Barrier Removal and Employment Success (BRES)

The BRES program supports at-risk individuals to help them secure and retain long-term, meaningful employment. Often this population, especially those currently working but in low wages jobs, are not eligible for other assistance or job support programs. They are often referred to as the Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed (ALICE) population. The ALICE population are households that earn above the Federal Poverty Level, yet still struggling to make ends meet or are one crisis away from poverty. Despite struggling to make ends meet, ALICE households often do not qualify for public assistance.

BRES provides additional supportive services to job seekers currently participating in LEO-WD workforce education or training programs where supportive service funding is limited or unavailable. These funds are intended to address and remove barriers preventing them from taking a job or staying in a job if they are currently employed.

Supporting employment and removing barriers to employment for these populations has a profound impact on their economic well-being.