WORKING TOWARD JOBS

The Florida

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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OFFICE OF EV ALVA TION AND INSPECTIONS 
MAY 1990  The Florida

Project Independence Program 
Richard P. Kusserow 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
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INTRODUCTION 
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PROGRAM PROFILE. 
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THE STATE OF FLORIDA 
THE FLORIDA AFDC  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

PROGRAM. 
THE FLORIDA AFDC WORK PROGRAM  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

General Background. . 

Administrative Issues 
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Participation Issues. . . 

Program Activities  . . . 7

Appendix A 
A -
OVERVIEW STATEMENT. 
Appendix B

SAMPLE DOCUMENTS  I . . I B
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This technical report is par of a series of 
Dependent 
profies on the Aid to Families with 
Childrn (AFC) work programs parcipating 
project.
in the  Working Toward JOBS 

Each profie begins with a categorized 
AFC 
descrption of the subject  work program, 
which is based on mail guides submitted by the 
progr. Appendi A includes an overview 
statement wrtten by the program manager. It 
descrbes the program, its goals, philosophy and 
Appendix B is a sample of 
lessons leared. 
documents used to conduct the program. Each 
to submit 
program admnistrtor was asked 
sample documents which they felt would be 
useful to States and counties developing)OBS 
progrs. 
Data collection for this study was done from 
Apri to September of 1989. The information in 
the overview and technical reports is based on 
pre-JOBS work programs for AFC recipients. 
progrs 
As these  have converted to JOBS, 
they may have made some changes to meet 
JOBS legal and regulatory requirements. 
Where possible, we have noted the changes the 
progr 
administrators anticipated at the time 
of our data collection. 
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Florida  INTRODUCTION  THE STATE OF FLORIDA 
Population: 12,417,606 
Main industres: service, retail trade, Government,  manufacturing 
First quarer 1989 unemployment rate: 5.3 percent 
Median income for a family of four: $35,247 
THE FLORIDA AFDC PROGRAM 
For Fiscal Year 1988:

Total cost: $321 988,528

Federal shar: $178,946,367; State share: $143,042 161

AFC 
cases: 108,936

Case closures in FY 1988: 74 382

Approximately 22 000 of those had parcipated in work program

THE FLORIDA AFDC WORK PROGRAM 
General Background 
Project Independence
Name: 
October 1, 1987 
Operating Since: 
The program s objectives are to: 1) provide screening services to 
Philosophy: 
parcipants to determe job readiess, 2) to increase trning and educational 
opportnities through human services staff, Job Training Parership Act (JTPA) 
and local educational agencies for paricipants with education and work skil 
deficiencies, and 3) to increase the number of public assistance recipients entering 
employment. The specifc program goals for the State Fiscal Year 1988 are 
30,000 job placements: 22 000 from AFC recipients (80 percent to be full-time) 
and 8,000 from Food Stamp recipients. 
Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Program Administrator: 
James Clark 
Director, Project Independence 
1317 Winewood Boulevard 
Building 5, Room 115 
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700 
(904) 487-2380 
Administrative Issues 
Project Independence is a statewide welfare to work program. It is a 
Structure: 
cooperative effort by the State Deparents of Health and Rehabiltative Services 
(HRS), Education, and Labor and Employment Securty, with the JTPA and a 
public/private parership with Florida s business and industr. 
The HRS delivers services under the authority of the Deputy Secretar for 
Operations to whom the 11 distrct administrators report. Each distrct office has 
one staf person designated as the Project Independence manager. 
The State determnes program policy, guidelines and goals. Within those 
centrlly determned parameters the State s 11 distrcts develop implementation 
plans. The central State welfare offce monitors the implementation of these 
plans to ensure that they meet Federal and State requirements. 
Fundig levels in State Fiscal Year 1987-1988 were as follows.
Funding: 
Federal  State  TOTAL 
Program Activities  $7,525, 106  $6,912 753  $14,437 859 
Supportive Services  $2,459,387  704 755  $5,164 142 
TOTAL  $9,984,493  $9,617,508  $19,602 001 
There are 334 HRS counselors and supervisors whose responsibilties include: 
Staff: 
case management, support services brokering, job development, job club, 
employabilty plan development, and education agencies liaison. The HRS also 
has 120 clerical and dirct services aides who assist the counselors and 
contracted staff from the Florida Deparment of Labor 
supervisors. There are 59 
Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  who ar responsible for job development, job placement, and job club. All of the 
above staf work full-time on Prject Independence. 
Florida measures the success of Project Independence through 
Success Measurements: 

number of placements and job retention. 
On Januar 2, 1990, a new management information system became 
Recordkeeping: 
operational, enabling not only headquarers but also the distrcts and individual 
Project Independence units to have access to more detailed client trcking and 
record keeping informtion. Client information is entered directly into the 
computer at the caseworker level and has some interface capabilties with the 
AFC information system. This new system increases ad hoc report generatig 
dictly 
capabilties and the tyes of data  available to the distrct and unit. 
The individual distrcts, in consultation with headquarers Project 
Provision of Services: 

Independence sta, determne the optium service delivery design for their 
respective geogrphic aras. All distrcts rely maily on HRS field staff to deliver 
servces. Many use some Job Service staf as contracted with the Deparment 
Labor and Employment Securty. One distrct contrcts with a community 
ru, 
college to provide Project Independence services in a  four county area. 
Cooperative agreements were signed by the Governor and the 
Outside Resources: 

Commssioner of Education and by HRS with the Deparent of Labor and 
Employment Securty (DLES) and the Deparent of Education on a statewide 
basis. Workig agrements have been developed at the local level between HRS 
distrcts, school boards, community colleges, and ITPA Prvate Industr Councils. 
contrcts with DLES to provide job placement, job 
Prject Independence also 
club and job development servces through the Job Service of Florida. These 
contrcts  distrct level to meet specific service delivery needs. 
ar developed an a 
level, with educational 
Some Prject Independence distrcts contrct, on a local 
provider/agencies, Le. county school boards or local school distrcts to provide 
specific servces for parcipants. However, working agreements ar more 
commonly used. 
Project Independence works cooperatively with Childrn, Youth and Famy 
Servces, also an HRS program, to coordinate TItle XX child car services 
thugh a contract with a centr agency day car provider in each distrct. 
The Florida Offce of Inspector Genera performed an evaluation which 
Evaluations: 
projects that approximately 15 percent of those placed into employment in FY 
1988 have rejoined AFDC. 
Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Participation Issues

Approximately 70,000 registered. 67,098 paricipated beyond 
Participant Descriptors: 

registration in FY 1988. The average parcipant is 28 years old, with a tenth 
s current spell on 
grade education and two children. The average participant 
AFC has lasted 34 months. 
Project Independence targets teen parents and volunteers. Target groups 
Target Groups: 

have fIrst priority in receipt of support services, such as child care, transportation 
training and education. 
All AFC applicants and recipients who do not meet 
Mandatory Activities/Sanctions: 

legal exemptions, together with exempt persons who wish to volunteer, shall be 
referred for Project Independence parcipation by the AFDC Assistance 
for paricipation must complete orientation. 
Payments Unit. Each person referrd 
From July 1988 to June 1989, Florida imposed 1,929 sanctions. 
10, 148 exempt AFDC clients have volunteered. The HRS encourages 
Volunteers: 
voluntar paricipation through presentation of program informationlbenefIts 
durig AFC application process. 
In calendar year 1988, Project Independence placed clients 
Employment Placements: 
 tie 
into 4,477 par- (less than 30 hours per week), and 15,875 full-time jobs. 
(unduplicated count). Typical work is in the service sector with the average wage 
being $3.96 per hour. 82 percent remain employed after 30 days. 
Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Figure 1

PROJECT 
INDEPENDENCE 
Up-Front
Job  ECUCA TION 
Search 
- Remedial  Job Club 
-GED 
Job Club  Extended Job 
LEAs & Councils  Search 
Education 
JTP AI 
Employers  Employment
Preparation 
HRS/Labor 
HRS/Labor 
Orientation  NO JOB 
YES 
Screening  NO JOB 
HRS Labor  TRAINING 
- On-Job- Training

Assessment &
 - Grant Diversion

-Work Experience 
Employability 
- Customized
Plan 
Training 
HRS/Labor/  - Vocational 
Education  Training 
-Employment 
JTP A  Prepara tion 
HRS/Educa tion/Labor
JPT A/Employers/ 
County Commision/

Other Communities

Developed and produced by the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.
Economic Services, Employment and Training Office with the guidance, contributions.
and review from Individuals In Project Independence units throughout the 
State of Florida. 1987.

Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Program Activities 
Florida selects their job club as a model. Please see description in program 
Models: 
activities section. Florida names job search, the most cost-effective. Job search is 
also described below. 
Figure 1 shows the general sequence of activities for participants in Project 
Sequencing: 
Independence. 
What follows is a listing of the program activities offered by 
Program Activities Listing: 

Project Independence. Cost and parcipation figures are for FY 1988. 
Orientation 
Orentation and screening is a group activity which explains program services 
Activity: 
the benefits of parcipation, program expectations and the consequences of 
faiure to paricipate. Parcipants complete a State of Florida employment 
application, a referral for subsidized day care, and a form designed to determine 
employment eligibilty as required by the Imgration Reform and Control Act. 
The orientation leader wil schedule the sta of unsupervised job search for the 
job ready and explai how to fill out relevant forms. Not-job ready paricipants 
(except teen parents) who wish to look for work can choose to complete 
unsupervised job search prior to being assessed. 
Generally, done in a group orientation meeting. Sometimes conducted 
How Provided: 

one-on-one if no group is available. 
67,098. 
Participants: 
Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Assessment 
Assessment is an organized way of determining what services, activities and 
Activity: 
assistance is needed by the paricipant in order to successfully paricipate in 
Project Independence and to become self-sufficient. The case manager must 
review the assessment and screening form with the participant to determine 
whether all the required information is provided. 
Group or one-on-one. Provided by Project Independence staff, JTPA 
How Provided: 

and Deparment of Education staf. 
Assessment is provided for the not job ready, job ready but not successful 
Participants: 
in job search, . and those needing remediation or furter education or training. 
Employment Plan Contract 
The employment plan contract (EPC) specifes the activities and services 
Activity: 
agreed upon by both the case manager and the paricipant that wil lead toward 
the parcipant 
s self-suffciency. The plan consists of: (1) identification 
information; (2) background summar of the parcipant s work experience, skills, 
tring 
interests, education and  background; (3) establishment of an employment 
goal which is realstic and attanable; (4) development of a plan of action which 
identifes baners and States how they wil be overcome; (5) follow-up and 
updating, which are done on a regular basis. 
This plan is developed jointly by the parcipant and the case worker. Whenever 
possible the parcipant should take the lead responsibilty for decision making 
and caring out the activities outlined in the EPC. 
Done through one-on-one interviews between the case manager and the 
How Provided: 

parcipant. Provided by Project Independence staff, ITPA, Deparment of 
Education, and contracted Job Service staff. 
This component is especially appropriate for the not job ready, and 
Participants: 
job-ready who were unsuccessful in job search. 
Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Supportive Services 
Support services include, but are not limited, to: child care, transportation 
Activity: 
work and training related expenses, personal counseling, medical services, tuition 
and books.

Supportve services are provided by Project Independence, central child 
How Provided: 

care agencies, Medicaid, JTPA, and local education agencies. Services are 
aranged through discussions between the paricipant and caseworker. 
All parcipants receive some supportive services.
Participants: 
$213, 123 Federa; $182 318 State; Total $395,441.
Costs: 
Child care and Medicaid wil be extended to 12 months 
Anticipated Changes: 

post-employment effective Apri 1, 1990. 
Remedial Education (Basic Education and High School Equivalency) 
incrase proficiency in math and reading, or to 
Activity:  Basic instrction designed to 
prepar a parcipant for the high school equivalency exam. 
Provided by Deparent of Education, JTPA, community organizations. 
How Provided: 

Provided in classroom or more informal groups. 
Appropriate for clients who have not completed tenth grade and clients 
Participants: 
whose literacy level is below eighth grde. 
Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Job Club 
Job club is a workshop and training session to teach paricipants better ways to 
Activity: 
search for, apply for, and keep ajob. Program staff also provide job leads to 
participants during the last week of job club when they look for work under the 
direct supervision of program staff. Job club activities may include: assessment 
of the paricipant s employability skils, completion of a State of Florida 
employment application, employability skils and asseniveness training, direction 
on how to locate job openings and community resources, direction on how to 
contact employers and get interviews. 
Done in group sessions. Provided by Project Independence staff 
How Provided: 

contrcted Job Service staf, JTPA, or the Deparment of Education. Generally 
job club lasts 3 weeks. However, the distrcts have the flexibilty to reduce the 
timeframe. 
for not job ready, and job ready clients unsuccessful in
Of parcular value 
Participants: 
job search.

Vocational Training

parcipants who lack job skills with a classroom 
Activity:  Vocational traiing provides 
training experience which provides practice in skills for a specifc occupation. 
Training must be full:'time (as defined by the training institution), unless training 
is combined with another activity. Paricipants must maintain an acceptable level 
of performance and attendance. 
Provided in a classroom settngs by the JTPA, and the Department of 
How Provided: 

Education. 
Paricularly useful for not job ready, job ready but needing further training, 
Participants: 
and volunteers needing training. 
Florida  PROGRAM PROFilE  Job Development 
Locating or developing training and subsidized and unsubsidized jobs for 
Activity: 
market and identify trends and 
participants. Staff research the local labor 
opportunities; target appropriate employers, work with other State and local 
agencies to develop openings and collect useful information. Staff also assess the 
present to potential employees. 
skils, abilties and training of participants to 
They also provide employers with services, encourage them to create jobs for 
clients, and negotiate terms of employment or training contracts. 
Done by Project Independence staf, contracted Job Service staff, and 
How Provided: 

ITPA. 
These servces are available to clients in any component.
Participants: 
Group Job Search 
This is an extended job search activity (6 months).
Activity: 
The distrcts have a great deal of flexibilty in how they admnister this 
How Provided: 

component. ,Most often this activity includes 1 week of supervised job search, the 
last week of job club, and regular grup meetings to discuss progress. Provided 
by Project Independence staff, contrcted Job Service staff, ITPA. 
Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Individual Job Search 
A 2-week period durng which a paricipant looks for work on their own and 
Activity: 
familiarzes themselves with the local labor market. Employment and training 
staff will be available to assist paricipants in securing employment and will give 
out information on known vacancies. Parcipants must make at least six 
employment applications within a 2-week period. 
This is a parcipant drven activity. Paricipants are responsible for 
How Provided: 

conducting an unsupervised job search. Oversight is provided by Project 
Independence staf, and contracted Job Service staf. 
Appropriate for job ready parcipants.
Participants: 
Volunteers wil be permtted but not required to parcipate in this 
Anticipated Changes: 

activity prior to assessment. 
On-The-Job Training 
On-the-job training (On) is designed to help parcipants learn occupational 
Activity: 
skills while receivig wages. Upon satisfactory completion of the training, the 
employer is expected to continue to employ the parcipant without the wage 
subsidy at or above the wage paid to a regular employee in the same or equivalent 
position. Parcipants must be given the same benefits as the company s other 
employees. 
Vares according to situation. Provided by Project Independence and 
How Provided: 

JTA. 
Parcularly appropriate for clients with little work experience, and clients 
Participants: 
not successful in job search.

Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Work Supplementation/Trade

Grant diversion (called TRAE) is a generic term used for an alternative means 
Activity: 
of providing AFDC to participants. The grant, or a portion thereof, is diverted to 
subsidize wages earned by the participant. 
This component is managed by Project Independence and JTPA staff.
How Provided: 

Paricularly appropriate for paricipants who are job ready with little or no 
Participants: 
experience or job ready but unsuccessful at finding a job. 
to bring it into 
Anticipated Changes:  This service wil be restrcted to new jobs in order 
compliance with JOBS. 
Community Work Experience Program 
Employment prepartion in the form of non-paid work experience with a public 
Activity: 
or non-profit agency. The community work experience program (CWEP) 
provides the parcipant the opportunity to develop basic work skils, practice and 
improve existing skills and acquire on-the-job experience. The sponsor of an 
employment preparation assignment assists and encourages qualified paricipants 
occurg 
to compete for job openings  within the sponsor s organization. 
Vares according to the situation. Done with public and non-profit
How Provided: 

organizations only. 
Parcularly appropriate for those needing work experience. 
Participants: 
Under JOBS, CWEP wil be restrcted to new jobs only.
Anticipated Changes: 

Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Customized Training 
Training which is short-term (6 months or less) in duration, provides skil 
Activity: 
training for a specific occupation, and is targeted to an employer who has agreed 
prior to the star of training, to hire the paricipant. This is a voluntary activity. 
Vares according to the situation. Provided by Project Independence and 
How Provided: 
ITPA staff. 
Most appropriate for job ready parcipants who have little experience or 
Participants: 
have been unsuccessful in job search. 
Post-Placement Services 
uniforms, books, fees, licenses, tools, 
Activity:  Eligible for: (1) protective clothing, 
limited automobile repai; (2) if funds are available, child care may be continued 
for a period of up to 3 months after entr into employment. Child care assistance 
may be provided thereafter on a sliding fee schedule provided funds are available; 
3 consecutive months; and (4) employment 
(3) transporttion services for up to 
counseling by Project Independence staf for 180 days after entr into 
employment. 
Provided by Project Independence or central child care agency. Services 
How Provided: 

are aranged by case manager. 
Provided to all on an as needed basis. 
Participants: 
Post-placement child care and Medicaid support services may be 
Anticipated Changes: 

provided for up to 12 months effective April I, 1990. 
Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Case Management 
Case management includes four major functions which may be performed by 
Activity: 
the case manager or other staff: assessment, development of the employment 
, aranging and coordinating activities and resources necessary to 
plan contract
car 
out the plan, and follow-up to make sure the services and activities were 
all program components until case is closed. 
provided. Continues through 
Provided by Project Independence staff, and contracted Job Service staff. 
How Provided: 

Done through regular meetings and discussions between case managers and 
parcipants. 
All Project Independence parcipants receive case management services.
Participants: 
Teen Parent Services 
This service provides education and/or specialized case management services 
Activity: 
support services, and other services needed to assist the teenage parent to develop 
life management skis requird to achieve self-suffciency and avoid long-term 
welfare dependency. The primar emphasis is on the education needed to attain a 
high school diploma or its equivalent, with a secondar goal of job placement. 
Deparent of Education, JTPA 
Provided by: Project Independence, 
How Provided: 
settings (separate from other 
and Job Service. Services ar provided in group 
Project Independence groups) and one-on-one. 
Appropriate for teen-age parents.
Participants: 
A varety of procedural changes wil be made to bring the program 
Anticipated Changes: 

into compliance with JOBS. 
Florida  PROGRAM PROFILE  Appendix A

Program Overview Philosophy and Motivation 
Since 1981, Florida has been a national leader in helping people on welfare to 
s welfar rolls and enter employment. Early on, the Deparment of 
leave the State 
Health and Rehabiltative Services (HS) established as "goal one" the job of 
helping Florida' s economically dependent citiens to become independent. Those 
welfare recipients who were most work-ready were requird to conduct ajob 
search before they were provided other services. As a result of this and other 
AFC 
efforts the State was able to curb the grwth in  and Food Stamp caseloads. 
Job placements incrased from 3,750 in 1981 to 22,379 in 1986. Neverteless, 
too many Floridians, especially the not work-ready who were severely lacking in 
stil faced bleak and unproductive futures. 
education and job skils, 
In Florida, AFC pays only about 40 percent of the income needed to avoid 
povert. A full-tie job at $4.00 per hour is over 90 percent of the 1986 povert 
level for a famly of three. 
Clearly, it does. not pay to be on welfare. The dependence on strgers for money 
or foo stamps is a tiesome, demeaning, and distasteful experience. These 
Floridians were stuck in the limbo of povert until more resources could be 
brought to bear on their situatins. In the years from 1981 through 1990 the 
funding for the welfare to work effort from 
legislatue increased the 
approxiately 3 milion to 30 millon dollars. 
In order to determne what was needed to addrss this problem it was necessar to 
exame the social and economic factors that were impacting on Florida s poor. A 
1986 study provided the following information: 
Although employment had grown, many individuals who had found work 
eared incomes which did not result in self-sufficiency. 
Over 104,00 Florida households were receiving AFC and 228,00 were 
receiving Foo Stamps. 
Counting children and dependents, over 290,000 Floridians were receiving 
their livelihood through AFDC. 
A-I 
Florida  OVERVIEW STATEMENT  AFC payments totaed $290 millon in 1986. Add Food Staps and 
Medicaid, and Florida paid $1.9 bilion. 
Florida s adult AFC population was 98 percent female, and seventy-one 
percent of all recipients were minorities. 
Sixty percent of all AFC recipients had their first child while stil a 
teenager. 
Sixty-four percent of all Floridians receiving AFDC lacked a high school 
diploma in 1982. Fifty-six percent of the persons engaged in employment 
and training activities lacked a high school diploma in 1987. 
Job-fmding help was available in only 8 of 67 counties in 1981 (serving 45 
percent of the AFC population). 
The complexity and magnitude of povert in Florida represented an opportnity 
our State social welfar policy. We were challenged to make 
to cal for change in 
a commtment to developing and implementing a public welfare policy and 
progr 
that would prevent inter-generational povert, promote independence 
from the welfar system, and strengten the chances for Florida s poor to become 
self-sufcient. 
Response to the Challenge 
In addition to incrased fundig, the effort received bi-parsan political support 
in the form of new legislation. Durng the 1987 legislative session, a newly 
elected Governor, Bob Marnez, and our legislators recognized the problems 
facing our State s poor famlies, especially those of women with young children. 
parnthoo 
Mter identifying the factors of inadequate education and teenage 
obvious contrbutors to welfare dependency, incrased priority was placed on 
as well as services to teenage welfare recipients 
educational and traiing services 
who had not received a high school diploma. Under the Governor s leadership, 
the Legislature, without opposition in the House or Senate, passed the Florida 
Employment Opportnity Act. This legislative initiative provided afesh and 
sensible approach to the old problem of reformng welfar without spending more 
and more of the tapayers money on transfer payments. 
With the passage of the Florida Employment Opportnity Act and the 
implementation of Prject Independence, HRS enhanced and altered the mission 
of providing income maintenance to one of promoting self-suffciency. Project 
Independence committed Florida to providing employment and training services 
Florida  OVERVIEW STATEMENT  A - 2  which would move public assistance recipients from a state of welfare 
findig 
dependence to a state of independence. By 1989 job- assistance was 
AFC 
available to 97.2 percent of all  adult recipients. 
GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS 
Project Independence represents a commitment to both taxpayers and welfare 
recipients-to curb the growth of welfare caseloads by helping welfare recipients 
become economically self-suffcient through employment. In 1988-89 more than 
100,000 Project Independence parcipants were engaged in education, trning 
and employment activities. A total of 34 000 of them secured employment, a 40 
percent incrase over the 1985-86 period.

Goal for Participants 
is a commitment to move welfare recipients from 
Prject Independence 
progr 
dependence to independence. The  design emphasizes development of 
individual employabilty plans which include the necessar training, education 
support services and motivational support to enable even the least job-ready 
parcipants to become permanently self-sufficient through employment. Case 
management is provided to ensure that each parcipant completes appropriate 
activities and receives services necessar to obtain and keep a job. 
Goal for Local Communities and Employers 
is a commtment to the public and private sector to contain 
Prject Independence 
the growth of welfare expenditus and to provide a previously untapped source 
of manpower for the labor market It is a commtment to the private sector to 
ta 
divert welfar checks and provide Federa and State  credits to employers that 
provide trning and work experience needed by welfar recipients. It is a 
parership with private industres to identify labor and manpower needs and to 
trn welfar recipients for those jobs.

APPROACH AND ATIITUDE 
The on-going goal of Project Independence is to better manage existing programs 
thugh assessment, coordination, and tageting of resources alady available 
from Federal, State and local sources. As a result, more welfare recipients can 
receive the basic services they require to move quickly toward self-support 
To accomplish this goal, Project Independence drws upon the available resources 
from the Job Training Parnership Act (JTPA), the Deparment of Education 
Florida  OVERVIEW STATEMENT  A - 3  To accomplish this goal, Project Independence draws upon the available resources 
from the Job Training Parnership Act (ITPA), the Deparment of Education 
of Health and Rehabiltative 
(DOE), local education agencies, the Deparment 
Services  the Deparment of Labor and Employment Security (DLES). 
(HS), and 
By coordinating efforts and combining resources, program participants are 
assisted in overcoming barers of poor education, lack of job seeking and 
retention skills, and the absence of marketable job skils. They are provided wi th 
support services such as assistance with transportation, child care and medical 
care, in order to allow their parcipation in employment and training activities. 
Project Independence calls on our public service agencies, educators, providers of 
employment and trning services, and the private business sector to work in full 
parership to provide opportunities for Project Independence paricipants. It 
challenges us to provide education and job skills trning, combined with support 
services, in a manner designed to assist families living in povert to make the 
transition from welfar dependence to economic independence. 
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED THAT OTHER STATES NEED TO KNOW 
Target existing resources to keep costs down. 
parcipating agencies. 
Collocate staf from 
Set specific placement goals. 
Require State agencies to emphasize the employment of welfar recipients 
into entr level job openings. 
Use the private sector as a screening mechanism to sort the job-ready from 
the not job-ready, thus focusing limited resources on the least employable. 
Recognize that there are no promotions in welfare. 
Market your progrm to the client, public and employer community based 
upon their individual needs and perceptions. 
Use sanctioning not as a punishment but as a recognition of the need for 
individual responsibilty. 
Florida  OVERVIEW STATEMENT  A  Appendix B

