We're all about outcomes. For example, rather than how many students graduate, we want to know how many graduates go on to earn a family-sustaining wage. The stories below highlight our commitment to achieving measurable outcomes.
As a result of this training, I now have a steady job that will lead to bigger things. I’m so proud, because it’s not just a job—it’s a career that I can use to look after myself and my son.
![Stephanie Reyes and her son taking a selfie.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-03-at-8.53.28-AM-1000x774.png")
If I had known about this opportunity earlier I would’ve taken it. I’m a mom, I’m a wife, I’ve had several careers. But there are opportunities like this out there … [that] could really change your life.
![Loretta Thompson Headshot](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1675630773202.jpeg")
The course I took through Merit America was exactly what I needed to build on my existing skills and break through to a new career.
![Laura, a participant in Merit America's Google Career Certificates program, stands in front of a computer](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Untitled-design-2-1000x1000.png")
![Photo of Martha, a participant in the Home for Good Anchorage Pay for Success Project.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/martha-home-for-good-e1685125905665.png")
My case manager’s belief and confidence in me meant the world to me.
![Ventura County neighborhood](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/AdobeStock_126679610-scaled-e1668464339862-1000x1000.jpeg")
![American Diesel Training Center participants working inside of a truck.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adtc-5-e1667932883281-1000x1000.jpeg")
![Mother little child holding hands walking in a grass field at sunset](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AdobeStock_303932013-1000x667.jpeg")
![A woman laying next to her newborn baby with a nurse caretaking in the hospital.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CTF1-1000x667.png")
