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 The “What’s Your Why” tour captures “why people work” through photos. Here are some of the “why’s” that drive the people who work at St. Joseph The Worker, a non profit in Phoenix working to end homelessness by helping individuals return to the workforce.

Visit the YScouts blog to learn more about the tour and see why we work at St. Joseph the Worker.
http://yscouts.com/whats-your-why/why-do-people-work-at-st-joseph-the-worker/

Posted on October 29, 2012 by AZRE
http://azremagazine.com/events/cbre-completes-2nd-annual-business-clothing-drive


CBRE held its second annual city-wide business clothing drive, called PurSUIT of SUCCESS, Sept. 10-21, collecting more than 3,000 articles of clothing to benefit local women and men in job training programs.

The two beneficiaries of the business clothing drive were:

>> Fresh Start Women’s Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping empower women through services focused on economic self-sufficiency, self-esteem and lifelong learning.

>> St. Joseph the Worker, which assists the homeless, low-income and other disadvantag...continued

            

SJW Before Remodeling                  SJW During Remodeling
 
 
Come see SJW now that our final touches are complete.
 
 
St. Joseph the Worker (SJW) is already celebrating client employment success in our newly remodeled office and we invite you to see our improved employment resource program.
 
SJW invites the public to see the program enhancements now that final touches are complete. During the tour, visitors will be able to see the redesigned office structure and meet t...continued

Out of thousands of charities across the country, Chase employees and customers have nominated the St. Joseph the Worker to take part in the Chase Community Giving program.   

St. Joseph the Worker, a non-profit organization in Phoenix helping homeless and low-income individuals secure quality employment and work to end their homelessness is competing with 196 charities nationwide for grants ranging from $10,000 to $250,000 from the Chase Community Giving program. Supporters can help to increase the amount of the grant to be awarded by voting for St. Joseph the Worker through the Chase Community Giving program online and on Facebook.

The Chase Community Giving voting period will ...continued

 
The economy in metropolitan Phoenix is progressing towards full recovery, and many businesses are now hiring again.  Yet, there are individuals throughout our community who still struggle to find work because they lack the tools, skills and clothing needed for a job interview or full-time employment.

To help our community get back to work, CBRE is collecting business clothes and donating the items to two local, non-profit organizations -- Fresh Start Women's Foundation and St. Joseph the Worker, which provide job training and career counseling to women and men.

These donations will make an impact on the lives of their clients by giving them confidence and a positive self-image, whi...continued

St. Joseph the Worker was featured in a blog written by Mike Hayes of Momentum Staffing, who recently visited our office! Thanks, Mike!
 
HOW DO THE HOMELESS FIND JOBS? St JOE THE WORKER!
"Since I don’t really work in this space, I decided to go and visit St. Joseph the Worker ( www.sjwjobs.org) after a friend told me about the service. This is a non-profit staffing company for the indigent and homeless population of Phoenix. They offer job search, resume help, clothes and basic toiletries to help folks get back on their feet.
I didn’t know what to expect when I sat in on their 3 hour Job Readiness Workshop.  Here they spend time coaching people on how to behave and look for jobs (...continued

Celebrating employment success at SJW has a new ring to it; literally. And it’s becoming a client highlight.

This morning a client came in and asked if we had rung the bell yet, because they didn’t want to miss it.
The client’s excitement is a testament to the success of our new employment recognition program, Ringing the Bell.

When the bell rings at St. Joseph the Worker, the atmosphere explodes with joy because we know that a client has just secured employment and has taken a significant step toward ending his or her homelessness. This moment in time allows our staff to celebrate the clients’ success and share in their joy by providing them with a gift card, bus pass, an...continued

St. Joseph the Worker is seeking a marketing/communications volunteer to create our History Case Statement materials.

St. Joseph the Worker is a Phoenix-based nonprofit that empowers homeless and disadvantaged individuals to be productive members of the community.  For twenty-four years, St. Joseph the Worker has been helping to eliminate obstacles that many motivated homeless and low-income individuals face when seeking employment by offering a spectrum of services.
 
St. Joseph the Worker depends on community support, donations and volunteerism, in our mission of “working to end homelessness!”
 
As St. Joseph the Worker turns 25, sharing the historical origins and devel...continued

by Jahna Berry - Jun. 13, 2012 11:03 PM
The Republic | azcentral.com 

Job seekers with rap sheets always have struggled to find work because of their criminal records. But extreme competition for jobs in the weak economy and increasingly sophisticated background checks are making it harder than ever.

It isn't just violent offenders and other felons newly released from prison who are being rejected by Arizona's employers. A misdemeanor or an old conviction is enough to cost a person a chance at landing a job. And tens of thousands of working-age Arizonans have that kind of record.

The recession and a grindingly slow economic recovery mean that most hiring managers have a bi...continued

For over 15 years, Desert Schools Federal Credit Union has provided a variety of community outreach programs including financial literacy classes.  They believe that financial education is the one influential force in any community, which is why they are committed to providing this service to St. Joseph the Worker clients at no charge.

Spring Into Budgeting brings four opportunities for St. Joseph the Worker clients to learn more about budgeting and understanding their credit score.  Classes are offered every two weeks.

St. Joseph the Worker is proud to partner with Desert Schools Federal Credit Union.  This partnership provides our clients valuable skills, tools and information leading to a...continued

Sundt Construction Inc., with the help from its subcontractors and suppliers, will lead off the 2012 Thirst-Aid Water Drive on Friday, May 11, 2012 by delivering bottles of water by semi-truck to St. Joseph the Worker, a Human Service Campus Agency.
 
As temperatures rise, employees from Sundt’s corporate headquarters in Tempe, Ariz., are once again gearing up to participate in the annual Thirst Aid water bottle drive to benefit St. Joseph the Worker, a nonprofit organization that aids the homeless and other disadvantaged individuals throughout the Phoenix area. Many of them suffer from thirst, heat-related illness and even death when temperatures soar in the spring and summer months.
 
The Sundt ...continued

By Ambria Hammel
The Catholic Sun Newspaper
http://www.catholicsun.org/2012/05/03/st-joseph-the-worker-aids-homeless-job-seekers/

 

Being a job seeker is stressful enough without the added weight of being a home-seeker too.

The challenging, but all-too-common duo makes up the bulk of St. Joseph the Worker’s clients. The nonprofit, located on Phoenix’s Human Services Campus, provides basic job services and employment resources for 1,500 client contacts per month. At least 75 men and women visit the office daily to create resumes, prepare for interviews in the clothing closet or secure bus passes for an interview or the job itself.

“We average ...continued

Mar. 13, 2012 09:06 AM
Special to The Arizona Republic

Donovan Wilson submitted this information:

 At a time when the unemployment rate in Arizona and around the country ebbs more than it flows, a small non-profit organization in downtown Phoenix is using its resources to find a high percentage of area homeless men and women quality jobs that pay an average of $9.35 an hour.
Brent Downs, executive director at St. Joseph the Worker, said the 24-year-old organization's mission is simple.
"We help homeless men and women to gain employment and re-enter the community as productive citizens," Downs said. "Through St. Joseph the Worker, those who are committed to getting ba...continued