Priority of Service Provision in the Workforce Innovation and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Serving More High-Need Adults: Priority of Service Provision in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Anna Cielinski, Senior Policy Analyst, CLASP Amy Martinez, South Central Workforce Council, Yakima, WA Debby Kratky, Workforce
Anna Cielinski, Senior Policy Analyst, CLASP Amy Martinez, South Central Workforce Council, Yakima, WA Debby Kratky, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, Fort Worth, TX
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 Workforce Investment Act
to funds allocated to a local area for adult employment and training activities under paragraph (2)(A) or (3)
given to recipients of public assistance,
individuals who are basic skills deficient for receipt of career services described in paragraph (2)(A)(xii) and training services.
that funds allocated to a local area for adult employment and training activities under paragraph (2)(A) or (3)
shall be given to recipients of public assistance and other low-income individuals for intensive services and training services.
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service,” to remove potential loophole
priority of service, to ensure that targeted high-need individuals and Veterans come first in priority
as robust and detailed as priority of service for veterans.
need individuals who receive services from WIOA Title I Adult funds; tie discretionary grant funding to progress on this goal.
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Upon passage of the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, the DOL’s final rule and guidance provided immediate clarification and extensive implementation support for implementing the veterans’ priority of service, including:
and one stops
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Washington State Local Workforce Investment Board
County Adult Read below 6th Grade level Adults Read Below 2nd Grade Level Kittitas 36% 14% Klickitat 49% 21% Skamania 44% 15% Yakima 52% 23%
Poverty Rates Families Kittitas County Klickitat County Skaman ia County Yakim a County Washing ton State All Families 10.3% 13.7% 6.2% 16.8% 8.2% Single Female Families with Children under 18 57.3% 57.4% 33.8% 51.0% 34.4% Families with Children under 18 17.7% 29.7% 10.7% 25.2% 13.1%
The South Central Workforce Council has determined that WIA Adult funds are limited. This determination is further supported by the board’s Strategic Plan and census data that demonstrates the eligible population.
The following demographics represent the current WIA Adult program case load (as of
01/2015):
5% are Veterans or their eligible spouses
95% are on public assistance or low income
Note: more than one of the above barriers can be represented in each population
receives or has been determined within the 6 month period prior to enrollment to be eligible to receive food benefits (SNAP); or
defined in the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; or
a program described in section 1 or 2 above.
(www.thecalculator.org), or
and are pursuing training in local high demand occupational clusters as approved by the Board.
The key to success in performance and collaboration
with WIOA funds can be a pathway to the middle class for low income adults, including public assistance recipients, and individuals who are basic skills deficient. .
should be providing these services: requiring that programs and providers collocate, coordinate, and integrate activities and information so that the system as a whole is cohesive and accessible.
Kenneth Wiley, 60, were walking out
Gloria had been in twice for dealing methamphetamines, and Kenneth had been in for 37 years for robbery and murder…. “People hear about your background, and they slam the door in your face. They judge you. I tried for a year and gave up,” Gloria said.
two years of freedom this year. Gloria got a second job on her own selling advertisements for the Thrifty Nickel and has stayed sober longer than she has since 21 years old. She got her children back and is watching them finish their last years of school.”
a four year demonstration grant
using a control and experimental model
and wrap around services for the experimental group
paroled customers with multiple barriers
in the experiential group and 497 in the control group
directly with parole, including their leadership, in order to determine best practices
assessment and case management models
Inventory)
achievement test)
abilities)
Screening Instrument for Alcohol and Other Drugs)
Depressive Symptoms)
assessment – StrengthsFinder 2.0
Strengths Coach
practicing those talents every day
each customer
customer’s strengths in job search
customer, as well
the game”
guide
about real time labor market information
customer and the employer through the first few weeks on the job
definition of recidivism and reported results:
during the first year for each customer
with the final group being measured is for October 31, 2014
project, 503 customers have met their one year anniversary
was 22%
year marker, only 24 out
back to prison for a new crime (less than 5%)
participants was mid- thirties
aggravated nature
exceeded five years and in many cases exceeded ten years
always match reality:
(TCU Criminal Thinking Scale) done at enrollment – showed 53% of our customers were highly likely to recidivate at enrollment
thinking averaged in the lower percentiles
scores were lower than normal
No single grantee is able to provide all of the services that a participant will need to succeed along her or his chosen career pathway, so, WIOA gives us many examples of partnerships needed, such as:
sectors including employers and training providers
federal, state and local levels Nonprofits that provide niche services for targeted groups like:
families
families
customers
providers
providers
programs
teens program
Contact Information: Anna Cielinski, Senior Policy Analyst, CLASP acielinski@clasp.org