The Georgia Works Program
How our service works
Georgia Works the goal is to take chronically homeless men and help them overcome their barriers, change them as human beings, making them productive and self-sufficient individuals.
Each Georgia Works participant is housed at our facility for up to a year while they participate in transitional work (earning $7.40/hr for 30+ hours per week). All participants renounce dependency and remain drug and alcohol-free. Personal support, case management, and workforce training is offered throughout the program. We also provide AA/NA Classes, GED classes, support in obtaining a driver’s licenses, help setting up a bank account, and life skill preparation courses.
What we’ve accomplished
- 1,000+ men have graduated from the Georgia Works Program.
- 70% of men that start Georgia Works make it through the program to graduation.
- 80% of graduates remain in their original jobs and apartments post-Georgia Works
- 90% of graduates are now in contact with their children and families.
- $15.00 per hour is the average starting wage for a client upon being hired.
Program Goals
The goal of the Georgia Works program is for the participant to get a full-time job and permanent housing upon graduation.
The program lasts six months to one year, and if a man is committed to being clean, addressing his past issues, and working hard, we will help him get a full-time job and permanent housing within a year.
NUMBER OF MEN GRADUATED TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY: 1,000+
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Grads Who Remain at Their Original Job
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Graduates in Touch with Families
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Graduates Have Not Been Arrested
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