Path To Clean Slate — Partnership Proposal for Volunteers of America

$139

Avg. cost per
expungement

Record clearing is one of the highest-leverage interventions in reentry — and it's also one of the most underused, because most people don't know it's accessible or affordable. Path To Clean Slate is a fully automated technology platform that guides people through expungement and record-sealing with no case manager involvement required after the initial referral. ARC case managers refer once — our system handles the rest. ⚡ Hands-Free for ARC Staff

$139

Average cost to clear a record

30–40%

Employment increase after clearing

70M+

Americans with a criminal record

Cost to ARC members with sponsorship

¹ Average court filing fee for expungement petition, varies by state (National Center for State Courts, 2024) · ² The Sentencing Project, "One Strike and You're Out: How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records," 2023 · ³ The Sentencing Project, "A Lifetime of Punishment: The Impact of the Felony Drug Ban on Welfare and Public Housing," 2023 · Source data available at sentencingproject.org

The Gap We're Closing

Workforce training works. Employment readiness works. Then a background check undoes it. California's AB 1076 automatic expungement is real — but it's slow and incomplete. Thousands who are already eligible are still waiting. We help people who can't afford to wait file their own petition — guided, fast, and at a cost most people can actually pay.

Automated — What VOA Gets

Custom referral link — pathtocleanslate.org/?ref=VOA
Automated eligibility screening — no staff time required
Guided step-by-step process — member self-serves
Email follow-up sequence — automated Day 1/7/14
Partner dashboard — ARC sees all outcomes live
Monthly PDF reports — auto-generated, ready to share
$0 cost to members — with ARC sponsorship or grants

Three Ways to Partner

Option 01

Referral Program

VOA case managers share the referral link once. Clients self-serve through PTCS. Outcomes tracked automatically in the partner dashboard. Staff involvement after referral: zero.

Option 02

Clinic Integration

PTCS provides platform infrastructure for VOA expungement events and reentry workshops — handling volume, filing prep, and follow-through digitally so no one falls through the cracks after the event ends.

Option 03 — Recommended

Sacramento Pilot

20 VOA Northern California clients. We run the entire process. Real outcome data in 60 days. Zero risk to ARC. Pilot MOU ready to sign today. Launch within 2 weeks of signature.

Why This Aligns With VOA's Mission

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Reentry without record relief stalls. VOA serves people leaving incarceration, addiction recovery, and homelessness — many with criminal records blocking employment. PTCS is the operational layer that removes that barrier.

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Workforce development stalls without it. Your job training, transitional housing, and employment programs — a cleared record is what makes those investments hold long-term. PTCS hands clients to Path To Work after clearing for warm employment handoff.

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Hands-free for your staff. One referral link. Automated follow-up. Live dashboard. Monthly reports. We designed this so VOA gets all the outcomes with none of the administrative burden — at any chapter, in any state.

Recommended Next Step

Sign the VOA Northern California Pilot MOU — 20 clients, 60 days, zero cost to VOA

Pilot MOU is ready. Launch within 2 weeks of signature. Full outcome report delivered at Day 60.

MOU Ready to Sign