Transitional Jobs

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Transitional Jobs

• Working With Public Housing Residents During The
  Relocation Process
• Presented by Denise Y. Pryor -
  Heartland Human Care Services
• October 12, 2006

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Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)
The Beginning
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Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)
Today
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The Plan for Transformation

• The Plan for Transformation is much more than new
  
• housing. Under The Plan for Transformation, whole
  
• neighborhoods are changing for the better.

• The City of Chicago is improving streets,
  schools, parks, libraries and other
  infrastructure so that these neighborhoods are
  strong enough to attract a mix of incomes.
• Private investors are bringing new housing,
  stores and jobs to the neighborhoods.

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7th Year - Current Snapshot
By the end of FY2006 near 63 of overall goal
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New Communities Old CircumstancesThe FACTS

• According to CHA, employment related data on
  families in public housing reveal
• Low employment rates (48 unemployment)
• Low education levels (44 of adults report not
  completing HS)
• Low literacy rates (a sample suggests as high as
  63 of adults read below the 8th grade)

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Where Do The Participants Come From?
Chicago Housing Authority Housing Offer
Process (HOP) Caseload Assigned
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Transitional Jobs Flow of Services
If below 3rd GE, refer back to Case Management
for literacy (ABE)
If positive urinalysis, refer back to Case
Management for support services
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• Best Practices Lessons Learned
  Service Delivery
• Strength Based Model - Emphasize a holistic
  approach that builds on the positive factors each
  individual or family brings to the relationship,
  rather than focusing solely on what is missing.
• Graduated Incentive Plans - Celebrating all
  efforts and successes, while recognizing setbacks
  for what they are opportunities to learn and
  grow.
• Specialized Group Sessions Providing a platform
  for participants to raise concerns, receive
  guidance and build motivation, and recognize that
  ambivalence is endemic to the process of change.
• Harm Reduction Model Helping participants
  survive and cope with traumatic life events and
  understanding that alternative coping strategies
  must be developed to ensure successful outcomes.

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TJ Data

• Residents who completed WDT 109
• Total number of subsidized (TJ) employment
  placements (4mos) 93
• Total number of unsubsidized employment
  placements 123 (includes direct
  placement)
• 32 of residents dropped out of the program
• Current average hourly wage (unsub) 7.44
• Retention rate for 90 days is currently 75
• Average TABE Reading Score 6.9
• Average TABE Math Score 6.2
• Literacy Referral (below 3rd grade) 24

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Employer Profile Industry Based