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                         

The National Transitional Jobs Network is committed to continuing analysis, evaluation, and expansion of the Transitional Jobs model across the nation. Achieving this goal requires sharing information about the model’s effectiveness, ideas for continuing improvement, and updates on the legislative context that affects each program’s ability to successfully move participants into the workforce.

Making the Federal Case for Transitional Jobs

Attacking Poverty by Attacking Chronic Unemployment: A Proposal to Stabilize and Grow the Transitional Jobs Strategy
Clearinghouse REVIEW Journal of Poverty Law and Policy | June 2006

This paper discusses how past policies have not addressed multiple barriers to employment in TANF populations, formerly incarcerated persons, individuals experiencing homeless, and disconnected youth. It advocates for the Transitional Jobs strategy as a method for overcoming chronic unemployment in these populations. The paper goes on to trace existing funding streams used to support current Transitional Jobs programs, concluding with the need for additional federal funding to support the expansion of this promising model.

Innovative State Reforms Shape New National Security Plan for the 21st Century

National Employment Law Project | December 2006

The National Employment Law Project (NELP), a leading voice on economic security issues, released a position paper calling on Congress to forge a platform of reforms shaped by a new generation of promising state innovations, including Transitional Jobs (mentioned on page 17), that work to prevent economic hardship while also promoting better quality jobs.

The paper makes the case for these federal initiatives, by featuring a discussion of the costs of the proposed reforms, new dedicated sources of funding, and the significant return on the investment to workers, employers, and their communities. As documented in the paper, this new package of enhanced state and federal protections will go a long way to improve the quality of U.S. jobs and promote far more stable employment.