Homeless parents in Atlanta are faced with the tough challenge of finding employment in the face of a difficult job market. In order to help homeless parents overcome this challenge, the Atlanta Children’s Shelter offers parents free childcare so they will have the availability to work. We also enroll parents in the Job Track Employment Program for job readiness education and counseling to give parents the tools needed to compete for permanent employment.

Services provided by the Job Track Employment Program include:

• Access to job search materials and job leads
• Resume building assistance
• Interview skills training
• Referrals for professional clothing
• Transportation to conduct job search activities

JOB DEVELOPMENT

The Job Track Program is facilitated by an Employment Counselor who is responsible for the development of employment contacts and working agreements with area employers to identify available jobs for program participants. The Employment Counselor acts as a bridge between employer and parent, connecting the “right parent to the right job.” Meet our job candidates!

The following is a list of some businesses and organizations that have hired our participants:

• The Home Depot
• Grady Health Systems
• Loews Hotels
• FIO360 Childcare
• RAM Partners, LLC
• Georgia Radio Reading Service
• Wendy’s Restaurants

Here are some of the corporate and community partners of the Job Track Employment Program:

• Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency
• Atlanta Women’s Foundation
• Atlanta Urban League
• Auto Trader.com
• Dress For Success
• Enterprise Car Sales and Rentals
• Federal Reserve Bank
• Georgia Law Center for the Homeless
• Goodwill Industries of North Georgia
• Kamileon’s Kloset
• LeasePlan
• Primerica