Chance Creators Group, through its social enterprises Fruit2Work and Recycle4Change, provides meaningful employment and support to people impacted by the justice system, aiming to reduce recidivism and its associated social costs. The initiative offers various job opportunities, on-the-job training, mental health support, and a Transition 2 Change program to help participants rebuild their lives.
Societal Value Created
- Reduces recidivism and its ongoing social and financial costs to the community, with an independent impact assessment rating of 8.5 from the Australian Social Value Bank.
- Recycle4Change will facilitate payments of $20 million into the local community over the next 5 years, supporting the disadvantaged and underserved while empowering schools and community groups to fundraise through container collection.
Business Value Created
- Chance Creators has employed and transitioned more than 100 people, eliminating over $20 million in reincarceration costs with a ZERO recidivism rate.
- The combined enterprises are on track to achieve $10 million in sales revenue by the end of FY24, with $800K per year reinvested in wraparound services, and are positioned for interstate expansion to Brisbane in 2024.
