Project Grant 23A60YB000003

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION (SJCOE) (APPLICANT) IS REQUESTING A 1,196,000 YOUTHBUILD GRANT (TOTAL REQUEST) FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNDER THE URBAN CATEGORY, TO FUND THE YOUTHBUILD SAN JOAQUIN (YBSJ) (PROJECT TITLE) PROGRAM, A PREVIOUSLY DOL-FUNDED PROGRAM (CATEGORY B APPLICANT) AND YOUTHBUILD USA AFFILIATE. SJCOE IS COMMITTING 299,000 OF IN-KIND MATCH FROM NON-FEDERAL SOURCES TO MEET THE 25 REQUIRED MATCH. SJCOE AND PROGRAM PARTNERS ALSO COMMIT A COMBINED TOTAL OF 1,351,886 IN ADDITIONAL LEVERAGED RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. THE GRANT WILL SERVE 52 AT-RISK YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 16 TO 24, FOR A TOTAL COST PER PARTICIPANT OF 23,000, FROM THE FOLLOWING TARGETED COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA (A CONTIGUOUS AREA OF 12 ZIP CODES THAT MAKE UP THE CITY OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA: 95202, 95203, 95204, 95205, 95206, 95207, 95209, 95210, 95212, 95215, 95219, AND 95231.IN STOCKTON, YBSJ IS KNOWN AS THE PLACE FOR SECOND CHANCES, TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF DISENFRANCHISED YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 17 YEARS. YBSJ EMPOWERS OPPORTUNITY YOUTH THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY SYSTEM OF SUPPORT THAT ALLOW YOUTH TO FOCUS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE, JOB PLACEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT AND SERVICES, WHILE ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. SJCOE WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY WORKNET, AN AMERICAN JOB CENTER, WHICH OPENS THE DOOR TO RESOURCES, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROGRAM PRE-APPRENTICES. YSBJ HAS ESTABLISHED INDUSTRY RELATIONSHIPS AND HAS DIRECT-ENTRY AGREEMENTS FOR PROGRAM GRADUATES WITH THE LOCAL LABORERS AND CARPENTERS UNIONS. THE LABORERS UNION ALSO GRANTS A 450-CREDIT TOWARDS THE FIRST THE 600-HOUR REQUIREMENT FOR A YOUTHBUILD GRADUATES FIRST PAY INCREASE.SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, YOUTHBUILD SAN JOAQUINYBSJ WILL PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING TO 42 PARTICIPANTS WHO WILL RENOVATE AT LEAST ONE UNIT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STOCKTONIANS TAKING ACTION TO NEUTRALIZE DRUGS (STAND). THE PROGRAM ALSO PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH A CONSTRUCTION PLUS PROGRAM IN THE HIGH-DEMAND TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING INDUSTRY PROVIDING LOGISTICS OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING TO 10 PARTICIPANTS, WHO WILL LEARN LOGISTICS SKILLS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SJCOE OPERATIONS DIVISION WAREHOUSE. ALL 52 PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS AND SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS THAT ARE STACKABLE AND PORTABLE. SJCOE IS ALSO PROPOSING PRIORITY CONSIDERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TRAINING USING GPRO: FUNDAMENTALS OF BUILDING GREEN CURRICULUM, WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF MC3 AND DEVELOPED BY THE URBAN GREEN COUNCIL, THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER OF THE US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, PAXTON PATTERSON SOLAR TRAINING, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES THROUGH THEIR WORK EXPERIENCE WITH STAND.YBSJ ANTICIPATES THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES DURING THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 1) 52 (100 ) YOUTH WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE YBSJ PROGRAM 2) 29 PARTICIPANTS (55 ) WILL ACHIEVE MEASURABLE SKILLS GAINS IN THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM THAT LEADS TO A INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL 3) 30 (57 ) OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT DURING THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT FROM THE PROGRAM 4) 24 (46 ) OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXIST FROM THE PROGRAM 5) PARTICIPANTS WILL EARN A MEDIAN INCOME OF 3,000 DURING THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT FROM THE PROGRAM 6) 40 (76 ) PARTICIPANTS WILL ATTAIN A RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL OR A SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA, OR ITS RECOGNIZED EQUIVALENT, DURING PARTICIPATION IN OR WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER EXIT FROM THE PROGRAM AND 7) 21 (40 ) OF PARTICIPANTS PLACED IN THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT .