Do you have clients who are:
- Survivors of a severe form of human trafficking
- 16 years or older
- Residing near Atlanta, Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, or Philadelphia; and
- Interested in focusing on job readiness or post-placement assistance?
If so, Dignity of Work (DOW) may be the program for them! DOW offers a unique opportunity for U.S. citizens and foreign nationals to address their employment and educational-related gaps, enhance existing skills, and move toward economic self-sufficiency.
After receiving your referral at MRSDignityofWork@usccb.org, we will contact one of six network sites to provide one or more of the following services:
- Pre-employment and Educational Achievement: Ensures access and necessary resources to continue with or begin desired education
- Job Readiness and Placement Assistance: Builds necessary skill-set to seek employment and succeed in work environment
- Post-Placement Assistance: Helps with work adjustment and monitors for safe and appropriate working conditions
- Job Upgrades/Professional Recertification: Ensures access to services and resources to help secure work upgrades, increased compensation/benefits, more fulfilling employment
Employment services are an essential component for a survivor’s recovery and a key to lifelong success!
DIGNITY OF WORK PARTICIPANT MODULES AND RESOURCES:
Welcome! It is our hope that the following online videos and downloadable resources will offer you useful and interesting information, tools, and tips that support your journey through this Program and beyond. There are modules on job protection, job readiness, financial empowerment, and more. Please select the modules that you find most beneficial and interesting to help with job and life goals. After completing each module, you will be able to download and print a certificate with your name. NOTE: These online resources are also open to other individuals interested in job readiness education, including newcomer populations.
MODULOS DE DIGNITY OF WORK Y RECURSOS DESCARGABLES
¡Bienvenido! Esperamos que estos videos en línea y recursos descargables le den información, herramientas, y consejos que apoyen su viaje durante este programa y después. Hay módulos sobre protección laboral, preparación para el trabajo, empoderamiento financiero y más. Por favor seleccione los módulos que usted considere más útiles e interesantes para ayudarle con su empleo y metas de vida.
Protection
Learn how to identify and avoid job scams and focus on opportunities leading to safe and just employment.
Aprenda a identificar y evitar estafas laborales y a enfocarse en las oportunidades que llevan al empleo justo y seguro.
Building and maintaining a healthy finances and credit requires time, effort and discipline. How can you protect the results of your hard work? This module addresses risks associated with identify theft and easy tips to stay safe!
La construcción y el mantenimiento de unas finanzas y un crédito sólidos requieren de tiempo, esfuerzo y disciplina. ¿Cómo puede proteger los frutos de su arduo trabajo? ¡Este módulo aborda los riesgos vinculados al robo de identidad y las recomendaciones prácticas para mantenerse a salvo!
Financial Literacy
Complete this module to learn the basics of automatic teller machines, including how to use them safely and how not to get charged extra money!
Realice este módulo para aprender lo básico respecto a los cajeros automáticos, ¡incluyendo cómo usarlos de forma segura y cómo evitar que le cobren dinero de más!
Two important reasons to have a bank account are simplicity and safety. This module discusses ways to choose the right bank for you and how to open a banking account in your name.
Simplicidad y seguridad son dos razones importantes por las que tener una cuenta bancaria. Este módulo trata sobre cómo elegir el mejor banco para usted y cómo abrir una cuenta a su nombre.
Take this module to hear about the benefits of knowing where your money is being spent each month. Enjoy this easy to follow guide to simple budgeting: the first step to financial freedom.
Inscríbase en este módulo para conocer los beneficios de saber en qué se está gastando su dinero mensualmente.
Aprenda a realizar un presupuesto sencillo: el primer paso hacia la libertad financiera.
This module will help you to take your first steps toward building and repairing credit, which can open many doors, and help you to save money.
Este módulo le ayudará a dar sus primeros pasos hacia la generación y reparación de crédito, lo cual puede abrir muchas puertas, y ayudarlo a ahorrar dinero.
It is never late to start saving! This module will offer you smart and creative strategies you can use on a daily basis to save and manage your money.
¡Nunca es tarde para empezar a ahorrar! Este módulo le ofrecerá estrategias inteligentes y creativas que puede emplear a diario para ahorrar y administrar su dinero.
Job Readiness
In this module, you will learn about techniques to answer difficult interview questions with ease, particularly those questions that bring up times in your life that you do not want to share.
En este módulo aprenderá técnicas para responder con facilidad a las preguntas difíciles de una entrevista de trabajo, en especial a aquellas que evocan momentos de su vida que no quiere compartir.
Do you have gaps in your resume or are you uncomfortable sharing certain information about past work experiences with potential employers? This module will introduce you to some interesting and positive strategies for creating a fantastic resume.
¿Hay vacíos en su currículum? ¿O le incomoda compartir cierta información de sus experiencias laborales previas con sus posibles empleadores? Este módulo presentará para usted algunas estrategias interesantes y efectivas para el desarrollo de un currículum fantástico.
Learn how to shine and show a potential employer your value in the work place without having to discuss painful experiences from the past.
Aprenda a brillar y demostrar su valor en el trabajo a su posible empleador sin tener que conversar sobre experiencias dolorosas del pasado.
Sub-Recipient Trainings
Sub-Recipient Trainings
Welcome! If you are sub-provider staff member new to Dignity of Work, we have a number of e-learning modules that will familiarize you with the knowledge and skills to best meet the needs and goals of your clients. Topics range from program requirements and effective strategies for generating local referrals to understanding the unique employment barriers faced by many trafficking survivors. Please note that these modules are required for you to watch. Please visit https://www.mrsconnect.org/anti-trafficking/ to set-up a learner account today!
Dignity of Work is supported by cooperative agreement number 2017-VT-BX-K029, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.