STRIVE

STRIVE provides employment training and placement to chronically unemployed inner-city minority adolescents and young adults. This case describes STRIVE creation as community-based single-site non-profit in Harlem in 1984, the development of the service model (short, intense “tough love” job readiness training, fast placement and long-term follow-up); and the early expansion of a group of social service subsidiaries in New York City and the creation of new independent endeavors in four other U.S. … Read more »

STRIVE provides employment training and placement to chronically unemployed inner-city minority adolescents and young adults. This case describes STRIVE creation as community-based single-site non-profit in Harlem in 1984, the development of the service model (short, intense “tough love” job readiness training, fast placement and long-term follow-up); and the early expansion of a group of social service subsidiaries in New York City and the creation of new independent endeavors in four other U.S. cities. The decision point is June 1997, when led to the advent of social reform and very favorable report on “60 Minutes” to an explosion of interest in and requirements for the organization.
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Robert Burakoff
Source: Harvard Business School
21 pages.
Publication Date: Sep 24, 1998. Prod #: 399 054 PDF-ENG
STRIVE HBR case solution