The Jackson Employment Center Pima County, Arizona

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The Jackson Employment CenterPima County, Arizona

• Steven Nelson

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INTERLOCKING SYSTEMS
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Something for everyone
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• Who are the experts in a given area?
• How can we add value?
• Why should the customer have to worry about who
  provides the service?

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First things first

• Stabilize crisis
• Address basic needs
• Before seeking employment

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Individual Service Strategy

• Plan services according to individual needs
• Use partners, links to expand the menu of service
  options
• Define steps to reach the goal

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Employability Skills

• 2-week training
• Teach labor-market savvy
• Provide a foundation for employment
• Assess motivation to work and maintain
  transitional housing
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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Treat the employment program like a job

• Start on time
• Dress for success
• You get what you expect
• Self esteem Determines capability
  Accomplishments
• Leave judgment out of it
• Make it worthwhile

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Self-Directed Search

• People will try harder to keep a job they had to
  get themselves

Use the hidden job market
Create a motivational, peer-support community
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Case management

• Progress monitoring
• Support services
• Immediate intervention
• Advocacy
• Collaboration

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Education and Training

• Vocational/academic certifications Community
  College and other WIA Eligible Training Providers
• On-the-Job Training Contracts
• Remedial adult education
• Computer literacy instruction

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CASACoalition for Achieving Self-Sufficiency

• SERVES Homeless adults
• PARTNERS Travelers Aid, Salvation Army,
  Open-Inn
• FUNDING HUD Supportive Housing Program

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CASACoalition for Achieving Self-Sufficiency
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LA CASITA

• SERVES Unaccompanied homeless youth
• PARTNERS Family Counseling Agency, Our Town
  Family Center, Open Inn
• FUNDING HUD Supportive Housing Program

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LA CASITA
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NEW CHANCE

• SERVES Ex-Offenders
• PARTNERS Primavera, Old Pueblo Community
  Foundation and Arizona Housing and Prevention
• FUNDING HUD Supportive Housing Program

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NEW CHANCE
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CASA FOR FAMILIES

• SERVES Homeless families
• PARTNERS Salvation Army, Travelers Aid, New
  Beginnings for Women and Children
• FUNDING HUD Supportive Housing Program

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CASA FOR FAMILIES
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BRIDGES

• SERVES Mentally-ill, drug-dependent and
  co-occurring
• PARTNERS COPE, CODAC, Compass
• FUNDING HUD Supportive Housing Program

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BRIDGES
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HVRPHomeless Veterans Reintegration Project

• SERVES Homeless Veterans
• PARTNERS Comin Home, Esperanza en Escalante,
  Disabled Veterans Outreach Program, Local
  Veterans Employment Representatives
• FUNDING Department of Labor Veterans Employment
  and Training Service

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HVRP
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PROJECT ADVENT

• SERVES Chronically Homeless
• PARTERS Christian Faith Center, Salvation Army,
  Comin Home
• FUNDING HUD Supportive Housing Program

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PROJECT ADVENT
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Jackson Employment Center Program TotalsFY
2002-2003 FY 2003-2004FY 2004-2005