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The Chicago Jobs Council is an organization that works with its members to ensure access to employment and career advancement opportunities for people in poverty. Through advocacy, applied research, capacity-building, and public education, CJC aims to influence the development or reform of public policies and programs that guide and support welfare-to-work, workforce development, economic development and other initiatives that lead to jobs. We carry out our mission through a “working group process”: in monthly meetings, members identify and refine the issues where action is needed and likely to produce beneficial results for our constituents. Members and staff then analyze the issues, determine strategies, and carry out plans cooperatively, often engaging other coalitions and partners.
Past Working Group materials posted at: http://cjc.net/resources/working‐group/. For more information please contact Crispina Ojeda Simmons at crispina@cjc.net or Dan Lyonsmith at Dan@cjc.net.
Chicago Jobs Council 29 E. Madison St., Suite 1700 | Chicago, IL 60602‐4415 | p. 312.252.0460 | f. 312.252.0099
www.cjc.net
Workforce Development Work Group Meeting December 10, 2013
Agenda
I. Welcome and Introductions I. City Colleges of Chicago Bridge and Other Program Updates,
Ann Darnton and Marva Hall, City Colleges of Chicago
II. Chicago Wage Theft Clinic, Stephanie Gharakhanian, Interfaith Worker Justice
III. Employment Resources for People Experiencing Homelessness, Lore Baker, Supportive Housing Providers Association, and Steve Simmons, CJC
IV. CJC Policy Updates
V. Updates & Announcements
Office of Community Relations,
Governmental and Legislative
Affairs
Marva Hall
December 10, 2013
REINVENTION AT YEAR 3: DRAMATIC RISE IN
STUDENT SUCCESS
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Certificates awarded
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City Colleges Initiatives
Student Services
• Free Computer Access through Broadband Technology Program (BTOP)
• Veterans Center
Dual Enrollment
• Free College Credit
• High School Juniors and Seniors
• One class per semester
Adult Education
• Adult Ed educational pathways to college and careers to potential students.
• Expanding CCC’s Off-sites located in high-need neighborhoods
• Off-sites provide wraparound services
Level Up
• College readiness program6-8 week Summer Term
• Focus on academic and career success
• Free for freshman/ first time CCC students
College to Careers
• Healthcare
• Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Hospitability and Culinary
• Business
• Information Technology
The Mayor launched the College to Careers (C2C) Initiative to help close the skills gap in the greater Chicagoland region
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Dec. 12, 2011 – Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces the launch of
College to Careers
• College to Careers is a joint initiative between the City Colleges of Chicago, the City of Chicago and industry partners from across the city to help bolster the number and economic value of our occupational credentials.
• The goal of the program is to help
close the skills gap in Chicago by ensuring that Chicago residents are ready for jobs in high growth industries that remain unfilled because of gaps in training.
“By making a diploma from our community
colleges into a ticket to the workforce, we will make them a first option for job training and
not a last resort.”- Dec. 12, 2011
Source: Mayor’s Office Press release: “MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES ‘COLLEGE TO CAREERS’ PROGRAM FOR CITY COLLEGES THAT WILL REFOCUS TRAINING TO ADDRESS SKILLS GAP AND KEEP CHICAGO COMPETITIV”
Olive Harvey College: Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Center-construction project is on budget, timeline remains an issue.
1 Including plumbers, electricians, carpenters, pipe fitters, masons, painters, ironworkers, operators, roofers, laborers, sheet metal workers, etc.
Design • Design Development completed. • Bid Package #1 (Foundations, Earthwork, etc.)
under review for issuance in August. Architect of record • FGM Architects selected via CDB process Construction Manager • Gilbane Co. selected via CDB process Budget • Construction $ 34.2M • Total Funds: $ 44.8M • (CDB: $31.6M/CCC: $13.2M) Construction Timelines • Site Prep completed June ‘13. • General Contractor will be selected late
September to begin Bid Package #1. Media Opportunities • Sept/Oct ’13: Start Construction • Aug ‘15: CDB imposed Construction
completion date; classes begin Aug 2015
700 total jobs will be created, 150 direct construction jobs
Job Creation • 700 direct and indirect jobs will be
created • Of the construction jobs1, 15 to 23 will be
community jobs • Community members will be trained at
Dawson Technical Institute for community jobs
• HACIA and Urban League will recruit and screen candidates, working with unions to ensure minority/female participation
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Olive Harvey TDL - Project is on track
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View from South East
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View from North East
View from West
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The New Malcolm X
College & Allied
Health Sciences
Academy Campus
Malcolm X College construction project is on time, on budget; 950 construction jobs (up to 120 community jobs) forecasted
1 Including plumbers, electricians, carpenters, pipe fitters, masons, painters, ironworkers, operators, roofers, laborers, sheet metal workers, etc.
