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Assisting
Homeless
Female
Veterans to
Sustainable
Employment
Tampa Crossroads, Inc.
Homeless
Female
Veterans Best Practices for
Re-entering Employment
According to U.S. DOL-WB
There are 100,000 homeless veterans on
any given night in the U.S.
7.5% of those homeless veterans are
female
7,500 homeless female veterans on any
given night
Since 2008, TCR
has developed
gender sensitive
programming to
address the
needs of female
veterans through
gender based
transitional
housing and
supportive
employment
services.
ATHENA House
Female veterans
are at 4-times
greater risk of
homelessness
than their civilian
counterparts.
(Foster, 2010)
Due to past
trauma
(MST,PTSD, DV)
gender sensitive
housing is
recommended.
Barriers must be
removed to regain
independence
through
employment
Through a 2009
partnership with
U.S. Department of
Labor, Women's
Bureau we have
provided many
homeless female
veterans with the
resources to
transfer their
military skills to
civilian jobs.
Military Skills for
Civilian Jobs
Skills and Training
Housing
Counseling
Career Counseling
Case Management
Job Development
Employment
Community
Resources
Permanent Housing
Transportation
Assessing Veterans (and her
family) needs
When veterans are
referred to us for
employment
assistance we must
first determine her
status and family
needs.
Working closely
with our Clients the
Case Manager will
assist in developing
a case plan to
insure safety,
stability and
independence for
the family.
During the initial
assessment the
barriers to
employment are
identified and a
plan is put into
place to address
these barriers for
long term
success. The IEP
is a road map for
the Veterans
goals.
Barriers to
Employment
• Stable Housing
• Transportation
• Relevant Skills
• Background Challenges
• Child Care
• SA/MH stability
The Case
Manager must
quickly
determine the
needs for safe,
affordable
housing, mental
and physical
health, and the
stability of the
veteran and her
family members.
Stable-Safe Housing
is a Priority to stable
employment
Lack of a
permanent
address prevents
employer based
contact, security
for the family,
benefit
payments (food
stamps etc.) that
would otherwise
assist the veteran
family while in
transition.
At-risk or Homeless
Without the benefit and safety
of a fixed residence it is very
difficult to assist veterans at-risk
or homeless.
In the pre-
employment
planning stages
we must first
assist the veteran
to stable housing
The lack of safe
housing will
confound all
attempts for long
term success.
Best Practice
Pre-Employment
Planning
Housing First Model
Matching Skills and
Interests
An initial assessment by the
Career Counselor determines
the path of greatest success for
our Veterans.
Identifying skills
that are
transferable to
current high
growth job trends
Trainings,
certifications,
and education
are key to
transferring
military skills to
civilian jobs and
developing new
skills for
employment in
high growth jobs.
High Growth Jobs
Training
Increasing employability through skills building. Trainings are offered to all enrolled participants to meet the goals of their IEP
Job shadowing-
OJT
BEST PRACTICE
On the Job Training is an
excellent way to showcase the
skills and abilities of the veteran
at little or no cost to the
employer.
BEST PRACTICE
Working with the local
Employers to train and certify
veterans for specific positions
and future openings. An MOU
with employers will insure that
potential employees are well
trained and job ready when
hiring takes place and confirm
employers priority to hire
Veterans.
Veterans Admin
TBWFA
Homeless
Coalition
HUD-VASH
US Dept Of Labor
CDC-Training
Community
Colleges
Elks Lodge #708
Gold Star-Wives
Retired Veterans
Community Partners
No single community based care organization can do it all. We need to form partnerships with everyone in our community who will play a part in preserving the dignity of our soldiers at a time of need. We embrace the individual donors as well as the large corporations who agree to hire our vets and we acknowledge that the problem of homeless women and children in our community requires a Village to solve.
Build community
partnerships
Access all
available
resources
Assess for needs
Connect with
employers
Make the Match
Leverage with
other programs
Wrap-Up
Identify Barriers to
employment first in order
to build a Path to
Success
OUR STARS!