Increasing income through employment is a key component in ending homelessness. This workshop will focus on new initiatives to expand employment opportunities for low income individuals and families, including models such as subsidized and transitional jobs. TANF Emergency Contingency Fund and other funding strategies to support these initiatives will be discussed.

1. A Place to Live, The Skills to Work: The Impact of Workforce Investment Joseph M. Carbone President and CEO The WorkPlace, Inc. jcarbone@workplace.org 1

2. “The best protection against homelessness is a meaningful and sustainable job that pays enough to afford a safe, decent place to live. Helping those most at risk for homelessness to access existing work support programs as well health care and income support services to which they are entitled are key prevention strategies.” 2 --Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness 2010

3. The Workforce Investment System HowItworks: WIBS receive formula funding Certify eligibility for participants Achieve federal performance measures Business, education, provider, government on board Inadequate funding to service all those in need How to Work It: Be proactive Don’t wait for the WIB to approach you Serve on the WIB board Aggressively compete for available funds related to employment and training Insist on a culture of support in One-Stops Ensure training for One-Stop staff in serving the homeless 3

5. At Your Service (Boston, MA): Community Works Services, a voc-rehab non-profit organization, partnered with state lodging association and local hotels to develop training and employment for the homeless.

6. Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment and Housing: DOL, jointly with HUD, sponsored five-year demonstration programs in partnership with Local Workforce Investment Boards in Boston, Indianapolis, Portland, Oregon, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.4 Workforce Development Success Stories

8. City/County Projects – partner with housing authority, jobs funnel, education, block grants…

9. State – many departments (Labor, Economic Development, Education, Environmental…)

10. Foundations– local, state, national

11. Corporate– philanthropic, custom projects

13. Organizes community support

14. Generate ideas6 It’s all part of demonstrating your worth.

15. Why it Works for Us Accessible One-Stops Mobile Services Shared Commitment: Housing + Work = Basic Rights

18. 1.2 million exhausted benefits at end of June without extension Nationally: Of total unemployed, 55+ age group has highest long-term unemployment (49% of group unemployed 27 weeks or longer)

19. 9 Foreclosure Crisis Continues Top 20 States by Rate of Foreclosures (May 2010) Nevada 1/79 Arizona 1/169 Florida 1/174 California 1/186 Michigan 1/223 Georgia 1/292 Idaho 1/309 Illinois 1/350 Utah 1/360 Maryland 1/399 New Jersey 1/440 Colorado 1/444 Hawaii 1/486 Ohio 1/489 South Carolina 1/506 Oregon 1/518 Virginia 1/530 Wisconsin 1/557 Indiana 1/573 20. Washington 1/574 Total Properties with foreclosure filing reported (these 20 states): 250,600 Sources: RealtyTrac Note: RealtyTrac foreclosure numbers based on a count of the total number of properties with at least one foreclosure filing reported during the month.

20. Multi-Faceted Response 10

21. Public Policy Collaboration with community and housing service providers Cross-training for shelter and supported housing staff Contribute to the region’s 10-year plan to end homelessness and to Continuum of Care Streamlined process for education and training of chronically homeless, particularly vets Coordinate with vocational rehab to service SSI/SSDI Build provider capacity through training

23. HomeWork Program to train supported housing case managers to help clients enter or return to work

24. ReEntry Works Program for homeless with a criminal record

25. Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program grant recipient 6 consecutive years

28. ReEntryWorks

29. Jobs Funnel

30. STRIVE of Fairfield County

31. Pathways Out of Poverty

32. HomeWork

33. Property Management Career Pathways Program Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program HomeWork Veterans Workforce Investment Program Pathways Out of Poverty Homes for the Brave STRIVE of Fairfield County Jobs Funnel ReEntry Works

34. Program Highlight: Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program: Transitional and permanent housing assistance through partnership with Homes for the Brave Case management, housing counseling, vocational skills, job information, supportive services Training supported by WorkPlace scholarships Job search and development by One-Stop VA of CT Health Center partnership 49 % Employment rate at exit for last grant cycle 14

35. Support Services Mobilize the Career Coach as an outreach and education platform at local shelters and supportive housing units 15 Established a Community Resource Center to provide micro-grants

36. 16 Support Services (continued) Provide transportation assistance Help women who are struggling to find interview appropriate clothing Provide on-site ABE/GED programming within our One-Stops 16

38. HomeWork program provides Technical Assistance

39. Landmark Steward B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (now McKinney-Vento) created the Job Training for the Homeless Demonstration Program in the 1980s-1990s.17

41. Make a part of the culture

42. Be in their face

43. Silence produces nothing

44. Expanded partnerships add value

45. Trained and knowledgeable staff

46. Partners connected to One-Stop programs

47. Aggressively compete for available funds

48. Make sure WIBs compete too

49. Make WIBs grant partners

50. Develop outreach strategies

51. Go beyond the One-Stop18

53. President & CEO

54. The WorkPlace, Inc.

55. E-mail: jcarbone@workplace.org

56. Phone: 203-610-8500