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    Far too many Americans continue to feel the strain of long periods of unemployment and hardship, and a disproportionate number of low‐income individuals, minorities and those with barriers to employment remain disconnected from the labor market. A federal jobs package that includes these investments will ensure that large numbers of unemployed Americans have access to employment and income and our nation’s most vulnerable jobseekers will benefit to access to employment opportunities. Tackling our current unemployment crisis by aggressively creating and maintaining jobs for the unemployed and disadvantaged while creating the conditions by which employers can maintain and grow their businesses will drive the nation toward full economic recovery and viability.

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    Far too many Americans continue to feel the strain of long periods of unemployment and hardship, and a disproportionate number of low‐income individuals, minorities and those with barriers to employment remain disconnected from the labor market. A federal jobs package that includes these investments will ensure that large numbers of unemployed Americans have access to employment and income and our nation’s most vulnerable jobseekers will benefit to access to employment opportunities. Tackling our current unemployment crisis by aggressively creating and maintaining jobs for the unemployed and disadvantaged while creating the conditions by which employers can maintain and grow their businesses will drive the nation toward full economic recovery and viability.

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    Far too many Americans continue to feel the strain of long periods of unemployment and hardship, and a disproportionate number of low‐income individuals, minorities and those with barriers to employment remain disconnected from the labor market. A federal jobs package that includes these investments will ensure that large numbers of unemployed Americans have access to employment and income and our nation’s most vulnerable jobseekers will benefit to access to employment opportunities. Tackling our current unemployment crisis by aggressively creating and maintaining jobs for the unemployed and disadvantaged while creating the conditions by which employers can maintain and grow their businesses will drive the nation toward full economic recovery and viability.

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    NationalInvestmentinSubsidizedandTransitionalJobs fortheHardesttoEmploy: EnsuringAllWorkersBenefitfromaFederalJobsPackage

    August2011

    TheNationalTransitionalJobsNetwork(NTJN)recommendsthatanyfederaljobspackagedevelopedby theadministrationandCongresssupportthefollowing:

    1. Invest$5billionovertwoyearsforSubsidizedEmploymentandTransitionalJobsprograms. Federalagenciesshouldallocatefundsinamannerthat: a. buildsuponandtakesadvantageoftheexistingcapacityandknowledgebasewithinthefield; b. buildsuponinvestmentsinSubsidizedEmploymentandTransitionalJobsprogramsmadeby otherfederalagencies,suchastheDepartmentofLaborandtheDepartmentofHealthand HumanServices;and c. providessupportforprogramsthatdemonstratecapacitytoserveasonrampstothenewjobs beingcreatedthroughrelatedfederalactionstospurjobcreation.

    2. Theadministrationandfederalagenciesshouldprovidemaximumflexibilityunderkeyfederal programstofacilitatethedevelopmentandexpansionofSubsidizedEmploymentandTransitional Jobs.TheseprogramsincludetheCommunityDevelopmentBlockGrants,FoodStampEmploymentand Training,TemporaryAssistanceforNeedyFamilies,HEARTHAct,SeniorCommunityServiceEmployment ProgramandtheCommunityServicesBlockGrant.Formoreinformation,see: http://transitionaljobs.net/Policy/NTJNFederalMemo.pdf. FartoomanyAmericanscontinuetofeelthestrainoflongperiodsofunemploymentandhardship,anda disproportionatenumberoflowincomeindividuals,minoritiesandthosewithbarrierstoemployment remaindisconnectedfromthelabormarket.Afederaljobspackagethatincludestheseinvestmentswill ensurethatlargenumbersofunemployedAmericanshaveaccesstoemploymentandincomeandour nationsmostvulnerablejobseekerswillbenefittoaccesstoemploymentopportunities.Tacklingour currentunemploymentcrisisbyaggressivelycreatingandmaintainingjobsfortheunemployedand disadvantagedwhilecreatingtheconditionsbywhichemployerscanmaintainandgrowtheirbusinesseswill drivethenationtowardfulleconomicrecoveryandviability. WeurgetheadministrationandCongresstoleadthecountrybacktoeconomicprosperitybyinvesting injobcreationstrategiesthatincludeSubsidizedEmploymentandTransitionalJobsprogramswhichin turnreinvestinindividuals,employers,andcommunities.

