Rise and Shine, Inc | Application Preview
Rise and Shine, Inc. is applying for government funding to support its job training program aimed at individuals facing chronic unemployment and other significant barriers to employment. Requested funds will go toward program costs, staff salaries, transportation services, and equipment.
The organization offers an intensive 12-week training course for 20 students at a time, and is launching a production facility to create both retail and wholesale revenue streams. This initiative is designed to employ students while generating funds that will offset program expenses, with a goal of becoming financially self-sustaining by 2029.
Since its inception, the program has trained 110 people with a 75% employment success rate. Rise and Shine differentiates itself from competitors through its comprehensive support model: serving a diverse population including veterans, individuals in recovery, people reentering from incarceration, and young adults aging out of foster care. The program reduces stress by focusing on baking—a field that offers stable hours and entrepreneurial potential—and provides free transportation and a $100 weekly student stipend. This holistic approach helps participants transition into stable, independent employment more effectively.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 87-1359707
Location: Odenton, MD, United States
Length of Operation: 1-5
Number of Employees: 1-10 Employees
Annual Gross Income: $500k to $1M
Annual Gross Expense: $500k to $1M
Open to Loans: YES
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Funding Usage
Program Costs Program Salaries Transportation Services Equipment Costs
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Business Plan
We are now recruiting 20 students per 12 week class. We are beginning a production facility to create a retail and wholesale business that will employ students and support the costs of the program. Because we are serving the chronically unemployed, anyone with a barrier to employment. We have trained 110 people in 2 years and have 75% employment outcomes. We are a unique social enterprise model and we plan on being self sustaining by 2029.
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Self Identified Competition
1)Light House Bistro serving people experiencing homelessness with culinary training and employment. 2)Anne Arundel Community College work force training programs. 3)MD Re-entry Resource Center 1) We serve a wide spectrum of demographics including people experiencing homelessness, veterans, those in addiction recovery, people formerly incarcerated, youth aging out of foster care and single mothers in poverty. The baking business is less urgent than the restaurant business and less stressful for people coming out of crisis. 2) We provide transportation to and from the program at no cost to the students and we pay them a stipend of $100 per week to help offset their living expenses. Our schedule is daily from 9-4:30 for only a 12 week intensive training. 3) Again we believe a wide variety of student background and circumstances better replicates what they will experience in the workplace. The baking industry provides great opportunities for living wages and entrepreneurial avenues.
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