The Need

• Today over 40 million people live in poverty.  There are many reasons why people are in poverty, but the main reason is that they are not working! (Joint Center of Poverty Research)
• 67% of ex-offenders commit another crime and go back to prison within three years of their release.  An unemployed ex-offender is 3-5 times more likely to go back to prison than an employed ex-offender. (Bureau of Jutice)
• $10.9 billion/year is spent on homelessness programs in the U.S. 

Without work, poverty increases, crime increases, recidivism increases, homelessness increases, depression increases, domestic violence increases, divorce increases, and suicide increases.  Nothing can attack one’s dignity, value, and purpose like a lack of work. 

That’s why ministry leaders and church members in hundreds of churches and community organizations are leading JfL classes teaching unemployed and underemployed adults God’s design for work and the ways they can experience life.  

JfL makes it easy for a church or ministry to provide a powerful solution to poverty, unemployment, and underemployment in their communities.

JfL Class

Churches and organizations purchase JfL’s turnkey toolkit and materials that contain all of the training tools, curriculum, and sup­port needed for an organization to implement a JfL 16 session training class. Each session is two hours in length and covers topics such as:

In addition to the training, every JfL student has a champion - a mentor or a group of mentors – who provides the student friendship and support both during and after the training. With this training and support system, churches and organizations provide a reliable, trustworthy workforce to meet the pressing employment needs of companies in their area.

Jobs for Life Toolkit

The Jobs for Life Toolkit includes all the materials necessary to equip volunteer leaders in your church or organization to implement the Jobs for Life™ Training Class.   

**Note: 10 Student Workbooks are included in the JfL toolkit.  If you need more workbooks, you can order them from the JfL Store to go along with the 10 already in the toolkit. Student Workbooks are sold in sets of 10.  The following is included in the adult toolkit:

“Without Christ, my champion, and the JfL church community, I would still be lost.”
- Don Turner, JfL Graduate

• 10 Student Workbooks
• 3 Instructor Guides
• Site Leader Guide
• Student Relations Leader Guide
• Champion Team Leader Guide
• Business Relations Leader Guide
• Promotional & Testimony DVD
• Leaders Training DVD
• CD of Forms
• Student Progress Update Reports
• Training and support fee (one time) 

The cost to purchase a JfL toolkit and become a JfL site is $649.00. Click here to purchase a toolkit and other materials online, or to learn more about becoming a JfL Site, just click the following links:

		JfL Curriculum Overview		Sample JfL Curriculum
		Frequently Asked Questions		Site Leadership Descriptions

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