    TheNationalTransitionalJobsNetworkistheleadnationalcoalitionofover4,000programproviders, workforceandantipovertyorganizations,andgovernmentofficialsfocusedonsupportingtransitional employmenttohelpthehardesttoemploymovefrompovertytoopportunity.Formoreinformationplease visitwww.transitionaljobs.net.

    Formoreinformation,pleasecontactMelissaYoungattheNationalTransitionalJobsNetworkat myoung@heartlandalliance.orgor312.870.4944.

    Rationale

    Fartoomanyofournationsworkersareexperiencinglongperiodsofjoblessnessandvulnerable populationscontinuetofacesignificantlyhigherunemploymentratesthanthenationalaverage leadingtoprolongedhardshipformillionsofAmericanfamilies.Withthenationalunemploymentrate hoveringatover9percentmillionsofindividualsandfamiliescontinuetostruggletofindemployment andmeetbasicneeds.Moreconcerningisthat6.2millionoftodaysunemployedhavebeenjoblessfor over6monthsandcombinedover26millionAmericansareunemployedandunderemployed.Still staggeringisthedisproportionateimpactunemploymenthashadonalreadylowincomeindividuals, minoritiesandthosewhofacebarrierstoemploymentwhoarefar lesslikelytocollectunemploymentbenefitsthanotherworkers. MillionsofAmericansFace ChallengesinAccessing RecentSubsidizedEmploymentprogramshavebeensuccessfulin EmploymentOpportunities rampingupquickly,employinglargenumbersofunemployedand 44%,or6.2millionoftodays disadvantagedworkersandsupportingtheprivateandpublic unemployedhavebeen sectorsinmaintainingordevelopingjobs.TheTANFEmergency joblessforoverhalfayear Fundplacedover260,000lowincomeparentsandyouthinsubsidized Over26millionAmericans jobsin39states.Forexample,thestateofIllinoisPutIllinoistoWork areunandunderemployed (PITW)programrampedupandemployedover27,000lowincome, unemployedIllinoisanswithover4,000employers.Welloverhalf(57 Unemploymentforyouth percent)ofparticipatingemployersreportedthatthattheirbusiness ages1619isat25%,or5.7 financialhealthwasbetterfollowingPITWparticipationand88 millionyouthunemployed percentreportedthattheywouldparticipateinaprogramlikethis again.PITWpaidover$213millioninwagestoparticipantsoverthe MillionsofAmericansFace courseoftheprogramwhichwaslargelyspentbyparticipantsin BarrierstoGettingandKeeping communitiesacrossIllinoistomakeendsmeet.PITWgenerated$26 Employment millioninfederalincome,MedicareandSocialSecuritytaxeson Over700,000individuals wagesearnedbytraineeworkersand$5millioninstateincometax returnfromprisoneachyear wasleveragedduetotheprogram.Anotherexample,theMississippi 647,000peoplearehomeless STEPSprogram,foundthat55percentofthoseworkingattheendof atanygivenpoint theprogramwerestillworking6monthslater.Theearningsduring thequartersafterSTEPSendedwereover$14million. 25%ofourreturning

    veteranshavedisabilities TransitionalJobsprograms,asubsetofSubsidizedEmployment, thathindertheir utilizetemporary,wagepaid,realwork,coupledwithskill employment developmentandsupportiveservicestotransitionpeoplewhoface labormarketbarriersintowork.TJprogramsarespecifically targetedtopeoplewithbarrierstoemploymentsuchasdisconnectedyouth,TANFrecipients,persons whoareformerlyincarcerated,noncustodialparents,individualsexperiencinghomelessnessand veterans.TransitionalJobsareakeyentrypointintotheworkforceformanyhardtoemploy populationsandcanprovidecriticalonrampsandpipelinesforverylowskilledworkerstomoveinto growingindustrysectors.Over30statesandnumerouslocalitiesacrossthecountryhaveimplemented TransitionalJobsprogramsformanyhardtoemploypopulations.CurrentinitiativesbytheUS DepartmentofLaborandUSDepartmentofHumanServicesaresupportingsmallscaleinvestmentsin thisstrategybutmoreresourcesandfederalflexibilityisnecessarytosupportthemillionsof Americanswhocanbenefitfromthestrategy.EvaluationspointtothevalueofTransitionalJobs programsinhelpinggetearnedincomeintothehandsofindividualswhoneeditmost,reducing recidivismbacktothecriminaljusticeandTANFsystems,increasingearningsovertime,reducingtax payerdollars,andimprovingthelivesofchildren.

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