Center For Living And Learning

2.job readiness program: the program serves no/low-income individuals who experience multiple barriers to employment, including those transitioning from drug/alcohol treatment, homelessness, incarceration, and/or justice involvement. The program offers a comprehensive intake and needs assessment process and one-on-one peer mentoring services to prepare, place, and retain clients in living wage employment. Services include practice applications; resume and cover letter writing; interview techniques and follow up etiquette; proper grooming, work habits and ethics; and job retention coaching. Clients are also provided with transportation to job fairs and interviews, assistance to confront legal issues, help obtaining a california id, and assistance purchasing interview clothing and work uniforms. Fifteen computers are provided during business hours for clients to search for and apply for jobs. Cll continued to intensify its direct outreach to employers, staffing agencies and recruiters to increase positive employment outcomes. Most services are provided by our team of peer mentors. Key outcomes of the job readiness program include: cll served 325 clients with some type of employment assistance of those, 290 clients participated in structured job readiness services with 164 obtaining employment, a total of 268 were supported with funds for work/interview clothing, training/tests, work documents, transportation, rental assistance, and other items necessary to obtain and/or maintain employment. All projects met, exceeded or were on track to meet goals. Cll continued a career training program for justice-involved individuals that provided career training opportunities to 58 individuals, with 53 completing training and 42 placed exceeding contracted goals.

3. Case management services: cll contracted with the county of los angeles - department of justice care and opportunities to provide peer guided reentry intensive case management services to those being released from the la county jail and other justice involved individuals. Cll served 553 participants with case management and navigation services to connect them to housing, employment, health, and other requested services. A total of 529 participants were provided with funds for supportive services for clothing, work documents, hygiene, transportation, rental assistance, and other items necessary to succeed.

4.advocacy, education and outreach: cll engaged in community education and outreach strategies over the fiscal year, including the following: -we performed education and outreach to inform those with convictions about their right to vote and how to get information on election issues. -we provided education to partnering organizations on legislative issues that affect the populations we serve. -we provided overdose prevention training for clients and partnering agencies. -we maintained our "faces of change" campaign by participating in community events and demonstrating to the community and employers that those with convictions can change and are employable. -the executive director served as co-chair of the la regional re-entry partnership (larrp) employment committee, working to solve re-entry barriers to employment with other senior executives working in the employment and re-entry fields. -the executive director also served as chair of the san fernando employer advisory council bringing employer resources and education to sfv employers.