Design • Design Development completed.
Construction Documents underway. Architect of record • Moody Nolan Financing • Columbia/Peralto Garcia – Financial Advisors • Jeffries, Sr. Mgr.; Loop & Ramirez, Co-Sr.
Mgrs.; Goldman, Cabrera, BMO, Lebenthal, Siebert & Williams, Co-Mgrs.
• Oct ‘13: Successful Bond issuance occurred Construction Timeline • Sept 4, 13: Site Prep begun by F. H. Paschen • Oct ‘13: Select General Contractor • Nov’13: Site Prep Complete • Dec ‘13: Begin Physical Construction Media Opportunities • Dec ‘15: Construction completed; classes
begin January 2016
3,900 total jobs will be created, 950 direct construction jobs
Job Creation • 3,900 direct and indirect jobs will be created
• Of the 950 construction jobs1, 83 to 120 will be community jobs
• Community members will be trained at Dawson Technical Institute for community jobs
• ERS, HACIA and Urban League will recruit and screen candidates, working with unions to ensure minority/female participation
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Malcolm X construction project is on track
Community Jobs Program
CCC has developed a comprehensive Community Jobs Program to align and prepare community residents and businesses with the expected jobs from construction of the New Malcolm X Campus. The tenets of the program are as follows: 120 Community Jobs are reserved for the community residents with preference of the 2 wards adjacent to Malcolm X College.
50 free slots have been reserved at Dawson Technical Institute to provide training on the necessary foundation & safety skills needed to be eligible for employment.
The community organization HACIA will work to engage community residents and businesses and provide support services to prepare them for potential employment.
The Urban League will work to engage community residents and businesses and serve as an intake center for applicants. Additionally, they will provide drug testing, support services and preparation for potential employment. ERS, working through our Construction Manager Jacobs Management Co., will work to monitor hiring metrics of CCC construction vendors and ensure compliance.
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In addition, City Colleges Administrative Services and Procurement department will be working with minority businesses to qualify, introduce and align them with the potential General Contractors for the project. Our goal is to promote the highest level of diversity and minority participation on the
project as possible.
View from Jackson Blvd.
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View from Damen and Jackson
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CCC Adult Education Program: Bridges, Gateway, and Other Updates
CJC Working Group Meeting December 10, 2013
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3 Other Adult Education Updates
1 CCC Bridge Programs
Today’s agenda
2 Gateway to the City Colleges of Chicago Program
▪ Increase number of students earning college credentials of economic value
▪ Increase rate of transfer to bachelor’s degree programs following CCC graduation
▪ Drastically improve outcomes for students requiring remediation
▪ Increase number and share of ABE/GED/ESL students who advance to and succeed in college-level courses
Drive greater job placement and degree attainment
Ensure student success
Become an economic engine for the City of Chicago
To help our students meet the demands of a changing world, we must start anew, focusing on four critical goals
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Bridges and Gateway programs together address all of these goals, with greatest focus on the 4th goal.
CCC Reinvention Goals:
CCC’s work is also guided by ICCB’s 5-year strategic plan for Adult Education, which formally adopts the Shifting Gears* bridge definition
ICCB Bridge Program definition:
Programs that prepare adults with limited academic or limited English skills to enter and succeed in credit-bearing postsecondary education and training leading to career-path employment in high-demand, middle- and high-skilled occupations… These programs must include three core elements:
▪ Contextualized Instruction
▪ Career Development
▪ Transition Services
Source: ICCB, Creating Pathways for Adult Learners, A Visioning Document for the Illinois AEFL Program, 2009
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Contextualized Instruction …integrates basic reading, math, and language skills and industry/occupation knowledge.
Career Development …includes career exploration, career planning…and understanding the world of work.
Transition Services …include information and assistance…to successfully navigate the process of moving…to credit or occupational programs. Services may include…academic advising, tutoring, study skills, coaching, and referrals to individual support services.
