St. Joseph the Worker

Our mission is to assist homeless, low-income and other disadvantaged individuals in their efforts to become self-sufficient through permanent, full-time employment.

Sundt hosted a water drive that
brought in over 50,000 bottles of water!

As the summer heat approaches, please join St. Joseph the Worker in keeping homeless individuals hydrated. Consider hosting a water drive or donating bottled water.

Summer temperatures will reach 120 degrees.
In 2007, there were 50 heat-related deaths in the Phoenix area.
Homeless individuals are especially susceptible to heat-related illness and death.
Water will go to St. Joseph the Worker and the Human Services Campus, which provide services to over 1,000 homeless individuals each day.

Water donations are welcome throughout the summer.

Call 602-417-9854 or e-mail info@sjwjobs.org about donating bottled water.

Click below to contribute to this effort.

St. Joseph the Worker's Executive Director, Amy Caffarello, received a Piper Fellow's Award from the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust in 2009. The award is granted to Valley leaders to "retool, refresh and renew" their skills. As a result, Amy is on a six-week sabbatical that began on May 1, 2010. She is participating in professional development courses, visiting agencies in other cities that are doing similar work to St. Joseph the Worker, and the rest of the staff as well as the Board of Directors is eligible for development support. Through this Fellowship, Amy hopes to "learn new insights and strategies for St. Joseph the Worker to incorporate in to our program operations." For more information about the Piper Fellow's Program, visit the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust website, www.pipertrust.org

Where is Amy now? To learn more about the places that Amy is visiting during her sabbatical, click here.

To hear directly from Amy about her sabbatical travels and experiences, please visit Amy's blog.

Client Success Board

Thanks to generous community support, we have a more Success Stories. Many of our successful clients can be seen on our new Client Success Board.

Being a single parent is a challenge under the best of circumstances. Without an income, it can feel impossible. Last year, "Emily" was laid off from her job and unable to find another one. One month and then two went by and then Emily lost her apartment. She found a shelter to stay in but was unable to keep her 13-year-old son with her. This was the first time the two of them had ever been separated. Read more ...

St. Joseph the Worker's primary focus is helping people to help themselves. We provide people with the tools necessary to conduct successful job searches and support them in their efforts to better their lives.

St. Joseph the Worker helps individuals return to the workforce and become self-sufficient, productive members of society. During fiscal year 2009-2010, St. Joseph the Worker and our clients achieved the following successes:

SJW achieved the following results in the first 6 months of fiscal year 2009/2010:

St. Joseph the Worker's office - homeless clients can access resources needed to conduct a job search

342 individuals secured full-time, sustainable employment.
$9.28 an hour was their average starting pay rate.
25% of the jobs secured offered benefits.
705 individuals received comprehensive assistance, including one-on-one job search assistance, work essentials, resources and referrals, as well as encouragement and support to pursue a self-sufficient lifestyle.
585 incarcerated individuals were taught job-search strategies and job- readiness to help them avoid homelessness or re-incarceration after their release.
Volunteers dedicated 1,808 hours of direct service to help our hardworking clients in their search for quality employment.

St. Joseph the Worker is a small, privately funded 501(c)(3), non-profit organization located in the heart of downtown Phoenix, Arizona that has been operating since 1988.