{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-173.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-173.02","heading":"Establishment of the Jobs First DC Pilot Program.","body":"(a)\nThere is established a Jobs First DC Pilot Program for the purpose of issuing grants to assist in the placement of at least 300 District residents in unsubsidized permanent employment and to fund 12 months of job retention support.\n\n(b)\nThe Program shall provide participants the following assistance:\n(1)\nAssessment and evaluation of their job history, skills, education, housing, and mental health barriers;\n(2)\nInformation and referral to support services, as defined by 20 CFR § 651.10;\n(3)\nCareer services, as described in section 134(c)(2) of WIOA (29 U.S.C. § 3174(c)(2));\n(4)\nResume development;\n(5)\nEmployment-readiness skills development;\n(6)\nInterview preparation;\n(7)\nJob search and application submission;\n(8)\nJob referrals as described in 20 CFR § 651.10, to unsubsidized permanent employment opportunities;\n(9)\nJob interview follow-up and feedback;\n(10)\nEmployment orientation paperwork completion;\n(11)\nProfessional networking coaching; and\n(12)\nTwelve months of employment retention support.\n\n(c)\nThe Program may provide participants the following assistance:\n(1)\nDigital literacy skills development;\n(2)\nReview of credit scores and creation of a plan to improve a participant's credit score; and\n(3)\nReview of criminal history records and creation of a plan to ameliorate the effects of or correct a participant's criminal record.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 1D-i. Jobs First DC Pilot Program."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-173.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4bc3e76976aeeee7af2c2ec18db3c520fb07fb874c06e6cad958e1a224ed0276","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-173.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-173.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}