Performance Updates
To stay true to our outcomes, we continually assess the effectiveness of our program by measuring our ability to meet the needs of three customer groups: our students who are looking for jobs, our employers who are seeking qualified employment candidates, and our communities who seek safe, clean and vibrant neighborhoods within which to raise their families. We believe in setting the bar high for quality of outcomes, and we believe in true transparency in our results. And we have found, over the years, that the best way to succintly deliver that information is through performance dashboards. We invite you to review and ask questions about the enclosed; and we look forward to working with you to help improve these outcomes even further in the coming years.
FY2013
Quarterly Performance Update, Q2-FY13
FY2012
Quarterly Performance Update, FY2012
FY2011
Quarterly Performance Update, Q4-2011
Quarterly Performance Update, Q2-2011
Quarterly Performance Update, Q1-2011
FY2010
Quarterly Performance Update, Q4-2010
Quarterly Performance Update, Q3-2010
Quarterly Performance Update, Q2-2010
Quarterly Performance Update, Q1-2010
FY2009
Quarterly Performance Update, Q4-2009
Quarterly Performance Update, Q3-2009
Quarterly Performance Update, Q2-2009
Quarterly Performance Update, Q1-2009
Social Return on Investment
Beyond the near-term outcomes, we have also explored the total social return on our investment as well. In brief, for every dollar invested in The Cara Program, $5.02 is produced over a five year time horizon in tax contributions, social security, sales taxes paid, and costs avoided (in shelter expenses, cash assistance, unemployment benefits, healthcare costs, food stamps, rearrests costs, and the like).
If you'd like to learn more about how our social return was calculated, please click here.
Our Financial Statements
In keeping with our commitment to transparency, The Cara Program is committed to making our most recent audited financial statements and Form990 available for your review:
Our Partner Programs
Our Supporters and Employers
- Engineered Glass Products
- Armitage Baptist Church
- Calumet Area Industrial Commission
- Ravenswood Community Council
- Skilken
- Six Corners Association
- River North Businesses
- Various Private Groupon Customers
- 180° Property Services
- John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
- Illinois Medical District Guest House
- Little Village Chamber of Commerce
- Illinois Medical District
- The Habitat Company
- Union League Club
- Scrub Inc.
- Oce Business Services, Inc.
- Charter One Bank
- Standard Bank
- Palmer House Hilton
- Hilton Chicago O'Hare
- Loretto Hospital
- Gate Gourmet
- Vacant Property Security
- Sodexo @ Northwestern
- Resurrection Healthcare
- Greyhound
- Hyatt Regency Chicago
- Hyatt Regency O'Hare
- Hyatt Regency McCormick
- Standard Parking
- JP Morgan Chase
- Securitas
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Pierce and Associates
- Manpower
- Mercy Housing Lakefront
- Pitney Bowes
- Terrace Paper Company
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- Cambridge Commercial Cleaning
- Center For Working Families
- Chicago Bulls
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Cleanslate
- Digby's Security
- Dyson, Inc.
- ABM Janitorial Services
- ACORN Housing
- Allied Barton Security Services
- ARAMARK
- Bank of America
