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JVS was awarded a grant from the Department of Corrections
Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative (MPRI) for the Work
Options Reentry Center (WORC). Operated out of the Arnold E.
Frank Building, WORC will provide an employment-centered model
that successfully reintegrates parolees and ex-offenders into
the community by assisting them in obtaining the skills and
support necessary to enter and compete in the workforce. WORC
is designed to reduce recidivism and increase employment
opportunities of parolees and ex-offenders by personally
engaging them in an intensive orientation and reentry process
with the MPRI Transition Team.
The CIC is a "one-stop" vocational center created
in response to the growing need for services for homeless
men. The goal of the CIC program is to help remove all the
barriers that exist and prevent participants from becoming
self-sufficient and gainfully employed. Specialized services
for problems related to mental illness and substance abuse
are also included. Contact cic@jvsdet.org.
Able-bodied adults receiving Food Stamps
with no dependents are eligible to receive work skills training,
job development, job placement and volunteer work opportunities.
Contact fsp@jvsdet.org.
For homeless or at-risk adults, Med-Link
provides assessment, case coordination and referral services
to help remove medical barriers to employment. Contact medlink@jvsdet.org.
See also Services
for Employers
Participants referred by a FIA (Family
Independence Agency) caseworker are eligible for job readiness
assessment and job placement.
JVS and the Coalition on Temporary
Shelter (COTS) work together to combat homelessness by
focusing the resourced and expertise of each Agency on mutual
customers, coordinating resources and working together to
remove barriers and provide supports. JVS helps individuals
address obstacles to employment that include limited job
skills and experience and lack of knowledge about how to
launch a successful job search. COTS provides emergency
shelter, transitional housing and permanent housing support.
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