Florida  SAMPLE DOCUMENTS  B-1  PROJEcr INDEPENDENCE 
SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT FORM 
Section A: lDntiatn au puttioo Statu 
Se .
Soal 
Name 
MII .	 Bi? 
Famly.  Dat of 
re fo 1t? 0 
ONo
Addss  Do you  Yes 
If ye Cue 	 How loog? 
Phne.	 How 10 have beD 00 
Yel  Al You? 
Yes  Al You?	
intaUDr  do ca?  un grat emOD strss? 
icl aorg  for sicliDtate pe at ho?  havi sferve  famy prlems cres? 
trveli moret htb  2 hour to gIet nhe?. w  lwa iotfb wi jforbr e6 fmuointhg o tro  lpesas?c ipate in 
lwivoir wkb emreo   ia DOh Pro   pe we?  Pr IDnc? 
th 30a Ioldr? 
havi trle wi 
COMMNTS ON AL "Yes" ANSWERS: 
Edat Tra 
Seoo  Wor 
B: 
Yes  Have yo do oy of th folwi?	 Wh? Whre? 
Pr 
Independ?
ppacaipcatie  in 
in 
pacipat in JT A?

paciJW in CETA?

tr? 
goe to a Job Clu?
ba votiOD tb 
aske for wort  Job Servce?

apli  Sta of Florida jo?

for . 
Ar you employedt DhO W?  Yes  No. If yes, who ia yofi te.m
 loyer?

What ar the last  jobs you have held? List the last one 
Reas 
Job Title?
 Employer	 you left?
Monthyear bega?  Monthyear you left?  Hour a week?  Hourly wage/salar?

Job Title?  Employer	 Reasn you left? 
Monthyear bega?  Monthyear you left?	 Hour a week?  Hourly wage/salar? 
Reas 
Job Title?  Employer  you left?

Month ear be  Month ear  ou left?  Hou a week?  Hourl  e/sala
 )' 
wo 
Ar yo  no?	 Do you 80 to scho now?  yes 
If ye wb?	 If yes, wbre? 
Wek? 
How msaky  ho pe  (ty  cWaog  pe ho?  Wh ar you stuyig? 
WiDh bte autcdiaon y oo hpave  ca rewgai,t russs  !w tolcsh ,c as, aes, mehac,  Date bega?  Copletion da? 
oter)? 
Do you have: high school diploma?  yes 
OED  yes 
Wh  nurin asistat 
ocupation linss do you have (such as 
otr)? 
sI  certcate or beauty lice or 
How di you leII you  (job, wo at ho, hobie.. sted)? 
Wh 
1D?	 is bigbst gre you have coete? (CIRCL ONE) 
Ho may mOD have yo work in th lu 3  1 2 3 4 , 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Wh ki  wat?	
of jo do yo  edn? 
wa mo 
Do you  yes 
st? 
wo yo 
If ye wht 
li to 
Sta 
C: Famy 8D Ch Car 
Se 
Wid 
Ma sttu  Siqe  Mmed  Divor  How may chidrn? 
du 
Names of cbi wh live with you:  Birtes:  Ap:  Whre ar thy  th day (hoe, schol, day car, oter)? 
1D?
Pr 
ch 
Wh ty of  car wi ma it polible .for yo to do  uape 8C ties in 
Wh?  Wht days  Hou? 
re1age
aegb 
frmd

day csa cc ete

8f 
ye  ye 
wo?  wo? 
th ke 
Do yo have fay prlems  you 	 Do yo have my lepl prem tb may ke yo
DO If ye wh In 	 no If ye wb an 1t. 
pr?
Wh In yo spal ne  prle?	 Wh ar yo cb' 
betb medca 
sp ne be 

dor?	 yo cb'  do? 
Nam of you  Nam of  Seon D: Tration  How do you get fr you hou to the followig placs (wal ca, bus, 
bicycle, ride wi SOme, oter)? 
Yes  What do you have? 
relative s bOuse 
vald drver's licens 
frnd' s hous 
trporttion 
own car or other 
chidrn' school 
gr 
YEAR  MODEL 
store 
trrttion 
ca or  you can borrw 
docs offce/clic 
bicycle you can ride  AF 
offce 
sone  Ince 
to give you a ride 
Prec  offce 
bu sto ne you 
shiq ma

ca ca 
ta sece you 	
dr stre 
SUMY	
COUNSELOR'  Next coponent 
Did pacipat fih 10t gre?  yes	 up frt job searh  assessent 
inroprat parcipant
Did parcipa wort 12 of la 36 month?  yes  jlobi cl ub	
conta
Job ready:  yes 
Sup 
Servce 
Re 
me 
Sup 
Yes	 or  to prvide

ch ca

trrttin

medca 
deta 
wort clothes 
wort tols

oter:

Wh ar dion  wh 
to  YOllive?

