The Jobs-First GAIN program began with a six-hour motivational meeting followed by job clubs, which were classroom sessions focused on participants’ job application techniques and a supervised job search. Participants were encouraged to take any job offer received, including low-wage positions. Job clubs lasted three weeks, but further job development services were available until the recipient found work, exited the welfare system, or both. Jobs-First GAIN focused on AFDC recipients. The Jobs-First GAIN evaluation took place in Los Angeles County, CA.
Jobs-First GAIN emphasized a rapid employment strategy to help recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) improve their earnings and employment outcomes.
Jobs-First GAIN emphasizes a rapid employment strategy to help recipients of federal financial assistance to families with children and no or low incomes improve their earnings and employment outcomes.
In response to COVID-19, the intervention is primarily serving clients over the phone and online. For more information, visit https://dpss.lacounty.gov/en/jobs/gain.html.