Name of applicant: gang alternative, INC (GA)the project title: little haiti action (accessing careers through integration, opportunities andnetworks).purpose: to provide incarcerated individuals in…

This Project Grant award of $2,499,999 was issued on July 1, 2023 by the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The purpose is to provide pre- and post-release services, including occupational skills training, work readiness, and case management, to 250 incarcerated individuals in Florida Department of Corrections facilities to help them transition and reintegrate into their communities upon release. Key services include industry-recognized credential attainment, soft skills development, job placement assistance, and navigational case management. The awardee, Gang Alternative, Inc., is a faith and community-based non-profit organization that has extensive experience delivering reentry, workforce development, and youth services programming through prime and sub-federal grant awards.

Name of applicant: gang alternative, INC (GA)the project title: little haiti action (accessing careers through integration, opportunities andnetworks).purpose: to provide incarcerated individuals in florida department of corrections pre and post release services, specifically occupational skills training, work readiness, and case management services pre-release and job placement and navigational case management post-release to help participants transition and RE-integrate into their communities. The number of participants to be served: little haiti action will target 250 eligible participants in florida correctional facilities. The funding level requested: 2,499,999.the total cost-per-participant: GA estimates the total cost-per-participant to be 9,999.99INTENDED beneficiaries: 250 male and female adults, 18 YRS. Old and older who are in fdoc correctional facilities at the time of enrollment and scheduled to be released within 20-270 days to the target areas of little haiti, liberty city, little river and west little river. The name and address of the mandatory partner: florida department of corrections, 501 south calhoun street, tallahassee, FL 32399-2500. State correctional facility the list of the name(s) of other partners:employers: cold flow, CBT technical institute, south florida academy of AC , wingerter laboratories, advanced roofing, rebuilding broward (see MOU locs)referrals: florida department of corrections (see MOU)occupational skills training industry certifications: the alternative institute, CBT technology institute college, south florida academy of AC, workforce investment board and american job center, (careersource of south florida)industry advice, apprenticeship, and job placement: workforce investment board and american job center, (careersource of south florida), haitian american chamber of commerce of florida gas eiac gas registered apprenticeship program, legal services: trial lawyers of florida (see LOC)medical services: care resource, jessie tricebehavioral mental health substance abuse: uplift (see LOC), circle of strength care resourcefinancial literacy management: we florida financial credit unioncounty to be served: urban communities in miami-dade county: little haiti, liberty city, west little river, little river.brief summarization of the proposed project: gang alternative, INC. Proposes a program design model that couples a strategy to support transitioning citizens on personal paths to self-sufficiency, gang alternative, INC.s little haiti action accessing careers through integration, opportunities and networks through individual development of employability essential skills backed by industry-recognized credentials, workplace preparedness and improved soft skills for job attainment and retention, with the potential to address service gaps in high-demand occupations. Little haiti action will mitigate barriers to employability that contribute to dependency, recidivism, substance abuse and gang involvement, by implementing a program that utilizes criminogenic risk and job readiness assessments to build on foundational, technical and personal effectiveness strengths to increase opportunities for job placement and retention. Little haiti action has completion goals that are aligned with wioa primary indicators of performance and its approach observes participant goal achievements in technical, educational, and behavioral resolution. Best practices from the organizations existing and past reentry programs will be integrated to maximize systematic pre-release and post-release service delivery