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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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  • Job training that puts people – and their community – back on track

    David Karas

    August 22, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Iowa

    In Des Moines, Iowa, the Evelyn K. Davis Center provides wraparound support to a wide range of populations seeking stable employment. From internet access to financial counseling to job coaching, the center aims to "individualize ... game plans" and empower clients to become self-sufficient.

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  • Former Juvenile Inmates Are Earning Double Minimum Wage to Grow Crops — and Business Skills

    Monica Humphries

    August 16, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    For young adults leaving prison in Atlanta, they have the opportunity to participate in Gangstas to Growers, a local nonprofit that provides job skills training and personal development. The program, created in 2016, gives participants the opportunity to learn skills like farming, gardening, and how to run a business, and supplementary knowledge like financial literacy and environmental sustainability. Even more, Gangstas to Growers pays participants working on black-owned farms $15 per hour, which is almost twice the minimum wage.

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  • More than shelter: How DC homelessness organizations help LGBTQ youth thrive

    Natasha Riddle

    July 10, 2019 |

    Greater Greater Washington |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Providing housing that serves as an affirming, empowering space with access to resources can help young LGBTQ people overcome homelessness. Organizations in Washington D.C. such as Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL), the Wanda Alston Foundation, and Casa Ruby provide inclusive housing that also includes services, from job placement to mental health care.

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