ESC Annual Report 2018
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ECONOMIC & FAMILY SOLUTIONS<br />
Promoting<br />
a Life of<br />
Quality and<br />
Wellness for<br />
our Neighbors<br />
Many homeless people lack life skills<br />
or soft skills. What are soft skills:<br />
self-confidence, self-awareness and<br />
the ability to structure a day. Most<br />
people who have a support network<br />
of friends, family and work take<br />
these skills for granted. But without<br />
them, sustaining employment<br />
would be difficult.<br />
Economic Security Corporation of<br />
the Southwest Area (<strong>ESC</strong>) believes<br />
these are skills that we need to<br />
Our neighbors living in our<br />
communities deserve quality jobs<br />
which provide economic stability.<br />
Economic Security Corporation<br />
of Southwest Area (<strong>ESC</strong>) is doing<br />
its part to increase soft skills of<br />
our workforce through a variety<br />
of job training and education<br />
opportunities based upon an<br />
individual’s needs. In addition,<br />
help the most vulnerable in our<br />
community access:<br />
• help job seekers and the<br />
employer negotiate employment<br />
• customize the job placement<br />
to meet both participant and<br />
employer needs<br />
• offer person-centered services<br />
• help participants take the lead in<br />
their employment placements<br />
• foster exploration and discovery<br />
of employment options<br />
some of the most vulnerable need<br />
other types of resources to assist<br />
those unable to work due to being<br />
a senior, children or persons with a<br />
disability to promote quality of life<br />
and universal wellness. Our agency<br />
can navigate our neighbors through<br />
a mix of available community and<br />
agency resources.<br />
Working Smarter to End Homelessness<br />
Where We Live<br />
• provide a range of supportive<br />
services that includes benefits<br />
and counseling<br />
• seek customized opportunities<br />
with potential for advancement<br />
CHANCE has partners that are<br />
extremely helpful and for whom<br />
we owe a debt of gratitude for<br />
helping CHANCE impact our<br />
community. These partners<br />
include: Ozark Center, Veteran’s<br />
Administration, Joplin Job Center,<br />
OF THE 60 CHANCE GRADUATES<br />
IN 2017<br />
• 68% obtained full time employment.<br />
• 97% obtained full-time employment<br />
and maintained it for 90 days.<br />
• 45% of the CHANCE graduates<br />
obtained permanent housing.<br />
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