Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation

Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation, doing business as Seedco, is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1987 that has maintained operations in Tennessee since 2004. The organization is registered as a tax-exempt corporate entity and serves as a prime recipient of federal grant awards from multiple federal agencies. Seedco provides comprehensive social services and workforce development programs focused on vulnerable and underserved populations, including low-income fathers, individuals with justice involvement, uninsured children and families, and returning citizens. The organization specializes in delivering evidence-based interventions that combine employment readiness training, case management, job placement assistance, and support services addressing economic stability, family relationships, and successful community reintegration.

Seedco's federal grant portfolio demonstrates substantial expertise across multiple service delivery areas. The organization currently operates a $1.25 million Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families' Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086), providing comprehensive services to approximately 1,525 low-income fathers in the Greater Memphis region, including parenting education through curricula such as 24/7 Dad and The Blueprint for Healthy Relationships, employment readiness training, case management, and job placement services. Seedco received a $900,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to implement the Intersecting Meaningful Placement and Career Training (IMPACT) program, delivering pre- and post-release reentry services including criminogenic risk assessments, individual service planning, intensive case management, job training, career planning, and employment retention support for adults aged 25 and older with justice involvement. The organization also manages a $1,494,525 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Healthy Kids 2022 Outreach and Enrollment program, serving 4,750 West Tennessee residents including 2,800 children, 1,200 parents, and 750 pregnant individuals through Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment and retention services across Shelby, Tipton, Haywood, and Fayette Counties. Additionally, Seedco operated a three-year reentry services initiative through a Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance titled Mid-South More Than Ready, serving 165 adults during and after incarceration in Shelby County, and received a Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support Navigators in federally-facilitated health insurance exchanges. Across these programs, Seedco utilizes evidence-based practices including the Ohio Risk Assessment System, trauma-informed care approaches, motivational interviewing, and cognitive-behavioral interventions to achieve measurable outcomes in employment placement, recidivism reduction, health insurance enrollment, and family stability.