*The Joyce Foundation launched Shifting Gears, a major six-state initiative, in 2007 to assist in efforts to “equip low-skilled workers with the necessary credentials to expand their job opportunities and strengthen economic growth in the Midwest…” Many bridge demonstration projects have been launched under the initiative, and there has been a strong focus on policy development to help promote and sustain bridge efforts.
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Bridges are considered an integral part of CCC’s College to Careers initiative, which focuses on 6 industries where City Colleges can make a real impact
Source: Georgetown Center on Education & Workforce, The Midwest Challenge: Matching Jobs with Education in the Post-Recession Economy (2011), available at http://http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/midwest-challenge.pdf; Team Analysis
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Business
Hospitality & Culinary
Health Science TDL
Total Jobs
Remaining ~20% of all job openings are
fragmented across 8 separate career clusters
~80% of all job openings in Illinois in 2018 in will be in Business, Health
Science, TDL, Hospitality & Tourism, Manufacturing, and IT
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CCC’s pathways strategy is driven by vision of stackable credentials
Program/Credential Level
Bachelor’s AA/AS/AAS
AC BC Adult
Education Bridge
Stackable credentials available at bridge, BC, AC, and Associate
Prior level credential counts 100% towards the next credential
Articulation to bachelor’s degree with no credit loss
Ideally one semester of common core courses to determine specialization within pathway
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Source: COE Analysis
Students pursue ABE/GED/ESL concurrent with some occupational training
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Locations and sectors of CCC bridge programs in fall term 2013:
Daley Kennedy-King Malcolm X Olive Harvey Truman Wright
Main AVI Main DTI Main WSLC Main SCLC Main Main HPVEC
Healthcare- BNA*
Healthcare- Medical Office **
TDL/ Warehousing
Manufacturing
Culinary/ Hospitality
Accounting/ Business
** Partnership
with HW
* BNA = Basic Nursing Assistant, preparation for Certified Nursing Assistant exam ** In planning (anticipated March 2014)
The Fall 2012 Reinvention bridge rollout increased CCC bridge enrollment more than threefold in one semester, and enrollment is continuing to grow
Source: CCC Office of Research and Evaluation, Daley College data, PeopleSoft and CCC OpenBook data Tuesday, December 10,
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Launch of Reinvention bridge expansion
Pre-REI (DA only)
Bridge Sectors
Healthcare: DA, KK, MX, OH, TR, WR
Manufacturing: DA
TDL: OH
Hospitality/Culinary: KK (launched 10/21/13)
College Abbreviations
DA: Richard J Daley
KK: Kennedy-King
MX: Malcolm X
OH: Olive-Harvey
TR: Harry S Truman
WR: Wilbur Wright
Healthcare is the sector with highest enrollment across the district, but the TDL bridge has the highest enrollment by sector for a single college
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College Sector FA12 SP13 SU13 FA13 Subtotal
Daley Healthcare 21 29 15 45 110
Mfg 11 18 11 15 55
Olive-Harvey Healthcare 20 20 0 27 67
TDL/Warehousing 18 48 29 51 146
Kennedy-King Healthcare 20 24 11 34 89
Culinary-Hosp - - - 10 10
Malcolm X Healthcare 27 41 26 33 127
Truman Healthcare 24 48 28 22 122
Wright Healthcare - 17 5 11 33
Grand Total 141 245 125 248 685*
Source: CCC Office of Research and Evaluation, Daley College data, PeopleSoft and CCC OpenBook data
*Column or row total is actually 759, but this would reflect duplicated headcount. Some bridge students have enrollment in two semesters, since the program lasts 16-24 weeks and can be started in mid-semester.
