Employment & Industries
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Performance Update1
as of December 31, 2009
At Admission
18%
In Permanent Housing
Permanent Housing6
At 12 Months
80%
In PermanentHousing
Chart
NationalAverage
EmployedCara
Students
50.0% 73.0%
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Job Retention
Comparative Indicators
Fact AmountCumulative Hours Worked 451,750Annualized Earnings $5,217,900Annualized Tax Contributions $782,685
Employment FactsTop Employers
The Cara Program assists motivated individuals affected by homelessness and poverty to transform their lives and achieve real, lasting success.
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Mission Statement
Primary Performance Indicators
233Job Placements
[Goal = $10.00]
$10.92Average Wage
Year to Date[Goal = 227]
72%Remain EmployedIn Initial Placement for
At Least One Year[Goal = 70%]
69%Eligible for Benefits
38Avg. Number of Hrs.
Worked Weekly[Goal = 32]
Wage$10.92
Average WageEmployed
Cara Students
Illinois Min. Wage
$8.0072%
50%
4
2009 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Award
For all Cara Students placed into permanent jobs in 2009
At Inception of Employment[Goal = 100%]
Lakeside, Inc.
IndustriesIncorporated
2 0 0 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S T O C K H O L D E R S
Core values, innovative thinking and customer
focus give ABM competitive advantage
Lakeside, Inc.
= 26 placements
= 15 placements
= 11 placements
= 10 placements
= 9 placements
= 6 placements
= 6 placements
Savings
$400
$120
Median of Employed Cara Students
Median of IDA Participants 5
For all Cara Students placed into transitional jobs in 2009Fact AmountCumulative Hours Worked 333,736Annualized Earnings $2,796,482Annualized Tax Contributions $213,931
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The Cara Program is extremely honored to have received a 2009 Neighborhood Builder Award from Bank of America’s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative in November 2009. The Cara Program was selected as a recipient of this prestigious award in recognition of our commitment to community development, post-employment support, and student career advancement. We are thrilled to be one of two organizations in 2009 to receive this recognition and are very grateful to Bank of America for their support of our mission and our motivated students.
Industry Avg. Wage %Industries Hiring Students7
Facilities ManagementManufacturingTransportationNon-ProfitHealth CareSecurityFood ServiceGeneral ServicesOffice ServicesHotels/ClubsOther 8
$12.18$10.03$9.49$10.61 $11.54$10.74$9.02 $9.34$9.85 $11.50$10.34
30%13%10%10% 9% 7% 6% 4% 3% 3% 5%
TCP President/CEO, Eric Weinheimer (upper right), and all Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Award recipients
Home Products, Inc.
Performance Since Inception
2009
Productivity
Bags collected: 256,677 69,444- Recycling bags: 86,109 18,172- Garbage bags: 170,568 51,272
Employment
Total number of transitional jobs: 841 200
Placed in permanent jobs:
322 74
Cleanslate is The Cara Program’s social enterprise, and is a neighborhood beautification business providing transitional jobs for students who face significant obstacles to employment, including criminal records and recent incarceration.
Cleanslate UpdateDemographicsEducational Attainment
Black/ African-American 91%
White5%
Hispanic4%
HS Diploma57%
GED16%
Less Than12th Grade
27%
No Conviction56%
Misdemeanor Only9%
Felony Conviction 35%
Conviction History
Race
Women 56%Average Age 40
Other Demographics
ENGLEWOOD
AUSTIN
BEVERLY
CHATHAM
UPTOWN
SOUTH LAWNDALE
HUMBOLDT PARK
SOUTH SHORE
NORTH LAWNDALE
WOODLAWN
DOUGLAS
HYDE PARK
ROGERS PARK
KENWOOD
EAST GARFIELD PARK
WEST GARFIELD PARK
OAKLAND
ROSELAND
Key:
6% to 10%
1% to 5%
< 1%
> 10%
NEAR WEST SIDE
GREATER GRAND CROSSINGAUBURN GRESHAM
WASHINGTON PARK
PULLMAN
Community of Origin for Cara StudentsNotes
1 Data in this report is for The Cara Program as a whole (including our traditional program, our social enterprise (Cleanslate), and our two community-based centers (the Career Pathways Resource Center and the Quad Communities Center for Working Families)), and is for 2009 unless otherwise noted.
2 Job placements include only “quality” job placements for Cara students, which are defined as positions that (1) are permanent or temporary to permanent; (2) align with wage goals of at least $10.70 for individuals facing moderate obstacles to employment (e.g. individuals who may suffer from one or many of the following barriers: recovery from substance abuse, survival of domestic violence, no high school diploma or GED, limited work experience) and $9.00 for individuals facing high obstacles to employment (e.g. individuals who also suffer from the above captioned barriers and face an even higher challenge of no work experience, low levels of literacy, multiple convictions on their record or recent incarceration); (3) have benefits or the near-term opportunity for benefits; and (4) are a minimum of 25 hours per week.
3 Retention report does not include individuals placed through the Career Pathways Resource Center or the Center for Working Families who do not also attend The Cara Program.
4 Data is from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figure is calculated for industries that hire Cara students.
5 IDA data is the median national average through Individual Development Accounts (before any match), according to Washington University in St. Louis.
6 Permanent housing is defined as independent housing without a specified end date, where the student is able to pay their own rent (or their own share of rent) and is listed on a lease, or is a homeowner.
7 Industries report does not include individuals placed through the Career Pathways Resource Center or the Center for Working Families who do not also attend The Cara Program.
8 Other includes: Education, $8.50, 1%; Legal Services, $11.28, 1%; Miscellaneous, $15.00, 1%; Warehouse & Distribution, $8.25, 1%; Staffing, $12.04, 1%.
Uptown
Quad Communities
Hyde Park
South ShoreSouth Shore
Pullman
Bucktown/ Wicker Park
State Street
Auburn Gresham
Illinois Medical DistrictIllinois Medical District
West Town
Lincoln Avenue
Deborah’s Place
City Wide•
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Department of GeneralServices
Black/ African-American 91%
White5%
Hispanic4%
HS Diploma57%
GED16%
Less Than12th Grade
27%
No Conviction56%
Misdemeanor Only9%
Felony Conviction 35%
Black/ African-American 91%
White5%
Hispanic4%
HS Diploma57%
GED16%
Less Than12th Grade
27%
No Conviction56%
Misdemeanor Only9%
Felony Conviction 35%
Cleanslate Operational Areas
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2009 Performance Update Enclosed
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CHICAGO, ILPERMIT NO. 2147
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