Workforce Development and Justice Reform Consulting
Stop Funding Activity. Start Building Systems.
Strategic consulting for government agencies, workforce boards, employers, and nonprofits, building household-stability systems using the Durability Economy Workforce Architecture.
Our Architecture: The Durability Economy Workforce Architecture
Every engagement is built on this systems-level architecture: connecting employer engagement, parent economic mobility, child development and early learning, household stabilization support, and systems coordination.
Sentenced to Prison
(During my Second Incarceration)
the Architecture
NARP
Your Reinvention Programs Aren't Working
You're measuring individual employment. But without household stability, you're creating a revolving door.
The system measures the wrong thing. When the household is unstable, employment does not stick. The system calls it personal failure. It is not personal. It is architectural.
Who This Work Is For
Different sectors. Same structural problem.
Workforce Boards
Redesign programs around household stability, not just job placement.
Employers
Build retention systems that account for the whole household.
Government Agencies
Shift policy from individual compliance to household outcomes.
Foundations
Fund systems that create generational prosperity, not temporary gains.
How We Work
A disciplined process that moves from diagnosis to durable systems.
Diagnose
We assess your current systems, identify where the household is invisible, and map the failure patterns.
Design
We build a household-centered strategy using the 2Gen Economy Workforce Ecosystem.
Deploy
We implement the Blueprint with your team, measure household outcomes, and build durable systems.
What We Build
Strategic Planning
Design 2Gen Economy programs for your community.
Blueprint Implementation
Build household-focused workforce systems.
Organizational Transformation
Shift from reentry to reinvention.
Measurement & Evaluation
Track household stability outcomes.
Trusted By
Partnerships, affiliations, and strategic collaborations include:
Reentry Professionals (NARP)
Ready to Build Household Stability?
Let's discuss how the 2Gen Economy Workforce Ecosystem can transform your community.
Measure What Matters: The Durability Index
Our consulting engagements now include access to the Durability Index, a practical scorecard that measures household stability across five domains over 12–24 months. It turns "how many placements" into "what are we actually producing."
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Every sector we work with faces a version of the same structural problem: systems designed around individual compliance rather than household stability. Here is what that looks like in practice.
Workforce Boards and WIOA Operators
- Placement numbers look good but 90-day retention collapses
- Program design does not account for childcare, housing instability, or benefits cliffs
- WIOA metrics reward job starts, not household stability
- No infrastructure to measure what happens to families 12-24 months out
- Funders demand success stories that mask systemic failure
Employers and HR Leaders
- Fair-chance hires leave within 90-180 days despite strong onboarding
- Managers lack training for workers navigating reinvention challenges
- No retention infrastructure that accounts for household instability
- Cannot demonstrate ROI of fair-chance hiring to leadership
- Diversity and inclusion initiatives do not reach justice-impacted talent pipelines
Government Agencies
- Reinvention programs funded at scale but recidivism rates remain flat
- Supervision and compliance frameworks do not produce long-term outcomes
- Siloed agencies with no coordinated household-level strategy
- Difficulty demonstrating ROI to legislators and budget committees
- Programs designed to process individuals, not stabilize families
Foundations and Funders
- Grantees report positive outcomes that do not hold up at 18 months
- Portfolio lacks a coherent theory of change for reinvention and workforce
- Metrics tied to grant cycles, not generational impact
- No standard for measuring household stability across grantees
- Funded programs compete rather than build coordinated systems
Nonprofits and Reinvention Organizations
- Case management is crisis-driven, not pathway-driven
- Staff lack tools to address household-level instability
- Program models inherited from compliance-based systems do not fit the work
- Difficult to distinguish your organization outcomes in a crowded field
- Board and funders want evidence of impact that current data cannot show
If any of these patterns sound familiar, the problem is architectural. Our consulting practice exists to redesign the architecture.
Consulting Engagement Models
We offer three primary engagement types, each structured to meet organizations where they are in their transformation journey. Every engagement is grounded in the Durability Economy Workforce Architecture.
Strategy Session
Half-Day or Full-Day
An intensive diagnostic and strategic planning session for leaders who need clarity fast. We assess your current system, identify the household gaps, and build an action plan tailored to your context.