Parcipat s signtu:  Date:	 Colors signtu  Date:  .. 
.",. 
EXEMPTIONS AND DEFERRA FROM PARTICIPATION IN PROJECT INDEPENDENCE 
Yo. do aot ... to pacipa la, Prje ladepcadeace It 10. 
1. Under qe 16.
2. Aa 16 to 18 8D in scho fu tie. 
3. Aa  65  01 older.  the. 
4. A parnt or caretaer relativteh w ho persaly taes car of a chid under age 
A pregnt woma in you  trester of pregncy (6 month or more).
S.  incaitate 
6. il or  ho 
7. Neeed in the  to ta ca of a sick or inapacitate persn in your houshold. 
8. Havig to travel more than two hour round trp to and from the Projec Independence acvities. 
9. Livi in an area not seed by Projec Indepndence. 
10. Worki 30 or more hour pe week. 
de fr  Pr  clrlU 
Yoau 11p1 be   tpb8 dpaoa Ia  rleadaelp cadeace acdvl.. It the roUcn  aad codldoal 
an  dto leu 1D 0f  oat 1D0atl YOII  ror deCern lDalt be veried. 
trg. 
1. ESeomu    udpi .a.lc ohol or dr th prvenptsa wcoriko ora 
2.  or meta  or i1 th prvets 
Se fay
3. 
54. 	. ATneym optoerru  rlaeyof f dfre ar mjo w ittoh b ea  pdext ec acusa  bbya tch  deatme oof yDOn mt CoO tlhIl osri f mr onPtrhj. e Inndce. 
YOUR RlGHTS AND RESPONSIBIL AS A PROJCI INDEPENDENCE PARTICIAN 
IIrr  Pf' 
It 108 8f eldaer 	 or voluta pudpat Ia tI. Prje ladepcadeace  108 Ia. the rollowl 
ripts ad rnallbUlea 
IDnce 
21..  TToo  
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3. Taop cat mon tt h  Inpendce ofce AS SOON AS YOU CAN to 
 Idsaa nv ch...-'I or moblem  your
trreo ada teD yeou  job, yo heth (iDlud hotaaton), your  or pholl numr, 8D you chi 

or  Inal1 e DO 
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OcFo G aOpDa CrA.U SE iDud yo hnayvo ee aD  su osr etch ev)a a deaPtr  in yo  famy, Of yo ID mae a 
MtAAbPTOrR 1Y  DPoArm yRno1uc1 cCa 1t AseN :o You IDICt belvtedb GmODe C AUaScEt iyn  owri  toG beO eDx cu fr aD acvi aupe 
ypAoau  Fiinn   aD acvi witht 90It0 y oC mAi Ua SE, th yor ehave  "fa01i  to pa'. . Whe(n ypCoA Ur"rS Ea, iO ft iof y opu cdo"' , you
Medca aD roo st bets may bael C8 toar e n p8Da    Pr 1Delan  d app aye) may be ap 
pote to reive th re of yo bets You  JI  in  fo at !eut another
pa  exp 
V-pOeWdN tAo yRoY I Pt yAoR wTICiwIAm Nw:e 0i  DG OyoDu  bCeAU ySoE,  yo ca  of acvi iny Po ra nl  Dacto  dqo eaa  aaDYc vtii you
wGsOi IDf  yCuoA mUiSSaIEp ,a trf h afeOcnif e ya dtot  leheda  v et i"sf aIiDoer da e ctYovoi  upw Aai'ruF. .t   WGMvhOneD ydo C  'Ac.rUaaDS E tP,o ooe rop i fS aywoc nid" bo,' eyot  acw lpDoa   tinDa aO D pc aac: vii nty bP werjiuethcsu  t 
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9. Tbyyoyo o 
uut  has ce  tah j .ojn.oy f  If.or .ay. 1 oyI 8oah lflotcyw no  f8 h-Da v neeI v.ae jD8oU biift  .thbhllu8 j  Koym oi- sda d o' 1Mr tIec oi(t L, eyto Pr 'cnoetur ld   be CCnft!  mf8ruDmd t  bwIf  AaID  yiPannl v  oacenf!co phe  itmf 'of
   -
you guty of  you  101 yo beefts aD you  be  to pay ba moy. Yau  f8C 
petiL)  re  wit 
keen YO iob wh yoI aDc itc. Deo N OT qutyo jo or voluy  you ho olwroe   GOD 
1I0I..  TTCto hoA  UuaSkfE et.ch Ll  POeYtO rtjIhee ecs  P usIr aueancs   droec  ooff cse efor.o 	.ff c8t eoh em ayroo..wu"   imwf hvoeuan   aDtyt..o- wu hdyo  yaowiut ohin atenaY  dfy ttoo  ueq Xuc iatt aht  jd oPo  ororir e c Iu..d y.ynoodue  nbl:ec u:. Yau 
ca bri  u . relatve. fren lawy, 01 ot rentave twhith  yo to th hearl if you '!sh 
12. Arfers iypoum bte atio  a8 tr Ir coedtJC.. vOA'  01r eem ywmi b ea pcvai.  yifo  itw iis .h.a_vef twitdb adyis  irn awh ch01  toU reIu8e ta.   SEARCH REPORT

PROJECT INDEPENDENCE JOB 
o AFC Employment and Training  Food Stamp Job Searh (Case No.  Date 
Mebe 
No.  So. Se. No. 
Name  Family No. 
INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTICIPANT

7. If you are going to make more than six job applications, 
1. Apply for jobs during the next  weeks.  please use the additional space on the back of this form, 
2. Apply for all jobs your counselor tells you about.  a. "Failure to participate" includes:

make.

3, Fill out this form for every job application you 
4. Accept a suitable job when it is offered to you. Tell us  . making less than the required number of applications 
about the job.  . giving false information about job applications 
5. If you do NOT get a job, come to your next scheduled  . refusing a suitable job

appointment. Bring this form with you or bring it in before  . not completing this report form

then.  . not returning this form on time

If you fail to participate without good cause, action may
I Date I Time 
I Acivity  be taken to reduce your hosehold' s AFDC grant or food 
6. Call to discuss any problem that may keep you from  stamps. So make sure you follow the instructions for 
finishing your job search.  completing this job searh report. 
JOB SEARCH 
Compa
Company Name 
Comp s Adress 
Company"s Address

Copa 
Date You Visited Compan  Type of Job  Date You VISte  Type of Job
Pe  Ph 
Name of Persn You Contaced
 Compan s Phone No,  Na of  You Cotaed  Coan  No. 
Result of Visit:

ResuLt of Visit: 
Hired for Job

Application Filed  Hired for Job  Application Filed 
Employer Not Hiring  Other:  Employer Not Hiring  Other:

Co Na

Company Name 
Co' 
s Adre 
Compan s Address 
Date You Visited Company  Type of Job  Date You VIS Copa  Type of Job
Name of Persn You Contacted
 Coan s Phne No.  Na of Pers You Cotaced  Copa  Ph No. 
Result of Visit:

Result of Visit: 
Application Filed  Hired for Job  Application Filed  Hired for Job

Employer Not Hiring  Other:  Employer Not Hiring  Other:

Copa Na 
Company Name 
Co' 
s Adre 
Compan s Address 
Date You Visited Company  Type of Job  Date You Viste Cony  Type of Job 
Pe  Co' 
Ph 
Name of Person You Contacted  Company's  No.  Name or  You Cotacted  s Phne No. 
Result of Visit:

Result of Visit: 
Application Filed  Hired for Job  Application Filed  Hired for Job

Employer Not Hiring  Other:  Employer Not Hiring  Other:

usd) 
HRS-ES Form 4133. Oct 87 (Obsoletes previos editions which may not be  -.  --
!Na 
I Company Name 
'=mp s Adress  Comp s Adress 
Date You Visted Cony  Type of  Date You Visite Compa  Type of Job 
Ph 
Name of Persn You Contacted  Company  No.  Name of Persn You Contacted  Company"s Phone No.
Result of Visit:  Result of Visit: 
Application Filed  Hired for Job  Application Filed  Hired for Job 
Employer Not Hiring  Other:  Employer Not Hiring  Other: 
Company Name  Company Name 
Companys Address  Company s Address 
Date You Visited Company  Typ of Jo  Date You Visited Compan  Type of Job 
Na of Pe You Cotaced  Co'  Ph No.  Na of Pen You Cota  Company"s Phne No. 
Result of Visit:  Result of Visit: 
Application Filed  Hired for Job  Application Filed  Hired for Job 
Employer Not Hiring  Other:  Employer Not Hiring  Other: 
Co Na  Comp 
Copan s Address  Compan s Adress 
Date You Vised Compan  Type of Job  Date You Vis Compa  Type of Job 
Na  Coan  Ph  Na  Pen  Cota  Coan  Ph 
of Pers You Cotacted  No.  of  You  No. 
Result of Visit:  Result of Visit: 
APplication Filed  0 Hire for Job  Application File  0 Hire for Job 
Employer Not Hiring  Other.  Employer Not Hiring  Other. 
Co Na  Co Na

Co'  Co' 
s Adress 
Vi Co 
Da Yo VIS  Typ 01  Dale Yo  . Typ of Jo 
Na  Pen  Co'  Ph  Na  Pe  Co'  Ph 
of  You  No,  of  You  No. 
Result of Visit:  Result of Visit 
Application Filed  0 Hire for Job  Application Filed  0 Hire for Job 
Employer Not Hiring  Other.  Employer Not Hiring  Other. 
Co Na  Co Na

Co'  Co' 
s Adre 
Vi Co 
Da You Vis  Typ of Jo  Dale You  Typ of Ja 
Na  Pe  Co'  Ph  Na  Fe  Co'  Ph 
of  You  of  You  No. 
Result of VISit:  Result of Visit 
Appliction Filed  0 Hire for Job  Appliction File  0 Hire for Job 
Employer Not Hiring  Other.  0 Emplye No Hiring  Other.  PROJECT INDEPENDENCE EMPLOYMENT PLAN CONTRACT 
plan contract is your agreement to move toward independence through 
INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTICIPANT: This employment 
You wil develop a definite plan of action and 
gainful employment. You and your counselor complete this agreement together. 
problems in each step. 
definite dates to do each action. Call on your counselor to talk about your successes and 
Section A - IDENTIFICATION 
Soc. Sec. No. 
Date of Birth 
Name: 
Phone Number 
Mailing 
D MANDATORY  D VOLUNTARY 
Address: 
Section B - BACKGROUND: Review the "Screening and  Section C - EMPLOYMENT GOAL: Write an employment 
Assessment Form (HRS-ES 4139)", and summarize the  goal which matches background in training and education, 
following information. Use key words and short phrases.  past job experience and skills, job interests, and job market. 
Past training, education, licenses: 
Past job experience, skils, interests: 
Section D - PLAN OF ACTION:

ljoebg calulb -
Step 1: Check the barriers to employment/training/self-sufficiency:  Step 2: Check the type of activity that wil remove the barrier(s):

low job skils  low/no job experience  educational assessment
training  child care vocational assessment
job attached (laid off) 
meigdrauntc (asetaisoonanl)   health/physical  transportation  remedial education
life skils  emotional  clothes/tools GED/high school 
housing - tools medical - vocational training
child care  legal  dental - onc-ustomized training
transportation  housing - the-job training
clothing  counseling work experience
employment preparation
other: 
job searh 
referral to VA, JTA, CYF 
other: 
Step .& In the space below, describe each barrier in detail, how each barrier wil be removed, beginning and ending dates, how the case 
wil occur, 
manager will follow-up to make sure the barrier is removed and how often and when the follow-up 
Barrier  How wil the barrier be removed  Bein Date  End Date  Follow-uo/how often/when 
(If needed, attach a second page in this same format.) 
Date Signed  Conselor's Signature  Date Signed 
I Participant's Signature  Employment Interview 
Date 
Name of Applicant 
CJ 
Position Interview Job Title 
General Interview 
This is:  1st Interview  2nd Intervie  3rd Interview 
Titlc 
Interviewer 
Dira/9.s: 
sigat1 
Titlc 
Department 
As a result of your interview, check the most appropriate box in each category.  ditional comments section on back if needc( 
1. EXPERIENCE	 SCRE  COMMENTS 
o Applicat's background not relevant to job requirment. 
o Applicant's background somewhat relevant tojob reuiments. 
Acceptable background and experience.

Strong background and experience.

Excellent experience and background. 
2. JOB KNOWLEDGE	 SCRE  COMMENTS 
None pertaining to this position. 
trnig 
Considerable  lreequgire d. 
D Basic, but capable of  on the job.

Very capable; little trning neeed.

Extremely well vers; able to handle .position without traing.

3. INFORMATION ABOUT GENERAL WORK FIELD  SCRE  COMMENTS 
Poor famliarty of field 
Fair familiaty of field.

Knows field at level of average applicant.

c:  th 
r: Knowledgeable; knows more  average applicat.
Has excellent understanding of the field. 
SKI 
SCRE 
4. COMMUNICATION  COMME.NTS 
Talks very little; communcation poor. 
Attempts communication but does fair job at bet. 
Acceptable fluency and communcation. 
Speaks well and to the point.

Excellent communication; extremely flucnt.

SCRE 
s. lNlTtA TIVE  COMMENTS 
c: Appear to depend on others too much; has poorly dermed goal.
c. Scts goal too low and seeks little reponsibilty.
Appe:u to have average goal; sometimes makes suggestions. 
CCJ AppRea to Estrive tAo succdT; self sItareVr.
 ITY 
CJ 
Appear to set high standards and displays excellent degre of initiative.

