The Pipeline | Employment

Target Outcomes

Employment Rates, 1 yr Job Retention, Increased Income

Local Data

Nez Perce—7.5% unemployment rate, Asotin County—7.8% unemployment rate⁸

Fallout Costs

$5,505.08 is the average turnover cost for an $8.00/hr employee.⁹

Strategies

Bridges, Cincinnati Works, Getting Ahead, Circles, LMD, IDA

Health & Wellness

Mental Health, Spiritual Support, Substance Abuse Support

Sources:

1. Lewiston School District Kindergarten Fall IRI scores for low SES (socioeconomic status as measured by eligibility for free and reduced lunch), September 2010
2. Bridges to Sustainable Communities, Phil DeVol of aha! Process Inc. and, Scott Miller of Move the Mountain, Inc.
3. Heckman, James J. “Investing in Disadvantaged Young Children is an Economically Efficient Policy.”
4. Idaho Alliance of States, “Complete College America”, Board of Education, Idaho.
5. C. Rouse, ―Labor Market Consequences of an Inadequate Education, October 24, 2005, New York.
6. http://www.communitycollegesinusa.com/Idaho_School_Codes.html
7. High School Dropouts in America, http://www.all4ed.org/files/GraduationRates_FactSheet.pdf
8. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Public Data, November 2010
9. Compilations of Turnover Studies, SASHA Corporation, http://www/sashacorp.com/turnframe.html
10. Circles Pay Day Loan Survey, LC Valley Circles 2010
11. Center for Responsible Lending, http://www.womeningovernment.org/familysuccess/predatory
12. National Center for Health Statistics and Bureau of Census Data

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