Assisting

Homeless

Female

Veterans to

Sustainable

Employment

Tampa Crossroads, Inc.

Homeless

Female

Veterans Best Practices for

Re-entering Employment

According to U.S. DOL-WB

There are 100,000 homeless veterans on

any given night in the U.S.

7.5% of those homeless veterans are

female

7,500 homeless female veterans on any

given night

Since 2008, TCR

has developed

gender sensitive

programming to

address the

needs of female

veterans through

gender based

transitional

housing and

supportive

employment

services.

ATHENA House

Female veterans

are at 4-times

greater risk of

homelessness

than their civilian

counterparts.

(Foster, 2010)

Due to past

trauma

(MST,PTSD, DV)

gender sensitive

housing is

recommended.

Barriers must be

removed to regain

independence

through

employment

Through a 2009

partnership with

U.S. Department of

Labor, Women's

Bureau we have

provided many

homeless female

veterans with the

resources to

transfer their

military skills to

civilian jobs.

Military Skills for

Civilian Jobs

Skills and Training

Housing

Counseling

Career Counseling

Case Management

Job Development

Employment

Community

Resources

Permanent Housing

Transportation

Assessing Veterans (and her

family) needs

When veterans are

referred to us for

employment

assistance we must

first determine her

status and family

needs.

Working closely

with our Clients the

Case Manager will

assist in developing

a case plan to

insure safety,

stability and

independence for

the family.

During the initial

assessment the

barriers to

employment are

identified and a

plan is put into

place to address

these barriers for

long term

success. The IEP

is a road map for

the Veterans

goals.

Barriers to

Employment

• Stable Housing

• Transportation

• Relevant Skills

• Background Challenges

• Child Care

• SA/MH stability

The Case

Manager must

quickly

determine the

needs for safe,

affordable

housing, mental

and physical

health, and the

stability of the

veteran and her

family members.

Stable-Safe Housing

is a Priority to stable

employment

Lack of a

permanent

address prevents

employer based

contact, security

for the family,

benefit

payments (food

stamps etc.) that

would otherwise

assist the veteran

family while in

transition.

At-risk or Homeless

Without the benefit and safety

of a fixed residence it is very

difficult to assist veterans at-risk

or homeless.

In the pre-

employment

planning stages

we must first

assist the veteran

to stable housing

The lack of safe

housing will

confound all

attempts for long

term success.

Best Practice

Pre-Employment

Planning

Housing First Model

Matching Skills and

Interests

An initial assessment by the

Career Counselor determines

the path of greatest success for

our Veterans.

Identifying skills

that are

transferable to

current high

growth job trends

Trainings,

certifications,

and education

are key to

transferring

military skills to

civilian jobs and

developing new

skills for

employment in

high growth jobs.

High Growth Jobs

Training

Increasing employability through skills building. Trainings are offered to all enrolled participants to meet the goals of their IEP

Job shadowing-

OJT

BEST PRACTICE

On the Job Training is an

excellent way to showcase the

skills and abilities of the veteran

at little or no cost to the

employer.

BEST PRACTICE

Working with the local

Employers to train and certify

veterans for specific positions

and future openings. An MOU

with employers will insure that

potential employees are well

trained and job ready when

hiring takes place and confirm

employers priority to hire

Veterans.

Veterans Admin

TBWFA

Homeless

Coalition

HUD-VASH

US Dept Of Labor

CDC-Training

Community

Colleges

Elks Lodge #708

Gold Star-Wives

Retired Veterans

Community Partners

No single community based care organization can do it all. We need to form partnerships with everyone in our community who will play a part in preserving the dignity of our soldiers at a time of need. We embrace the individual donors as well as the large corporations who agree to hire our vets and we acknowledge that the problem of homeless women and children in our community requires a Village to solve.

Build community

partnerships

Access all

available

resources

Assess for needs

Connect with

employers

Make the Match

Leverage with

other programs

Wrap-Up

Identify Barriers to

employment first in order

to build a Path to

Success

OUR STARS!