Employment is critical to the success of GJP clients and our low recidivism rates.  That is why, for many years, we operated our own landscaping company (NHL) to give clients a paycheck, work experience, and on-the-job training.  But with changes in the economy (and the lawn service business) in recent years, we have had to close NHL and redirect our resources toward a broader approach to employment support.  GJP's WorkMatters program is a comprehensive effort to remove the many barriers that our clients have to employment.  Led by a job developer and our social services team, and supported by partnerships at nonprofits and small-businesses around the city, WorkMatters serves more GJP clients (including women) than NHL did, and is more cost-effective.