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Partnering with Exodus
On March 20th, Emerge Career held a lunch and learn at Exodus Transitional Community at 2268 3rd Avenue in East Harlem. Exodus is one of New York City's most established and respected reentry organizations, providing housing, case management, and support services to people coming home from incarceration. This partnership was about connecting their participants with a direct path to high-paying CDL careers.
Why Exodus
Exodus serves individuals at one of the most critical moments of reentry — the first weeks and months after release. Housing is stabilized. Case management is active. But employment? That's often still a question mark. And it's the question that determines whether someone stays stable or falls back.
Emerge's Next Mile NYC program answers that question with a specific, high-paying career path. CDL training that starts on a phone. A dedicated coach from day one. And direct placement with employers who are actively hiring — at salaries between $75,000 and $125,000 a year.
Lunch Was on Us
Emerge ordered pizza for the session. But the real value was the conversation. Exodus staff asked sharp questions about how the program tracks outcomes, how it handles participants with complex schedules, and what happens if someone hits a barrier during training. These are the right questions — and they're the ones Emerge's platform was built to answer.
Multiple Exodus participants started applications before the session ended. Several more followed up in the days after.
