Every year, 600,000 people walk out of prison with nothing — no home, no job, no support. 82% are rearrested within a decade.
Meanwhile, America has 500,000+ unfilled skilled trade jobs. We connect these two dots — with a campus, a curriculum, and a career pipeline.
Annual cost to incarcerate one person in Florida. 82% come back within 10 years. It's a subscription to failure.
people released from prison every year — with no bridge to work
Unfilled skilled trade jobs. Electricians, plumbers, welders — retiring 2x faster than they're replaced. $55K–$75K starting wages. No degree required.
We are the bridge between these two realities.
Most reentry programs attack one piece of the puzzle. We built the entire system — from cell to career. Here's how a man moves through the TradeWorks pipeline:
FIU instructors deliver NCCER trades curriculum inside the facility. 90-day behavioral readiness program. Graduate with credentials before you walk out.
Walk into a fully furnished room at 14th Ave Apartments. 15 bedrooms for residents, 3 for live-in staff. Stability from day one.
NCCER certification track — electrical, plumbing, HVAC, welding. Classroom + hands-on. MRT therapy & counseling via Agape Network.
Direct employer placement. $30K–$60K+ wages. Taxpayer. Provider. Citizen.
15% recidivism vs. 82% national average. 90% job placement. 3:1 social ROI. Families restored.
5410 NW 14th Avenue, Miami, FL
Brand-new construction. 6 units, 18 bedrooms — the physical infrastructure that makes the TradeWorks model possible. 15 bedrooms for residents, 3 for live-in staff. 30 men at a time.
Units
Bedrooms
Men Housed
LIVE Housing-First
Stable campus at 14th Ave. Daily structure, wraparound support, 3 live-in staff.
LEARN FIU NCCER
Top 50 university delivers credentialed trades education. Pre-release + on-campus.
WORK Paid Internship
Paid internships and direct employer pipeline. 15+ corporate partners.
EARN $30K–$60K+
Sustainable career. Taxpayer. Provider. Citizen. The cycle ends here.
FIU is providing significant program funding — de-risking the model for investors.
The real estate covers the floor. Government contracts + private partnerships provide the upside. Each campus diversifies across all streams.
This is not a single-stream real estate play. We built a model where no single source of funding makes or breaks the campus.
Guaranteed lease from a Top 50 public research university
$300K $25,000/monthState & federal transitional housing reimbursement
$300K 30 Men × stipendDOJ Second Chance, Pell, DOL, HUD CoC, SNAP E&T, WIOA, VOCA
$1.8M–$5.3M Annual Grant PotentialFloridaCommerce, FDOC reentry, vocational rehab
$500K–$1.5M Annual ContractsBlackRock Foundation, employer partners, corporate giving
$750K–$3M Combined AnnualBlended Target per Campus: $3.9M–$14M+ Annually
Real estate income provides the floor. Government + private contracts provide the upside.
All-in cost per person: $2,828–$3,767/month — a fraction of the $15,167/month it costs to incarcerate them.
Program Director, Operations, Supervisors, Coordinators, Admin, Bookkeeper
Lease payments, utilities, furniture, linens, kitchen
$20–$35/day/person for food, plus hygiene & essentials
Tools, safety gear, materials, computer lab
Work uniforms, boots, PPE, interview outfits
Liability, workers comp, legal, accounting, software
501(c)(3) Grant Partner unlocks philanthropic, federal, and state funding that for-profits cannot access directly.
This isn't a startup operating in a vacuum. Each partner brings decades of credibility — and FIU is providing significant program funding.
Property Operator
Campus operations, housing management, wraparound services, employer pipeline. The operating system.
Education & Funding Partner
Top 50 public research university. NCCER curriculum, credentialed instructors. Providing significant program funding.
Behavioral Health
MRT therapy, counseling, 35+ years reentry expertise. Evidence-based outcomes.
The model is replicable. Every new campus is a franchise of transformation.
14th Ave Apartments — Miami. 6 units, 18 bedrooms, 30 men. Prove the model end-to-end.
MIAMI · AUGUST 20263–5 additional properties in Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville. Target: 150–250 men in program.
3–5 MARKETS · 2027–2028License the TradeWorks OS to university partners. Georgia State, Texas A&M, CUNY. Target: 20+ campuses.
20+ CAMPUSES · 2029+
This is what you're really buying: a hard asset with a mission-driven moat and uncorrelated revenue.
Property Acquisition
$2.69M6-unit, 18-bedroom building at 5410 NW 14th Ave, Miami, FL. Brand-new construction. Delivery August 2026.
Use of Capital
Let's Build This.
info@tradeworksacademy.com · +1 (305) 469-5205