Launch of Reinvention bridge expansion
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
New bridge models extend coursework in some bridges to 24 weeks / 3 levels, and embed a college course that is part of a Basic Certificate
Bridge I
Contextualized Lang Arts - High Intermediate
Contextualized Math - High Intermediate
Industry Knowledge & Skills, Computer Skills
Bridge II
Contextualized Lang Arts – Low ASE
Contextualized Math – Low ASE
Industry Knowledge & Skills, Computer Skills
Bridge III
Contextualized Lang Arts – High ASE
Contextualized Math – High ASE
Credit course - special section (tuition waived)
Mandatory tutoring and other support
1st 8 weeks 2nd 8 weeks 3rd 8 weeks +
Take COMPASS
test
Get entry-
level job
Transition fully to college
Progress from ABE
to ASE
Career exploration and transition services throughout
Pass GED test
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3 Other Adult Education Updates
1 CCC Bridge Programs
Today’s agenda
2 Gateway to the City Colleges of Chicago Program
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The Gateway to the City Colleges of Chicago Program…
Is a “dual enrollment” program that helps advanced ESL and GED students to transition to college credit programs. Students: ▪ Receive college transition advisement and
support ▪ Are eligible to take credit courses tuition-free
while still enrolled in Adult Education ▪ Make significant progress toward a certificate
or degree while in the program ▪ Gain the knowledge, experience, and
confidence they need to make a full transition into the academic program
Gateway Program phases provide student and financial support to promote full transition, and represent important milestones for students
Phase 1 Gradual Immersion
Phase 2 Transition with support
Phase 3 Credit with support
Guidelines: • First course is the Gateway College Success
Seminar section • Three semester maximum • Course eligibility determined by COMPASS;
certain limitations imposed
Guidelines: • Students formally apply to college • Course eligibility limited only by
COMPASS and pre-requisites
Guidelines: • Students have reached max of
tuition-waived courses
Financial: • One Gateway (tuition-waived) course per
semester • Students pay all fees and books – except for
the Gateway College Success Seminar course where texts are provided free of charge
Financial: • Students that qualify for Financial Aid
will utilize their Pell Grants to pay for courses;
or • Students pay for one course for every
tuition-waived course (“BOGO”)
Financial: • Students responsible for tuition
through Financial Aid or other means
Gateway Scholar honor cord and
distinction in the commencement
program
Student Support: • Welcome Scholar Event • Mandatory advising sessions with transition
specialist and college advisor • Development of the IMPACT Plan
Student Support: • Mandatory advising sessions with
college advisor • Scholar Service Projects • Gateway workshops/seminars • Mentoring Program • Recognition Events
Student Support: • Gateway workshops/seminars • Scholar Service Projects • Mentoring Program • Recognition Events
Additional Gateway Scholar Financial and Student Support Services may be provided at the discretion of and under the purview of the College and/or Adult Education Department Administration on a college by college basis. These may include: textbook vouchers, assistance with college fees, CTA bus pass distribution, among others.
Dual enrollment in Adult Education
and credit courses
Full transition from Adult Education to
college credit
Continued progress toward a certificate and/or
degree
Associate Degree
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Pilots at MX and WR begin, program offered district-wide,
and transition specialists hired at all 6 colleges
Gateway Program enrollment has increased nearly nine fold from fall 2011 as it expanded District-wide and is expected to grow to more than 1600 students by spring 2014
Source: PSSA
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Gateway Scholars have reached some critical success indicator milestones since program inception in spring ‘11
Associate’s Degree………………….10 Gateway Scholars (9 with High Honors) Half Graduates ……………………..45 Gateway Scholars (30 graduation credit hours or more) Advanced Certificates………………7 Gateway Scholars (areas include: hospitality, accounting, computer information systems, child development, and web development) Basic Certificates………………......17 Gateway Scholars (areas include: phlebotomy, cosmetology, food sanitation, computer information systems, and web development) GED® Certificates…………………...98 Gateway Scholars Source: PSSA, November 18, 2013
Here is what City Colleges of Chicago students are saying about the Gateway Program…
I will do my best not only to succeed academically in the Gateway Program, but also share my experience and hope with other City College students.”
--Gateway Scholar, Richard J. Daley College The Gateway Program has opened a door for me to college, a door that I thought would be hard or even impossible to open.”
--Gateway Scholar, Harry S Truman College I'm currently enrolled in the Gateway Program and the knowledge I'm learning and the self-confidence this program has given me, makes me know there is more to life than the streets. What a different future I see for myself.”
--Gateway Scholar, Kennedy-King College
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3 Other Adult Education Updates
1 CCC Bridge Programs
Today’s agenda
2 Gateway to the City Colleges of Chicago Program
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Other Adult Education Updates:
• New assessments for ESL and ABE/GED (reading, writing, and listening (ESL)
• Math curriculum development and PD
• Language Arts curriculum development and PD
• Science curriculum development
• New Pearson-VUE centers for GED testing
Questions
226 W. Jackson Blvd. | Chicago, Illinois 60606 | 773.COLLEGE | www.ccc.edu
CCC Adult Education Career Bridge Quick Facts
Bridges prepare students to achieve three broad goals:
▪ Pass the 2014 GED® test
▪ Qualify for entry-level jobs in their chosen field
▪ Enter and succeed in CCC College to Careers programs that provide stackable credentials:
certificate programs linked to Associate degrees and beyond
Bridges are designed to maximize student success:
▪ CCC bridges are intensive programs, with students attending 20 or more hours per week.
