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Waiting for a New Deal job program? These US parks are already hiring

Jodi Helmer

August 14, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

With many people out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some cities and nonprofits are creating outdoorsy job programs to relieve unemployment. Inspired by the conservation corps programs created during the Great Depression, North Carolina, Alaska, and Texas have these initiatives. The reliance on fundraising to pay workers can be a challenge, but these programs are providing jobs for nearly 250 people and are making some conservation progress. For example, the Carolina Climbers Coalition crew has already completed projects at state parks in the Southeast.

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Leaving Gun Towers and Barbed Wire for a Healing House

Patricia Leigh Brown

August 07, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A New Way of Life Reentry Project creates homes for women as they leave prison, providing a refuge and programs to help ensure a more successful transition into life on the outside. The network of small group homes, started in Los Angeles and expanded to 16 houses in multiple states, boast a 90% success rate. New Way’s approach prizes ordinary homes in residential neighborhoods, unlike jail-like settings common in transitional housing, which generally caters to men. Classes include careers, therapy, and family reunification.

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Could alternative, transition scheduling help the unemployed re-enter the workforce?

Katie Ellington

July 06, 2020 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

A pilot program has successfully launched an alternative-schedule employment initiative that eliminates barriers for employees who are kept out of the workforce because they are unable to work full time. Obstacles such as affordable childcare or access to reliable transportation are often reasons that people are unable to commit to a full workweek, making them harder to employ. Temp2Higher, the agency running the pilot, provided coaching to help participants manage barriers to full-time employment. The pilot program had a 30 percent success rate, which was considered a success for temp-to-hire employment.

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How a Former Dry Cleaners Became a Cleveland Community Hub

Cinnamon Janzer

May 07, 2020 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

PNC Fairfax Connection is a community center run by PNC Bank but separate from its corporate services. The center is free and accessible to all, was built with community-focused design, and seeks to build strong community ties. Programming is based on member input and ranges from social events to professional development resources. For example, over 400 residents attended a concert hosted by the center and another program helped six formerly incarcerated community members to secure employment with resume creation and interview preparation support. The center is currently closed due to Covid-19.

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PowerCorpsPHL trains Philly youth for careers that have a future

Jessica Blatt Press

February 12, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A workforce development initiative, PowerCorpsPHL, pays participants to learn skills and gain hands-on experience for jobs that offer long-term career opportunity in the field of environmental sustainability. Participants generally have criminal records or have been in the foster care system. In addition to job training and education, PowerCorpsPHL also provides services such as mental health counseling, securing childcare, navigating SNAP and AmeriCorps tuition benefits and helping with paperwork. The program helps 92 percent of participants secure either a job or post-secondary education.

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This Baltimore anti-violence program courts youths most at risk of crime. ‘The alternative is death or jail.'

Jessica Anderson

November 26, 2019 |

The Baltimore Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

In the first year of Baltimore's use of an anti-violence program for young men that has proven successful in Boston, the program successfully reached about half its targeted contacts, and from that group enrolled about 95, or just over 1%, in job training and education programs. Though extremely modest, the numbers indicate the challenges faced by a population in which several died, many got incarcerated, and many others resisted contact. The program, Roca, uses behavioral therapy to turn job training into life training. In Boston, large numbers get jobs and stay out of trouble long term.

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In the age of burnout, how companies keep their employees coming back

Annabelle Timsit

November 19, 2019 |

Quartz |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Organizations around the world address rocky employee leave transitions by building resiliency and extra job training into their organizational structures after long absences. Companies successful in keeping turnover low after employee leave often institutes collaboration and connective activities in the workplace, encouraging employees to show their strengths and feel valued at work.

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2nd TransWork job fair partners with Independence Blue Cross

Laura Smythe

November 06, 2019 |

Philadelphia Gay News |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A program out of Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce called TransWork aims to ease anxieties surrounding the experience of trans people in the workplace. They held a job fair in fall 2019 and educated the employers participating on inclusivity and safety for trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks. For the attendees, the program helped ease anxieties of having to perform twice as hard and benefitted from resume and interview workshops and a job board. The program has received positive feedback and will continue expanding to offer resources for trans people in Philadelphia.

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The Library That's Also an Art Gallery

Deborah Fallows

September 17, 2019 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Public libraries can serve as vital community resources. In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the Forsyth County Public Library operates as a multi-use facility thanks to investments from a voter-approved bond and state grants. In addition to meeting rooms and computer labs, the library provides peer-support specialists trained in assisting homeless patrons with mental health counseling and job services. Health clinics and other community partners also participate in initiatives housed at the library.

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TransWork, Philadelphia airport team up for job fair aimed at increasing trans employment

Laura Smythe

September 11, 2019 |

Philadelphia Gay News |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

For trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people, finding employment - and keeping it - can be difficult because of their identities. To help combat that, organizations like TransWork are creating employment programs for entrepreneurs and job seekers to connect with companies and investors.

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