Tacoma, WA guides homeless residents toward full-time employment with the HIRE Crew pilot
Tacoma, WA HIRE Crew Homeless Residents Employment
Project partner Valeo Vocation works with the city's parks department to train homeless residents for cleanup work. Paid internships with the Helping Individuals Reintegrate into Employment (HIRE) Crew offer $13.50 per hour. Successful participants advance into the nonprofit's Transitional Employment Pathway track for new careers. City officials pursued the pilot as a cost-effective means for keeping parks clean while helping unhoused residents.
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New Tacoma program will pay people experiencing homelessness to clean up trash
A new program starting in Tacoma looks to not only clean up the streets, but to help people who are most in need get back onto their feet.
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