Alternative Staffing Organizations (ASO)

Assists individuals affected by homelessness in the Los Angeles County region by moving them into subsidized temporary employment positions. The long-term goal for this population is to develop financial stability through stable employment in high-growth industries.  We plan to serve a total of 2,250 individuals and have 75% placed in temporary employment and retain either temporary or permanent employment for at least 26 weeks. We project 50% of participants will transition from temporary employment to permanent employment. Goodwill is expected to serve 750 individuals and First Step Staffing is expected to serve 1,500 individuals.

PROGRAM FEATURES:

• Temporary Subsidized Employment
• Placement into Unsubsidized Employment
• Removing barriers to employment which include but are not limited to, a suspended driver’s license, lack of transportation funds, housing, childcare, education, mental health and substance abuse issues
• Supportive Services including but are not limited to, legal aid services, needs-related payments, assistance with uniforms or other work attire and work-related tools
• Soft Skills Training & Workshops
• Assistance with enrollment into Workforce Development Programs

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HireUP:

This is a career pathway program for job-ready adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Los Angeles County. The program provides individuals with paid employment skills training & wrap around services through multi-agency collaboration. 

Upon successful completion, participants will be placed into high-road career pathways providing full-time, unsubsidized employment with Union partners. The HireUP Career Pathway Program is open to those individuals who are work-ready and experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness.

LA: RISE:

An innovative, collaborative partnership that unites the City and County of Los Angeles’ Workforce Development System with non-profit social enterprises and for-profit employers in order to help men and women with high barriers to employment get good jobs and stay employed.

LA: RISE is building a pathway from unemployment, to transitional employment, to permanent work for youth or individuals who have been previously homeless or incarcerated.

Funded initially by the Department of Labor through a Workforce Innovation Fund grant, thanks to its early success, LA: RISE is now funded locally by a City of LA General Fund allocation, LA County Measure H, and workforce funding.

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Regional Homeless Opportunities for Meaningful Employment (HOME):

The Regional HOME program is being conducted by five of the seven workforce development boards in LA County: Foothill, Pacific Gateway, SELACO, South Bay WIB (SBWIB), and Verdugo. Regional HOME combines transitional subsidized employment paired with employment services provided by the AJCCs to assist participants obtain unsubsidized employment. 

The WDBs provide wrap-around services and soft skills training to participants.

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