Best for:
- Executive teams new to 2Gen strategy
- Organizations preparing for a larger engagement
- Funders assessing strategic alignment
- Teams stuck and needing outside perspective
Architecture Implementation
90-Day to 6-Month Engagement
A structured implementation engagement where we work alongside your team to design, build, and deploy the Durability Economy Workforce Architecture within your organization. From diagnosis to launch, we build the system together.
Best for:
- Workforce boards redesigning programs
- Government agencies building new reinvention infrastructure
- Nonprofits transforming their service model
- Employers building fair-chance retention systems
Ongoing Advisory
12-Month Retainer
Sustained strategic advisory for organizations committed to long-term systems transformation. Monthly consulting sessions, access to Khalil Osiris expertise, and ongoing support for implementation, measurement, and adaptation.
Best for:
- Organizations in active transformation
- Funders needing strategic portfolio guidance
- Government agencies navigating multi-year initiatives
- Networks coordinating across multiple grantees or partners
What You Receive
Every consulting engagement is structured to produce concrete deliverables and measurable outcomes. You do not leave with recommendations. You leave with infrastructure.
Deliverables
A detailed analysis of your current programs, identifying where the household is invisible and where structural failure patterns exist.
A customized strategic plan applying the 2Gen Economy Workforce Ecosystem to your organization specific context, population, and goals.
A phased action plan with milestones, roles, timelines, and accountability structures for your team.
Access to our household stability measurement tool, tracking five domains over 12-24 months.
Structured workshops to align your leadership team, board, funders, and partners around the household-centered model.
A data collection and reporting system that tracks household outcomes, not just individual placements.
Outcomes and Impact
A household-centered framework gives teams a clearer way to support employment durability beyond initial placement.
A documented household-stability measurement framework gives funders a clearer way to evaluate what is changing, what is holding, and where additional investment is needed.
Leadership teams leave with a shared language, a coherent theory of change, and a prioritized action plan.
A household-centered model helps leaders track the conditions that can reduce instability and prevent avoidable justice-system contact over time.
When households stabilize economically, programs can better track whether children and families are moving toward stronger educational, developmental, and economic outcomes.
Household-centered metrics help leaders show whether programs are producing durable outcomes, not just activity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about working with Khalil Osiris Consulting.
Who is this consulting practice designed for?
Our consulting practice serves government agencies, workforce development boards, corrections and reinvention organizations, foundations and funders, employers building fair-chance programs, and nonprofits working with justice-impacted populations. If your work touches reinvention, workforce development, or household stability and you are not getting durable results, this practice was built for you.
What makes this consulting approach different from other workforce or reinvention consultants?
Most workforce and reinvention consultants work within the existing paradigm. Our approach is built on a fundamentally different architecture: the Durability Economy Workforce Architecture, which measures household stability rather than individual placements. Khalil Osiris brings 27+ years of lived experience, field-tested methodology, and a corrective systems approach that most consultants do not have access to.
How long does a typical engagement take?
Engagements range from a half-day strategy session to a 12-month advisory retainer. For Architecture implementation projects, the typical timeline is 90 days to 6 months from diagnosis to deployment. We work with your team to determine the right scope based on your goals, organizational capacity, and resources.
What is the Durability Index?
The Durability Index is our proprietary household stability measurement scorecard, included in all consulting engagements. It tracks five domains over a 12-to-24-month window: Employment Retention, Wage Progression, Housing Stability, Financial Resilience, and Justice-System Stability.
How do I know if my organization is ready for this work?
You are ready if you have tried the standard approaches and are not seeing durable results. If your placements do not stick, your recidivism numbers have not moved, your funders are asking harder questions, or your leadership team senses that the problem is structural. Start with a discovery conversation and we will assess your readiness together.
Can Khalil Osiris speak at our conference or leadership event?
Yes. Khalil Osiris is an active keynote speaker on topics including the Durability Economy Workforce Architecture, fair-chance hiring, reinvention systems reform, household stability, and criminal justice transformation. Learn more about keynote speaking.
How do I get started?
The first step is a brief discovery conversation. Start here and we will schedule a call to discuss your organization current challenges, goals, and how our consulting practice can help.
Related Resources
The consulting practice is built on the framework presented in Khalil's book Stop Calling It Reentry. It's Reinvention. Learn about Khalil's 50-year journey studying criminal justice and workforce systems from both sides. Explore the latest research-driven insights on the blog, or start a conversation about your organization's needs.
