do good industries
real jobs, real skills, real ownership — a growing family of businesses that restore.
work that pays, trains, and ultimately belongs to the people doing it.
do good industries is a vision to build mission-aligned businesses — real companies with real customers and real margins. they exist to employ, train, and eventually transfer ownership to the people coming through the path of hope. profit is the means; restoration is the point.
one sprout. one self-funding loop.
every do good industries company will exist to power this cycle — a person moves from crisis to a real job, and the profit they help create funds the next person's first step.
- 1shelter / programa person arrives, ready
- 2bread & vinebelonging — a table
- 3good soilhealing — roots deepen
- 4do good industrieswork — a real job
- 5revenue gives backprofit funds the work
- ↻ revenue funds the next person — and the cycle begins again
businesses that restore
portland’s white house
the flagship — a boutique bed & breakfast and event venue, and the home of the whole mission.
hospitality & catering
events, food, and service roles that build transferable, in-demand skills.
trades & facilities
cleaning, landscaping, and facilities work — steady, dignified jobs with a path forward.
from a paycheck to a stake
apprenticeship
start with a real job and a mentor — paid, supported, and built to teach.
employment
grow into stable, full-wage roles with advancement and ongoing care.
ownership
share in the upside — a path toward equity in the very businesses being built.
the goal
graduates in sustainable jobs within five years.
do good industries businesses launched by 2030.
our goal: double employment retention and halve return-to-homelessness within 24 months.
build a redemptive economy
invest in real businesses secured by a real asset, or hire a graduate and give a fresh start a place to land.