GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MICHIANA INC

THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT ("WIOA") IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS USED TO EMPOWER HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL WITH A TARGETED CAREER PLAN AND WORK EXPERIENCE. THE PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED WITHIN THE HIGH SCHOOL. IN 2023 THERE WAS A 15% GRADUATION RATE, 32% POSITIVE OUTCOME (JOB, MILITARY, OR SECONDARY EDUCATION), 72% OF THE JOBS OBTAINED WERE FULL-TIME AND 17% WENT ON TO FUTURE EDUCATION. THE WIOA OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST YOUTH WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR POSTSECONDARY TRAINING TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION AND OBTAIN A DIPLOMA, CERTIFICATION, OR DEGREE. ANOTHER GOAL IS PLACEMENT INTO EMPLOYMENT OR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. A THIRD GOAL IS TO HELP IMPROVE BASIC, ACADEMIC, AND JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS. THE FINAL GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THEM 12 MONTHS OF FOLLOW UP SERVICES. YOUTH LEARN ABOUT OCCUPATIONS IN DEMAND AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST INDIANA AND GAIN SKILLS NEEDED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE THROUGH A SERIES OF WORK READY WORKSHOPS INCLUDING RESUME DEVELOPMENT AND INTERVIEWING SKILLS. IN 2023 WE SERVED 333 OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH, 60 EARNED AN IN DEMAND CERTIFICATION, 59 EARNED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPOLMA.

THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ("SCSEP") IS A TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR WORKERS AGES 55 AND OVER WHO HAVE AN INCOME THAT DOES NOT EXCEED 125 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE AN AVERAGE OF 20-24 HOURS PER WEEK OF PAID TRAINING AT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. PAID CLASSROOM TRAINING IS ALSO PERMITTED TO INCREASE JOB READINESS SKILLS. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE PAID THE HIGHER OF THE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL MIMIMUM WAGE WHILE THEY TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY SERVICE OR OTHER JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. EMPLOYMENT IS THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM FOR MOST PARTICIPANTS. SOME SCSEP PARTICIPANTS ARE UNABLE TO TRANSITION TO WORK AND MAY BE TRANSITIONNED TO OTHER PROGRAMS OR SERVICES, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2023 WE HAD 70 PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN THE SCSEP PROGRAM, 67 PARTICIPANTS IN A PAID TRAINING SITE OR PAID JOB READINESS ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE WORK SKILLS, AND 17 PARTICIPANTS THAT ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.