Study explores why workers are leaving their jobs in the homeless services sector

“We have to think holistically about factors that go beyond pay scales,” says Amanda Aykanian, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the UB School of Social Work, the study’s lead author. “We certainly need to pay workers adequately, but we also must think about the organizational culture, the actual day-to-day experiences that factor into how people feel about their jobs and their intention to stay long term.