1. 2016 Projects:
Raphael House Nano Degrees
http://bit.ly/contact-shaper-projects-2016

2. RAPHAEL
HOUSE
Shapers Involved: Nathaniel Krasnoff, Matt Beck seeking partners/money/suggestions

3. Raphael
House:
the org
Bridge
Program:
~425 families/
year
Residential:
80 families/
year
Founded in 1971
to help families
that are
experiencing, or
are at risk, of
homelessness
85% of families
served maintain
long term stability

4. Gap:
earning a
living wage
• Living Wage:
– “A wage sufficient to provide the necessities essential
to an acceptable standard of living, and provides it with
some ability to deal with emergencies, without
resorting to welfare or other public assistance.”
• Minimum Wage < Living Wage
– For a single adult a living wage in SF is $14.80
– Minimum wage in CA is $10.00*
• This disparity is one of the leading causes of
homelessness among young adults in America
*As of Jan 1, 2016 and is rising $1 every year through
2021

5. Our goal:
reverse the equation
through education
Create a ‘NanoDegree’ ecosystem for
families of Raphael House to enable
them to earn a (better) living wage by
leveraging their position in the heart of
Silicon Valley*
*17% are still unemployed upon departure from Raphael
House- room for improvement
RH has a history of lifting avg.
income and % in full time
employment @ departure

6. System
• 5 hours/week
• Fluent in English
• GED or equivalent (RH has 65% high school degrees)
• 6 month minimum commitment
• Mental Health Check
• Career Counselors facilitating resume resumes,
interview training and portfolio development
• Corporate hiring partners
• Weekly report coordinated with case manager
• Additional mentorship established by WEF partners: e.g.
tutoring, interview practice, etc.
• Additional real world projects
• Established NanoDegree program: Udacity, Coursera…
• Existing local technology training programs:
Code Tenderloin, Hack the Hood…
• Alternative programs: Bend Poly, Custom Curriculum...
• Curriculum Sponsorship- e.g. Udacity NanoDegree Plus
• Technology- laptop, Mifi subscription
• Miscellaneous- education supplies, transportation
1. Enrollment
2. Participation
3. Education
4. Employment
5. Financial

7. Timeline
• EOY 2016: Establish education and hiring partner(s), and build
out volunteer network
• Early Q1 2017: Begin the enrollment assessment for potential
candidates
• End of Q1 2017: Initial candidates begin education courses
• Early Q2 2017: Begin to establish hiring training portion of the
curriculum
• End of Q2 2017: Project Review, ramp of employment tools, and
beginning recruitment of new cohort of candidates pending any
shifts required in program structure
• Q3 2017: Work to place first cohort into roles, and drive second
cohort

8. Ask
• Education Partners
– Build out the curriculum and partnerships
– Hack the Hood, Code Tenderloin, Coursera, Udacity…
• Volunteers
– Mentor students, help create curriculum, build corporate
partnership network for curriculum and hiring
• Financial Support
– Sponsor a Student
– First year goal of 10 students in programs

9. Appendix

10. Appendix
@ intake
‘15-’16
• HIGHEST DEGREE OR LEVEL OF SCHOOL COMPLETED FOR PRIMARY HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
– Lower than 8th
grade: 7.41%
– Some high school, no diploma: 24.07%
– High School diploma or the equivalent (GED): 27.78%***Highest
– Some college credit, no degree: 14.81%
– Trade/Technical/Vocational training completed: 12.96%
• PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD ADULTS EMPLOYED OR ENROLLED IN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL
PROGRAM AT INTAKE: 60%
• INCOME
– $500-$999: 27.78% ***Highest
– $1,000-$1,499: 14.81%
– $1,500-$1,999: 12.96%
– $2,000-$2,499: 20.37%
– $3,500-$3,999: 0%
– $4,000-$4,499: 0%
– $4,500+: 1.85%
• PROFESSIONAL OR EMPLOYMENT STATUS AT INTAKE (INCLUDES 18+ADULTS IN FAMILY COMPOSITION)
– Employed: 67.24%
• TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY (IF EMPLOYED AT INTAKE)
– Administrative: 22.93%
– Food Service: 29.16%***Highest
– Labor: 14.58%
– Professional: 2.08%
– Retail/Customer Service: 18.74%
– Skill Trade: 12.50%
– Healthcare: 0%

11. Appendix
@
departure
‘15-’16
• INCOME AT DEPARTURE- notice the lift in avg income
– $500-$999: 14.89%
– $1,000-$1,499: 23.40%***Highest
– $1,500-$1,999: 10.64%
– $2,000-$2,499: 19.15%
– $2,500-$2,999: 14.89%
– $3,000-$3,499: 6.38%
– $4,000-$4,499: 6.38%
• PROFESSIONAL OR EMPLOYMENT STATUS AT DEPARTURE (INCLUDES
18+ADULTS IN FAMILY COMPOSITION)- lift
– Employed: 70.59%
• TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY (IF EMPLOYED AT DEPARTURE)- lift away
from food service and boost in professional, but there is room to improve
– Administrative: 25%***Highest
– Food Service: 13.46%
– Labor: 11.54%
– Professional: 3.85%
– Retail/Customer Service: 17.31%
– Skill Trade: 11.54%
– Healthcare: 0%
– Not Applicable/No Employment: 17.31%
• Current primary source of income are CalWorks, Food Stamps, and
employment income and fall within $500-$1,000 upon entry into the program.