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Need a Handbag or a Tie to Land Your First Job? Borrow One With a Library Card

Melissa Gomez

October 09, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

As the New York Public Library's career counseling offerings have grown, one of the most popular features has been an interview clothing rental service. Just as they might check out a book for a set period, patrons can now check out a piece of clothing or accessory for up to three weeks.

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To Get a Better Job, First Train for the Job Training

Tina Rosenberg

September 04, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

When it comes to job training, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and its partners believe in a holistic approach. LISC offers not only skills courses, but also child care assistance, financial competency lessons, and mental health services. "You have to really do all of these things simultaneously if you really want to have a lasting impact helping people get into living-wage jobs and careers," notes LISC president Maurice Jones.

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Companies open doors to talent with autism

Lee Cowan

September 02, 2018 |

CBS News |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Companies like Microsoft are intentionally recruiting candidates with autism, creating new interview processes and mentorship programs to help those employees thrive in jobs in programming, cybersecurity, and more. The approach is catching on as more well-known companies are looking for ways to making working more accessible.

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Fighting Poverty With Jobs

Stephanie Booth

August 30, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

America Works is a program that has been working to help vulnerable populations gain employment since 1984. They've helped more than 70,000 people find and keep jobs, largely in part due to their personalized approach and persistence -- even as they acknowledge the lack of a one-size-fixes-all approach.

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The School District Building Tiny Homes for Teachers

Megan Kimble

July 25, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Vail, Arizona

A rural school district in Arizona is building a village of tiny houses for its teachers, who cannot afford to live in the district because of low salaries and high home prices. The tiny houses are being built on district-owned land and teachers pay about $125/month for rent, utilities, and Internet, but critics argue that the houses don't solve the larger issue: that teachers are not paid enough to live there.

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Would you give a job to this gangster?

Anna-Catherine Brigida

June 08, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: El Salvador, San Salvador

In El Salvador a nonprofit partners with employers to find jobs for gang members who want a way out of that life. It's a key component to helping people escape gang violence, although companies must work with churches and community groups to get the former gang members job training and to negotiate their separation with the gang leaders. They must also convince their fellow companies this is a viable solution, as well as their own employees, who will work with the former gang members.

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How Silicon Valley schools are trying to boost lower-income students into high-tech jobs

Joanne Jacobs

June 07, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

Although many of the schools surrounding Silicon Valley's tech companies are populated by Latino children, less than five percent of the area's tech professionals are Latino. A number of organizations are working to introduce and expose students to the tech giants just miles from where they learn. For instance, Pathways, Exposure, Academic Connection, Knowledge (PEAK) takes students on tours of Google, Facebook, and the offices of other similar companies and coordinates internships for local students over breaks.

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Nonprofits: Providing Education For People During And After Incarceration

Julie Christie

May 16, 2018 |

Philadelphia Neighborhoods |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nonprofits in the Philadelphia area work to bring education to offenders who are in corrections facilities, as well as those who are re-entering into the world. Research shows that, with access to classes, novels, and career resources, offenders are significantly less likely to be re-incarcerated than they are without these services.

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Want to Quit the Gang Life? Try This Job On

Tina Rosenberg

May 15, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Being in a gang or selling drugs is risky and often poorly paid, but many people caught up in it see too many obstacles in alternate paths to change. Readi Chicago addresses these barriers with cognitive behavioral therapy and subsidized jobs that allow participants to gradually build up skills and move into better positions. But the most important people are the outreach workers, many of whom came out of incarceration or gang life, and can build relationships to convince people to sign up.

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One way the US is working out its homeless problem

Asia London Palomba

April 25, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Employment and long-term housing help homeless individuals get back on their feet. Albuquerque's "There's A Better Way" offers jobs, food, counseling, and housing to those in need, one of more than 20 programs across the country putting the focus on helping, rather than punishing, people living on the streets.

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