Federal Homelessness Resource Guide

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Department Of Labor (USDOL)

The Department of Labor administers programs providing employment and training services that are crucial components in the comprehensive efforts to address the cycle of homelessness. The Department offers both mainstream Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and targeted employment-focused programs that help lead to self-sufficiency. The USDOL strategy focuses on helping homeless Americans who want to work to become job-ready.

Nationally, there are five interdepartmental partners at U.S. DOL that coordinate workforce development services for the homeless. They include Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI), Office of the Assistance Secretary for Policy (ASP), and the Employment and Training Administration (ETA).

Here's What We Provide

• Ready4Work

Ready4Work, administered by ETA, is a program designed to provide mentoring and other transition services for ex-convicts. Nationwide, funds have generally been provided to faith-based and community programs to carryout the specialized activities.

• Youth Offender Demonstration Project

ETA’s Youth Offender Demonstration Project was awarded in 2004 to the National Urban League to assist inner-city African American youth.

• Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

The Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) and ETA have an interdepartmental joint effort to provide local workforce investment boards with Federal funds to provide employment assistance to disadvantaged individuals. Funds were also awarded to at least 48 faith-based and community organizations, which help the hardest-to-serve homeless in the poorest neighborhoods.

Here’s Who To Contact

For more about the Homelessness Initiative and ETA programs, visit our website or contact Regina Bowman at (214) 767-2154.

For more about State and local programs, contact:

Arkansas
Sandra Winston
(501) 371-1020

Lousiana
John Warner Smith
(225) 342-3001

New Mexico
Reese Fullerton
(505) 827-6827

Oklahoma
Jon Brock
(405) 557-7200

Texas
Larry Temple
(512) 463-0735

Here’s What Other Services We Provide

• Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program

The purpose of the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) is to provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.

Grantees provide an array of services utilizing a case management approach that directly assists homeless veterans as well as provide critical linkages for a variety of supportive services available in their local communities. The program is "employment focused" and veterans receive the employment and training services they need in order to re-enter the labor force. Supportive services such as clothing, provision of or referral to temporary, transitional, and permanent housing, referral to medical and substance abuse treatment, and transportation assistance are also provided to meet the needs of this target group.

Here’s Who To Contact

Louisiana
Lester Parmenter
(225) 389-0339

Oklahoma
Joe Dyer
(405) 231-5088

Texas
John McKinny
(512) 463-2814