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FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM - THIS TRANSFORMATIONAL PROGRAM IS BUILT UPON THE BELIEF THAT A COLLEGE EDUCATION IS ONE VIABLE PATHWAY TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AS WELL AS THE USE OF A HIGH ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL AND THE RECOGNITION THAT PARENTS SERVE AS ROLE MODELS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. FAMILIES EXPERIENCING OR AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS ARE PROVIDED WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A COACHING TEAM AND COMMIT TO PURSUING POST- SECONDARY CREDENTIALS TO OVERCOME POVERTY. 129 FAMILIES AND OVER 296 CHILDREN WERE SERVED. 77% OF FAMILIES MET THE CRITERIA FOR STABLE OR ABOVE ON THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY MATRIX AFTER ENGAGING WITH FSSP. 89% OF FAMILIES EXITED FSSP CONNECTED TO PERMANENT HOUSING. 52% OF PARENTS IMPROVED THEIR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVEL. 69% OF PARENTS INCREASED THEIR ANNUAL EARNED INCOME. 100% OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN PERSISTED IN SCHOOL. 4 PARENTS EARNED A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE. ALSO, CONNECTED OVER 500 FAMILIES TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

WORKSMART WEST PHILLY: LAUNCHED IN 2014, THIS PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH JOBSEEKERS TO EXPAND THEIR EMPLOYMENT-FOCUSED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY THROUGH JOB READINESS AND SOFT-SKILLS TRAININGS, EMPLOYER CULTIVATION, EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS, AND JOB RETENTION COACHING. TECHUP, A KEY INITIATIVE OF WSWP, IS AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT THAT CONNECTS LOW-INCOME, UN/UNDEREMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS TO SALESFORCE ADMINISTRATION EXPERTS AND TRAINING TO EARN A CERTIFICATE IN THIS PLATFORM AND ACCESS SUSTAINABLE, LIVING-WAGE CAREERS IN THE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SECTOR.48 JOBSEEKERS PARTICIPATED IN TECHUP. 38 (79%) PARTICIPANTS IMPROVING THEIR DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS. 35 (92%) PARTICIPATED IN PAID TRAINING, INCLUDING ON-THE-JOB TRAINING WITH EMPLOYER PARTNERS. 34 (89%) SECURING A SALESFORCE TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS. 27(71%) CONNECTED TO FULL- TIME, LIVING-WAGE EMPLOYMENT IN THE TECH SECTOR. 10 (26%) JOBSEEKERS CONNECTED TO EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE OF THE ECH SECTOR. 37 (97%) TOTAL GRADUATES WERE PLACED INTO EMPLOYMENT. 34 GRADUATES WERE OFFERED 6 MONTHS OF JOB RETENTION COACHING.