A local public human services agency and a community college collaborated to provide VISION services, which included job search assistance and post-employment services in a One-Stop Career Center. Job search assistance included job placement and workshops on job retention and career paths. To help participants prepare for a job that interested them, staff met with participants two to three times a week to help develop a Personal Development Plan (PDP), which described the participants’ career goals and necessary tasks to achieve those goals. Participants regularly revisited and revised their PDPs as they implemented the plan. VISION staff reportedly devoted most of their time to preemployment services and helped clients gain access to public assistance. VISION also offered post-employment services that focused on job retention and career advancement, including support in achieving the career goals set in participants’ PDPs. Preemployment services were typically available for 45 days, but VISION staff had the flexibility to extend this time for participants with promising job prospects. The program served unemployed TANF applicants eligible for the welfare-to-work program. The program took place in Salem, OR.
VISION provided job placement assistance and retention and advancement services to unemployed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients to help them secure and maintain jobs.