ASCEND Restore serves individuals who are transitioning from incarceration and seeking to build stable career pathways. Participants may include individuals who:
ASCEND Restore focuses on supporting participants as they rebuild professional identity, confidence, and access to opportunity networks.
Participants build mentorship relationships that provide encouragement, trust, and guidance during the reentry process.
Participants receive support navigating reentry challenges, workforce systems, and identifying viable career pathways.
Participants strengthen professional identity, communication skills, and workplace readiness needed for reintegration into professional environments.
Participants gain exposure to employers, industries, and networks that are open to second-chance hiring and long-term career growth.
Participants transition into stable employment and begin building sustainable career trajectories and long-term economic mobility.
ASCEND is a national initiative of BDN, operating in partnership with colleges, universities, and regional systems.
