Rubicon Programs
Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
Rubicon Programs is a California-based nonprofit organization founded in 1973 that seeks to reduce poverty in the East Bay. Headquartered at 2500 Bissell Avenue in Richmond, California, the organization employs between 51 and 200 staff. Rubicon delivers workforce services, reentry services, and community-based programs designed to increase economic opportunities and access to assets, wellness, and community connections. Its work incorporates principles of racial and economic justice, with efforts aimed at dismantling racism within its practices and communities. In 2024 the organization received a $1 million grant from Citi Foundation to support its work over the following three years. Rubicon Programs is noted as one of only five U.S. organizations awarded a federal grant to support parents re-entering society from the criminal justice system.