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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: January 2025 Expires: January 2027

Career & Recovery Resources, Inc.

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(713) 754-7000
2525 San Jacinto
Houston, TX, 77002
https://careerandrecovery.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Career & Recovery Resources, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:

Career and Recovery Resources, Inc.s (CRR) mission is to help people identify and overcome barriers to a stable life. We break down barriers for people experiencing substance abuse, underemployment, and housing instability, with focused services for youth, Veterans, people with disabilities, and those referred from the criminal justice system.

Year, State Incorporated:
1958, TX

Career and Recovery Resources, Inc. (CRR) is a Houston-based, Texas not-for-profit established in 1945 that helps people achieve self-determination and financial stability through behavioral wellness, education, workforce development, and housing support. CRR serves people needing a fresh start—often experiencing unemployment or underemployment, housing instability, and/or behavioral health challenges, including individuals referred from the criminal justice system, with specialized services for youth and veterans. 

CRRs integrated programs include: (1) Employment & Supportive Services, delivered through an Employment Services Center providing job attainment coaching, a computer lab, and GED/IT training; (2) UpRise Enterprise (launched in 2019), CRRs social enterprise providing paid, supportive on-the-job training and transitional work for people with high barriers to employment; (3) Housing Navigation & Case Management to help individuals transition from shelters/encampments into stable housing; (4) Outpatient Substance Use Counseling, evidence-based group and individual counseling led by licensed staff, with recovery supports that also connect clients to employment and financial education; and (5) Veteran Services, including Supportive Services for Veteran Families to prevent and resolve homelessness. CRR has programs, funded by the Department of Labor, Department of Veteran Affairs, and private sources, to help U. S. military veterans and their families reintegrate into meaningful employment and appropriate stable housing. In 2017, Career & Recovery Resources, Inc. served over 13,500 individuals.

THRIVE: This program provides employment assistance, case management, financial literacy education and other services to help low-income working families increase income, build savings and acquire assets. 

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Career & Recovery Resources, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Employment related services $7,250,579
Drug and alcohol abuse $1,142,066
Total Program Expenses $8,392,645

Chief Executive
Nkechi "Nikki" Agwuenu, CEO

Chair of the Board
Jacqueline Watson

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Westlake Chemical Corporations

Board Size
14

Method(s) Used:
Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Career & Recovery Resources, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Government fees and grants $7,345,966
Contributions $1,217,015
Program service fees and others $97,966
Miscellaneous income $28,565
Total Income $8,689,512

Programs: 88% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 11%

Total Income $8,689,512
Total expenses: $9,494,529
  Program expenses $8,392,645
  Fundraising expenses $20,457
  Administrative expenses $1,081,427
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-805,017
Beginning Net Assets $9,494,529
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $3,401,429
Total Liabilities $2,013,391
Total Assets $5,506,018

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Report completed by:
BBB of Greater Houston and South Texas