Contact us:

Phone       
773.336.6086

E-mail
ntjn@heartlandalliance.org

Address                        
National Transitional Jobs Network
in c/o Heartland Alliance   
4411 N. Ravenswood         
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60640                         

Transitional Jobs placements vary, depending on the type of TJ program. There are three main program models: individual placement, work crews, and social enterprises. For each program model, program participants work with a mentor at the work site.

• Individual placement: Program staff members work with individual participants to place them in a Transitional Job. Types of placement sectors may include clerical, maintenance, food service, and childcare. There may be only one TJ participant working at a work site or there may be a few. This is the most common TJ model.

• Work Crews: Work crews of five to seven TJ participants under the direction of a superevisor are sent each day to work sites to perform a job. Jobs often include maintenance, repair, and sanitation jobs for parks, schools, and government facilities.

• Social enterprises: TJ participants work at a business run by the TJ program. Funding for the program comes from program funds as well as business revenue. Social enterprise TJ programs currently include a packaging plant, a manufacturing company that produces soap products, a bookstore, a moving company, and numerous retail cafes.