Employment Services

Lessie Bates DavisNeighborhood House1200 North 13th StreetEast St. Louis, IL 62205

Phone: (618) 874-0777Fax: (618) 874-0511

www.lessiebatesdavis.org

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Our Goals

Our goal is to help you obtain

employment, rententian &

advancement by providing the

folllowing services:

Job Placement•

Job Readiness Training•

Job Skills Training•

Strategies for Promotions•

Strategies for Retention•

LESSIE BATES DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE

Activities for TANF participants will include one or more of the following:

Job Skills Training•

Mentoring and Counseling•

Job Search/Job Readiness•

Job Retention Services (Job Coaching •

And Counseling, Conflict-Resolution,

Financial Budgeting)

Vocational Training*•

Community Service*•

On-The-Job Training*•

Education* (GED/High School •

Equivalency Diploma, Adult Basic

Education, and/or English As A Second

Language)

* LBDNH works in partnership with various organiza-tions within the Greater East St. Louis metropolitan area to provide these services to our participants.

The purpose of the TANF Employment

Services is to provide assistance to people

who receive TANF, address any barriers

to employment, and to help TANF

clients gain skills to obtain and retain

permanent employment.

Any unemployed or

underemployed adults

who receive TANF and

who are not served by

other employment and

training programs can

recieve these services.

We endeavor to engage

our participants in a

variety of activities

tailored to meet their individual needs.

Our goal is to get participants placed in

permanent employment. We aim for this

goal by focusing in three (3) main areas:

Job ReadinessParticipants are provided with the skills to

complete job applications. They recieve

job readiness and retention

TANF Employment Services

coaching for successful job interviews with

an emphasis on timeliness, appropriate

attire, and effective communication skills.

Job PlacementWe network with employers to create

a type of employment consortium so

that all TANF participants are placed

according to thier skill level and personal

preference.

Job RetentionWe monitor each participants progress

after being hired and provide continued

job retention and support.