12/18/2009
Arbor Sponsors the Mega Job Expo in Maryland

12/07/2009
ResCare – New Deal in the UK

12/01/2009
2nd Arbor E&T Bake Sale raises $500 for SHARE

11/25/2009
Notification of Breach of Private Information

11/23/2009
Mon Valley Bridge Open House

11/20/2009
SuperJobs Seasonal Hiring

11/18/2009
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week 2009, Allen County

11/16/2009
Arbor Welcomes New Texas Regional Vice President

11/06/2009
A moment to honor our veterans

10/22/2009
Arbor Fights the Flu

10/16/2009
ResCare Comments on Indiana Governor’s Announcement

10/07/2009
In the News: Arbor and Green Guide Network

10/01/2009
Tremendous Project in Cincinnati

9/28/2009
Five Project Directors: Interview Five

9/22/2009
Five Project Directors: Interview Four

9/15/2009
Five Project Directors: Interview Three

9/15/2009
Arbor Sponsors Literacy Gala

9/08/2009
Five Project Directors: Interview Two

9/01/2009
Five Project Directors: Interview One

8/26/2009
Snohomish County Enlarges Dislocated Worker Program

8/20/2009
Pennsylvania Governor Visits Harrisburg Summer Youth Program

8/18/2009
Canoga Park Job and Resource Fair

8/13/2009
VIPs in SuperJobs Cincy

8/12/2009
U.S. Department of Labor’s 2009 United We Serve Initiative Begins

7/28/2009
An Innovative Summer Youth Project in Oregon

7/21/2009
Tulsa iJobs Program in Full Swing

7/20/2009
ARRA 2009

7/17/2009
Green Strategies Workgroup

7/15/2009
Green Jobs

7/6/2009
Arbor TANF Partnership in Nebraska Receiving Positive Feedback

7/1/2009
Arbor E&T is Thinking Green

Arbor TANF Partnership in Nebraska Receiving Positive Feedback

By Jamie M. Barnes

(Lincoln, NE) Recently mentioned in the Lincoln Journal Star, Arbor Education and Training’s partnership with the Center for People in Need is receiving positive feedback from its TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) program participants. The Center serves as a worksite for TANF recipients, where they learn sustainable job skills and gain on-the-job training experience.

Families who wish to receive TANF cash assistance in Nebraska must participate in Employment First activities to maintain eligibility. Employment First became a statewide program in 1998 and mandates that the recipient and case manager jointly develop a self-sufficiency contract — a plan to follow for the participant to achieve self-sufficiency. The job skills programs offered at the Center for People in Need range from office and computer training to janitorial and forklift operation. Training is divided into beginning, intermediate and advanced skills and Arbor’s job skills developers work one-on-one with individuals to foster self-confidence and encourage achievement.

“Arbor provides volunteers for the Center to carry out the programs they offer,” Arbor Program Manager Cherisa Price-Wells said. “Arbor in Lincoln has a TANF contract and in exchange for the benefits TANF recipients receive from the Department of Health and Human Services, they participate in community service, gain work experience or partake in other activities that lead to self-sufficiency.”

As with all Arbor programs, each person is encouraged to achieve his or her highest potential. Case managers and job skills developers assist the people Arbor serves, regardless of educational levels or capabilities, and all participants are encouraged to learn basic computer skills.

Arbor has successfully partnered with the state of Nebraska to provide human services since 1985 and, according to the TANF Work Participation Contractor Performance Measures for March 2009, Arbor is exceeding the work participation rate set by the federal government and contract agreements.

For more information, visit http://www.hhs.state.ne.us, http://centerforpeopleinneed.org, and http://journalstar.com/articles/2009/06/29/living/402/
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