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Workforce Development Solicitations for Proposals
Governor’s Funding Category:
Removing Barriers for Special Needs Populations – Award List
and Project Summaries
On March 22, 2005, grants were awarded to 8
organizations under the Governor’s Funding Category Removing Barriers for Special Needs
Populations. Project descriptions, award amounts and contact information are listed below.
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Awardees |
WIA 15 Percent Amount |
Wagner Peyser Amount |
Award Amount |
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Central Valley Opportunity Center |
$106,500 |
$54,790 |
$161,290 |
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Chrysalis |
$249,444 |
$150,556 |
$400,000 |
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Farmworker Institute for Education & Leadership Development |
$328,000 |
$72,000 |
$400,000 |
|
Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission |
$668,682 |
$131,318 |
$800,000 |
|
Jewish Vocational Service San Francisco |
$732,530 |
$67,470 |
$800,000.00 |
|
Lao Family Community Development, Incorporated |
$720,000 |
$80,000 |
$800,000 |
|
Positive Resource Center |
$312,227 |
$10,500 |
$322,727 |
|
Santa Ana City |
$720,000 |
$80,000 |
$800,000 |
|
TOTAL |
$3,837,383 |
$646,634 |
$4,484,017 |
Central Valley Opportunity Center
6838 Bridget Court
P.O. Box
1389
Winton, CA 95388 |
John Jepson
(209)
357-0081 |
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Award Amount:
$161,290 |
|
Summary: Central Valley Opportunity Center
(CVOC) will purchase and operate a 37-foot mobile employment office to serve thousands of
rural customers in central California. Unemployment levels in this vast rural region are
among the state’s highest. Due to transportation problems rural residents have difficulty
in utilizing WIA One-Stop services. CVOC will provide the driver/core services coordinator
for the unit. Other One-Stop partners will also offer WIA services from the unit. The unit
will be connected by telephone, fax and Internet hookups to One-Stop systems allowing for
easy referrals for WIA "intensive" and "training" services through the local
One-Stop systems. |
Chrysalis
516 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013 |
Farnaz Golshani
(213)
895-7777 |
|
Award Amount: $
400,000 |
|
Summary:
The Chrysalis Employment and On-the-Job Training Program (1984-2004) is
designed to help special needs homeless individuals with multiple barriers to employment
such as felonies, substance abuse histories, low literacy levels, limited work experience
and chronic homelessness, obtain and retain employment in the mainstream workforce and
ultimately achieve self-sufficiency. Program activities include: (1) Assessment and daily
one-on-one case management (2) Secured housing and social service referrals (3) Job-search
and interview prep. (4) Job retention training and support groups (5) Job-search resources
including computers (internet and e-mail), faxes, telephones and voicemail, newspapers,
interview and work clothes, mailing address and bus tokens (6) On-the-Job Training.
|
Farmworker Institute for Education & Leadership Development
140 S.
Montclair Street
Bakersfield, CA 93309 |
Dr. Antonio Gallardo
(661) 396-3556 |
|
Award Amount: $400,000 |
| Summary: Farmworker Institute for
Education & Leadership Development (FIELD) will remove
barriers to higher-skilled, year-round employment opportunities in the agricultural and
healthcare industries, for limited-English speaking workers in rural Kern and Tulare
Counties, through its base of 1,300 Level II Vocational English as a Second Language
(VESL) graduates. FIELD will expand its program to offer VESL Level III, partner with GED and healthcare training providers and offer enhanced follow-up and job placement services. FIELD will also outreach to and assess an additional 700 new workers to train an additional
212 workers in Kern and 28 workers in Tulare Counties in VESL I and II. |
Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission
1900 Mariposa Mall
Fresno, CA 93721 |
Alma Kowalski
(559) 263-1110 |
|
Award Amount: $800,000 |
|
Summary: The Fresno County Economic
Opportunities Commission (FCEOC), in collaboration with community partners, will remove
barriers for special needs populations (incarcerated youth ages 16-21) by expanding an
existing Incarcerated Youth Program to include comprehensive employment and training
services. These services will include project-based-training, innovative vocational
training, while working with youth to secure independent living arrangements. The target
population will be provided services to enhance employability, job retention, increased
wages, and self-sufficiency. Based upon the existing youth-service delivery design, the
Incarcerated Youth Program will connect youth to the labor market by enhancing WIA funding
and activities. |
Jewish Vocational Service San Francisco
225 Bush Street, Suite
400
San Francisco, CA 94104 |
Abby Snay
(415) 782-6244 |
|
Award Amount: $800,000 |
|
Summary: Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) San Francisco
plans to expand and enhance our employment and training services to
respond to the urgent needs of special populations with barriers to employment. The economic growth and recovery of the state
and regional economies require new strategies for improving the alignment between sources
of potential employees and employer demand for qualified workers. To respond, JVS has
launched a new strategic initiative, testing various innovative strategies for helping
employers in key sectors achieve their labor market goals. Through this sector-based
strategy, JVS will provide targeted, employer-driven employment and training services
to help our clients overcome barriers to employment. |
Lao Family Community Development, Incorporated
1551 23rd
Avenue
Oakland, CA 94606 |
Chaosarn Chao
(510) 533-8850 |
|
Award Amount: $800,000 | |
Summary: An extension and enhancement of a 2002-2003 Governor's 15 percent project that met job placement goals by 186%, the MAOS will offer Affiliate One-Stop services to limited-English-speakers throughout the EASTBAY Works service areas of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. In partnership with ethnic CBOs as well as the WIBs, One-Stops, education providers and employers, Lao Family Community Development as lead agency will address a pressing need for equitable access to WIA services for the Bay Area's large immigrant and refugee populations. The three satellite sites of MAOS will provide comprehensive One-Stop services, on-the-job training opportunities, and Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) to address long-term employment goals. | Positive Resource Center
785 Market Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103 |
Brett Andrews
(415) 777-0333 |
| Award Amount: $
322,727 | |
Summary: The Employment Services project of Positive
Resource Center will serve 120 people disabled by HIV/AIDS embarking on work entry/re-entry
through a unique multi-level approach which addresses the medical, psychosocial and
vocational issues that face people in this targeted population. Commencing March 1, 2005,
the 24-month project will provide individualized services to clients in one-on-one meetings,
and will provide career counseling, vocational workshops and computer training courses
in-group settings. The goal of the project is to remove barriers to employment and increase
employment opportunities for people living with HIV/AIDS in the nine Bay Area counties.
|
Santa Ana City
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-25)
Santa Ana, CA
92701 |
Judy
Chen-Lee
(714) 565-2622 |
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Award Amount: $800,000 |
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Summary:
The Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center, in partnership with the Anaheim Workforce
Center, colleges, and The Academia, is looking to enhance workforce development services
to Santa Ana and Anaheim residents who have been dislocated from the manufacturing
industry. We propose an employment and re-training pilot program to help predominantly
Hispanic participants build workplace literacy and technical skills. The project is
designed to link training opportunities, both public and private, and increase wage gain
to enhance the self-sufficiency of the target group, with ultimate goal of meeting employer
needs for a skilled workforce and to revitalize the region’s economy.
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