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Founded in 1984 by social entrepreneurs peter cove and DR. LEE bowes, AW has placed over 2,000,000 individuals from low-income and underserved backgrounds in gainful employment. In alignment with the department of labors goal, awca is committed to expediting the reintegration of homeless and formerly incarcerated veterans into the workforce. Awca never turns a veteran away, screening individuals for all of its additional programs if the veteran does not qualify for hvrp. Awcas mission is to lift veterans out of poverty through sustainable, long-term employment. Intake and orientation, individual assessments, wide range of employment readiness trainings, case management services, job placement, and retention services. Homeless veterans average hourly wage at placement: 15.00 placement rate overall (rate employment exited): 81 cost per placement: 5,000 percent of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment in the second quarter after exit from the program: 61 percent of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment in the fourth quarter after exit from the program: 51 median quarterly earnings of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment in the second quarter after exit from the program: 5,672. Awca regularly partners withthe VA, localamerican job centers, veteran serviceorganizations, and collaborates with local governmentagencies to participate in outreach initiatives such asstand downevents. Referrals to these organizations through warm hand-offs to a direct point of contact allow awca to cultivate far-reaching referral streams.awbuildsveteran engagementbyhostingonsiteemployer showcases hiring events, offsite employer presentations vetting sessions, and virtual meetups. Through the recognized best practice of institutional in-reach, by theunited states interagency council of homelessness (usich)based on the work of samhsa, awca utilizes a wide range of partners whosupporteligible veteransin employment, housing, and barrier remediation goals. Bybuilding partnerships with local organizations who provide transitional, supportive, and permanent housing services, legal services, mental health and substance abuse services, and clothing, awcais able tocultivate far-reaching referral streams, as many of these supportive service organizations also refer eligible clients.awcahas served the BAY area for over 10 years andhas a long history of building partnerships withlocalcommunity-based organizations (cbos)tofacilitateoutreach to eligible job seekers, including training organizations, shelters, social service agencies, government agencies, veteransaffairs services, and employer partners. This network of linkagesconnectawca to eligible job seekers.local partners includeand are not limited TOHEALTHRIGHT370,citywide, epic parenting, five keys charter school, man alive violence prevention program, tenderloin housing clinic, community works west, city college of SAN francisco, andcity build academy.