Nine Star Education & Employment Services

Work services assists families on public assistance in overcoming barriers to economic success and moves them toward financial self-sufficiency. This includes supportive services provided to clients in the form of partner referrals or financial assistance from the state. Nine Star work services specialists, career coaches, and job developers work through community referrals to help families remove barriers to monetary autonomy. 1,412 families served; 723 alaskans obtained unsubsidized jobs and 349 families left public assistance

The adult basic education assists alaskans in preparing to receive a high school credential through ged examination; increase basic skills in the areas of math; english; writing; social studies; and science. It provides english as a second language (esl) instruction for those whose first language is not english. As this is a wioa grant, these services are provided to improve work opportunities and eventual economic self-reliance for the students and their families. These services are provided by Nine Star in the mat-su, anchorage, and homer regions of Alaska. 237 adult education students were enrolled and so far, 36 have earned an Alaskan high school diploma through ged examination. Nine Star provides services thru a small contract from the Alaska housing finance corporation to help their housing participants get jobs. We also received support from various foundations to fund our net2ladder homeless prevention program that helps job seekers who "walk in" to receive services that help them remove barriers and secure training/employment that leads to financial self-sufficiency. It served 233 job seekers w/86 unsubsidized jobs.

Nine Star's youth workforce innovation opportunity act (wioa) youth program assists at-risk youth ages 14-24 with education and employment services. The goal is to help them remove work and life barriers so they can get a job, keep a job, and advance on the job. 292 at-risk youth were enrolled; 234 unsubsidized jobs were obtained; 144 work certificates were earned; 132 began their work experience with subsidized workplace internships; and 127 either went back to high school, enrolled in college, or engaged in formal vocational training.

Nine Star provides services thru a small contract from the Alaska housing finance corporation to help their housing participants get jobs. We also received support from various foundations to fund our net2ladder homeless prevention program that helps job seekers who "walk in" to receive services that help them remove barriers & secure training/employment that leads to financial self-sufficiency. It served 233 job seekers with 86 unsubsidized jobs.