SCRE 
COMMENTS 
cc..  Show little abilty .  thnk creatively.
c. Appear to have few new ideasl concepts.
Appear to have accptable creative talents. 
cc..  L	 oks for altcrnatives; lies developing new  systcl1.
method 
High creative thought proces; constantly suggesting new idea.  SCRE  COMMENTS 
7. MOTIVATION 
c: No interest. apathetic. indifereDL
c:
I: Questionable interet in position. 
t: True desire to work.
Solid interest in position and ask questions.

CJ  many questions.

Excellent motivation. desire to work; asks.
s personal suitabilty to the job)  SCORE  COMMENTS

8. PERSONALITY TRAITS (an individual'
Unsatisfactory for this job! position.

Doubtful for this jobl position.

Satisfactory for this job! organiztion.

Very good for this job! organiztion.

Excellent for this job! organization.

SCRE 
COMMENTS 
9. COMPOSURE
I: 
Nervous. "fidgety" and il at ease. 
Straed; is easily irtated.

r: Average composure.

r: Positive; appea to handle cries better than'the average.
appe 
Exceptionaly well compose;  to thrive under presure. 
SCRE 
10. APPEARANCE (if relevant) COMMENTS 
r: 
Very untidy. 
rr::  Cales about personal appearance.

r: Acceptable personal appearance.
appeace.
I: Better than average 
Very well groomed; very neaL 
11. OVERALL  'lAL SCRE  PECO MMENTS 
CD Unsatisfacol:. - 1. 4
(Z  OFFICE USE ONY 
Below standard:- 1.5 - 2-4  'lAL SCRE 
CD Acceptable. - 2.5 - 3-4 
DIVIDED BY 10 
CD 
5 - 4. 
Above average. 
CS  DAV 
Outstanding. - 4.5 - 5 
STRONGEST POINTS

m:AKEST B(jIHTS 
RECOMMENDED FOR HIRING?  YES 
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

*PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO THE PERSONNEL OFFICE AFTER INTERVIEWS. *
 life for you and your family. you find a better way... a better Project Independence can help worries. Let them show how them about your concerns and ect Independence today . Tell family. Talk to the people at Projthe same thing for you and your Project Independence can do families. better life for them and for their kinds of jobs that help make a to find and keep good jobs... the sands of Floridians just like you real. It has already helped thouProject Independence is for new job. you re comfortable with your
and that help won t stop until
dependence has help for you, long time can be hard. Project Inkind of job you want to have for a Finding and keeping the  FAMILY IS FOR YOU AND YOUR PROJECT INDEPENDENCE 
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and handicapping condition. nondiscrimination policies relating to race, sex, age recipients. H RS complies with the state and federal market Project Independence to Aorida public aid MF814 with Public Communications Inc. to $10,745.00 or 50.09 per copy, under contract This publication was produce at a cost of  FOR PAYCHECKS TRADING WELFARE CHECKS  Local Contm;t:
 Chaim1aJ1 Willm ' dc la Siemi
Council
State Job Training Ctx)rdimlting
 Commissioncr Bctty CasiOr
Dcpartmcnt of Educ..tion
 Sccrctary Ilugo Mcncndcl Employmcnt Sccurity Dcp..rtmcnt of I.Ihor and
 Secrct..ry Grcgory l. Coler Rchahilitativc Scrviccs
 Dcpartmcnt of Ilc..lth lId  Governor Bob Martincz  PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AN INNOVATIVE PUBLICI
ROJECT INDEPENDENCE.
 your family. Project Independence can help. ence. You want a better life for yourself and that job is available through Project Independtomorrow. The help you need to find and keepll be proud to have today and job that you Project Independence can help you find a  * Job skils training
 * High school diploma or * Medical care training * A ride to and from work or * Uniforms and tools * Child Care  pendence can help you with: you need help, Project Indehelp you with all of these. If ect Independence can  thgs. re wonying about some of those when you ajobs hard to even think about finding kid of job you want. you nee for the you family... a high school diploma... or the skills to work on time every day... heath car for you and your childrn while you re at work ... a way to get Prper car for may be things geuing in the way. to work goo job. You have , but there th desire  Project Independence can help you find a  INDEPENDENCE PROJECT 
   
Offce Worker
Bil Richardson, Project Independence gave me a new t Jl
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I foud a goo job. You  say about Project Independfor themselves and their famThese peopfind good jobs.  Project Independence  IS FOR REAPROJECT IN .--. -., ,." ,,,..''''.. 
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 . lars in future welfare costs. ing taxpayers many millions of dolthrough full time employment, savclare their individual independence help more than 100 000 people deBy 1991 Project Independence will sta (PIC). Prvat Industr Council ida s business community and theparent of Education as well as Aor-and Employment Security and De-tive SelVices, Department of Labor partment of Health and Rehabilitathat blends the resources of the Decreated by Governor Bob Martinez progr sufcient. It inovative is an seur beme reipients selfjobs and port selVices to help public assistace emphasizes training and other supwide job placement program that Project Independence is a state INDEPENDENCE
PROJECT

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andicapping condition. . , age and rimination policies relating to race, sexRS complies with the state and federal nondisndependence to the Florida busines community. ublic Communications Inc. to market Project 33 per copy, under contract MF814 with r SO.his publication was produce at a cot of 53,275  Local Contact:
 Chainnan Wiliam de la Sierr
Council
State Job Tmining Coordinating
 Commissioner Betty Castor Department of Education
 Secretary Hugo Menendez
Employment Security
Department of Labor and
 Secretary Gregory L. Coler
Rehabilitative Services
Department of Health and
 Governor Bob Martinez  PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AN INNOVATIVE PUBLICI
ROJECT INDEPENDENCE
 CONTA employees. benefits, etc., that your business offers other , working conditions, fringe ance coveragevided the same tenns of employment, insurare expected to work full-time and be proProject Independence participantshave paid. reimburse you for a portion of the wages you , Project Independence can wages. In returnthe employer, you provide training and pay earning wages to support their familes. 
learn skils they need for your jobs while pendence participants the opportunity to Job- Training On- The-gives Project IndeJOB- TRAINING ON- THE- your specific jobs. programs tailor made for tenn training short-closely with you as the employer to develop Project Independence staff wil work CUSTOMIZED TRAINING
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