▪ Bridges include several linked courses which students take as a cohort, including Contextualized
Language Arts, Contextualized Math, and Sector Knowledge and Skills.
▪ Bridge curriculum and CCC courses exist for three levels of instruction: High Intermediate, Low
ASE (Adult Secondary Education), and High ASE; most students will progress sequentially
through all three but this model permits multiple entry points.
▪ Students spend a minimum of 16 weeks in the bridge, but CCC is now moving toward a 24-week
model in most instances to ensure sufficient work at the secondary level, so that students truly
become GED®- and college-ready.
▪ The extended (24-week) bridge also allows embedding a specific college level course, taken
concurrently with the secondary level of the bridge, that will count toward the Basic Certificate
requirement in the student’s chosen career (e.g., Bio 120, Medical Terminology, for healthcare).
Student support such as tutoring is built in.
▪ Many CCC bridges incorporate a vocational component in order to prepare students for entry
level employment while also preparing for the GED® test and transition to occupational
programs.
Bridges must incorporate the following three elements (per ICCB):
▪ Contextualized Instruction
▪ Career Development
▪ Transition Services
Bridge students should meet the following criteria:
▪ Academic level
- 6.0-8.9 at entry
- COMPASS 65+ at midpoint if applicable
226 W. Jackson Blvd. | Chicago, Illinois 60606 | 773.COLLEGE | www.ccc.edu
▪ Student populations
- Adult Basic Education and Adult Secondary Education students
- English language learners who can achieve the target level on the TABE
- High school graduates and GED® completers who cannot achieve the COMPASS scores
needed to enter college occupational programs, but who score in the TABE target range
▪ Personal characteristics
- Have confirmed interest in the target industry through career exploration and
advisement
- Are able to arrange personal life to devote time to an intensive program
- Have the will and determination to persist and put forth effort
- Open to a non-traditional program based on a student-centered, contextualized
approach to learning and integrating instruction for GED® and college prep
Chicago Wage
Theft Clinic
• Free, pro se legal clinic for
Chicagoland’s low-wage workers
• All workers welcome! Regardless of:
o Where you live
o Documentation status
o Income
Chicago Wage Theft Clinic
• Staffed by volunteer attorneys and
law students
• Primarily helps workers who have
experienced wage theft, but helps
“refer out” workers with other legal
issues:
o Unemployment
o Workers Comp/Workplace Injury
o Expungement and Sealing
o Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
Chicago Wage Theft Clinic
Clinic held every
Monday night,
starting Feb. 3rd
!
TENTATIVE LOCATION:
John Marshall
Law School
19 W. Jackson
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Bring relevant
documents if you
can.
WAGE
THEFT
The Crime
Wave No
One Talks
About
Minimum
Wage
Overtime
Violations
Cheating
on Hours
Payroll
Fraud
Federal
Minimum Wage
$7.25
Some states have a
higher minimum wage
Green – Above federal minimum wage
Blue – Equal federal minimum wage
Red – Below federal minimum wage
Yellow – No minimum wage law
Illinois: $8.25 Indiana: $7.25 Michigan: $7.40
Overtime Violations
1.5 times
regular rate
over 40
hours
76%
Cheating on
Hours
Not paying for extra hours
worked
• Setting up before
• Cleaning up after
• Working through breaks
• Working through lunch
• Manager alters timesheet
Cheating on Hours
Payroll Fraud
aka “misclassification”
•Steals from the
worker
•Steals from the
public
•Not paying prevailing wage
•Stealing tips
•Not paying at all
•Not giving last paycheck
•Illegal deductions
•Making workers pay for a job
Other Methods
Who is
Responsible?
Who is
Affected?
¼ Less
than ½ 60%
33%
100%
More
than 1/3
75% 49%
What can workers do?
KEEP RECORDS!
