Our Programs

Out of Bounds Nation's Small Business Incubator provides a platform for those individuals with a criminal past an opportunity to become intelligent and successful entrepreneurs.  

Out of Bounds Nation's Small Business Incubator is designed for these individuals who are justice involved to achieve their true potential and become a catalyst for positively impacting the lives, their family lives as well as their community through entrepreneurship.    

Unemployment hovers around 27.3% for those with a criminal past as compared to 5.8% for those without a criminal past.

Our small businesses who graduate the Small Business Incubator Program look to hire formerly incarcerated individuals. They are all Second Chance Employers. 

In addition, OBN Second Chance Initiative is part of the Second Chance Business Coalition which exists to share best practices, publicize the coalition's commitment, and encourage other companies to join in the Second Chance movement to hire these individuals.

Thankfully, education is proven to reduce recidivism rates, and therefore, to alleviate taxpayer burden. By providing those who are justice-involved with opportunities to gain an education, we can help reduce the recidivism rate. 

One study found that:

• With vocational training, the recidivism rate drops to approximately 30%.
• With an Associate degree, recidivism drops to 13.7%.
• With a Bachelor’s degree, recidivism drops to 5.6%.
• With a Master’s degree, recidivism is so low that it’s effectively 0%.

OBN Second Chance Initiative along with its partners provide both educational and vocational programs. These programs are specifically designed for justice-invlolved individuals so they can obtain an education or vocational training to assist them in obtaining worthwhile employment. 

By doing this, the chances of these individuals returning to prison is dramatically reduced. Further, these individuals then are able to contribute in a positive way to their communities