Our Mission
YW Consultants exists to build stronger organizations that create stronger communities. We partner with government agencies, nonprofits and mission-driven leaders to design innovative systems, develop exceptional leadership and implement sustainable solutions. Our work improves public health, public safety, housing, workforce development and justice outcomes. It is grounded in lived experience, strengthened by executive expertise and driven by measurable impact.
What We Do
Government Contracting Support: From RFP strategy and proposal writing to launch, compliance and renewal.
Program Design and Development: Reentry, housing, workforce and diversion programs built to work in real-world conditions.
Leadership Coaching and Training: Coaching and staff training for leaders working in high-pressure, government-funded environments.
What We're Building
A consulting firm that bridges the gap between lived experience and institutional power. We've been on both sides of the systems we help reshape. We design programs that work because we know what it means when they don't.
Where We're Headed
A future where no government reentry contract is awarded without asking one question: does the team behind this proposal understand the people it will serve? Where the standard for justice-system consulting is set by those who've lived it, not just studied it.
YW Consultants exists to build stronger organizations that create stronger communities. We partner with government agencies, nonprofits and mission-driven leaders to design innovative systems, develop exceptional leadership and implement sustainable solutions. Our work improves public health, public safety, housing, workforce development and justice outcomes. It is grounded in lived experience, strengthened by executive expertise and driven by measurable impact.
What We Do
Government Contracting Support: From RFP strategy and proposal writing to launch, compliance and renewal.
Program Design and Development: Reentry, housing, workforce and diversion programs built to work in real-world conditions.
Leadership Coaching and Training: Coaching and staff training for leaders working in high-pressure, government-funded environments.
What We're Building
A consulting firm that bridges the gap between lived experience and institutional power. We've been on both sides of the systems we help reshape. We design programs that work because we know what it means when they don't.
Where We're Headed
A future where no government reentry contract is awarded without asking one question: does the team behind this proposal understand the people it will serve? Where the standard for justice-system consulting is set by those who've lived it, not just studied it.
Proven Results
As Founder of Timelist Group, Yusef Wiley grew the organization's budget from $4M to over $9.5M between 2022 and 2025, and built partnerships with:
As Founder of Timelist Group, Yusef Wiley grew the organization's budget from $4M to over $9.5M between 2022 and 2025, and built partnerships with:
- Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Office of Diversion & Reentry (Interim Housing Program)
- Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (D.O.O.R.S. and Reentry Services)
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Substance Use Treatment program (Sober Living and Transitional Housing)
- LA County workforce development partners
- The Hilton Foundation, Weingart Foundation, California Community Foundation, The California Endowment and Raza Family Foundation
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Why We're Different
Most consultants studied the system. We lived it, then led inside it.
Most consultants hand you a report. We build, train and launch it with you.
Most consultants stop at the proposal. We stay through compliance and renewal.
Most consultants offer generic best practices. Ours are proven with LA County and CDCR programs.
Most consultants talk about clients. We treat clients and staff with dignity.
What Our Partners Say
"Yusef Andre Wiley has met two IVLP groups, whose program topics were related to reentry for men and women in the United States. He spoke with both delegations about rehabilitation and prevention for at-risk populations and provided a unique, firsthand perspective." Danica Kreculj, Program Officer, International Visitors Leadership Program
"Yusef Wiley has been instrumental in assisting our organization, Ten Toes In, with our Mentorship Program... Ten Toes In is proud of the partnership that we have cultivated with Yusef Wiley and his team." Darlene Burke, Executive Director, Ten Toes In
Ready to Get Started?
Whether you're building a new program, competing for a government contract or strengthening your leadership team, we'll help you get there.
Most consultants studied the system. We lived it, then led inside it.
Most consultants hand you a report. We build, train and launch it with you.
Most consultants stop at the proposal. We stay through compliance and renewal.
Most consultants offer generic best practices. Ours are proven with LA County and CDCR programs.
Most consultants talk about clients. We treat clients and staff with dignity.
What Our Partners Say
"Yusef Andre Wiley has met two IVLP groups, whose program topics were related to reentry for men and women in the United States. He spoke with both delegations about rehabilitation and prevention for at-risk populations and provided a unique, firsthand perspective." Danica Kreculj, Program Officer, International Visitors Leadership Program
"Yusef Wiley has been instrumental in assisting our organization, Ten Toes In, with our Mentorship Program... Ten Toes In is proud of the partnership that we have cultivated with Yusef Wiley and his team." Darlene Burke, Executive Director, Ten Toes In
Ready to Get Started?
Whether you're building a new program, competing for a government contract or strengthening your leadership team, we'll help you get there.
Meet Yusef WileyYusef Wiley is the Founder and Principal of YW Consultants and the Founder of Timelist Group, where he grew one of California's fastest-growing reentry and housing organizations from a $4M to a $9.5M budget.
After years inside the justice system, he transformed his life and dedicated himself to helping others do the same. Today he advises government agencies, nonprofits and community organizations on government contracts, program design and leadership. He has served as a Commissioner on the Union City Human Relations Commission and on Alameda County reentry panels and advisory boards. Yusef is the author of two books, If I Knew Then and What I Know Now, a certified John Maxwell Team trainer and coach, and a sought-after keynote speaker for universities, corporations, government and correctional agencies. |
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