• Employer’s Full Name
• Address of Employer and Place
Work Completed
• License Plate of Employer
• Promised Salary and Conditions
of Employment
• Dates and Hours Worked
• Amount of Wages Paid and When
• Names and Telephone Numbers
of Coworkers and Witnesses
What can workers do?
KEEP RECORDS!
• Hold on to Pay Stubs
• Make Copies of Personal Checks
Before Cashing Them
• Save Any Documents Provided
By Employer (e.g. Employee
Handbook)
• Ask for Copies of Documents
Employers ask You to Sign
• Keep a Workplace Diary (what
did they say/do, what did you
say/do, who else was there?)
Photo Credits
•Slide 5: Photo By (cup)cake_eater http://www.flickr.com/photos/cupcake_eater/
•Slide 6:
•Photo by Alan Cleaver http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/
•Photo by AloneAlbatross http://www.flickr.com/photos/forsytht/
•Photo by Joseph Cote http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephacote/
•Photo by RichSeattle http://www.flickr.com/photos/richseattle/
•Slide 12 and 13: Photo by Dystopos http://www.flickr.com/photos/dystopos/
•Slide 23: Photo by juliekellymichaeltony www.flickr.com/photos/olam360/
•Slide 24
•Photo by Gregor_y http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregor_y/
•Photo by World Bank http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/
•Photo by Thomas hawk http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/
•Photo by Jakob Mantrasio http://www.flickr.com/photos/yakobusan/
•Slide 25
•Photo by Thomas Hawk http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/
•Photo by Elvert Barnes http://www.flickr.com/photos/perspective/
•Slide 48: Photo by Night Owl City http://www.flickr.com/photos/airport/
•Slide 52: Photo by Cali2Okie http://www.flickr.com/photos/cali2okie/
Sources
• Slide 9: Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers: Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in America’s Cities (New
York: National Employment Law Project, 2009).
• Slide 11: Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers: Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in America’s Cities
(New York: National Employment Law Project, 2009).
•Slide 18
•Fiscal Policy Institute, Building Up New York, Tearing Down Job Quality (New York: Fiscal Policy
Institute, 2007), p. 1.
• U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, 1999– 2000
Report on Initiatives, February 2001
• U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, 1999– 2000
Report on Initiatives, February 2001, p. 19.
• FINGERS TO THE BONE: UNITED STATES FAILURE TO PROTECT CHILD FARMWORKERS, 2000. Human
Rights Watch
• Behind the Kitchen Door. Restaurant Opportunities Center. http://rocunited.org/research-resources/our-
reports/
• Philly Online, LLC, “Pay for Phila.- area Landscape Workers to Be Monitored,” August 26, 2009.
• Valenzeula Jr., Theodore, Meléndez, and Luz Gonzalez, On the Corner.
• U.S. Department of Labor, Report on Initiatives, February 2001, p. 25
Chicago Wage Theft Clinic
Stephanie Gharakhanian
sgharakhanian@iwj.org
(773) 728-8400 x34
Mondays (starting February 3rd
)
*TENTATIVE LOCATION*
John Marshall School of Law
19 W. Jackson Street
Registration from 5:00 - 6:30pm
© 2013 Spannaus Consulting
Connect to Work
From Homelessness to Employment
Purposes of the Study
• Identify successful practices to move persons from
homelessness to work
• Forge local relationships between housing/service
providers and employment/training providers
• Promulgate promising practices
© 2013 Spannaus Consulting
Three Phases
1. Research
2. Relationship Building
3. Develop a Guide and Disseminate It
© 2013 Spannaus Consulting
The C2W Structure
Advisory Council: • Nicole Amling, Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness
• Betsy Benito, CSH
• Mary Sue Cox, Illinois Department of Human Services
• David Harrison, Madison County CoC
• Dorothy McBride, Tri-County Opportunities Council, Rock Falls
• Steve Simmons, Chicago Jobs Council
• Darsonya Switzer, Macon County CoC
• Chris Warland, Heartland Alliance
• Joel Williams, Lake County CoC
© 2013 Spannaus Consulting
Staff Work:
• Lore Baker, SHPA Executive Director
• Fred Spannaus, Lead Consultant
• Robyn McCoy, Workforce Consultant
Funding: Butler Family Fund
Grant to SHPA
PHASE #1: RESEARCH
• Identified 24 model programs; conducted 16 interviews
• Observation & Advisory Council input
• Isolated 80+ Promising or Evidence-Based Practices
© 2013 Spannaus Consulting
Two Basic Approaches:
1. Persons with severely limiting disabilities
• Goal is not economic
• Work is therapeutic
• Fast attachment with supports
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
IPS (INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT & SUPPORT)
© 2013 Spannaus Consulting
2. Persons who can support
themselves through work
• Goal is economic
• Work is means to an end
• Step-by-step process
• More deliberate screening,
training and placement assistance
