Results

America Works succeeds by helping each candidate succeed. It is the only 100% performance-based organization of its kind. Rather than spending taxpayer dollars on education and training programs, which produce limited results, it saves taxpayers by moving candidates from government programs into private-sector employment. That's one reason it's popular with policymakers as well as politicians on both sides of the aisle.

Here's a summary of the cost savings that result when America Works is hired.

Performance-based contracting

Governments get what they pay for: Outcomes, not process. Contracting agencies incur no expenses until America Works places a candidate into a job - and that candidate remains employed for a pre-determined period, typically 90-180 days. Only then is America Works paid in full. The New York State Department of Labor determined that 88% of the people placed by America Works remain off the welfare rolls three years later.

Reduced government dependency

Calculated conservatively, welfare payments for a family of three cost an average of $15,000 every year. The average family remains on welfare for 10 years for a total lifetime cost for each family of $150,000. In contrast, the one-time fee charged by America Works is a genuine bargain. This is particularly true when America Works' extraordinarily high retention rates and performance-based contract terms are factored in.

If you'd like to bring America Works to your community, simply follow these steps.

Tell us about your community's particular needs.
Designate a portion of a block grant or other funding stream to pay for America Works' services.
Implement policies that emphasize job placement and retention for certain hard-to-place populations.
Reinvest the savings that accumulate into other valuable programs at the local level.
Watch as a competitive marketplace of intermediary placement organizations develops, thereby strengthening the resources available to the people of your community.