Wraparound Services for Critical Employment Initiatives
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
2.3 Employment Opportunities for Workers and Youth
Federal Expenditure CategoryAssistance to Unemployed or Undermployed Workers (e.g. job training, subsidized employment, employment supports or incentives)
09/14/2022
Anticipated End Date08/29/2023
Project Contacts
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Sarah Fisher
Indicators & Metrics to Date
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Number of Workers Enrolled in Sectoral Job Training Programs0
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Number of Workers Completing Sectoral Job Training Programs93
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# of referrals/applications received188
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# of individuals receiving cash assistance142
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Amount of cash assistance distributed213000
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# of successful training program completions93
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# of successful job placements44
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percentage of priority population served100
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average/ median wages achieved in placed employment0
Target Populations
- Systems Impacted Individuals
- Systems Involved Individuals
- People Experiencing Homelessness
Project Description
The Wraparound Services for Critical Employment Initiatives Project also known as the Worker Equity Fund (WEF) provides cash assistance to mitigate potential barriers for populations that were most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to enable their successful participation in High Road Training Partnerships (HRTPs), Careers for a Cause, and other pandemic recovery workforce programs. Individuals and families living in communities most impacted by the pandemic are more likely to be unemployed and underemployed. Some workers lack access to transportation, childcare and the resources needed to successfully compete for and sustain gainful employment. Moreover, childcare, COVID-19 safety, housing uncertainty, and the digital divide remain many of the reasons why many under-resourced workers are not immediately returning to work. The WEF will provide the support for workers to address COVID-19 barriers and return to work to help them recover equitably. The WEF fills a key gap in ensuring equitable access to workforce training and job placement services by making available emergency assistance to remove barriers not addressed by other supportive services or cash assistance. We will catalyze employment opportunities for communities in need of an equitable economic recovery to reduce economic hardships and improve long-term outcomes both intergenerationally and multi-generationally. Supporting participants in workforce development programs in high-growth sectors with cash assistance will create opportunities for under-skilled and hard-to-employ workers to secure employment in the post-pandemic economy. Individuals that will be trained along with receiving job placement services will have improved life outcomes. Individuals will enter high-growth sector career pathways and earn family-sustaining wages to support recovery from the pandemic.
Goals & Objectives
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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5 | Service Delivery | # of referrals/applications received | 600.00 | 670.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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5 | Service Delivery | # of referrals/applications received | 600.00 | 670.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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5 | Service Delivery | # of referrals/applications received | 600.00 | 670.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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5 | Service Delivery | # of referrals/applications received | 600.00 | 670.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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5 | Service Delivery | # of referrals/applications received | 600.00 | 670.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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7 | Service Delivery | Amount of cash assistance distributed | 750000.00 | 810000.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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6 | Service Delivery | # of individuals receiving cash assistance | 500.00 | 540.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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8 | Program Outcome | # of successful training program completions | 400.00 | 459.00 |
9 | Program Outcome | # of successful job placements | 375.00 | 405.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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6 | Service Delivery | # of individuals receiving cash assistance | 500.00 | 540.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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6 | Service Delivery | # of individuals receiving cash assistance | 500.00 | 540.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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4 | Program Outcome | average/ median wages achieved in placed employment | 21.22 | 22.00 |
9 | Program Outcome | # of successful job placements | 375.00 | 405.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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8 | Program Outcome | # of successful training program completions | 400.00 | 459.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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3 | Service Delivery | percentage of priority population served | 85.00 | 100.00 |