Project Grant 23560HV000003

EASTER SEALS TRISTATE, LLC (ESTS) WILL SERVE 76 HOMELESS VETERANS IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN OH COUNTIES HAMILTON AND BUTLER, CLERMONT, WARREN COUNTIES, PROVIDING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, CAREER EXPLORATION, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING AND INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS, JOB PLACEMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES.ESTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MODEL AIMS TO OFFER HOMELESS VETERANS A BLEND OF INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES THAT INCLUDE:SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: FOUNDATIONAL EMPLOYABILITY AND LIFE SKILLS CRITICAL TO SUCCEEDING IN THE CIVILIAN WORKPLACE, SUCH AS RESUME BUILDING, JOB SEARCHES, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY CAREER EXPLORATION: VETERANS WORK WITH OHIO MEANS JOBS AND ESTS EMPLOYER AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKS FOR INFO SESSIONS, CAREER SPOTLIGHTS, GUEST INTERVIEWS AND INTERNSHIPS RELATING TO IN-DEMAND CAREER PATHS OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING AND INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS: VETERANS WILL EARN STACKABLE INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS IN THE IDENTIFIED INDUSTRIES OF CONSTRUCTION, HOSPITALITY, MANUFACTURING AND PEER MENTORING, AND CAN EARN-WHILE-THEY-LEARN IN TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT AT ESTS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE JOB PLACEMENT: VETERANS WORK WITH JOB DEVELOPERS TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO WORK SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND CHILDCARE, AND JOB DEVELOPERS WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH WITH EMPLOYERS, RESOURCE GROUPS, JOB CENTERS AND NONPROFITS AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES: JOB DEVELOPERS CONDUCT FOLLOW-UPS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR 12 MONTHS TO ADDRESS TRANSITION, COMMUNICATION AND CHANGE OF CULTURE.WE WILL SERVE 76 HOMELESS VETERANS IN BUTLER, CLERMONT, HAMILTON AND WARREN COUNTIES, OHIO. APPROXIMATELY 86 OF VETERANS SERVED BY ESTS WILL COME FROM A CHRONICALLY IMPOVERISHED BACKGROUND (150 FPL). THE MAJORITY OF VETERANS WILL BE AFRICAN AMERICAN OR PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND AT MINIMUM 30 OF VETERANS SERVED WILL BE FEMALE VETERANS, INCARCERATED, CHRONICALLY HOMELESS OR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH FAMILIES.THE MAJORITY OF VETERANS SERVED ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY.EASTER SEALS TRISTATE, LLC. INTENDS TO PROVIDE HVRP SERVICES TO 76 HOMELESS VETERANS EACH YEAR (228 OVER THREE YEARS) IN THE URBAN AND SUBURBAN SERVICE AREAS OF BUTLER COUNTY, CLERMONT COUNTY, HAMILTON COUNTY AND WARREN COUNTY. EACH VETERAN PLACED WILL COST 4,166.61. BY THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR, 64 VETERANS (85 OF EXITERS) WILL BE PLACED IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT THAT PAYS A MINIMUM OF 15.70 PER HOUR. WE PREDICT THAT 49 VETERANS (65 OF VETERANS) WILL BE IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT IN THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT FROM THE PROGRAM, AND A MINIMUM OF 42 (55 OF VETERANS) WILL BE IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXIT. THE TARGET MEDIAN EARNINGS FOR VETERANS WHO ARE IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT IN THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT IS 9,125 PER QUARTER.ESTS HAS AN ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIP REFERRAL NETWORK WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: HUD-VASH, OHIO MEANS JOBS, THE CINCINNATI VA MEDICAL CENTER, THE VA SUICIDE PREVENTION OFFICE, COUNTY VETERAN TREATMENT COURTS, COUNTY CAREER CENTERS, VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF JOB FAMILY SERVICES, CINCINNATI VETERAN CENTERS, COUNTY VETERAN CENTERS,COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (CCMEP), CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT, CINCINNATI FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE CINCINNATI-HAMILTON COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, BRIGHTVIEW CINCINNATI, GREATER CINCINNATI BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, OHIO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES, STRATEGIES TO END HOMELESSNESS, PARTNERS FOR A COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE, AMERICAS WARRIOR PARTNERSHIP, THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT, BUILDING VALUE LLC, THE TRI-STATE MILITARY FAMILY AND VETERANS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, THE DISABLED VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM,VETERAN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, OHIO TO WORK, PATIENT FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL, SHELTER HOUSE, MENS SHELTERHOUSE, WOMEN HELPING WOMEN, TALBERT HOUSE, JOSEPH HOUSE, LOCAL SOUP KITCHENS AND FOOD PANTRIES,MOUNT ST. JOSEPH UNIVERSITY, URBAN LEAGUE OF CINCINNATI, XAVIER UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNITED WAY.N AN A