Bob Duff

Duff, Local Legislators Attend ‘Campaign For a Working Connecticut’ Roundtable at St. Luke’s

STAMFORD—State Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) participated today in a job training and transitional housing roundtable hosted by St. Luke’s LifeWorks and Career Resources, and he said the meeting was a stark reminder that while the national recession might be ‘technically’ over, it is not over for many in southwestern Connecticut.

“I heard today about the daily struggles that many people are having—including families with small children—to find decent housing, stable work and earn a wage that allows for a reasonable standard of living,” Sen. Duff said. “As legislators, we must continue to fight for jobs until everyone who needs a job has one.”

The roundtable also featured state Sen. L. Scott Frantz (R-Greenwich) and state Rep. Fred Camillo (R-Greenwich).

“For most of the people we serve, the only way out of homelessness is through employment,” said Jason T. Shaplen, CEO of St. Luke’s LifeWorks. “Unfortunately, many of these same people don’t have the skills they need to get a job. That’s where our job-training programs enter the picture. They provide people with the skills they need not only to get a job, but also to lead healthy, productive, stable lives. At the end of the day, employment is the key to breaking the cycle of homelessness aid.”

St. Luke’s LifeWorks’s mission is to break the cycle of homelessness by helping people achieve—and maintain—permanent housing and stability in their lives. A key element of this is helping people prepare for, find, maintain and advance in employment.

For more information, please visit: www.stlukeslifeworks.org.