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Attach ment A Enhanc ing Y out h C onne ctions and A ccess t o the One -St op C onne ctions Dem onstration P lanning G rants Regional Em ploym ent Board of Ham pden County Inc. Aw ard 20 000 Shelley Nuckols Director of Yout h Prog rams nuckols REBHC.org 1441 Main Street 413 755-1362 Spring field Massachusetts 01103 413 755-1354 fax The Reg ional Employ ment B oard and Yout h Council of Hampden County will produce a str ategic pla n to link y outh a nd y outh a ctivitie s to the One -Stop Ce nte rs. This pr oje ct will build on current planning efforts and has an emphasis on i nvolving youth in the planning process. I t will include conducting focus g roups and interviews with major st akeholders including youth and y out h servi ng prog ram provi ders t o address st rat egies for m arket ing and out reach t o yout h enha nc ing the One -Stop f acilitie s a nd se lf-help se rvices to be tte r accommoda te youth c ustome rs linking youth prog rams to One-Stops and crea ting better linkag es between employ ers y outh- serving ag encies and One-Stop Centers. The Youth Council of Hampde n County is connecting with the Center for Y outh Internships and Employment a joint public -priva te venture to address sustained y outh attachment to the One-Stop sy stem. Region al Work force Develop men t Board Aw ard 20 000 Willia m P. Villa no wvillano rwdb.org 560 Ella Grasso Boulevard 203 562-7811 New Haven Connecticut 06519 203 562-1106 fax The Reg ional W orkforce Development B oard of Greater New Haven the New Haven Youth Council and Connecticut J ob Corps are joining to gether to increase y outh participation at the One-Stop throug h enhanced y outh- oriented services and providi ng a dedicated area for y outh services to create a more y outh -friendly environment. The y outh- oriented services will include specializ ed workshops I nternet -based career ex ploration job shadowing mentoring and J ob Clubs and J ob F airs tailored to y outh. The Ne w Haven Youth Council ha s already established broad-based support that g oes bey ond the required members to include representatives from hig her education homeless y outh the housing authority law enforcement and healthcare providers. I n addition the One-Stop partnershi p is well established a nd consists of over 20 institutions a nd a gencies. Ch em ung-S ch uyler-S tueben Work force Develop men t Board Aw ard 20 000 Nancy E. B lake Youth Council Chair nblake mil.sct.boces.org 459 Phil Road 607 795-5320 Elmira New York 14903 607 795-5301 fax The Che mung -Schuy ler-Stue ben Wor kforce De ve lopme nt B oard will e stablish a str ategic pla nning committe e and ma rketing committe e compr ised of me mbe rs of the B oard Youth 1 Council Career Development C ouncil B oard and the community . Young adult members of the Youth Council will org aniz e groups of teens to visit the ex isting One-Stop Centers to observe current services and make r ecommendations for improvements. The strateg ic planning committe e will de ve lop pla ns to a ddr ess c onc erns a nd a pa rt-time sta ff pe rson will be assig ned to each One-Stop center to assist in implementin g improvements. The marketing committee will de ve lop y outh- focused ma rketing ma terials pa rtic ipa te in c ommunity employ me nt a ctivitie s suc h as job fairs and develop refe rral and communications sy stems to link y outh prog ram providers and employ ers with One-Stop centers. Glou cester Cou nty Work force In vestm ent Board Aw ard 20 000 Yout h C ounc il Eileen Gallo eg allo co.g lochester.nj.us P. O. B ox 337 115 B udd B oulevard 856 384-6936 W oodbury New J ersey 08096 856 384-0202 fax The Gloucester County W IB Youth Council will use the award to conduct y outh resource mapping of ex isting services and develop innovative marke ting strateg ies to connect y outh to the One -Stop sy ste m. A y outh WEB pa ge and Community Youth Ma pping da taba se will be established and maintained by youth. The re source mapping will also be connected to the Gloucester Planning Department and their Geog raphical I nformation Sy stem. The Youth Council would like to see