Six Common Elements Every High-Outcome Project Had a Majority of These Six Elements:
• Right Scaling
• Motivated Participants
• One-on-One Interactions
© 2013 Spannaus Consulting
• Open-Ended Commitments
• Collaboration
• Long-Term Employer Partnerships
1. Right Scaling
• Fit within size and capacity of the organization
• Start small
• Don’t overestimate how much time, money and energy can be invested
© 2013 Spannaus Consulting
2. Motivated Participants
• People who want to work, work out better
• Screening for motivation
• Conversation shifts when desire to work is expressed
• Use evidence-based approaches:
• Motivational interviewing
• Harm reduction
• Stages of change
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3. One-on-One Interactions
• High dosage of individual time
• Individual practice
• Limited use of classroom and online delivery of knowledge
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4. Open-Ended Commitment
• No ending date
• Indeterminate length of enrollment
• Everyone stays in the program until they get adequate employment
• Report every day for skill building, job search, and/or volunteer duties
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5. Interorganizational Collaboration
• Great programs never go it alone
• Great leaders who collaborate naturally
• Active in local networks
• Respected by peers
• Focus on outcomes, not ownership or credit
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6. Long-Term Employer Partnerships
• Treat employers as full partners
• Involve employers in planning and design
• Solve employers’ problems – never ask for favors or
charity
• Respect business needs
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Other Learnings
• People need purpose
• “I work at…”
• “I am a student at…”
• “I volunteer at…”
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Other Learnings (cont’d)
• Focus on strengths
• Organizationally and individually
• Distinct roles
• Case manager (advocacy and service coordination)
• Employment specialist (job and career issues)
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PHASE #2: RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
• Homeless System
• Public Workforce System
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The “Homeless” System
• Continua of Care (20 in Illinois)
• Service providers
• Housing providers
• Driven by HUD
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The Public Workforce System
• LWIAs (23 in Illinois)
• Illinois WorkNet Centers
(“One-Stops”)
• Driven by DOL
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Misconceptions
• CoCs may think that WIBs should take unskilled persons, train them, and get them into well-paying jobs with benefits. And do it all now.
• WIBs don’t care about persons experiencing homelessness.
• WIBs don’t understand our financial and regulatory constraints.
• WIBs may think CoCs should get their customers into affordable, decent housing today, and solve all their other problems too. And do it right now.
• CoCs expect us to perform miracles with high-barrier clients.
• CoCs don’t understand our financial and regulatory constraints.
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What C2W Has Done
• Networking among Illinois CoC systems
• SHPA-HAIL monthly conference calls
• Google group
• Update CoC Contact list
• Liaisons for employment cases
• Networking among Illinois LWIA systems
• Met with Illinois Workforce Partnership
• Liaisons for homelessness cases
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The Crosswalk Concept
• The Vision: Each CoC with an employment liaison, and each LWIA with a homelessness liaison
• The Goal: Joint case coordination
• Unified goals for housing, service and employment
• Joint staffings
• What’s the point?
• People do better with housing when they are working towards stable employment.
• People do better in employment & training programs when they are stably housed.
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Crosswalk: A Pilot Model
• Macon County
• Macon County CoC and Macon-DeWitt LWIA
• MOU for referrals and joint case management
• Testing the concept
• Issues:
• Low numbers
• Data sharing
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PHASE #3: GUIDE
Over 80 Promising or Evidence-Based Practices
Our Challenges:
• How to make it real, not just “Show & Tell”
• How to make it helpful for a wide range of practitioners
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The Matrix Concept
All practices are sorted by two dimensions:
1. Category (Collaboration, Planning, Screening, Supportive Services, Placement, etc.)
2. Timeframe for Implementation:
• Within three months
• 3-12 months
• One year or longer
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User Process
1. Hop the link from SHPA website, or go straight to C2W site
2. Select category
3. Select timeframe
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