Welcome to Uplift Solutions

Our Mission

Uplift Solutions empowers justice-involved individuals through job training, life skills, and case management. With a 2% recidivism rate and over 1,000 graduates, we help people confidently rebuild their futures.

Welcome to Uplift Solutions

About Uplift Solutions

Uplift Solutions, founded in 2009, has a mission of reducing the barriers for justice involved individuals and at-risk youth, helping them find pathways to long-term success. We accomplish this through two key programs: our Workforce Solutions and our new Youth Program. Uplift takes a holistic approach to assisting participants, and our goal is to help them overcome any barriers to achieving long-term personal stability and financial success.

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Placement Rate

550

Careers Created

2%

Recidivism Rate

Our Story

About Uplift Solutions

At Uplift Solutions, our work is guided by a deep commitment to second chances. Our team—many with lived experience—supports individuals transitioning back into society, offering personalized guidance and long-term support.

Mission

Reducing the barriers for justice involved individuals and at-risk youth, helping them find pathways to long-term success.

VIsion

A world in which all people have paths to meaningful opportunities allowing them to reach their full potential.

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Our Programs

Empowering Lives, Shaping Futures

At Uplift Solutions, we offer targeted programs designed to create real
opportunities for justice-involved individuals and at-risk youth.

Workforce Solutions

Food For Thought

Alumni Association

Behind the Walls

Our Partners

Principle Partners

Reentry Support

Launch of Neighborhood Resource Center

Mayor Cherelle Parker joins Uplift Solutions at the Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC), a “one-stop shop” dedicated to supporting returning citizens. This initiative, launched in partnership with the Mayor’s administration, provides critical reentry services—including job training, case management, and life skills support—to help individuals successfully reintegrate into society.

Testimonials

What leaders are saying

The most incarcerated country in the world, yet we claim to be the land of freedom and the harms that go with that are enormous and they relate directly to a

Larry Krasner   District Attorney

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The key to solving all of this is funding education. The state does not fund education in any appropriate way. The nation doesn’t fund education in any appropriate way.

Jim Kenney   Mayor

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Homicide detectives beat witness into saying I committed a crime…

Jim Kenney   Mayor

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Help Today

Your donation helps train and feed our most vulnerable citizens.

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Team

Passionate People, Powerful Impact

Atif Bostic

President and CEO

Julia Keleher

Strategic Advisor

Barb Varela

Chief Financial Officer

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Ready to Take the Next Step?

Begin your journey with Uplift Solutions. Fill out our quick intake form to access reentry support, job training, and personalized guidance.

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