that at least two pe rmanent y outh positions be established at the planning department in order to keep the mapping inform ation current and accessible to the community . To enhance marketing and outreac h the Youth Council will compile recruitment strateg ies from successful y outh service org aniz ations. I n addition school ag ed y outh will work with a marketing firm as part of a structured learning ex peri ence to develop innovative marketing strateg ies. Fred erick Cou nty Work force Develop men t Board Aw ard 20 000 M ary Nagle 520 North Market Street 301 631-2756 Frederick Mary land 21701 The F rederick County W orkforce Development Board has commissioned its Youth Council to work with the B oard to desig n a y outh area with in the One-Stop Center which is scheduled to open in Spring 2002. This Youth Council has form ed a Youth Advisory Team to assist with community resource mapping desig ning One-Stop youth area and developing a website. The Youth Advisor y Te am will visit othe r sta te and r egiona l site s to ide ntif y be st pr actic es in linking youth to One -Stop se rvices. Employ ers a nd pr ovide rs will be encour aged to pr ovide recommendations throug h roundtable disc ussions. B uilding on F rederick County s One-Stop Employ ment Partnership and st rong School-to-Career initiative both the Youth Council and Youth Advisory Team are staffed by a parent and individuals from th e school district the reha bilita tion a gency a nd the WI A a dministr ative entity and One -Stop ope rator . 2 Cap ital Area Work force In vestm ent Board Aw ard 20 000 Rosaly n D. Key Director ros co.henrico.va.us 5410 W illiamsburg Road 804 226-1941 Sandston Virg inia 23150 804 236-0503 fax The Ca pita l Ar ea Wor kforce Inve stme nt B oard will e ngage in str ategic pla nning activitie s to enhance One-Stop Center f acilities and services to y outh in th e seven-county area it serves. This project will targ et y outh customer s by refining labor market a nd demog raphic data convening a forum of y outh service providers and a forum for y outh in each of the seven counties and creating a resour ce ma p. Youth- spe cific conte nt will be de ve lope d f or Vir ginia s el ect roni c workforce information sy stem Ca reer Connect and Youth Centers will be created in each of the full service One-Stop Centers. Driving this e ffort is the Capital Area Youth Council which includes required partners and em ploy ers a local elect ed official a county administrator and representatives from org aniz ed labor as well as education alterna tive education mental health mental retardation a nd rehabilitation ag encies. Hillsborough County Workf orce Board Inc. Aw ard 20 000 Kris Rawson Goodwill I ndustries-Sun Coast 727 523-1512 ex t. 428 9225 B ay Plaz a B lvd. Suite 405 Tampa F lorida 33619 Hillsboroug h County currently has six One-Stop W orkforce Centers in their Community . The Hillsboroug h County W orkforce B oard I nc. will enhance y outh connections and access to the One-Stop Sy stem with a multi-faceted planning effort. The B oard will develop 1 an outreach plan for all y outh services to provide a seamle ss sy stem of service provision with the One-Stop sy stem 2 an operational plan to enhance th e capaci ty of t he ex isting C enters and Yout h Opportunity Centers to work cooperatively 3 a marketing and communication plan to develop str ategies for creating and str eng the ning linka ges with the community a nd 4 an evalua tion pla n to a sse ss the effective ness of the str ategic pla nning pr oc ess. The Wor kforce Ce nte rs will ope rate as a contact point and clearin ghouse for the entire area on ava ilable summer work educational opportunities and enrich ment activities. Palm Beach Cou nty Work force Develop men t Board In c. Aw ard 20 000 Kenneth E. Montg omery President CEO kmontg om pbcwdb.com 2051 Martin L uther King J r. B lvd. 561 841-0200 Riviera Beach Florida 33404 561 841-0280 fax The P alm B each County W orkforce Development B oard I nc. plans to ex pand efforts to provide One-S top servi ces t hat are accessi ble t o yout h i ncludi ng est ablishing yout h One-S top servi ces i n local