At One On One, we believe that everyone deserves to have a job that provides meaningful employment, supports them and their family, and equips them to achieve their goals.

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We seek to drive change through economic empowerment.

We are helping to build a community where individuals have access to viable career paths, opportunities for homeownership, and abundant time to spend with friends and family. We aim to break the generational cycle that limits access to these things.

Our
Programs

We provide one-on-one coaching on a weekly cadence. Sessions include forming a career plan, building personalized employment goals, soft skills training, personal coaching, and identifying and applying for specific job opportunities.

Adult Employment Services

We provide the same one-on-one job support for youth (ages 16-24) as we do for adults. Additionally, we operate specialized youth programs that allow youth participants to secure transitional jobs with subsidized pay. We hire 200 youth annually and place them in employment within our partner network for up to six months, where they receive on-the-job training and supportive coaching to help them find long-term employment.

Youth Employment Services

We work with grassroots leaders in the small business and nonprofit markets to grow and scale their organizations and introduce them to potential funding opportunities. To date, we have connected over 180 businesses and organizations to resources, including funders, banking partners, infrastructure services, and board members. These partnerships are a vital part of our ecosystem as they provide wraparound support to our participants.

Partnerships

Staff

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Simone Jones
Employment Coach

Katlyn Keller
Director of Development

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Angelica Dawson
Employment Coach

Brendan Clark
Employment Coach

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Daylen Ray
Employment Coach

Rebekah Kikama
Co-Founder, Executive Director

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Jonathan Torres
Director of Programs

Miranda Stith
Employment Coordinator

Board of Directors

Mark Davino

Treasurer | Managing Director, J.P. Morgan

Shenita Muse

Executive Director, The Hope Center Foundation

Sylvia Wood

Senior Director, PayPal

Angela Dodd

Executive Director, BLR Center for Flourishing Communities

Rebekah Kikama

Co-Founder and Executive Director, One On One

Sarah Beth Rizzo

Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

David Leishman

Secretary | Senior Counsel, McGuireWoods LLP

Ta Juana Tang

Chair | Founder and President, Tandem Ventures LLC

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We are focused on results.

Results that can be measured in ways beyond numbers. We see individuals, not issues. We are inspired by passion and compassion for the wellbeing of people. Our methods are based on logic and driven by rigor, results, issues, and outcomes. 

We try new things, learn from our mistakes, and continuously refine our approach. Our strategies help us define our path to success, but our effectiveness is based on the aggregate power of our initiatives to impact holistic change.

Strength in numbers.

We rely on close collaboration with our partners to provide opportunities and support to the people that we serve.

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