WORKFORCE PARTNERS MEETINGAPRIL 7, 2010

Coordinated Strategy for Youth Employment Programs 2010

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Overview

Overall Strategies

1)Getting young people who need subsidized employment the most connected to the youth workforce system

2)Increasing the capacity of the system to effectively and efficiently serve youth

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Overview

New Activities

1) Coordinated TA delivery: Positive Youth Development Work Readiness Curriculum Health and Safety Training for Youth Enhanced training in use of main work

readiness indicator—WBLP

2) Exploration of online program management tool (YW)

3) Increasing access of more vulnerable youth Revised WIA eligibility training on using locally defined barriers

(decreasing burden of documenting hard to serve youth) Closer connections with DYS youth

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Agenda

1) Policy and Documentation ARRA/WIA GuidanceThe summer numbers and how to keep track of them

2) WIA Program Activities“Requires Additional Assistance” BarriersUpcoming Training DatesYouth Development for Leadership Teams

3) YouthWorks Program Activities News for 2010

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SYEP: Head counting Process for 2010

Issue: Need for accurate, timely countsof how many youth are employed in SYEP.

Includes: WIA Formula / ARRA / YouthWorks

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SYEP: Last Year -- 2009

Goal: Figure out when we hit the magic number of 10,000 youth served.

DCS counted records in MOSES; CommCorp counted records in the YouthWorks database.

Can only count records that have been entered.

Weekly phone calls made to chase down youth placements that were not entered into database.

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SYEP: Three Options for 2010

One: CommCorp calls / e-mails one local contact for each region at a consistent weekly time.

Two: One local contact for each region calls / e-mails headcounts to CommCorp at a consistent weekly time. CommCorp (politely) calls anyone who is late.

Three: CommCorp creates a temporary website for reporting headcounts. Once each week, at a consistent deadline, a designated local contact signs onto on-line account and types in headcount. Data automatically rolls up to statewide total. CommCorp (politely) calls anyone who is late.

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SYEP: Definition of what we need

Number of youth whose eligibility has been approved AND who are currently participating in work experience or a summer job.

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Requires Additional Assistance Barrier POLICY

• LWIBs Ability to Establish local Barriers

• Outlines Operational parameters for locally defined barriers

•Establishes protocol for declaring local barriers

WIA Program Activities

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WIA Program Activities

Youth Development for Leadership Teams

Local Area Participation

The Benefits of a Youth Development Approach

Mini Action Research Projects

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WIA Program Activities

Upcoming Training Dates

Two Day MOSES & Performance Measures Training

Safety Training

Other Training (Needs)?

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YouthWorks 2010

$4M in Funding 25 Cities1,946 Minimum # Youth Jobs

Purpose: To enhance our pipeline of young workers by

improving the employability of youth placed at risk through structured work and learning opportunities in subsidized employment

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YouthWorks 2010

Income Eligibility – 200% of poverty limit ( Free and Reduced Lunch)

Priority Areas State Custody Youth (DYS, DCF) Out-of-School Youth Youth with Disability or Special Needs Private Sector Worksite Partners

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YouthWorks 2010

Online Program Management Tool support application, management, tracking, reporting

New Work Readiness Curriculum Developed and piloted with DYS youth

Health and Safety Training for Youth Train-the-trainer coordinated by the State Youth

Employment Safety Team

Enhanced training in use of WBLP (with ESE)

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Questions?

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