This handbook, which is intended to assist staff at Neighborhood Networks centers who are responsible for helping unemployed or low-income individuals make the transition from public assistance to self-sufficiency, outlines a 13-step approach to the design and delivery of job readiness programs. The handbook may be used as a guide to direct delivery of job readiness training or a resource for evaluating and selecting employment service providers. The bulk of the handbook advises staff on how to take the following 13 steps of the process described are as follows: (1) choose and organize an effective job readiness training program for residents; (2) communicate to staff and residents the importance of job readiness training; (3) involve employers in the training; (4) connect with job developers and placement providers; (5) identify and evaluate employment strengths and barriers of the target population; (6) categorize the target population; (7) create a mission statement and training goals; (8) establish individual participation rules; (9) design the job readiness training, including its length, format, and curriculum; (10) build staff capacity by training the trainer; (11) review and assess the trainers; (12) measure outcomes; and (13) provide case management support. Concluding the handbook are the names/addresses of 11 "soft skills" and "hard skills" best practice job readiness training models. (MN)