PROGRAM EXCELLENCE

2022 saw the organization building out a national foundation of workforce development for career training, life skills, and overall support both preemployment and post-hire to ensure S2S participants are put on a path leading to long-term stability. 2022 saw the addition of:

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CRITERIA ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED ON EACH ELIGIBLE PROGRAM APPLICANT TO PROVIDE INSIGHT ON APTITUDES, INTERESTS, AND INITIAL SKILL LEVEL

A CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PLAN UTILIZING EDGE2LEARN’S ROBUST ONLINE PLATFORM WITH MULTIFAMILY HOUSING INDUSTRY-FOCUSED CURRICULUM, ALONG WITH TRAINING IN TECHNICAL SKILLS, SOFT SKILLS, AND LIFE SKILLS LITERACY

A FULL-TIME NATIONAL TRAINING MANAGER TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING NEEDS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT AND POST-EMPLOYMENT STAGES WITH THE CREATION OF LEARNING PATHWAYS SPECIFIC TO SHELTERS TO SHUTTERS

A FORMALIZED ONE-YEAR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES TRAINING FOR THE MENTOR AND CURRICULUM FOR MENTEE GOAL SETTING AND MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENT

THE ADOPTION OF THE ARIZONA SELF-SUFFICIENCY MATRIX TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM IN ADVANCING INDIVIDUALS TO ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE

31 trained mentors committed to walk alongside hired participants for one year.

52 participants were hired into full-time employment with housing benefits, 83 total impacted with dependents.

226 individuals took career-advancing training.

252 career learning pathways were completed for maintenance, groundskeeping, leasing, concierge, and housekeeping.

The average reported wage for S2S participants prior to our program was $7.45, while the average wage for S2S participants hired through our program in 2022 was $18.07 (an increase of 142%).

GEORGE, LEASING AGENT AT HOLDING HIS PROGRAM GRADUATION PLAQUE WITH HIS S2S MENTOR, TODD