# APDS

> APDS, now branded Orijin, is a New York public benefit corporation providing secure tablet-based education, workforce training, learner support, and program reporting to correctional agencies. Institutions pay for its services; incarcerated learners and their families are not charged. Its 2026 acquisition of Honest Jobs adds fair-chance job search and reentry resources.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Arti Finn (Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer), Christopher Grewe (Co-Founder; early company leader)
- **Products:** Orijin managed learning platform, Inside Knowledge, Interplay skilled-trades pathways, Thrive, Honest Jobs / Reentry Navigator
- **Notable:** 2023 D2L Excellence Award for innovative education programs., Massachusetts confirmed statewide implementation in June 2024., B Lab Best for the World 2022 honors in governance and customers, as reported by APDS.

## Products & services

- **Orijin managed learning platform** — Secure learning devices, education and career-readiness content, personalized pathways, staff tools, and reporting for correctional environments.
- **Inside Knowledge** — Motivational courses co-created with formerly incarcerated educators, including The Master Plan and Liberation Education.
- **Interplay skilled-trades pathways** — Virtual trades training expanded in March 2025 to 15 pathways, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and facilities maintenance.
- **Thrive** — Secure communication platform documented in San Mateo County’s procurement memo, including video visitation.
- **Honest Jobs / Reentry Navigator** — Acquired fair-chance employment platform and social-services directory; integration planned through 2026, with Reentry Navigator also offered separately.
- **Rewire CBT** — Roca’s non-clinical behavioral learning program delivered asynchronously through secure tablets.

## Achievements

- 2023 D2L Excellence Award for innovative education programs.
- Massachusetts confirmed statewide implementation in June 2024.
- B Lab Best for the World 2022 honors in governance and customers, as reported by APDS.
- Expanded Interplay training catalog to 15 pathways in March 2025.
- Acquired Honest Jobs in February 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published a recorded webinar on CDL training and sustainable careers on July 2.
- **2026-03** — Announced the Roca partnership to deliver Rewire CBT digitally.
- **2026-02** — Acquired Honest Jobs; phased platform enhancements announced for 2026.
- **2026-02** — Announced partnership with Instructure for Canvas-based learning across more than 300 facilities in 20 states.

## Links

- Website: https://orijin.works/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orijin-pbc/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OrijinEdTech

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Last updated: 2026-10-03