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Building Capacity: Economic and Employment Advocacy E-Course
October 20, 2014Economic Security for Survivors Project
Founded in 1964, Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) works nationally and in its home community of Washington, DC to build pathways to economic independence and equality of opportunity for America's families, women, and girls.
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Economic Security for Survivors Project
Funded by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), the ESS project seeks to enhance survivor economic security and safety by providing strategies, tools and knowledge that can be integrated into the programs and policies that support survivors.
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Panelist
Solace DuncanEconomic Empowerment Advocate
Sarah Gonzalez BocinskiDirector, EconomicSecurity for Survivors Project
Economic and Employment Advocacy E-Course
Provides advocates and case managers with a blue print to respond to survivor’s economic and employment needs
Content: Unit 1: Pathways to Economic Security
– Assessing skills, identifying career options, developing career plans, writing resume/cover letter and interviewing
Unit 2: Financial Recovery and Growth– Recovering the economic cost of abuse and (re)building assets
Unit 3: Addressing Barriers to Work– Criminal records, employment rights and overcoming childcare
and transportation challenges
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Responsive Content
Can be used with individuals who are: Unemployed but have work experience Employed but don’t earn economically secure
wages Have limited or no work experience or
significant barriers to work
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Module 1: Envisioning Economic Security
Learning Objectives– Calculate an individual’s basic income needs – Identify an individual’s/family’s basic economic
security wage
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Module 1 Activities
Individual Case Management Reverse budgeting to
determine wage needed Benchmarking progress
towards economic security/self-sufficiency
Determining rent contribution
Group Workshop Reverse budgeting to
determine wage needed Basic Economic Security
Tables Good jobs discussion
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Reverse Budget
Used to assess income needs
Can be used by an individual or in a group to demonstrate local costs
Use WOW’s Basic Economic Security Tables as a guide
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Basic Economic Security Tables
Monthly Expenses 1 Worker 1 Worker,
1 Infant
1 Worker, 1 Preschooler, 1 Schoolchild 2 Workers
2 Workers, 1 Preschooler, 1 Schoolchild
Housing $642 $803 $803 $642 $803 Utilities $115 $144 $144 $115 $144 Food $264 $379 $572 $484 $765 Transportation $516 $566 $566 $1,017 $1,068 Child Care $0 $621 $1,112 $0 $1,112 Personal & Household $259 $337 $386 $315 $435 Health Care $161 $329 $480 $374 $540 Emergency Savings $76 $122 $154 $112 $183 Retirement Savings $87 $87 $87 $102 $102 Taxes $374 $714 $953 $501 $1,087 Tax Credits $0 -$139 -$267 $0 -$267Monthly Total (per Worker) $2,494 $3,963 $4,990 $1,831 $2,986 Annual Total $29,928 $47,556 $59,880 $43,944 $71,664 Hourly Wage (per Worker) $14.17 $22.52 $28.35 $10.40 $16.97
Basic Economic Security Tables, 2013(Workers with Employment-based Benefits)
US, Selected Family Types
Economic Security Database: www.basiceconomicsecurity.org
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Module 2: Careers Matter
Learning Objectives– Assess survivors’ work readiness – Evaluate careers that best match aptitudes and
interests– Assess how well various career match income
needs
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Module 2 Activities
Individual Case Management Job readiness assessment Career interest assessment
and profile
Group Workshop Personality profiles and
career matches
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Tools
Job Readiness Checklist Asks questions to
determine basic employability
Offers resources to help clients address potential barriers to employment
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Module 3: Preparing for Your Career
Learning Objectives– Lead survivors in developing a S.M.A.R.T goal
strategy– Help survivors identify the necessary steps to
reach career goals
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Module 3 Activities
Individual Case Management Develop a career plan Troubleshoot potential
barriers and challenges Connecting to appropriate
resources and supports
Group Workshop Visioning exercises/Career
goal strategies Addressing road blocks
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Module 4: Effective Job Search Strategies
Learning Objectives– Help survivors develop a broad job search strategy – Educate survivors about job search tools and
resources
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Module 4 Activities
Individual Case Management Develop a job search plan
with weekly targets Assist with job applications
Group Workshop Networking 101 Where to find jobs – tools
and strategies
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Module 5: Applying for Jobs: Written Correspondence
Learning Objectives– Assist survivors in the development of their
resume – Help survivors create competitive cover letters
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Module 5 Activities
Individual Case Management Resume and cover letter
writing Understanding industry
language
Group Workshop Resume and cover letter
elements Hiring committee
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Module 6: Applying for Jobs: Interviewing
Learning Objectives– Help survivors prepare for an interview– Educate survivors about how to negotiate salary
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Module 6 Activities
Individual Case Management Translating past experience
into the new job responsibilities
Preparing for common questions
Addressing concerns and fears
Referral to resources for work clothes
Group Workshop “Tell me about yourself?” Mock interviews
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Units 2 & 3
Helping survivors know their options to recover from financial loss
Connecting survivors to opportunities to rebuild economic security
Educating survivors about employment rights Addressing barriers to success
Thank you for tuning in!
Sarah Gonzalez BocinskiDirector, Economic Security for Survivors Project sbocinski@wowonline.org (202) 464-1596
This project was supported by Grant No. 2012-TA-AX-K031 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
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