Jobs require training and preparation. Jobs also require a commitment to invest local and national resources to provide incentives to create new jobs and provide oportunities for our disadvantaged poor people. Adult education and literacy services are also needed to help build skills required to secure living wage jobs.
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (or BOSS) is one local organization dedicated to helping homeless families and individuals obtain jobs, housing, and heath care in Berkeley. For instance, the Boss Clean City Program is a partnership with the City of Berkeley that helps employ the homeless in public works jobs throughout Berkeley.
How do we create one million jobs? We provide significant incentives for employers to create jobs and require our cities to provide jobs for the poorest members of our community.
Sources:
"A National Goal: End Poverty Within 30 Years." 2008. http://www.johnedwards.com/issues/poverty/.
"Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency." 2007. http://www.self-sufficiency.org
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