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| Job training key to economic empowerment |
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Why does income inequality continue to worsen despite an increasing number of initiatives and programs designed to improve the financial status of low- and moderate-income people? Financial knowledge and skills alone won’t improve a person’s situation when there is limited access to support, resources and opportunities. A group of experts will gather in Philadelphia Aug. 16 for a symposium that is part of the NeighborWorks Training Institute to discuss ways to increase prosperity for more individuals and families. In this issue, we look at how NeighborWorks organizations are tackling this problem—including for one hard-hit group, ex-offenders—through job training and development programs. |
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| California organization finds investing in employees yields big pay off |
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Talented staff at nonprofits with limited budgets often leave for higher-paying jobs in private industry. To fulfill its mission to the community and stay competitive as an employer, Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services created a plan to attract and retain diverse and talented staff, reduce turnover rates and improve job satisfaction.
Excerpted from
NeighborWorks Works: Practical Solutions from America's Community Development Network
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| Arizona nonprofit teams with the federal government to provide second chances |
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| NeighborWorks network member The Primavera Foundation knows survival is a major hurdle for some people in Tucson. Its programs move people toward stability, security and sustainability. This is why the organization supports the Department of Labor’s Reintegration of Ex-Offenders Program, which provides job training to former criminal offenders. Primavera also works to help program participants find jobs and partners with the Department of Justice to provide additional services. |
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| Author calls for increased focus on America’s ‘middle neighborhoods’ |
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Conversations about communities in need of attention typically center on distressed neighborhoods on the slide down or “hot” markets where gentrification is in danger of pushing out older, original residents. What’s missing from the strategy talks are “middle neighborhoods.”
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