Purpose

Provide a one-time appropriation to help parents and adults experiencing homelessness gain and maintain employment. The funds are intended to support a grant to a Minneapolis nonprofit to deliver targeted preemployment and job readiness services.

Main provisions

• Amount and timing: $250,000 in fiscal year 2027.
• Source: Workforce Development Fund.
• Recipient: People Serving People in Minneapolis.
• Administration: The grant is administered through the commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
• Services funded: Preemployment and job readiness supports such as resume and cover letter writing, job search and application assistance, mock interviews, and interview/work clothing.
• Additional supports: Uniform and licensure fee assistance, technology access, financial fitness (financial literacy) classes, and child care and transportation support.
• Purpose of services: To help families overcome barriers to employment, achieve financial stability, and build pathways to long-term self-sufficiency.
• Nature of funding: One-time appropriation for fiscal year 2027.

Significant changes to existing law

• Creates a one-time funding mechanism within the Workforce Development Fund to provide a targeted grant to a nonprofit organization (People Serving People) for employment services.
• No permanent statute changes or ongoing programmatic mandates are described; the bill allocates a specific amount for a defined period and purpose.

Implementation notes

• The grant is specifically limited to the activities listed and to the target population (parents and adults experiencing homelessness) in Minneapolis.
• Funds are intended to support a combination of job readiness services, practical necessities (clothing, technology, transportation, childcare), and financial stability supports to reduce barriers to employment.

Relevant Terms workforce development fund grant People Serving People Minneapolis preemployment services job readiness parents adults experiencing homelessness resume writing cover letter job search applications mock interviews interview clothing work clothing uniform assistance licensure fee assistance technology access financial fitness classes financial literacy child care transportation support barriers to employment financial stability long-term self-sufficiency one-time appropriation fiscal year 2027 commissioner of employment and economic development