SUSTAINABLE ALAMANCE

What SUSTAINABLE ALAMANCE does

Sustainable Alamance is a Burlington, North Carolina-based nonprofit organization founded in 2014-2015 with a mission to help formerly incarcerated individuals gain and sustain employment in Alamance County. The organization is led by Founder/Executive Director Phil Bowers and Case Manager Emily Flack, with a stated headcount of 1-10 employees. It holds the designated Local Re-Entry Coordinator role for Alamance County and operates as an independent 501(c)-class entity with no parent company or institutional investors.

The organization's core offerings combine direct workforce development programming with two social enterprise businesses. Sustainable Alamance Movers, operating under North Carolina Utilities Commission certificate C-2596 since 2015, provides local residential and business moving services. Sustainable Alamance Mowers, launched in 2023, provides commercial grounds maintenance to church facilities and small commercial properties. Both enterprises serve as employment vehicles for program participants. Adjacent programming includes the Jobs for Life employment readiness curriculum, the FACES Center (Family and Community Economic Stability Center) established in February 2023 with its Reserve One wealth-building program, Driver's License Restoration Clinics, and Reentry Resource Fairs.

The business model is a hybrid of service revenue and charitable contributions. Service revenue is generated through transaction-based fees from moving and mowing jobs at competitive hourly rates, while donations are accepted via PayPal and mail. All services are delivered directly within Alamance County with quote-based pricing and no digital distribution channels. The organization reports having helped 61 individuals, saving taxpayers over $5 million since 2014, and generating an $11.89 return on investment for each $1 donated.

Name

SUSTAINABLE ALAMANCE

Legal name

Sustainable Alamance

Website

https://sustainablealamance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sustainable Alamance is a Burlington, North Carolina nonprofit that helps formerly incarcerated individuals gain and sustain employment through reentry services, case management, and two social enterprises: Sustainable Alamance Movers and Sustainable Alamance Mowers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services and Workforce Development

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAKANAK

Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Transition Services (Post-Secondary, Employment & Independent Living)

Keywords

• Reentry services
• Workforce development
• Social enterprise
• Local moving services
• Nonprofit community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Service Revenue (Moving and Mowing): Revenue generated from Sustainable Alamance Movers (local residential and business moving services) and Sustainable Alamance Mowers (commercial mowing services for churches and small commercial properties). Services are provided at competitive hourly rates.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization accepts donations via PayPal and mail, supporting its nonprofit mission of workforce development for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sustainable Alamance is a nonprofit organization that provides reentry support and workforce development for formerly incarcerated individuals in Alamance County, NC. Its core offerings include case management, employment readiness training through the Jobs for Life program, and two social enterprise businesses: licensed residential and commercial moving services (Sustainable Alamance Movers, certificate C-2596) and commercial mowing services (Sustainable Alamance Mowers) for church facilities and small commercial properties. The FACES Center delivers educational programming covering employment, financial stability, wealth building, and personal growth.

Product overview

Sustainable Alamance is a nonprofit social services organization offering a portfolio of workforce development programs and community services. Core offerings include Sustainable Alamance Movers (licensed moving service since 2015) and Sustainable Alamance Mowers (commercial grounds maintenance since 2024), both serving as employment vehicles for formerly incarcerated individuals. The FACES Center provides educational programming through the Reserve One program, while the Jobs for Life Program offers employment readiness training with mentor support. Additional services include Driver's License Restoration Clinics and Reentry Resource Fairs that connect participants with employers and community resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sustainable Alamance Movers: North Carolina Utilities Commission approved mover of household goods (certificate C-2596) providing local residential and business moves in Alamance County since 2015.
• Sustainable Alamance Mowers
• FACES Center

Products and services

• Sustainable Alamance Movers Licensed local moving service (NC Utilities Commission certificate C-2596) providing residential and business moving within Alamance County since 2015, operated as a workforce development program that employs formerly incarcerated individuals.
• Sustainable Alamance Mowers Commercial mowing and grounds maintenance service for church facilities and small commercial properties in Alamance County, launched in 2023 to provide employment opportunities for program participants.
• FACES Center (Family and Community Economic Stability Center) Educational and personal growth center providing courses through the Reserve One program covering employment, long-term financial stability, wealth building, personal growth, and economic mobility for clients and their families.
• Jobs for Life Program Employment readiness training program providing practical work readiness skills through Biblical principles and a mentor (champion) support model for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Currently helping 61 men and women who have previously been arrested
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Last Mile: Nonprofit providing technology training and employment pathways for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Comparable reentry workforce development focus, with a tech-training angle.
• Homeboy Industries: Los Angeles nonprofit operating social enterprises (bakery, café, merchandise, landscaping) that provide employment to formerly gang-involved and incarcerated individuals. Closely comparable social-enterprise model to Sustainable Alamance's Movers and Mowers.
• Safer Foundation: Chicago-based nonprofit providing workforce development, education, and reentry services for people with criminal records. Comparable mission and target population with substantially larger institutional scale.
• Root & Rebound: California-based nonprofit helping people navigate the legal and reentry barriers after incarceration, including employment-focused resources. Comparable reentry support mission.
• The Fortune Society: New York City nonprofit providing reentry services, housing, education, and employment support to people impacted by incarceration and the criminal justice system. Direct comparable in reentry employment focus.
• Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO): National nonprofit providing immediate employment and reentry support for people returning from incarceration. Directly comparable to Sustainable Alamance's mission of placing formerly incarcerated individuals into sustainable work, though at much larger scale.
• Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR): Virginia-based nonprofit providing reentry programs including employment, housing, and case management to formerly incarcerated individuals. Similar local/regional reentry services model.
• STRIVE: National workforce development nonprofit providing job readiness training and placement for individuals facing barriers to employment, including those impacted by the justice system. Comparable employment-readiness and placement mission.

Emerging players

• Honest Jobs: Tech-enabled job platform specifically connecting employers with people who have criminal records. Emerging direct competitor/peer in the reentry employment space, but with a digital-only model versus Sustainable Alamance's service-based approach.
• 70 Million Jobs: Job placement platform for people with criminal records. Comparable reentry employment focus but operates as a tech-enabled intermediary rather than a direct service provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/96896573747
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sustainable-alamance

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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