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Jobs-Plus is an evidence-based employment program targeting public housing residents in one development. Through a partnership between public housing authorities, the community colleges, and workforce development agencies, residents receive employment and training services, outreach, and incentives designed to help "make work pay".
Increasing public housing residents’ self-sufficiency is a long-standing and bi-partisan national goal. There are approximately 1.2 million units of public housing nationally, many headed by a working-age, non-disabled adult. Although public housing provides stable and affordable housing to low-income Americans, it does not lead to improved employment outcomes and self-sufficiency. Studies suggest that, given rent rules that base rent payments on income, public housing on average decreases household earnings or causes no significant impact.
From 1998 to 2003, the renowned social research organization, MDRC, in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), conducted a large-scale demonstration project in six cities across the United States (Baltimore, Chattanooga, Dayton, Los Angeles, St. Paul, and Seattle) called Jobs-Plus. The demonstration included a random assignment design of whole public housing buildings. In other words, some buildings (and all of its residents) in each city received the Jobs-Plus services while others did not, serving as a comparison group. Comparing employment and earnings indicators from residents in treatment and comparison buildings provided information regarding the impact of the program.
Results show a significant improvement in earnings and employment for residents that participated in Jobs-Plus. When implemented with fidelity to the design, Jobs-Plus increased public housing residents’ income over $1,100 per year in addition to income they would have without the program. Participants that ever worked during the program follow-up period increased their income by almost $1,500 per year. Moreover, data reflects positive effects across diverse sub-groups (e.g. TANF recipients). Overall, Jobs-Plus helped some participants to get jobs and others to maintain and upgrade their jobs
Multiple City agencies have partnered together to launch the first Jobs-Plus site in NYC at a housing development in East Harlem. The model establishes employment and training center, addresses rent-rules to reduce disincentives to employment and/or job upgrades, and develops a community within the targeted buildings for participants to support one another’s efforts. The program connects residents to supports and training that will help them obtain jobs or advance in their current positions.
Working-age residents in target public housing development in East Harlem.
- Job placements and advancements
- Connection to GED and college
- Connection to work supports
- Referrals to needed support services
