Connect people to resources that address critical needs and reduce barriers that prevent people from accessing these programs (e.g. promote free statewide resource hotline and website).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: CorporationsMunicipalitiesEducatorsNonprofitsIndividualsAfford and access goods and services
Strategy: Afford and access goods and services
Volunteer to provide free tax preparation and connect people to financial resources.
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: Afford and access goods and servicesCorporationsIndividuals
Strategy: Afford and access goods and services
Ensure employees, clients, and community members are aware of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: CorporationsMunicipalitiesEducatorsNonprofitsAfford and access goods and services
Strategy: Afford and access goods and services
Participate in or fund the work of a collective impact collaborative of community organizations connecting the needs of jobseekers and employers.
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: CorporationsMunicipalitiesEducatorsNonprofitsPhilanthropyPartnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Strategy: Partnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Co-design sector-specific opportunities for sustainable employment that reflect the occupational skills and contextualized language skills required for increased employment of jobseekers with barriers to employment.
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: EducatorsNonprofitsPhilanthropyPartnerships to Reduce Workplace BarriersCorporationsMunicipalities
Strategy: Partnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Provide employers with access to qualified jobseekers through job fairs, mock-interviews, and customized training programs.
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: EducatorsNonprofitsPartnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Strategy: Partnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Hire individuals facing barriers to employment (such as veterans, New Mainers, people re-entering the workforce, people in recovery, and people with disabilities).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: Partnerships to Reduce Workplace BarriersCorporationsNonprofits
Strategy: Partnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Provide wraparound supports and remove barriers for people searching for jobs (e.g. resume building, coaching, interview and employability skill-building).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: Supports to access and remain in the workforceCorporationsEducatorsNonprofits
Strategy: Supports to access and remain in the workforce
Expand childcare options for employees (e.g. offer on-site or back-up care).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: Supports to access and remain in the workforceCorporationsNonprofits
Strategy: Supports to access and remain in the workforce
Offer public and private transportation resources and assistance to employees (e.g. coordinate a formal ride-share/carpooling system, coordinate with public transportation providers to adjust bus schedules to better fit shifts, offer a shuttle to the nearest bus stop, etc.).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: CorporationsMunicipalitiesNonprofitsSupports to access and remain in the workforce
Strategy: Supports to access and remain in the workforce
Connect people to critical needs resources
Connect people to resources that address critical needs and reduce barriers that prevent people from accessing these programs (e.g. promote free statewide resource hotline and website).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: CorporationsMunicipalitiesEducatorsNonprofitsIndividualsAfford and access goods and services
Strategy: Afford and access goods and services
Volunteer to connect people to tax prep and financial resources
Volunteer to provide free tax preparation and connect people to financial resources.
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: Afford and access goods and servicesCorporationsIndividuals
Strategy: Afford and access goods and services
Spread awareness of the Earned Income Tax Credit
Ensure employees, clients, and community members are aware of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: CorporationsMunicipalitiesEducatorsNonprofitsAfford and access goods and services
Strategy: Afford and access goods and services
Collaboration connecting the needs of jobseekers and employers
Participate in or fund the work of a collective impact collaborative of community organizations connecting the needs of jobseekers and employers.
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: CorporationsMunicipalitiesEducatorsNonprofitsPhilanthropyPartnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Strategy: Partnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Sector-specific opportunities for sustainable employment
Co-design sector-specific opportunities for sustainable employment that reflect the occupational skills and contextualized language skills required for increased employment of jobseekers with barriers to employment.
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: EducatorsNonprofitsPhilanthropyPartnerships to Reduce Workplace BarriersCorporationsMunicipalities
Strategy: Partnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Provide employers with access to qualified jobseekers
Provide employers with access to qualified jobseekers through job fairs, mock-interviews, and customized training programs.
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: EducatorsNonprofitsPartnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Strategy: Partnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Hire individuals facing barriers to employment
Hire individuals facing barriers to employment (such as veterans, New Mainers, people re-entering the workforce, people in recovery, and people with disabilities).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: Partnerships to Reduce Workplace BarriersCorporationsNonprofits
Strategy: Partnerships to Reduce Workplace Barriers
Remove barriers for people searching for jobs
Provide wraparound supports and remove barriers for people searching for jobs (e.g. resume building, coaching, interview and employability skill-building).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: Supports to access and remain in the workforceCorporationsEducatorsNonprofits
Strategy: Supports to access and remain in the workforce
Expand childcare options for employees
Expand childcare options for employees (e.g. offer on-site or back-up care).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: Supports to access and remain in the workforceCorporationsNonprofits
Strategy: Supports to access and remain in the workforce
Transportation resources and assistance for employees
Offer public and private transportation resources and assistance to employees (e.g. coordinate a formal ride-share/carpooling system, coordinate with public transportation providers to adjust bus schedules to better fit shifts, offer a shuttle to the nearest bus stop, etc.).
Goal: 2
Type of Organization: CorporationsMunicipalitiesNonprofitsSupports to access and remain in the workforce
Strategy: Supports to access and remain in the workforce