, ▁maintain ing ▁complete ▁sob ri ety ▁and , ▁if ▁applicable , ▁pay ing ▁child ▁support . ▁ ▁Si xty - two ▁percent ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁A ▁Harvard ▁University ▁study ▁by ▁criminal ▁justice ▁expert ▁Dr . ▁Bruce ▁Western ▁which ▁track ed ▁Re ady , ▁Will ing ▁& ▁A ble ' s ▁formerly ▁in car cer ated ▁clients ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁their ▁gradu ations , ▁found ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁ 4 5 % ▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁recon v icted ▁than ▁other ▁par ole es . ▁A ▁follow - up ▁study ▁by ▁Western ▁found ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁ 6 0 % ▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁conv icted ▁of ▁a ▁fel ony ▁than ▁other ▁par ole es ▁within ▁three ▁years . ▁The ▁resulting ▁sav ings ▁in ▁social ▁service ▁and ▁criminal ▁justice ▁exp enses ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁program ' s ▁costs ▁by ▁ 2 1 %, ▁the ▁study ▁found . ▁ ▁Social ▁vent ures ▁The ▁Do e ▁Fund ▁oper ates ▁social ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁vent ures ▁that ▁provide ▁paid ▁app rent ices hips ▁and ▁career ▁training ▁to ▁Re ady , ▁Will ing ▁& ▁A ble ▁tra ine es , ▁including : ▁ ▁P est ▁at ▁Rest , ▁a ▁commercial ▁and ▁resident ial ▁p est ▁control ▁service ▁that ▁prepar es ▁tra ine es ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁state ▁lic ens ing ▁exam ▁as ▁p estic ide ▁applic ators . ▁ ▁C ul inary ▁Arts ▁Program , ▁which ▁provides ▁tra ine es ▁with ▁training ▁and ▁job ▁experience ▁in ▁food ▁handling ▁and ▁prepar ation