WHAT IMPACT MEANS TO US
SUCCESS DOESN’T STOP WITH THE PERSON WHO RECEIVES HELP.
Jus Tus believes transformation becomes most meaningful when it creates the capacity to help someone else.
The goal is not dependency.
The goal is greater stability, confidence, opportunity, responsibility, and the ability to carry progress forward.
“IN MY WORLD, YOU’RE NOT EVEN A SUCCESSFUL GRADUATE UNTIL YOU’RE STARTING TO HELP SOMEBODY ELSE.”
— Rabin Woods, Founder & CEO
OUR COMMUNITY
ROOTED WHERE THE WORK MATTERS.
Jus Tus currently prioritizes justice-impacted communities throughout South Los Angeles, with a primary focus on Los Angeles County Service Planning Area 6.
Priority communities include Crenshaw, Leimert Park, Watts, Hyde Park, Exposition Park, University Park, surrounding South Los Angeles neighborhoods, and nearby Inglewood.
These are communities that have experienced the lasting effects of incarceration, economic instability, and the War on Drugs—and communities with enormous strength, culture, and potential.
SINCE 2001
THE WORK HAS TAKEN MANY FORMS. THE PURPOSE HAS STAYED THE SAME.
The roots of Jus Tus reach back to 2001.
Across the years, the organization’s work and program development have included reentry and recovery, prison-based service efforts, parole preparation, life skills, employment preparation, youth initiatives, veteran-focused work, community outreach, and entrepreneurship concepts.
Today, Jus Tus is building the next chapter of that history with a renewed focus on whole-person reentry support.
Founded / incorporated in 2001
Renamed Jus Tus, Inc. in 2003
Prison-based counseling, tutoring, and service efforts
Parole clothing and preparation support
Recovery and life-skills programming
Employment and job-readiness concepts
Youth and violence-prevention programming
Veteran-focused outreach and community support
Reentry and transitional-housing concepts
Entrepreneurship and business-incubator concepts
THE NUMBERS
PROGRESS WORTH BUILDING ON.
JUS TUS FOUNDED
ORGANIZATION RENAMED JUS TUS, INC.
PRIMARY COMMUNITY FOCUS
PRIORITY SERVICE AREA
The organization’s next chapter is focused on strengthening service delivery, partnerships, participant support, and measurable community outcomes.
STRONGER TOGETHER
REENTRY TAKES A COMMUNITY.
No single organization can address every barrier a person may face.
Jus Tus is built to work alongside community organizations, employers, service providers, public agencies, educators, healthcare resources, legal-service providers, mentors, volunteers, and neighborhood leaders.
The goal is to expand the network of practical support and opportunity available to the people Jus Tus serves.
REAL PEOPLE. REAL PROGRESS.
EVERY NUMBER SHOULD HAVE A STORY BEHIND IT.
Impact is clearest when it can be seen in the life of a person who moves from instability toward something stronger.
For Jus Tus, progress means greater stability, stronger skills, deeper connection, meaningful opportunity, and the ability to keep moving forward.
The work is personal because every outcome begins with a person, a challenge, and a next step.
WHAT COMES NEXT
HISTORY MATTERS. SO DOES WHAT WE BUILD NOW.
Jus Tus is not starting from zero.
The organization carries decades of ideas, service experience, curriculum, community work, and lived experience into its next phase.
Current systems are being strengthened around intake, partnerships, program delivery, participant data, referrals, and measurable outcomes.
The goal is simple: build a stronger organization capable of creating deeper and more measurable impact.
THERE IS A ROLE FOR YOU
HELP BUILD WHAT COMES NEXT.
Jus Tus is designed to connect people who need support with people and organizations ready to help create opportunity.
REFER SOMEONE
Connect a justice-impacted person or young adult with Jus Tus.
BECOME A COMMUNITY PARTNER
Help expand access to services, resources, and support.
BECOME AN EMPLOYER PARTNER
Create pathways to work, training, and economic mobility.
VOLUNTEER
Contribute time, skills, mentorship, or community support.
SPONSOR OR SUPPORT
Help strengthen programs, events, outreach, and future growth.
IMPACT STARTS WITH ACTION
BE PART OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
Whether you want to refer someone, create employment opportunities, provide services, volunteer, support the mission, or build a community partnership, Jus Tus wants to connect.