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate sponsors. The organization accepts financial contributions through its website and hosts fundraising events including golf outings and 5K runs.
2. Foundation Grants: WorkWell receives grant funding from foundations including the Princeton Area Community Foundation, The Burke Foundation, and the Synod of the Northeast. Initial seed funding came from the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville's endowments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WorkWell Partnership operates the WorkWell Program, a four-week full-time job-readiness training course for individuals transitioning from incarceration. The curriculum covers workplace skills, life skills, resume writing, interview preparation, and is paired with mentorship, transportation support, stipends, meals, and post-program employment placement assistance. Graduates also receive ongoing career navigation support after completing the cohort.

Product overview

WorkWell Partnership operates a single core product - the WorkWell Program - which is a four-week intensive job-readiness training program for returning citizens (formerly incarcerated individuals). The program was launched in April 2021 in collaboration with Uplift Solutions of Philadelphia, building on the organization's earlier CookWell culinary training program (2018-2020) which has since been superseded. WorkWell provides comprehensive training covering workplace skills, life skills, resume building, interview preparation, and employment placement assistance, operating from their training location at 219 E Hanover St, Trenton, NJ. The program distinguishes itself through its partner-based, personalized approach that achieves 58% employment within 9 months for graduates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WorkWell Program A four-week full-time (typically 9am-3pm) job-readiness training course for individuals who have been incarcerated, delivering workplace skills, life skills, resume writing, and interview preparation. Includes meals, transportation subsidies, weekly stipends, and post-program employment placement and ongoing career navigation support for graduates.

Quantifiable outcome

• 58% employment rate within 9 months for program graduates – more than double the typical employment rate for formerly incarcerated individuals
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Pennington Presbyterian ChurchminorOthers · 13 May 2026Hosted WorkWell's special event 'Life After Incarceration: The Challenges of Moving Forward with a Criminal Record' on May 13, 2026, featuring a panel discussion with recent WorkWell graduates.
• Hanover Creative GalleryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026Creative community organization that shares space with WorkWell at 219 East Hanover Street in Trenton. The Hanover Creative Gallery occupies the ground floor while WorkWell is on the third floor. Both organizations share a vision of fostering hope, growth, and connection in the community.
• Commercial Cleaning Corporation (CCC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 November 2022Provides cleaning services to schools, factories, and other venues in the greater Trenton area. Partnered with WorkWell to provide employment opportunities for program graduates.
• Educational Testing Service (ETS)minorOthers · 15 October 2022ETS hosted WorkWell's inaugural 'Moving Forward' 5K run/walk event at its Princeton campus. The event was part of the USATF New Jersey Grand Prix Road Racing Series and helped raise funds and awareness for the organization.
• Father Center of New JerseyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2021Statewide organization with an office in Trenton that supports men in gaining skills for fatherhood. Referrals flow between organizations, and WorkWell graduate Adam Lewis connected with the center to receive forklift certification and carpentry training.
• Trinity Church PrincetonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 September 2021Princeton church that added WorkWell to its circle of outreach partners (called 'local neighbors'). Attended WorkWell's golf fundraiser and community events.
• The Lawrenceville SchoolminorOthers · 12 September 2021Private school that hosted WorkWell's 'Speedy Golf with Mini-Bites' fundraiser on its golf course, helping the organization raise over $2,000.
• Aunt Chubby's LuncheonetteminorOthers · 1 May 2021Hopewell restaurant operated by Lyn Farrugia and Michelle Hamilton that provides free lunches to WorkWell participants during pilot phase. The restaurant runs the Chubby's Project nonprofit program that delivered over 5,000 meals during the pandemic.
• The Big Easy (Trenton)minorOthers · 1 May 2021Trenton restaurant run by Olugbala Sababu for over 30 years. Provides free lunches to WorkWell participants and continues community giving through senior discounts and meal donations.
• 1911 Smoke House BBQminorOthers · 1 May 2021Downtown Trenton BBQ restaurant owned by Maurice Hallett that provided free lunches to WorkWell pilot participants. Hallett understands community importance and gives back to those in need.
• Uplift SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2021Philadelphia-based reentry nonprofit that partnered with LJTP staff during the pandemic (2020-2021) to adapt its broad-based job-training model to the Trenton area. Uplift provided expertise and guidance in launching the WorkWell program in April 2021, contributing to the curriculum development and program design.
• Presbyterian Church of LawrencevillecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The founding organization that established the Lawrenceville Job-Training Partnership (LJTP) in 2018. Provides office space, volunteer support, and organizational infrastructure. The church's strategic planning process (2014-2017) led to the creation of CookWell and subsequently WorkWell programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Osborne Association: New York reentry nonprofit combining educational instruction, vocational training, and employment placement for justice-involved adults. Direct overlap on training-plus-placement model.
• Safer Foundation: Chicago-based nonprofit focused exclusively on employment for people with criminal records. Comparable mission, employer-engagement focus, and vocational training-to-placement pathway.
• The Fortune Society: Long-standing NYC nonprofit delivering employment services, education, and housing to people with justice involvement. Directly comparable reentry-to-employment pipeline and supportive services model.
• Center for Employment Opportunities: National reentry employment nonprofit providing transitional work, job readiness, and retention support to people returning from incarceration. Highly comparable four-week-plus employment services model and returning-citizen focus.
• STRIVE: National nonprofit offering intensive job-readiness training and placement, with deep roots serving returning citizens and other barriered populations in the Northeast. Comparable cohort-based training and employer-placement model.
• Uplift Solutions: Philadelphia-based reentry job-training nonprofit whose broad-based workforce model WorkWell explicitly adapted for the Trenton market. Nearly identical training curriculum and target population.
• Exodus Transitional Services: New York-based reentry program providing workforce development, mentoring, and case management for formerly incarcerated individuals. Very similar job-readiness and placement orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Goodwill Industries International: National workforce-development nonprofit with broad programs in job training and placement, including for justice-involved individuals. A scaled incumbent operating in adjacent reentry and barriered-populations employment space.
• Volunteers of America: Large national human-services nonprofit operating reentry, workforce, and supportive housing programs. Directly comparable reentry-employment missions delivered at much broader geographic scale.

Regional players

• Father Center of New Jersey: Trenton-based community organization providing workforce and fatherhood skills training; refers clients into WorkWell. Hyper-local comparable serving the same geography and demographic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/theworkwellpartnership
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/workwell-partnership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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