Neighborhood Jobs Initiative Shown to Increase Employment Rates inLow-Income Areas

June 16, 2003 Neighborhood Jobs Initiative Shown to Increase Employment Rates in Low-Income Areas The success accomplished by the Neighborhood Jobs Initiative (NJI) suggests that it is possible to raise employment rates in low-income neighborhoods. This finding comes from a report entitled "Final Report on the Neighborhood Jobs Initiative: Lessons and Implication for Future Community Employment Initiatives," from MDRC. A neighborhood-focused employment strategy is not appropriate for all low-income neighborhoods. The NJI initiative suggests that more settled neighborhoods with strong local identities gain the greatest benefit from an employment approach like NJI. The initiative had the . . .