hig h schools. They will conduct needs and outcome assessments envi ronmental scans and sur veys to e nha nc e One -Stop se rvices for youth. With this a ward the B oard will de ve lop 3 marketing and outreach strateg ies to employ ers and y outh. These efforts will also include increasing partnerships with local businesses to ex pand mentor prog rams inte rnships a nd employ ment opportunities to y outh. Th e North East Texas Work force Develop men t Board Aw ard 20 000 Ma ry Duc kert Community Re lations Coordinator mduckert cableone.net P.O. Box 1468 903 792-7191 Tex arkana TX 75504 903 793-4304 fax The North East Tex as W orkforce I nvestment B oard Youth Council will deve lop a strateg ic plan to enhance y outh services and conduct activities that support y out h connections and linkag es to the Tex as W orkforce Network. To do this a y outh advisory group representing various y outh service prog rams and activities will be formed to act as a dvocates for y outh and provide valuable linkag es to y outh services and employ ers in the area. Advisory group activities will include 1 analy zing current youth service delivery throug h survey s conducted by One-Stop center staff 2 determining gaps in services including ag e g roups a nd special populations not be ing se rved suf ficiently and se rvices within th e ten prog ram elements not being provided 3 identify ing other providers providing services to y outh and elements not currently provided thr oug h the One -Stop sy ste m 4 de termining st aff development needs and 5 identify ing effective outreach and r ecruitment strateg ies. Utah Dep artm ent of Work force S ervices Aw ard 20 000 Jane B roadhead 140 East 300 South 801 526-9752 Salt L ake City Utah 84145-0249 Since Ut ah i s a si ng le st atewi de workforce area the Utah Department of W orkforce Services and the State Youth Council will work with the Utah State W orkforce Council on this project. The initial activity will be a strate gic planning session for the St ate Youth Council to develop a comprehensive mission and vision as well as s hort-term and long -term g oals. The Youth Council will focus on 1 marketing and outreach st rateg ies to recruit y outh to use One-Stop sy stem s 2 referral and com muni cation sy stems to link y outh prog rams to One-Stop centers 3 operations and staffing to support y outh 4 enhancing One-Stop center facilities and self-help services to ta ilor the m to y outh a nd 5 creating employ er and provider linkag es among local yout h-servi ng ag enci es and ot her ag enci es wi thin the One-Stop sy stem including Job Corps . Utah will integ rate these strateg ies in all reg ions throug hout the state. Work force In vestm ent Board of North ern Cook Cou nty Aw ard 20 000 Fredia W alker fwalker workforceboard.org 2604 E. Dempster Suite 502 847 699-9195 Park Ridg e I llinois 60068 847 699-9155 fax The W orkforce I nvestment B oard of Northern C ook County will analy ze strateg ies for linking all youth including those not elig ible under W IA w ith two One-Stop Centers located in Northern 4 Cook Co. I llinois. The g rant will be used to furt her a strateg ic planning process that is already underway by funding several ac tivities. These activities include 1 conducting a two-day youth summit to involve y outh in establishing strateg ies for linking youth to the One-Stop sy stem 2 conducting a two-day youth servi ce provider summit to build a collective ag enda for serving youth marketing and conducting outreach including the devel opment and distribution of marketing materials and an inter active W eb site and 3 convening a task force of businesses educators and service providers to determine services that can be linked electronically to schools and a gencies. The se pla ns will c omplime nt ong oing activitie s inc luding resour ce ma pping a repor t on y outh ne eds within the area and a revie w of be st pr actic es in y outh pr og ramming . North ern In dian a Work force In vestm ent Board Aw ard 20 000 Juan A. Ma nig ault Pr eside nt CEO jam200 niwib.com 425 N. Michig an St. Suite 400 219 239-2380 ex t. 212 South Bend Indiana 46601 219 239-2386 fax Northern