About ACE
ACE stands for this.
What is Alliance for Community Empowerment.
This program helps youth earn a high school diploma.
What is RUTH YouthBuild?
ACE served about this many participants in 2025.
What is about 800?
ACE’s 2025 word of the year.
What is Fortify?
ACE plans to continue expanding support for this population.
Who are justice-impacted individuals?
ACE works primarily with this group of people.
Who are youth and young adults?
This program prepares participants for jobs in fields like solar and construction.
What is SECTOR?
Many ACE participants are impacted by this system.
What is the justice system?
A key focus in 2025 was improving how ACE measures success using data and this.
What are outcomes?
ACE aims to grow services in areas like workforce, education, and this.
What is behavioral health / housing?
ACE focuses on helping people overcome challenges like poverty, trauma, and this system involvement.
What is justice system involvement?
This program focuses on leadership and safe spaces for youth.
What is Youth Empowerment Zone (YEZ)?
ACE provides support in education, jobs, and this area of personal well-being.
What is mental health / healing?
ACE grew its team to over this many staff.
What is 70?
ACE’s long-term goal is stronger individuals, families, and this.
What are communities?
ACE’s model focuses on addressing root causes rather than just these.
What are symptoms?
This program supports youth coming out of the justice system.
What is RAY (Reentry Action for Youth)?
ACE measures success by long-term changes like this.
What is stability / self-sufficiency?
ACE increased this type of funding to support its programs.
What are grants?
Board members help ACE by providing guidance and this type of support.
What is leadership / advocacy / resources?
ACE believes change should start here.
What is within the community / from the ground up?
ACE participants often receive support from more than one program—this is called this type of approach.
What is a wraparound / integrated approach?
ACE supports participants in building stable careers, continuing education, and achieving long-term this.
What is stability?
ACE improved systems to better track this.
What is impact / outcomes / data?
Success for ACE means participants achieving long-term this.
What is stability / independence / opportunity?