COMMUNITY COALITION INC

OFFICE OF THE STATE ATTORNEY WE ENROLL THREE HUNDRED AT RISK, LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON A YEARLY BASIS THROUGH REFERRALS FROM HIGH SCHOOL STAFF AND COLLABORATING AGENCIES. WE PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF 13 HOURS OF EMPLOYABILITY AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, CONSISTING OF SKILLS NEEDED TO OBTAIN A JOB AND RETAIN IT. WE PROVIDE WORK EXPERIENCE INTERNSHIPS, AS WELL AS BUS PASSES MONTHLY. PARTICIPANTS WILL PERFORM THEIR PAID WORK EXPERIENCE INTERNSHIP HOURS IN SUBSIDIZED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYERS. OUR PARTICIPANTS DO 60 HOURS OF PAID WORK EXPERIENCE, AND THEY ARE PAID AT THE RATE OF $13.00 AN HOUR. JOB PLACEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS THAT NEED OR WANT TO WORK WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL. WE PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR SIX MONTHS AFTER THEY COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING AND PAID WORK EXPERIENCE. WE MONITOR THEM CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY STAY IN SCHOOL AND ARE CRIME FREE.

WIOA OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAM RECRUITMENT AMOUNT CHANGES YEARLY BUT OUR USUAL CASELOAD IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 150 TO 200 PARTICIPANTS. OUR CONTRACT RUNS FROM JULY 1 TO JUNE 30. THIS PROGRAM ENROLLS PARTICIPANTS AGES 16- TO 24-YEAR-OLD, WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED ANY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT THE TIME OF ENROLLMENT. THE PROGRAM TARGETS YOUTH FACING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT. OUR PROGRAM ENROLLS HARD TO SERVE PARTICIPANTS SUCH, HOMELESS, DISABLE YOUTH, PREGNANT WOMEN AND/OR SINGLE PARENT, OFFENDERS, RUNAWAYS, FOSTER CHILDREN, AND PARTICIPANTS WITH LANGUAGE BARRIERS, LOW INCOME, AND GENERAL POPULATION. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES FOCUSED IN THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARTICIPANT. ONCE ELIGIBILITY IS CONFIRMED, CAREER PLANNER WILL COMPLETE AN ASSESSMENT WITH THE PARTICIPANT, AND AN EDUCATIONAL PLAN WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE PARTICIPANT. THE PROGRAM OFFERS 20 HOURS OF WORK READINESS SKILLS TRAINING AND UP TO 220 HOURS OF PAID WORK EXPERIENCE. ONCE THEY COMPLETE THEIR PAID WORK EXPERIENCE IF THEY ARE NOT OFFERED A POSITION, WE WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND JOB REFERRALS. THE RATE FOR PAID WORK EXPERIENCE IS $13.88 AN HOUR. THESE PARTICIPANTS WILL DO THEIR PAID WORK EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYERS IN THEIR CAREER PATHWAY. ADDITIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED ARE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, INCENTIVES FOR GOAL ATTAINMENT, COUNSELING, GUIDANCE, AND FOLLOW-UPS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PREPARE OUR PARTICIPANTS TO HAVE A BETTER FUTURE BY OBTAINING A GED CERTIFICATE, AND/OR ATTAIN A POST-SECONDARY OR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DEGREE. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYERS WITH QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES, IN THE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES.