U.S. Department of Labor Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Program & Partnership Strategies for FBCOs

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Partnership Strategies

• As a leader of a faith-based or community organization, how can I work with the local government to help people get jobs?
• How can I work with businesses to help get people employed?
• How can I do effective strategic planning and program design?
• Where can I learn about others organizations who are working to help people become self-sufficient?
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  • Grassroots Grantees

Workforce Development Tutorial

Do you have a program, or would you like to begin a program, that helps develop or train individuals to succeed in the workforce and become self-sufficient? Through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, the Enterprise Foundation developed the “Workforce Development Tutorial.” This tutorial includes a collection of information and program strategies around five core areas:

• Section One: Community Outreach and Recruitment
• Section Two: Intake, Assessment and Identifying Barriers to Employment
• Section Three: Preparing Job Seekers for the Workplace
• Section Four: Job Development and Placement
• Section Five: Job Retention
• Section Six: Career Advancement
• Read the full tutorial

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