Melwood JOBs

The Melwood JOBs program is funded by the Virginia Department of Social Services and Alexandria Fund for Human Services. Melwood JOBs assists Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients of differing abilities obtain and maintain employment while mitigating crises. Melwood JOBs provides career development tools that assess the needs of participants and coordinate professional development training towards self-sufficiency. 

Program admission criteria include:

• Documented differing ability or willingness to be assessed;
• Receiving intensive case management services;
• Recipient of TANF current or within the last 24 months;

Or

• Receiving intensive case management services;
• Recipient of TANF current or within the last 24 months.

And one of the following:

• Six months unemployed or working part-time;
• Six months of poor job retention;
• Six months or less of TANF benefits remaining.

Melwood JOBs services include:

• Career exploration;
• Counseling and guidance;
• Job seeking skills;
• Interviewing training;
• Soft skills training;
• Job placement;
• Job training;
• Job retention services;
• Professional and life skills development.