Called the Joseph Project after the Old Testament figure, it not only helps them find work but also runs a van service to get them there, a trip that for some takes more than an hour. The Joseph Project is a small effort to address two big problems: high urban unemployment and a growing geographical divide between where the jobless live and where the jobs are. A forthcoming study estimates that nearly half of all working-age black men in Milwaukee are jobless.

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/milwaukee-effort-inner-city-workers-jobs-outside-city-215939289.html

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