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During the past
6 years of operations, we have placed 1,200 individuals in
good to excellent paying jobs. Neighborhood Jobs Initiative
(NJI) relies on Best Practice strategies to guarantee our
training, placement and retention successes.
Respect for the Individual and the cultivation of Relationship
between a community's culture, the NJI program, the participants
and employers are central for us. Ensuring each individual's
readiness for employment and a critical focus on pairing the
right person with the right job are key in our high rate of
job retention.
It is important to understand that our success should not be
seen primarily in terms of impressive numbers but as real impact
on the lives of real individuals and families who live in our
community.
The objective of community based organizations is always to
improve the total socioeconomic circumstances of its constituents.
The NJI program has accomplished that in ways that matter on
many levels, connecting community residents with employment
providing medical insurance, tuition reimbursement, meaningful
career mobility and retirement plans. |
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Neighborhood Jobs Initiative Highlights and Accomplishments |
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Last year NJI
placed 110 Columbia Heights residents in solid paying
jobs with an average salary of approximately $12.50 an hour.
Thirty two participants graduated from the Jobs Club and completed
training in resume/coverletter preparation, basic computer
skills orientation, and
most importantly, interviewing strategies and techniques.
In establishing close relationships with 23 new corporate partners
this year, NJI has significantly broadened the base of possible
employers.
During the last 12 months alone, NJI staff has provided employment
related services to over 700 individuals from both the English
and Spanish speaking communities.
In total, 120 out of the 150 positions available during NJI’s
Job Fair for Giant Food were ultimately filled by community
residents. The Greater
Washington Urban League supported
this NJI event, and the Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support
Collaborative also played a critical role in the Giant recruitment
initiative by providing 15 laptop computers for the job fair
that allowed job seekers to prepare their applications on-line. |
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Six
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Whole-Life Referrals |
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Social Barriers |
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Childcare Services |
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Transportation
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Physical Barriers |
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Counseling Services |
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Education |
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UnderEmployment |
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GED |
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Job Sustainability |
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ESL |
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Employer
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Marketable Skills
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Respect
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A Whole-Life
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of NJI operations, we've placed over 1,200 people from
Columbia Heights in good to excellent paying jobs |
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NJI
2005 Highlights
& Accomplishments
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Originating
Funders
of the NJI Program |
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| The Rockefeller Foundation |
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| Chase Manhattan Bank |
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| The Eugene and Agnes Meyer
Foundation US |
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| Department of Housing and
Urban Development |
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| Verizon |
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| Bank of America |
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| The Enterprise Foundation |
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| The Cafritz Foundation |
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DC Department of Housing
& Community Development |
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| The Local Initiative Support
Corporation |
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Phone
202-483-4986