Project Grant 23560HV000071

EMPLOYERS TRAINING RESOURCE (ETR), WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, AND LOCAL VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS ARE PARTNERING TO SERVE KERN COUNTYS HOMELESS VETERAN S POPULATION BY PROVIDING QUALITY EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND ADDRESSING COMMON BARRIERS IN ORDER TO FOSTER SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND RETAIN EMPLOYMENT. ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED BY GRANT ARE JOB SKILLS TRAINING SUCH AS: PAID-WORK EXPERIENCE (PWEX), ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT), AND VOCATIONAL OR CLASSROOM LEARNING THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING ACCOUNTS (ITA). IN ADDITION TO JOB SKILLS TRAINING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPANTS SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND NEEDS-RELATED PAYMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT ARE THOSE THAT FALL WITHIN CATEGORY 1. CATEGORY 1 INCLUDES HOMELESS VETERANS, VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS, VETERANS PARTICIPATING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM OR VETERANS PARTICIPATING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERANS FAMILIES (SSVF), VETERANS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE UNDER THE NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF DETERMINATION ACT OF 1996, HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN, VETERANS RECENTLY RELEASED TRANSITIONING FROM INCARCERATION WHO ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. ETR EXPECTS TO SERVE 60 HOMELESS VETERANS OVER THREE YEARS OF FUNDING, AND THIS WILL BE ATTAINABLE THROUGH REFERRALS FROM PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (EDD), CALIFORNIA VETERANS ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION (CVAF), KERN COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE DEPARTMENT KNOWN AS THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE (VSO), BAKERSFIELD VET CENTER (BVC) AND THE LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE AMERICA S JOB CENTER OF CALIFORNIA-BAKERSFIELD. THROUGH THE STREAMLINED REFERRAL SYSTEM ETR EXPECTS GOALS TO BE ALIGNED AS WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. ETR EXPECTS A PLACEMENT RATE OF 59.9 , EMPLOYMENT RATE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT OF 52.4 , EMPLOYMENT RATE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT OF 25.6 AND WITH A AVERAGE HOURLY PLACEMENT OF 18.04.MEDIAN EARNINGS 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT ARE AT 8,000. OTHER OUTCOMES ANTICIPATED FOR THE HOMELESS VETERAN POPULATION ARE TO OVERCOME EXISTING BARRIERS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN IS SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN THE HOPES OF ENRICHED EMPLOYMENT AND RETENTION. EMPLOYERS TRAINING RESOURCE (ETR) HAS KEY PARTNERSHIP LETTERS WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (EDD), CALIFORNIA VETERANS ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION (CVAF), KERN COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE DEPARTMENT KNOWN AS THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE (VSO),BAKERSFIELD VET CENTER (BVC), AND THE LOCAL AMERICAS JOB CENTER OF CALIFORNIA-BAKERSFIELD (AJCC). ETR IS THE CURRENT GRANT RECIPIENT FOR WIOA TITLE I FUNDS FOR ADULT DISLOCATED WORKER, YOUTH, AND THE 167 FARMWORKERS. ETR ALSO RECEIVES FUNDING FOR RAPID RESPONSE 450, ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FUND, GOVERNOR S DISCRETIONARY FUND, AND LAY OFF AVERSION FUNDING. ETR IS THE COMPETITIVE GRANT RECIPIENT OF LA COOPERATIVA CAMPESINA DE CALIFORNIA (LA COOP LC) WHICH INCLUDES LC HOUSING, LC DISLOCATED AGRICULTURE, AND LC USDA FARMWORKER RELIEF PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE FUNDING STREAMS, ETR RECEIVES FUNDING FOR AB109 PRISON TO EMPLOYMENT (P2E), AB109 PROBATION, AND AB109 GROWTH. ETR RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE, TO ADMINISTER THE MICRO BUISNESS GRANT. ETR RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) TO ADMINISTER SOME OF THEIR PROGRAMS INCLUDING, CALFRESH, CALWORKS PLACEMENT, AND CALWORKS PAID WORK EXPERIENCE (PWEX).