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Causes: Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Housing Expense Reduction Support, Human Services
Mission: Break the cycle of poverty and homelessness by providing individuals and families with opportunities to strengthen their self-confidence, professional skills, and financial stability.
Programs: The organization envisions a greater boston where homeless and poor people have the resources, opportunities, and partners needed to achieve self- sufficiency. Solutions at work serves approximately 6,000 people living in poverty annually. Its programs provide the following resources because countless local homeless people have told solutions at work time and again that these are precisely things they need to get their lives back on track. They work towards this goal by offering the following programs: children's clothing, books, toys and gear the homeless and low-income parents that participate in solutions at work's children's clothing exchange trade their children's outgrown items for age-appropriate clothing, books, toys and gear. Business attire solutions at work's popular solutionswear program provides free interview- appropriate clothing and accessories to men and women who are enrolled in area job-training programs. Moving services solutions at work's unique moving up program provides low-cost moving services to people transitioning out of homelessness or those living in extreme poverty. Computers solutions at work's get connected! Program refurbishes high-quality donated computers and gives them to people moving out of homelessness to use to job search, find affordable housing, continue their education or stay in touch with their support network. Professional development half of solutions at work's employees have experienced homelessness. These team members receive on-the-job training and professional development to advance our mission and become more financially stable, self-confident, and employable in the process.