Project Grant 24560HV000077

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS DEPARTMENT (MAVD) PROPOSES TO CONTINUE ITS COMMUNITY-BASED EMPLOYABILITY DEVELOPMENT, JOB PLACEMENT, JOB RETENTION, AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO 100 ELIGIBLE VETERANS PER YEAR. MAVDS CATEGORY 1 HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAM (HVRP), OPERATING IN THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA, FROM JULY 1, 2024 TO JUNE 30, 2027, WILL EMPHASIZE OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, TRANSITIONING INCARCERATED, AND FEMALE HOMELESS VETERAN POPULATIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL ENABLE AMERICA S VETERANS, EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AREA, TO REACH THEIR FULL EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL AND OBTAIN HIGH-QUALITY CAREER OUTCOMES. ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY GRANT: MAVDS CATEGORY 1 HVRP UTILIZES A CLIENT-CENTERED, CASE MANAGEMENT APPROACH THAT IMPARTS JOB READINESS SKILLS, CONNECTS PARTICIPANTS WITH EMPLOYMENT, AND LEADS TO IMPROVEMENTS IN EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS OVER TIME. OUR APPROACH FOCUSES ON STABILIZATION, INDIVIDUAL STRATEGY, AND TRANSITIONING TO PERMANENCE. FUNDED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, OUTREACH, CAREER-RELATED TRAINING AND SUPPORT, PROVIDING TOOLS AND UNIFORMS, LICENSING, AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT: THIS PROJECT INTENDS TO BENEFIT ELIGIBLE VETERANS WITH EARNED BENEFITS, EXPERIENCING OR IN DANGER OF EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SERVICES ARE INTENDED TO BENEFIT VETERANS IN THE JACKSONVILLE DUVAL COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE SERVICE DELIVERY AREA. PROJECT PERSONNEL EXPECT TO SERVE 100 ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR.OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT: DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION, MAVD WILL ENROLL 100 PARTICIPANTS, TRAIN AT LEAST 80% , AND ACHIEVE A PLACEMENT RATE OF 69% AT A COST OF $4,007 PER PARTICIPANT. THE AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE AT PLACEMENT WILL BE $17.00, 103% OF FLORIDAS MEDIAN HOURLY WAGE. THE PLACEMENT RATE FOR EPISODICALLY HOMELESS PARTICIPANTS IS EXPECTED TO BE 69%. THE MEDIAN QUARTERLY EARNINGS FOR A PARTICIPANT ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT $7,293. WE EXPECT 47.9% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT IN THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXITING AND AT LEAST 35% IN THE FOURTH.THE PERFORMANCE GOALS REFLECT DATA DERIVED FROM PREVIOUS PROGRAM YEARS, CLIENT CASE MANAGEMENT, AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE PROVIDED BY OUR HOUSING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS.KEY PARTNERSHIPS: MAVDS CATEGORY 1 HVRP IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH LOCAL SHELTERS AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE JACKSONVILLE-DUVAL COUNTY COC, FL-510. TWO OF THE MOST CRITICAL AND ACTIVE PROGRAM PARTNERS ARE THE LOCAL HUD CONTINUUM OF CARE LEAD AGENCY, CHANGING HOMELESSNESS, AND THE LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND AMERICAN JOB CENTER, CAREERSOURCE NORTHEAST FLORIDA.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N ARECIPIENT OF OTHER FUNDING: NONE