Abstractrecipient name: baltimore urban leagueproject title: community trades apprenticeship programfunding request: 800,000.00CONGRESSIONAL sponsor: SEN

Van hollen, and SEN. BEN cardinrequest period of performance: 12-24 monthsproject location: 4910 park heights avenue sproject purpose and goals: the greater baltimore urban league (gbul) is well poised to provide work-ready development training and social service support within the greater baltimore region. Through our community trades apprenticeship program (ctap) initiative, the gbul is committed to ensuring safe and successful transition from the high pool of unemployed baltimore city residents to sustainable careers. Gbul firmly believes that despite residents current circumstance of unemployment and poverty, we will eliminate barriers to employment by providing essential skills, specialized training, facilitating the support of stable housing and linkages to increased sustainable wages. As part of its comprehensive service plan, the gbul will utilize four-critical steps to a) assessing risk and need, b) assessing job readiness, c) delivering targeted services and d) measuring employment performance and retention. Consistent with the recommendations of the council of state governments, gbuls leadership will implement a collaborative approach in conducting 1) timely risk and needs assessments and job-readiness screenings, 2) comprehensive process analysis and inventory of employment positions 3) a coordinated process for making service referrals and tracking data as part of employment performance and retention.a) case management and wrap-around support servicescommunity trades apprenticeship program staff will conduct a comprehensive assessment of program participants upon program enrollment to identify individual participant needs, and to develop an individualized service plan. Core counseling and case management services offered by ctap will provide a foundation for the adult basic education, workforce training, and employment program components. Ctap staff will initially administer the 44-item career assessment survey (CAS) to evaluate participants career affinities, academic skills, and basic skills deficiency. The CAS is student-friendly and has been often used by school districts enabling the high school students to choose the right careers as well as college degree program. The ctap poject will utilize an existing contract between gbul and baltimore city community college for ctap participants to receive test of adult basic education (tabe) assessments, ABE course registration and scheduling assistance, and additional educational supports such as tutoring to improve participants math and reading skills. Additionally, ctap staff will refer participants to the south baltimore learning center for GED services. These case management and wrap-around support services are foundational to the success of participants in the employment training components of ctap: 1) soft skills training, career counseling, job readiness assessments, job coaching, job search training, basic literacy and numeracy education, and computer training 2) targeted labor market hard skills training, along with employment stipends and other workforce support services vital to securing and retaining employment 3) career fairs and hiring events.continued in attachment d due to character limit