Seedco designed its EarnFair® Alliance in New York City to meet the needs of:

• Disadvantaged workers looking for employment and training opportunities,
• Community and Faith-Based Organizations (FBCOs) wanting to remain competitive, and
• Employers looking for stable and productive entry-level workforce.

The Alliance is managed by Seedco's subsidiary, the Non-Profit Assistance Corporation (N-PAC). N-PAC provides services to the Alliance that:

• Promote workforce development and job creation programs to help participants achieve self-sufficiency and encourage career progression.
• Enhance FBCO capacity to provide workforce development services in a competitive, performance-based contracting environment.

16 FBCOs, located throughout New York City, comprise the EarnFair Alliance. Each member of the Alliance provides training, employment and post-employment services to program participants. Services include intake and assessment, case management, and job readiness, placement, and retention programs.

EarnFair Alliance members (as of 9/2006):

Bronx	Citizens Advice Bureau, Mott Haven Highbridge Community Life Center, Highbridge Mount Hope Housing Company, Mount Hope National Puerto Rican Forum, Melrose Phipps Community Development Corporation, West Farms South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, Mott Haven East Harlem Council for Community Improvement, Mott Haven
Manhattan	Catholic Charities, Harlem Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Harlem Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, Washington Heights/Inwood Henry Street Settlement House, Lower East Side East Harlem Council for Community Improvement, East Harlem Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Chelsea
Brooklyn	St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation, Williamsburg Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation, Cypress Hills/East New York Center for Family Life, Sunset Park

Achievements (since 2/2000)
EarnFair Alliance partners are producing outcomes comparable to or better than the largest, most experienced for-profit or nonprofit employment/training providers in NYC:

• Placed over 15,000 disadvantaged individuals in jobs.
• At an average starting wage of $10.25 per hour.
• 66% 3-month documented job retention rate.
• 48% 6-month documented job retention rate.
• Public assistance 3 months recidivism rate is 17% to date, compared to the NYC average of 21%.

N-PAC's role in the EarnFair Alliance
N-PAC's intermediary role in the EarnFair Alliance is unique; its ultimate goal is to build the capacity of the partner organizations. To that end, N-PAC:

• provides capital to assure that cash flow needs are met,
• performs fiscal and contract management,
• offers resources and training to improve program quality,
• uses a web-based MIS system for efficient communication,
• encourages sharing of expertise and best practices, and
• provides technical assistance.

N-PAC convenes monthly Alliance meetings to share best practices, discuss challenges and review goals. On a quarterly basis, EarnFair staff utilize Seedco's Performance Measurement & Management tool to help each site, and the Alliance as a whole, to plan, measure and execute program goals. Staff also administer a quality assurance tool to help sites identify program areas needing improvement.

The Alliance grew out of the Neighborhood Strategies Project created in 1995 by the New York Community Trust.

EarnFair Alliance Funders
New York City Human Resources Administration
New York City Department of Small Business Services
Manhattan Borough President’s Office
New York State Department of Labor
New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
United Way of New York City
Altman Foundation
New York Community Trust
Clark Foundation
Ira DeCamp Foundation
Ford Foundation
Starr Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Wachovia Foundation

For more information on the EarnFair Alliance, please contact Francine Delgado.