Sessions in the Advancing Transitional Jobs Learning Track include:
Opportunities for Transitional Jobs in a New Presidential Administration
Guided by advocates, this session will highlight and discuss federal recommendations by the NTJN for a new administration in order to support and build Transitional Jobs programs across the country. In addition, advocates will provide a brief overview and update of the current pieces of federal legislation that affect Transitional Jobs programs.
Facilitator:
Joseph A. Antolín – Vice President, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, Executive Director of Heartland Human Care Services
Presenters:
Allegra Baider – Policy Analyst, Center for Law & Social Policy
John Bouman – President, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Maurice Emsellem – Policy Co-Director, National Employment Law Project
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Click here to download the NTJN's "Priorities for the New Presidential Administration to Reduce Poverty through Transitional Jobs Programs" Draft Memo
Urban Development: A Transitional Jobs Strategy for Cities
Facilitated by Cliff Johnson from The National League of Cities, city representatives will discuss how they adopted Transitional Jobs as a priority in their cities. Representatives will discuss the populations served, funding streams, and key stakeholders, as well as ways in which advocates and programs can best work with cities to develop Transitional Jobs programs.
Facilitator:
Cliff Johnson – Executive Director, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, National League of Cities
Presenters:
Tyrone Anderson – EVOLVE Program, City of Las Vegas Neighborhood Services
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John Bailey – President, Volunteers of America Bay Area, Inc.
Sara Bedford – Policy and Planning Manager, City of Oakland Department of Human Service
Carol Kennedy – Program Director, City of Chicago Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development
Advancing Social Enterprises: The Role of State Workforce and Economic Development Policy
Social enterprises provide a promising model for providing transitional employment and training to low-income and disadvantaged populations. However, social enterprise development has not been a major focus of state policy. How can state workforce and economic development policies support social enterprises and move them to a scale necessary to have a major impact in states and communities? This session will focus on the major barriers in expanding social enterprises and how state workforce and economic development policies can address these barriers and advance the social enterprise movement.
Facilitator:
Carla Javits – President, REDF
Presenter:
Bob Sheets – Director of Research and Development Business and Industry Services, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Click here to download an overview of "Making Social Enterprises Work for Welfare"
Click here to download "The Efficacy of the Social Enterprise Model"
Talking about Transitional Jobs: Effective Messages for Diverse Audiences
This session will explore how workforce professionals talk about Transitional Jobs and the broader workforce development field and how consistent and well-developed messages can result in program advancement and long term sustainability. The session will delve into the language and ways in which to frame Transitional Jobs in order to reach multiple audiences, including employers, elected officials, and community partners, and convey intended messages effectively.
Facilitator:
Melissa Young – Coordinator, National Transitional Jobs Network
Presenters:
Jan Mueller – Director of New Workforce Program Development, Lifetrack Resources
Amy Rynell – Director, Mid-America Institute on Poverty, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
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Advancing Transitional Jobs: Capitalizing on Media and Advocacy Opportunities
This session will focus on recognizing opportunities to get your program and message heard, printed, or talked about in your local community and state. Session speakers will focus on tips and tools to recognize these opportunities and will offer tools for making media relationship building and advocacy easy.
Presenters:
Amy Rynell – Director, Mid-America Institute on Poverty, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
Amy Terpstra – Research Associate, Mid-America Institute on Poverty, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
Melissa Young – Coordinator, National Transitional Jobs Network
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Click here to download "Engaging Members of Congress" handout
Advancing Transitional Jobs: State Strategies That Work
States across the country are adopting Transitional Jobs programs for various populations with barriers to employment. Hear how advocates and programs are advancing state-level work through city, county, and statewide taskforces, and individual advocacy efforts moving forward at the statewide level to advocate for the inclusion of Transitional Jobs programs for the hardest to employ.
Facilitator:
Sandra Bizzell – Executive Office, Human Services and Workforce Planning, Cuyahoga County
Presenters:
Tom Alexander – Project Director at the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities
Joseph A. Antolín – Vice President of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, Executive Director of Heartland Human Care Services
George Coulter – Fellow, Human Capital and Economic Development, Center for Community Change
Jan Mueller – Director of New Workforce Program Development, Lifetrack Resources
