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National Transitional Jobs Conference:
Building opportunities for workers, employers, and communities
April 1-2, 2008 | Oakland, California

NTJN
Steering Committee

Joseph A. Antolin
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights

Allegra Baider
Center for Law & Social Policy

Sandra Bizzell
Cuyahoga County
Department of Workforce Development

John Bouman
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Francina Carter
National Institute of Corrections

Maurice Emsellem
National Employment
Law Project

Richard Greenwald
Center of Civic Innovation,
Manhattan Institute

Cliff Johnson
National League of Cities

Linda T. Johnson
George Department of Labor -- GA GoodWorks!

Julie Kerksick
New Hope Project

Paul Knox
Department of Community, Trade, & Economic Development,
State of Washington

Debbie Mukamal
Prisoner Reentry Institute, John Jay College
of Criminal Justice

Jan Mueller
Lifetrack Resources

Marsha Murrington
The Unity Council

Linda Nguyen
Tacoma-Pierce County Employment & Training Consortium

Mindy Tarlow
Center for Employment Opportunities

Sam Tuttleman
Social Services Agency
of Alameda County

Do you work with people being released from prison, youth, TANF recipients,
persons experiencing homelessness, or other populations
that have a hard time finding and keeping a job?

xxIf the answer is "Yes" then plan to attend the 2008 National Transitional
xxJobs Conference: Building opportunities for workers, employers, and
xxcommunities. Join us on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 1-2, at the Oakland
xxMarriott City Center in Oakland, California, and learn why Transitional Jobs
xxwork!

xxTransitional Jobs (TJ) is a workforce stategy designed to overcome
xxemployment obstacles by using time-limited, wage-paying jobs and combining
xxreal work, skill development, and supportive services to transition
xxparticipants successfully into the labor market. TJ programs exist in over 30
xxstates and are an effective stepping stone to successful labor market entry for
xxindividuals with employment barriers.

The 2008 Conference has something for everyone!

• Transitional Jobs 101:
  This conference learning track will introduce newcomers to the field of TJ. Sessions will focus on the design elements of the TJ strategy and successful program models. Participants will learn the basics of funding, budgeting, and staffing, and will leave the conference with a firm understanding of the fundamentals necessary to start an effective TJ program.
  
  
• Building Blocks for Success:
  This conference learning track is designed for individuals that are currently operating or working within TJ programs. Sessions will provide new skills, tools, resources, and opportunities to network with other providers and administrators nationwide. Participants will leave the conference with the skills needed to build staff capacity, strengthen program operations, and ensure future program success.
  
  
• Pathways to Success: Using TJ for Youth Transitions to Work:
  This conference learning track will showcase innovative program models that serve youth, especially foster and homeless youth and those who are court-involved or disconnected from educational systems. Participants will leave the conference with strategies for impacting youth, sustaining programs, and advocating for stronger coordination of youth systems to promote youth workforce development.
  
  
• Reentry: Transitional Jobs for People with Criminal Records:
  This conference learning track will highlight the expansion and growth of TJ programs for people with criminal records. Participants will hear from successful programs and learn how the Departments of Correction in Illinois and Michigan use the TJ strategy to address employment issues of reentry populations in their states. Participants will leave the conference with new insights based upon current research and program innovations.
  
  
• Advancing TJ: What it Takes to Make a Difference:
  This conference learning track will provide the latest information on federal legislation and new opportunities to expand the TJ strategy at the federal, state, and local levels. Participants will leave the conference with innovative techniques for crafting effective messages about TJ to use among various stakeholder groups and for capitalizing on media opportunities.
  
  
• Transitional Jobs and Social Enterprise Development:
  Led by REDF (formerly the Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) this conference learning track will help organizations learn how to develop social enterprises within TJ programs through a series of interactive sessions led by experts in the field. Participants will leave the conference with the skills needed to utilize social enterprise as an effective TJ model.
  
  

Click here to download a complete description of the conference workshop sessions.

Click here to register online!

Made possible by the foundation support of The Joyce Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, & Network members.

The National Transitional Jobs Network (NTJN) is a coalition of Transitional Jobs (TJ) programs, policy organizations, and sponsoring organizations. TJ is a workforce strategy designed to overcome employment obstacles by using time-limited, wage-paying jobs and combining real work, skill development, and supportive services to transition participants successfully into the labor market. To date, TJ programs exist in over 30 states and are an effective stepping stone to successful labor market entry for individuals with employment barriers.  The Network works to influence a number of audiences to ensure that policies will account for the hard-to-employ, that the public understands the need to invest in these services, that programs are able to effectively serve as many individuals as possible, and that best practices and technical assistance are widely shared and implemented throughout the network.

The mission of the NTJN is to support and expand the size, type, and number of Transitional Jobs programs nationwide and to support the quality of the service model.

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The NTJN is hosted by Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
4411 N. Ravenswood
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773.728.5960 x.6286 Fax: 773.506.6649