FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL INC

THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY (FEC) IS THE FISCAL AGENT AND MANAGING ENTITY FOR TWO WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) MISSOURI WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS (WDB): THE KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY (KCV) WDB AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY (EJAC) WDB. THE TWO REGIONS HAVE OFFICE LOCATIONS IN URBAN, RURAL, AND SUBURBAN COUNTIES IN FIVE (5) COUNTIES: CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE, AND RAY COUNTIES, AND COVERS OVER 2,700 SQUARE MILES WITH A POPULATION OF 1,241,011. THE OFFICE LOCATIONS INCLUDE 2 COMPREHENSIVE CAREER SERVICES CENTERS, FOUR AFFILIATES, AND 2 BRANCH OFFICES. DURING PROGRAM YEAR JULY 1, 2024 - JUNE 30, 2025 (PY 2024), THE FOLLOWING RESULTS OCCURRED IN KANSAS CITY VICINITY AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY REGION: THESE RESULTS WERE ACHIEVED THROUGH WIOA PROGRAMS, REBUILD AND JOBS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FUNDED PROGRAMS AND SKILL-UP FUNDED BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES: - INDIVIDUALS SERVED - 20,819 - INDIVIDUALS OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT - 6,509 - AVERAGE SALARY - $25.45 - INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED TRAINING - 831 - EMPLOYERS SERVED - 838 - SERVICES TO EMPLOYERS - 12,398 THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THE WIOA PROGRAM FOR 2024 RESULTED IN $192,570,215 ANNUAL EARNINGS FOR KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY AND $66,795,883 ANNUAL EARNINGS FOR EAST JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI. DURING THE MISSOURI APPRENTICESHIP SUMMIT HELD NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024, THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (MDHEWD) PRESENTED THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL WITH THE DR. JOHN GAAL APPRENTICESHIP MISSOURI LEGACY AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF THE FEC'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, WHICH SERVED 300 APPRENTICES IN THE KANSAS CITY AND ST. LOUIS REGIONS. FEC UTILIZES AN EARN-AND-LEARN MODEL TO FILL OPEN POSITIONS WITH EMPLOYERS AND CONNECT JOB SEEKERS TO CAREER PATHWAYS PROJECTED TO GROW IN THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE CHILD CARE APPRENTICESHIPS FEC HAS SPONSORED 384 IN THE KANSAS CITY AND EASTERN JACKSON REGION. THE THREE LARGEST PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE FEC DURING PROGRAM YEAR 2024 WERE AS FOLLOWS: THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA), THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI'S REBUILD KC AND NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS PROGRAMS, AND THE SKILLUP PROGRAM, WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE (FNS). THIS PROGRAM RECEIVES FUNDING THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES' TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES BLOCK GRANT. BELOW ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROGRAMS OPERATED AT THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL. WAGNER-PEYSER PROGRAM: THE WAGNER-PEYSER PROGRAM PROVIDES JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS WITH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: - LABOR EXCHANGE SERVICES: CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS WITH EMPLOYERS THROUGH JOB LISTINGS, REFERRALS, AND PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE. - CAREER COUNSELING: OFFERING GUIDANCE ON CAREER CHOICES, JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES, AND RESUME WRITING. - JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE: PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR JOB SEEKERS, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. - EMPLOYER SERVICES: ASSISTING BUSINESSES IN FINDING QUALIFIED WORKERS, POSTING JOB OPENINGS, AND NAVIGATING HIRING PROCESSES. - SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS (MSFWS): ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CAREER SERVICES, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AND WORKFORCE PROTECTIONS. WIOA ADULT: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR WIOA INCLUDE THOSE WITH AN INCOME OF UP TO 200 PERCENT OF POVERTY AND THOSE WHO RECEIVE THE WIOA'S PURPOSES. A PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENT CONSISTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL (OR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS PART OF A FAMILY) CURRENTLY RECEIVING OR IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS HAS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH (ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS): SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI); OR ANY OTHER STATE OR LOCAL INCOME-BASED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAM: IT PROVIDES SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS DISLOCATED DUE TO JOB LOSS, MASS LAYOFFS, GLOBAL TRADE CHANGES, OR ECONOMIC SECTOR TRANSITIONS. THE DW PROGRAM HELPS WORKERS RETURN TO EMPLOYMENT SWIFTLY AND OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO JOB SEEKING. WIOA YOUTH PROGRAM: THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 24 YEARS OLD. YOUTH MUST COME FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. THE YOUTH PROGRAM DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON ASSISTING OUT-OF-SCHOOL AND IN-SCHOOL YOUTH WITH ONE OR MORE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, PREPARING FOR EMPLOYMENT AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, ATTAINING EDUCATIONAL AND/OR SKILLS TRAINING CREDENTIALS, AND SECURING EMPLOYMENT WITH CAREER/PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. QUEST DWG: THE QUALITY JOBS, EQUITY, STRATEGY, AND TRAINING (QUEST) DISASTER RECOVERY NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT (DWG) PROVIDES CAREER AND TRAINING SERVICES TO WORKERS IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. IT ALSO OFFERS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS SECURE HIGH-QUALITY JOBS. VETERANS PROGRAM: THE VETERANS PROGRAM AT THE MISSOURI CAREER CENTER PROVIDES VETERANS WITH A COMPLETE RANGE OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING CONNECTIONS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, BENEFITS AND SERVICES, SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE, ONE-ON-ONE ASSESSMENTS, RESUME REVIEWS, AND EMPLOYER MATCHING. THE VETERANS PROGRAM AT THE MISSOURI CAREER CENTER PROVIDES VETERANS WITH A COMPLETE RANGE OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING CONNECTIONS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, BENEFITS AND SERVICES, SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE, ONE-ON-ONE ASSESSMENTS, RESUME REVIEWS, AND EMPLOYER MATCHING. THE FOLLOWING SERVICES WERE OFFERED FROM JULY 1, 2024, TO JUNE 30, 2025. HERE IS A NARRATIVE ANALYSIS HIGHLIGHTING THE SERVICES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF UNIQUE USERS: THE FEC CAREER CENTERS OFFERED THE FOLLOWING WORKSHOPS DURING PROGRAM YEAR 2024: - PERSONALIZED CAREER COUNSELING: 2,535 JOB SEEKERS RECEIVED PERSONALIZED CAREER GUIDANCE. - RESEA SERVICES: 4,857 JOB SEEKERS RECEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE RECEIVED RESEA SERVICES. - TALIFY ASSESSMENT: 2,901 JOB SEEKERS WERE ADMINISTERED THE TALIFY ASSESSMENT. - ORIENTATION SESSIONS: 1,572 JOB SEEKERS ATTENDED ORIENTATION SESSIONS. - CAREER PLAN: 4,366 JOB SEEKERS WORKED WITH STAFF TO DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT PLANS (IEP), INDIVIDUAL SERVICE STRATEGIES (ISS), OR EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PLANS (EDP). - WORKFORCE PREPARATION: 3,506 JOB SEEKERS RECEIVED WORKFORCE PREPARATION SERVICES. - RESUME PREPARATION ASSISTANCE: 2,832 JOB SEEKERS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING THEIR RESUMES. - OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING: 831 JOB SEEKERS RECEIVED TRAINING SERVICES IN ONE OF THE REGION'S HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES.