ALLIANCE FOR STRATEGIC GROWTH INC

OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:THE ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY PROGRAMS HELP ADULTS LEARN BASIC SKILLS INCLUDING READING, WRITING, MATH, ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND PROBLEM SOLVING NEEDED TO BE PRODUCTIVE WORKERS. STATE ALLOCATIONS ARE BASED ON EACH STATE'S SHARE OF ADULTS WHO LACK A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR THE EQUIVALENT WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN SCHOOL.THE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE, OR TAA, PROGRAM ASSISTS U.S. WORKERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS AS A RESULT OF FOREIGN TRADE AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2015. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTERED BY STATE AGENCIES THROUGH THE WORKFORCE SYSTEMS AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS. BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER TAA INCLUDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND WEEKLY INCOME SUPPORT PAYMENTS. FUNDS FOR TAA EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES ARE ALLOCATED TO STATES BASED ON A FORMULA THAT CONSIDERS PAST AND ANTICIPATED FUTURE PROGRAM USAGE. THE INCOME SUPPORT AND WAGE INSURANCE PROGRAMS ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH LOCAL JOB CENTERS, SIMILAR TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM, WITH FUNDING PROVIDED VIA THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.PRE-ETS SERVICES ARE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. A STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY, INCLUDES STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH THE STUDENT BECOMES 22. SERVICES INCLUDE JOB EXPLORATION COUNSELING, WORK-BASED LEARNING, COUNSELING ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENROLLMENT IN COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION OR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, WORKPLACE READINESS TRAINING TO DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS AND INDEPENDENT LIVING, INSTRUCTION IN SELF-ADVOCACY.CORONAVIRUS RELIEF - TO ACCELERATE INDIANA'S ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE RECOVERY FROM COVID-19, THE STATE IS DEDICATING FEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SHORT-TERM EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY TRAINING PROVIDERS THROUGH AN EXPANDED NEXT LEVEL JOBS (NLJ) PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO OUTSTANDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR HOOSIERS TO EARN A HIGH-VALUE CERTIFICATE IN ONE OF INDIANA'S IN DEMAND, HIGH-GROWTH JOB FIELDS THROUGH THE EXPANDED WORKFORCE READY GRANT-RAPID RECOVERY PROGRAM. THE EXPANDED AND APPROVED PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN TARGETED FOR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL TO AID IN THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF THE STATE. YOUTHBUILD-SERVE TO PROVIDE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP SERVICES THAT SUPPORT EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO OPPORTUNITY YOUTH, AGES 16 TO 24, WHILE PERFORMING MEANINGFUL WORK AND SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

JOBS FOR AMERICA'S GRADUATES (JAG) IS A STATE-BASED, NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO HELPING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF PROMISE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CHALLENGING OR TRAUMATIC LIFE EXPERIENCES ACHIEVE SUCCESS THROUGH GRADUATION. JAG IS A RESILIENCY-BUILDING WORKFORCE PREPARATION PROGRAM THAT HELPS STUDENTS LEARN IN-DEMAND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND PROVIDES A BRIDGE TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. JAG STUDENTS RECEIVE ADULT MENTORING WHILE IN SCHOOL AND ONE YEAR OF FOLLOW-UP COUNSELING AFTER GRADUATION. INDIANA'S PROGRAM CONSISTENTLY GRADUATES APPROXIMATELY 95 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS AND MANY STUDENTS CHOOSE TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. THE JAG PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS PROVIDED BY THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.