Stability – Primavera helps men, women and families who are homeless transition to a stable lifestyle by providing safe, affordable housing and steady employment.

Primavera Works

Please note: Demand for our services occasionally exceeds our capacity to provide the requested assistance to everyone who would be eligible. At this time, Primavera Works is currently closed for enrollment. Please check back at a later time to find out if we are accepting new applicants.

Primavera Works provides ethical day-labor opportunities. We provide above-minimum wage, temporary employment options and temp-to-hire opportunities for people who are homeless and unemployed or under-employed.

Many of the jobs are considered manual labor, which means that you may have the opportunity to work in the following fields:

Janitorial
Light manufacturing
General labor
Receptionist
Restaurant work
Assembly
Construction
Housekeeping
Data entry
Landscaping
Buffel grass removal

We provide a variety of support, including:

Referrals to Housing
Assistance with job searching
Referrals to needed services such as food, clothing, substance abuse and mental health counseling
Bus passes

You will earn wages starting at $7.45 an hour.

Primavera Works Eligibility

Currently Primavera Works is available to people enrolled in a Primavera housing program or shelter.

Participate in Primavera Works

Demand for our services occasionally exceeds our capacity to provide the requested assistance to everyone who would be eligible. At this time, Primavera Works is currently closed for enrollment. Please check back at a later time to find out if we are accepting new applicants.

Contact this department

151 W. 40th Street
Tucson, AZ 85713

works@primavera.org

(520) 882-9668
Fax: (520) 792-3862

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Vocation for Veterans

Vocation for Veterans provides employment assistance to homeless Veterans.

All supportive services are provided depending on individual need. We can provide the following support:

Individual service planning
Job leads
Bus passes
Job search clothing
Work tools
Job training

Vocation for Veterans Eligibility

Vocation for Veterans will accept homeless Veterans as long as he/she does not have a dishonorable discharge.

Participate in Vocation for Veterans

Call (520) 882-9668 to sign up for an assessment appointment.

Contact this department

151 W. 40th Street
Tucson, AZ 85713

veterans@primavera.org

(520) 882-9668
Fax: (520) 792-3862

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Prisoner Re-Entry Partnership (PREP)

The program known as Prisoner Re-Entry Partnership (PREP) was a six-year demonstration Department of Labor grant that has come to an end. While the PREP program may have closed, Primavera continues to provide services to men and women recently released from prison.

Please visit our Respite page for information on immediate needs and individual service planning.
Please visit our Shelter page for immediate assistance with housing.
Visit our Housing and Primavera Works Program to find out about long-term housing and work options.

For even more community resources please visit the Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness’ Resource page.

PREP: A Model Program for Successful Prisoner Re-entry

In 2005, the Department of Labor (DOL) awarded 30 Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative demonstration grants across the United States in an effort to discover efficient and effective ways to re-integrate former prisoners into the community, thereby reducing high levels of recidivism. Primavera, as lead agency, was awarded the DOL grant for the Prisoner Re-entry Partnership (PREP) which included the following community service providers: Old Pueblo Community Services, DK Advocates, PHASE, YWCA, and Pima County One Stop. Over six years Primavera’s PREP program, staffed by a six person team with collaborative partners at OPCS and YWCA, served 850 participants. Participants received transportation services, clothing for interviews and work, tools for work, training services, including scholarship support, re-integration counseling, and employment support.

PREP team developed a model program that became one of the top performing programs across the country. In its 5th year, as reported in December, 2010, PREP numbers were impressive:

70% entered employment after the first quarter
73% remained employed after one year
13% recidivism rate, compared to the national average of 44%.

The average cost per person for PREP participants was $2,600, compared with the cost of incarceration which is between $25,000-$40,000 per person each year.

Primavera is proud to have been part of such a successful effort to support former prisoners re-integrating into the community. Primavera continues to look for other funding opportunities for prisoner re-entry workforce development. Please return at a future date for announcements about new programs.

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