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Heartland Alliance Comments on TANF Reauthorization Bill Discussion Draft
July 29, 2015The federal TANF program has several legislative goals and a dual mission as a crisis response system aimed at reducing and alleviating poverty and hardship among low-income children and families and creating pathways to employment and economic opportunity. Our comments reflect the degree to which we believe that the subcommittee's draft bill achieves the goals and intent of the TANF program and, in some places, reflects and builds upon the testimony and comments submitted by other nationally recognized organizations including the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Center for Law and Social Policy.
Opportunity Youth Employment Program Case Study: Daybreak
May 29, 2015This resource is a case study on Daybreak, a program that offers emergency shelter, street outreach, housing, education, mental health, and employment services -- including transitional jobs (TJ) within a social enterprise setting -- to help youth get and stay housed. Daybreak's target population had originally been young teens ages 10 to 18, but because of increasing needs the program now gives more attention to transition-aged youth ages 18 to 24.
Opportunity Youth Employment Program Case Study: Roca
May 29, 2015The resource is a case study on Roca, a program that provides employment services, including transitional jobs, to opportunity youth. Roca's target population is high-risk, justice-involved young men ages 17 to 24, who are not in school, are unwilling or unable to engage in traditional social service programming, and are on track to adult incarceration.
Opportunity Youth Employment Program Case Study: Larkin Street
May 29, 2015This resource is a case study on Larkin Street, a program that includes housing and medical care along with education, employment, and career services via their Larkin Street Academy. Larkin Street Academy "meets youth where they are" by offering a range of employment services including YouthForce, a job readiness class, the Institute for Hire Learning (IHL), and Wire Up.
Time is of the Essence: What the past 500 years means for the future of Black Male Achievement
June 18, 2014This timeline seeks to shed light on how 500 years of slavery, discrimination and disenfranchisement has contributed to the current employment and economic crisis faced by African American men in the United States. In 2012, there were almost 6 million African American men and youth unemployed or not actively seeking work. Of this number, nearly 3.5 million were low income - below 200% of the federal threshold. From the 1960's until today, unemployment rates for black men have been 2 to 2.5 times the white unemployment rate. At the height of the Great Recession, the unemployment rate for black men peaked at 14%, which was nearly double the national average of 6.6% and higher than the national average during the great depression. As of May 2014, there were 717,000 unemployed black youth between the ages of 16-24 in the United States. Recognizing the implications of the historical, social, and political factors and decisions that have contributed to the current employment crisis faced by African American men and youth is critical to shaping future policy.
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