Applicant name: learningworksproject title: learningworks youthbuildfunding level requested: 1,380,000COST sharing matching funds amount: 345,000 (25 of funding level requested)total of participants…

Applicant name: learningworksproject title: learningworks youthbuildfunding level requested: 1,380,000COST sharing matching funds amount: 345,000 (25 of funding level requested)total of participants to be enrolled: 60TOTAL cost per participant: 23,000APPLICANT category: category a (previously funded)type of application: urbantarget community service area: greater portland, maine portland (04101, 04102, 04103, 04108) westbrook (04092) south portland (04106), mainegrant number, FY 2017 grant cycle YB-31070-17-60-a-23GOVERNMENT entity in territory eligible for matching waiver noconstruction plus applicant yesoccupational field: culinary arts and hospitality services intended use of funds: these funds will support learningworks ongoing youthbuild program as described below. DOL funding will support personnel costs, job development services, student stipends, and other necessary program costs.project summary, deliverables, and outcomes: learningworks youthbuild (lwyb) is a community-based alternative education and occupational training program that will serve 60 youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who are high school dropouts, adjudicated, aging out of foster care, disabled, homeless, or otherwise disadvantaged. Lwyb addresses core issues important to low-income communities: affordable housing, education, employment, leadership development, and energy efficiency. The programs two-year training cycles balance project-based learning with occupational skills training to prepare disadvantaged youth for career placement. Its rigorous academic component assists youth in obtaining their hiset (high school diploma equivalent) while receiving training that supports placement into career pathways and or further education and training. Lwyb supports the goal of increasing affordable housing by teaching youth construction skills as they renovate affordable housing units for rent to low-income families. Lwyb also offers an alternative occupational track using the construction plus model in two integrated high-demand employment fields: culinary arts hospitality services. Lwyb students, upon successful training, will receive industry-recognized U.S. DOL-approved certifications. All lwyb students will participate in an internship placement and have the option to receive support in pursuing further post-secondary education. Construction work sites feature the substantial rehabilitation of two vacant apartment units in portland housing authoritys low-income public housing developments, where students will receive on-site training using the nccer curriculum. Acquired construction skills include: work site evaluation and preparation blueprint reading masonry framing sheathing roofing siding, window, and door installation drywall bathroom installation cabinetry carpet, and flooring installation painting rough and finish carpentry weatherization, energy conservation, and sustainable building power and hand tool use and job safety.SEC. 3 housing and urban development act of 1968 experience: learningworks has provided housing and non-housing section 3-eligible services to public housing facilities since 1994.priority consideration sustainable solutions: in collaboration with our partners habitat for humanity and revision energy, lwyb students receive instruction and hands-on training in energy-efficient building practices and use of renewable materials and energy sources including solar panel installation, water conservation and weatherization techniques.subrecipient: we will contract with workforce solutions to fulfill the job developer role.