A Texas Nonprofit · 4 Years in the Community

A Hand Up,
Not a Handout.

Learn to Earn is a Texas nonprofit working alongside cities, shelters, and local partners to help people experiencing homelessness build life skills, complete recovery-focused learning, and earn small cash incentives with case worker approval. Partners get real-time reporting and clear, compliance-ready oversight throughout the pilot.

248 micro-lessons across 11 pathways
$1 per 3 lessons completed (configurable)
Phone-first, no app required
AI emotional support companion (Hubert)
24/7 crisis resources + Zelle disbursements
Audit trail + role-based approvals
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What Learn to Earn Includes

A complete system for running incentivized learning programs with oversight, reporting, and built-in safety features.

Learner Experience

  • Bite-sized lessons, low reading level, trauma-informed
  • Hubert, AI emotional support companion, available 24/7
  • Works in browser, minimal friction, no app download needed
  • Built-in safety net (988, 211, SAMHSA, DV hotline, text line)

Case Worker & Admin Tools

  • Participant view, progress tracking, payout review workflow
  • Engagement and completion analytics for reporting
  • Permissions, audit logs, and approval controls

Incentive System

  • Micro-incentives tied to verified completion
  • Disbursements via Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, or check
  • Configurable payout rules per program
  • Built for oversight, not automatic cash

Support That Goes Beyond
the Classroom

Learning matters, but so does knowing someone has your back. Learn to Earn has two built-in tools that bridge the gap between education and real-world help.

AI-Powered

Meet Hubert

Your AI emotional support companion, available 24/7, right inside the app.

  • Warm, trauma-informed conversations at a 6th-grade reading level
  • Knows when to listen and when to connect you with real help
  • Immediate crisis escalation, surfaces 988, 911, and Crisis Text Line when needed
  • No data stored, every conversation is private and ephemeral
  • Accessible from the Lifeline page or the SOS help button on any screen
Dispatch

Help Request & Ground Response

When a learner is in trouble, their team can know and act.

  • Learners can send an urgent help request directly from the app
  • Message and optional location are included so teams know where to go
  • Creates a high-priority case in the admin dashboard instantly
  • Case workers can dispatch resources, coordinate services, and track follow-up
  • Full integration with the admin casework hub and services directory

Why This Works

Real engagement, real skills, real accountability, designed to create measurable change for the people and programs that need it most.

Engagement

Incentives increase follow-through on learning and routines

Stability

Skills pathways support housing, employment readiness, and recovery

Cost Reduction

Better engagement can reduce avoidable emergency utilization over time

Measurable Outcomes

Completions, time in program, milestones, referrals, payout activity

Built for the Teams
on the Front Line

Whether you operate a shelter, run street outreach, or manage a workforce readiness program, Learn to Earn adapts to your workflow.

Shelter & Navigation Centers

Deploy on shared devices or personal phones. Track participation and progress across your facility.

Street Outreach Teams

Low barrier entry, quick lesson starts, connect to resources instantly, no signup required.

Recovery & Re-entry Programs

Structured learning tracks, routines, relapse prevention, and incentives with oversight.

Workforce Readiness

Financial literacy, document preparation, job readiness, and systems navigation.

See It in Action

Watch a quick overview, explore the platform, and see exactly what a 90-day pilot includes.

The Learner Experience

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The Admin Dashboard

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Explore the Platform

Learner Experience

Preview the learner-facing app, bite-sized lessons, progress tracking, and earning.

Admin Dashboard

See the case worker and admin tools, participant management, analytics, and approvals.

Payout Workflow

Multi-step payout approval with audit trail, review, approve, and disburse with full oversight.

What a Pilot Includes

01

Onboarding & Training

Staff training on the platform and participant onboarding best practices

02

Program Configuration

Custom lesson paths and configurable payout rules for your program

03

Admin Setup & Reporting

Dashboard access, role configuration, and reporting templates

04

Ongoing Support

Weekly check-ins, success support, and program optimization

248 Lessons Across
11 Structured Paths

Evidence-based, trauma-informed content covering the skills that most directly accelerate housing stability and self-sufficiency.

Stability Basics

Daily routines, communication, document safety.

Survival & Systems

Housing navigation, benefits access, work readiness.

Building Your Future

Goal-setting, values alignment, sustainable habits.

Financial Literacy

Budgeting, banking basics, scam prevention.

Addiction & Recovery

108 lessons from understanding addiction to sustained recovery.

Harm Reduction

Naloxone training, overdose response, safety planning.

Life & Communication

Conflict resolution, digital skills, self-advocacy.

Family & Supporters

Boundary-setting, caregiver burnout, healthy support.

ROI and Accountability

Built from the ground up to meet the compliance, privacy, and audit requirements of government-funded social programs.

Full Audit Trail

Every action logged with timestamps, IP addresses, and user attribution.

Role-Based Permissions

Admin, case worker, and finance roles with separation of duties.

Data Privacy & Consent

Built-in consent management designed for serving vulnerable populations.

Reporting Exports

Export engagement and outcome data for HUD, CDBG, and CoC requirements.

Multi-Step Approvals

Multi-step payout approval prevents single points of failure.

Works at Any Scale

Cloud-based platform that fits a single shelter or an entire city.

Ready to Launch a Pilot?

Whether you represent a city, a shelter network, or a funding organization, we'd love to partner with you to bring Learn to Earn to your community.

City & Agency Partnerships Funders & Investors Implementation Partners

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