Healthy Housing Workforce Toolkit
With challenges, gaps and community needs identified, the next step is to create a work plan that:
- Sets realistic goals and timelines.
- Identifies existing and/or potential stakeholders.
- Outlines the action steps.
- Identifies evaluation metrics to monitor and track the progress of the workforce program.
Creating a detailed plan can also help uncover potential challenges or barriers not identified previously in the assessment step. NLC has identified 5 Strategies for Developing a Local Green Jobs Plan that local leaders can leverage to develop a green jobs plan.10 These strategies aim to support municipalities’ efforts to develop local green jobs by ensuring local leaders understand the vital components of what makes a successful green workforce.
Tools and Resources
These resources offer structured frameworks that local leaders can use for guidance.
NLC’s Healthy Housing Local Action Challenge (HHLAC)11
The HHLAC provides support in a structured framework that guides municipalities’ work to develop healthy housing initiatives, such as a healthy housing workforce program. The HHLAC framework was developed by NLC in collaboration with national subject matter experts and municipal leaders to help:
- Identify and assess housing needs.
- Implement a policy, program, or practice that improves healthy housing.
- Evaluate the impact of the implemented policy, program or practice.
- Share that information with other cities.
NLC’s Good Jobs, Great Cities12
The academy works with cities to develop innovative and scalable city-supported solutions that upskill and reskill workers into quality, high-demand jobs in
- infrastructure,
- clean energy, and
- advanced manufacturing
These opportunities are made possible by new federal funding investments, with a focus on supporting residents from historically underserved and underrepresented communities. The Good Jobs, Great Cities academy offers strategies and resources to help municipalities address key shortcomings in their education and workforce ecosystem and ensure the development of a knowledgeable and adaptable workforce.
Healthy Homes Program Guidance Manual Chapter 3 (PDF)13
HUD’s program explores healthy housing program design and includes strategies for developing targeted benchmarks and organizational structures.
Case Studies
The City of Tampa Bay, Florida has taken existing workforce systems and developed a workforce action plan that can connect people to good jobs that lead to great careers.14
The City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin has worked with the Public Health Foundation (PHF) to deliberately integrate anti-racist frameworks and Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to build organizational structure and staff development. This framework has allowed the city to equitably hire and engage with communities to build their workforce programs.15
End Notes
10 “5 Strategies for Developing a Local Green Jobs Plan.”
11 “Take The Healthy Housing Local Action Challenge.”
12 “Good Jobs, Great Cities.”
13 “HHPGM_FINAL_CH3.Pdf.”
14 “Collaborative Workforce Action Plan.”
15 “Workforce Development Planning.”