I ndiana W orkforce I nvestment B oard w ill support planning projec ts that enhance y outh connect ions and provi de access t o the One-S top sy stem W orkOne C enter . S trat egic pl anni ng and othe r activitie s will ide ntif y be st pr actic es and One -Stop mode ls tha t foc us on y outh. A youth service provider will be co -located at the One-Stop. The B oard will conduct y outh focus groups to assess knowledg e of and accessibility to One-Stop cen ters and recommendations will be presented to the Youth Council. Youth will be involved in these efforts by forming a y outh advisory board. One-Stop staff will receive cross-training by youth service providers. Other activitie s will inc lude ma rketing to busine sse s a nd y outh utilizing we b ba sed inte ractive tools and having One-Stop staff visit schools. Worksystem s Inc. Aw ard 20 000 Jim W ernsing Youth Services Director jwernsing worksy stems.org 711 SW Alder Street Suite 200 503 478-7361 Portland OR 97205 503 478-7461 fax Wor ksy ste ms I nc. ma na ged the compe titive bidding pr oc ess tha t establishe d se ve n sub- regiona l One-Stop Centers in its three c ounty reg ion and now provides cont ract manag ement fiscal and performance oversig ht and techni cal assistance for the One-Stops. This g rant will support a community -based strateg ic planning process for ex tending customer friendly operation and integ rated service delivery the core of the reg ion s One-Stop and Yout h Opportunity Center models to all of the reg ion s y outh. The community process informed by best practices and the reg ion s ex perience with the One-Stop sy stem a nd Youth Opportunity Ce nter will result in a str ategic pla n for conne cting youth to the One -Stop sy ste m. The str ategic pla n will be incorporated into F Y 2002 Requests for Proposals requiring prospective One-Stop operators and youth contractors in each sub-reg ion to demons trate how they will accomplish the objectives for development of One-Stops as g atewa ys for y outh career development. 5 Snohomish Cou nty Work force Develop men t Cou ncil Aw ard 20 000 Tom Ca mpbe ll 917-134 th Street S.W . Suite B -3 524 921-3474 Everett W ashing ton 98204 The Snohomish County W orkforce Development Council will develop a strateg ic plan to enhance connections between y outh and the local One-Stop sy stem known as W orkSource Snohomish County . The project ex pands an ex isting multi-phase planning effort launched by the local Youth Council initially focused on only those y outh who are elig ible under Title I -B of the W orkforce I nvestment Act to a broader c ounty -wide strateg y to meet the employ ability education and developmental needs of Snohomish County youth. Activities will include updating the MATCHES employ er da tabase identify ing sy stem-wid e models that foster y outh transition and provide housing support improving referral protocols and providing ong oing cross-training of Youth C ouncil members and W orkSource Snohomish County partners. Coconino County Aw ard 19 997 Ca rol Cur tis ccurtis coconino.az .us 110 E. Cherry Avenue 520 522-7900 Flag staff Ariz ona 86001 520 522-7919 Coconino County established a One-Stop sy stem in 1996 to provide information to y outh. They plan t o furt her connect al l yout h t o the workforce by eng aging them in a sel f hel p easy access inf ormation sy ste m thr oug h sa tellite One -Stops a nd a youth e mploy me nt we b pa ge to g ive rural youth the same opportunities as urban y outh. The well-established Y outh Council reg ularly invites y outh input during meeting s and has alread y held y outh forums to identify service g aps and how to fill them. The g rant will enable a strateg ic planning committee to conduct more str uctured sur veys to ide ntif y the inte rests a nd needs of y outh and assess the ne eds inte rests of employ ers and other stakeholders. They will then hold public planning meeting s to review the survey finding s and g enerate ideas. B ased on a ll this information a y outh advisory group will help determine how to make a future Youth One-Stop a success a nd to integ rate y outh related products into ex isting One-Stops. 6