Job Programs for Reentry Populations - SECTOR

JUSTICE CARE OPPORTUNITY

County Spending Category
1.3 Care First, Jails Last
Federal Expenditure Category
Assistance to Unemployed or Undermployed Workers (e.g. job training, subsidized employment, employment supports or incentives)
Project Launch Date
02/27/2024
Anticipated End Date
06/30/2026

Project Contacts

Indicators & Metrics to Date

  • Number of Workers Enrolled in Sectoral Job Training Programs
    0
  • Number of Workers Completing Sectoral Job Training Programs
    0
  • Number of enrolled individuals completing paid work experience or skills training
    45
  • # participants enrolled in skills training or paid work experience opportunity
    63
  • # of Restorative Justice trainings held for project staff each year
    0
  • Number of individuals whose wages at program completion are higher than they were at enrollment
    60
  • Participants Entering Unsubsidized Employment
    60
  • # participants receiving mental health services
    111
  • # participants receiving intensive case management services
    108
  • # participants who do not have contact with the justice system and are not involved in incidents of gun violence
    96
  • # of participants enrolled
    120
  • # of participants enrolled in CBI training
    84

Populations Served

  • Systems Impacted Individuals
  • Systems Involved Individuals
  • Violence-impacted population

Project Description

UPDATED TRANCHE II: The Los Angeles County Justice Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) SECTOR Expansion Project (Project) will provide wraparound, trauma-informed support, skills training and/or paid work experience in Los Angeles’ (LA) high-growth business and/or industry sectors, which offer career pathways with family-sustaining wages for 120 adults who have been involved in gun violence and/or who are impacted by the criminal legal system. The Project’s target population will focus on Compton-area residents who are disproportionately people of color, lower income and systematically more vulnerable to COVID-19. PREVIOUS TRANCHE 1 TEXT: The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services’ (DHS) SECTOR Expansion Project (Project) will provide wraparound, trauma-informed support, skills training and/or paid work experience in Los Angeles’ (LA) high-growth business and/or industry sectors, which offer career pathways with family-sustaining wages for 80-100 adults and opportunity youth who have been involved in gun violence and/or who are justice system-impacted. The Project’s target population will also include Compton-area residents who are disproportionately people of color, lower income and systematically more vulnerable to COVID-19.

Goals & Objectives

Goal Description

Objective Description

Activity Description Contracted providers will partner with OVP's Trauma Prevention Initiative to recruit individuals at a high-risk for involvement in gun violence into the program.

Activity Description

Objective Description In order to receive in-demand skills and experience, participants will participate in training and PWE to earn credentials.

Activity Description Providers will connect participants to skills training or PWE programs.

Outcome Description A minimum of 84 participants (70% of those enrolled over two years) complete training or PWE to receive industry recognized skills, experience, and credentials.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
50 Program Outcome Number of enrolled individuals completing paid work experience or skills training 0.00 42.00

Outcome Description A minimum of 60 participants (50% of those enrolled over two years) who enroll in SECTOR over two years obtain employment after participating in the program.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
18 Program Outcome Participants Entering Unsubsidized Employment 0.00 60.00

Goal Description Participants receive therapeutic support and trauma-informed care to begin to heal from experiencing trauma related to gun violence involvement.

Objective Description 120 participants will be connected to a range of services they may need, from mental and physical health to other supportive services such as legal assistance, housing, or childcare throughout their duration in the program.

Activity Description

Activity Description Hire Career Coach and Peer support specialist with lived experience of violence and/or the criminal justice system to provide case management and linkages to housing, substance use disorder and/or other wraparound supportive services.

Outcome Description 108 or 90% of enrolled program participants over two years receive mental health-related services tailored to their needs by program completion, on top of employment-related services. This also includes intensive case management and connection to supportive service such as family reunification, legal services, or housing assistance.
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
20 Program Outcome # participants receiving mental health services 0.00 108.00
21 Program Outcome # participants receiving intensive case management services 0.00 108.00

Goal Description Improve public safety in the Compton area and decreasing gun violence and recidivism among 120 participants deemed at risk of involvement in gun violence by the Office of Violence Prevention.

Objective Description 108 participants (90% of all enrolled) participate in CBI to build problem-solving skills and coping skills to heal from trauma, prevent recidivism, and improve employment retention.

Activity Description

Activity Description
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
15 Service Delivery # of Restorative Justice trainings held for project staff each year 1.00

Outcome Description 84 participants (70%) of all enrolled complete all of the recommended sessions of the CBI curriculum.

Outcome Description 96 participants (80% of those enrolled) avoid future contact with the justice system and involvement in gun violence (length of follow-up period to measure this still to be determined).
Indicators
# Type Name Baseline Target
27 Program Outcome # participants who do not have contact with the justice system and are not involved in incidents of gun violence 96.00