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The scary part is, every day out here, it gets easier. It gets easier
because you learn how to survive. You get used to the cold, used to not
washing every day, used to not having clean clothes. That's the scary
part.

Glenn E Monast

Homeless in Providence

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To me, recovery is about getting back to work. I mean, it's not like I
don't appreciate the Twilights Program. I think I've gotten a lot out of
coming here. But this isn't recovery. It makes me depressed just to come
here every day and do nothing to support myself. For some people, this
is enough, but not for me. I've worked before, and I know I can do it.

Eric

Venice, California

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Much of what we are doing to end homelessness is right. If we bring
these efforts to scale and fine-tune our approach, the solution is
within our grasp.

Nan Roman

Washington, DC

1999

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**Strategies for Linking Systems: Creating Community Employment Pathways
for Homeless Job Seekers**

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**A Pathways Project**

A local coordinated, supported process to engage stakeholders across
systems to gather information about job seekers, employer needs, and
available supports to establish action opportunities that increase
employment outcomes for homeless individuals

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**Purpose**

Focus on employment and training services for homeless people

Develop collaboration between workforce and housing personnel

Promote use and understanding of best practices

Increase the availability of employment services needed by homeless
individuals

Prepare homeless job seekers for jobs they want and available in the
local economy

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**Establish Oversight Leadership**

Possesses the authority to launch project

Sets Pathways Project goals

Develops strategic activities

Engages local leaders

Secures project funding and resources

Contracts with expert consultant

Manages the project thru regular communications

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**Involve Decisionmakers**

Public acknowledgement: jobs are important to end homelessness

Local decision makers in government, key nonprofits, and foundations

Representing workforce, economic development, social services, Tanf,
mental health, and substance abuse

Prepare them to identify funding

Keep people informed: no surprises

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**Recruit Field Research Workgroup**

Identify key local workforce experts from One Stops

Include manager and supervisors from COC, homeless employment providers,
supportive housing, VR, MH slash SA, et cetera

Set expectations

Be clear about time commitments

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**Establish Task Groups**

Demand Siders: Labor market and employers

Supply Siders: Job seekers and training programs

Support Siders: Supportive services, treatment, and housing

Program Design: Best practices and implementation issues

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**Expand Stakeholder Support**

Downtown business association

Other State initiatives: transformation, Medicaid Infrastructure Grants,
et cetera

State interagency council on homelessness

State WIB

Local WIB

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**Tell the Story**

Compile Findings: A massive report detailing the current environment,
the challenges to be addressed and the opportunities ahead

Analyze Data: Interpret information so that it is useable to
decisionmakers and stakeholders

Identify Early Victories: Report included early quick victories: where
the systems could begin

Tougher Challenges: Identify strategies requiring more effort

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**Seattle and King County, Washington**

Launched Pathways Employment Initiative

Engaged 60-plus stakeholders to own Pathways

Identified 11 early victory action opportunities

Identified additional long-term strategy opportunities

Researched employer needs in key industries

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**Early Action Opportunities in King County**

Offer cross-system training

Invite workforce representative to Homeless Action Council

Use WIA funded training for those most work-ready participants in
McKinney services

Establish a boundary spanner position

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**Cross-system Planning**

State WIA Plan

State FSET Plan

State Voc Rehab Plan

State ICH Plan

State MH and SA Plans

Local Plans

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Having employment opportunities in the building is also very important,
because it gives people a chance to get work experience and build their
self-esteem by dealing with people who are that person's peers.

Michelle Wallace

Tenant

Canon Kip

San Francisco

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**Cheetah**

Work to End Long-term Homelessness Through Employment and Housing

Doreen Straka, Co-Director

Corporation for Supportive Housing

50 Broadway

New York, New York, 1 0 0 0 4

2 1 2, 9 8 6, 2 9 6 6

www.csh.org/cheta

John Rio, Co-Director

Advocates for Human Potential

13 Herbert Avenue

White Plains, New York, 1 0 6 0 6

9 1 4, 3 2 8, 2 3 9 9

www.ahpnet.com