Project Grant 23A60CP000121

PROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS: CLEAN SWEEP PROJECTS PURPOSE IS AN EARN AND LEARN-PAID WORK EXPERIENCE TRAINING MODEL THAT WILL GIVE UNDEREMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED UNDER SKILLED OVER 30 YEARS OLD YOUNG ADULT JOB SEEKERS A PATHWAY TO UPSKILLING SERVICES AND LOCAL CITY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT. WORKPLACE-PAID WORK EXPERIENCE WILL GIVE CLEAN SWEEP GRADUATES THE NECESSARY COMPETITIVE EDGE TO ENTER LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT. BOTH FACTORS OF EARN AND LEARN ARE CRITICAL IN ENSURING SUCCESSFUL TRAINING SKILL UPGRADE COMPLETION BY MITIGATING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, WHICH GREATLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE NON-COMPLETION OF TRAINING PRIMARILY FOR JOB SEEKERS FROM INCOME DEFICIT COMMUNITIES.THE CLEAN SWEEP PROJECT WILL ENROLL NO LESS THAN 20 UNDEREMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED RESIDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME NORTHEAST VALLEY COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS WORKING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE OF COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION (OCB) STAFF WILL BE TRAINED, GAINING WORK-RELATED SKILLS WHILE COMPLETING COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION SERVICES FOR LOCAL HIGH-DENSITY, LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO GRADUATE SKILL-MATCHED CANDIDATES THAT WILL HAVE FIRST HIRE OPPORTUNITIES TO FILL OPEN POSITIONS WITHIN THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION OFFICE (PWSC), AND OTHER CITY OF LA DEPARTMENT VACANCIES. PAID TRAINING OF UP TO 560 HOURS, EARNING A 16.50 HOURLY WAGE. ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED TRAINING, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND CONNECTIVITY TO CITY DEPARTMENTS, FIRST HIRE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL LA CITY VACANCIES. GRADUATE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE MORE COMPETITIVE FOR LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:PROYECTO DEL BARRIO WILL CONDUCT COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PROGRAM ORIENTATION, AND PRE-SCREEN TO IDENTIFY PARTICIPANTS THAT DEMONSTRATE INTEREST AND COMMITMENT AND WILL BENEFIT BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CLEAN SWEEP EARN AND LEARN (CSEL)WORK EXPERIENCE TRAINING PROJECT. APPLICANTS WILL BE FURTHER SCREENED TO MITIGATE BARRIERS THAT MAY IMPEDE THE START AND OR RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF APPROXIMATELY 560 HOURS OF TRAINING. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PLACED IN COHORTS OF TEN FOR ONBOARDING, RECEIVING PROJECT GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FROM THE PROJECT LEAD AGENCY PROYECTO WORKSOURCE AND LA CITY DEPARTMENT(S). CLEAN SWEEP PARTICIPANT TEAMS WILL BE PLACED UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND INSTRUCTION OF PWSC STAFF. CSEL TO BEGIN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING BY THE SECOND MONTH FOLLOWING THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE PROJECT. CLEAN SWEEP TEAM, THAT IS EL PROYECTO STAFF, WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE OF COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION CLEAN SWEEP PERSONNEL TRAINERS CONDUCTING SERVICE NEEDS REQUESTED BY DISTRICT RESIDENTS FROM HIGH-DENSITY INCOME DEFICIT NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE NORTHEAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY.EXPECTED OUTCOMES:CLEAN SWEEPS GOAL IS TO ENROLL TWO WORK GROUPS, TEN PARTICIPANTS IN EACH COHORT OF 10 AND OLDER ADULT JOB SEEKERS.IT IS OUR INTENT TO GRADUATE TRAINEES AND REACH AN ENTERED EMPLOYMENT RATE OF 90 , I.E., 18 GRADUATES. THE 18 GRADUATES WILL MEET THE 2ND AND 4TH QUARTER POST EXIT RETENTION GOALS. OUR 2ND AND 4TH QUARTER JOB RETENTION RATES ARE 4 ABOVE THE DOL EXIT PERFORMANCE MEASURES. THE 2ND DOL MEDIAN INCOME MEASURE OF 7,000 WILL BE MET BY CLEAN SWEEP PARTICIPANTS. FURTHER, NO LESS THAN TEN (10) GRADUATES AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE A FIRST-HIRE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL CITY OF LOS ANGELES JOB VACANCIES. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF LA EMPLOYMENT PORTAL.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES:THERE ARE TWO MAIN BENEFICIARIES RESULTING FROM THE CLEAN SWEEP PROJECT: ADULTS 30 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WILL GAIN REAL-TIME SKILL SETS AND HANDS-ON WORK EXPERIENCE UNDER THE INSTRUCTION OF THE CITY OF LA DEPARTMENT SUPERVISORS-TRAINERS DUE TO FINANCIAL OR OTHER BARRIERS. THE SECOND IS THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, SPECIFICALLY THE COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION OFFICE AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS IN NEED OF SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES PREPARED TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING BASED ON THEIR HANDS-ON EXPOSURE.