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Steps to Success Newsletter

One of the Saginaw County Business & Education Partnerships key initiatives is to provide wrap-around services for Community Ventures participants. Individuals who are eligible for the program have been unemployed or underemployed for a year or more.

In the past two years, 825 people have been hired through the Community Ventures program in Saginaw.

In Saginaw, 20 companies from various industries have hired Community Ventures participants. The majority of the jobs are in manufacturing and call center positions.

Saginaw Community Ventures

Great Lakes Bay Employer Resource Network

Saginaw County Business & Education Partnership

Your source for news and

updates on:

In This Issue

Community Ventures Update

Community Ventures Process

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Great Lakes Bay Employer

Resource Network

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Getting Ahead Training

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Infinite Possibilities Workshop

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MagnumCare of Saginaw

Page 5

Governor Snyder’s Economic

and Education Summit

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Little People’s Daycare

Page 6

Heavenly Realm Adult Foster

Care

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Providing Community Resources

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Living Wage in Saginaw County

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More Than 800 People Have Been

Hired in Saginaw County

Watch a Community Ventures participant’s success story!

Nexteer | Community Ventures | MEDC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS0iype6ZkI

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Watch the video below to hear a Community Ventures participant success

The Process Step 1: Engage Companies: Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) partners and identifies companies with employment opportunities that are willing to hire structurally unemployed talent. The companies’ needs are assessed and a hiring commitment is secured by contract.

Step 2: Place Talent: MEDC works cooperatively with the local talent providers to identify job-ready, pre-screened talent. MEDC contracts with the company and provides a talent development grant in monthly installments until the $5,000/per job maximum is reached. A total of 10% of the payment is withheld until the employee has worked for one year.

Step 3: Talent Retention: MEDC works cooperatively with workforce development community partners to provide additional supportive services and assist participants with job retention based on the needs identified by the company. Additional resources are available for company-identified post-employment needs. Companies report monthly on talent hired and retained for a period of up to one year.

Step 4: Career Pathway: The ultimate goal of Community Ventures is to provide participants with a career pathway out of poverty. MEDC and other community partners work cooperatively to provide additional services that include workforce readiness training, adult education and literacy.

Community Ventures Employer Benefits

Employer Talent Development Grant Participating Michigan employers receive a $5,000 talent development grant per job (or position) that is filled with a Community Ventures participant. The grant is paid in monthly installments. Wages must be at $10 or more an hour.

Examples of Annual Grant Awards Grant amount could be received based on number of jobs filled by Community Ventures participants: 5 jobs filled by Community Ventures participants = $25,000 15 jobs filled by Community Ventures participants = $75,000 25 jobs filled by Community Ventures participants = $125,000 100 jobs filled by Community Ventures participants = $500,000

Pre-Screened Talent Community Ventures works with the local talent partners to provide pre-screened job applicants.

Employee Retention Services The average retention rate for Community Ventures employees in the program’s first year was 81 percent. Support services and resources are available to help individuals hired at each company remain successfully employed.

Businesses interested in joining the Saginaw Community Ventures initiative, please contact Sharon Coenis, Program Manager for the Saginaw Community Ventures at (517) 643-7901 or [email protected].

Employer Partners Avalon Tahoe

Circle of Love

Covenant Healthcare

Glastender


Merrill Technologies Group

Michigan Brands

Morley Companies, Inc.

New Hope Valley Assisted

Living

Nexteer Automotive

Victory Adult Foster Care

Heavenly Realm Adult

Foster Care

Suniva


Spaulding Manufacturing

Huron Casting

Blue Diamond Steel

Manufacturing

Alloy Construction Service,

Inc.

Freeland Steel

Hidden Harvest

Interested in Becoming a Community Ventures Employer?

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Great Lakes Bay Employer

Resource Network

Steps to Success Program

1213 S. Washington Ave.

Saginaw, MI 48601

The Great Lakes Bay Employer Resource Network is designed to respond to concerns of business owners about increasing retention of their workforces.

An Employer Resource Network is made up of a consortia of businesses that leverage and share resources to benefit all member businesses. By efficiently utilizing community supports, assistance is provided to help individuals move into economic self-sufficiency.

A key service of the Employer Resource Network is to provide a forum where employers can have discussions concerning engagement and retention strategies, as well as reducing barriers for employment.

The coaches work with employees to address work-related challenges, such as:

o Lack of transportation o Financial issues o Childcare o Housing o Stress-related issues o Drug or alcohol addictions

With knowledge of the resources and services available in the community, Success Coaches are able to make referrals to local service providers and coach employees to be self-sufficient.

Partners in the Great Lakes Bay Employer Resource Network include:

Nexteer Automotive Morley Companies, Inc. Merrill Technologies Group Saginaw County Business

& Education Partnership Michigan Economic Development

Corporation Department of Health and Human

Services-Saginaw County Michigan Department of

Transportation Wanigas Credit Union Team One Credit Union Fifth Third Bank MagnumCare of Saginaw Suniva Alloy Construction Service, Inc. Little People's Daycare

The participation of local financial institutions provide access to short-term loans for emergency situations such as car repairs.

Great Lakes Bay Employer Resource Network

Success Coaches

Kathy Conklin

[email protected]

989.860.4272

Autumn Scherzer

[email protected]

989.327.7212

Alexis Thomas

[email protected]

989.980.7939

Sue Walker

[email protected]

989.293.7564

Employer Resource Network: Outcomes and Benefits

Outcomes:

Improved retention rates for employees of the participating employers

Improved employee engagement

Benefits:

Higher employment retention

Reduced hiring costs for businesses (higher retention = lower hiring costs)

An avenue for businesses to pool resources

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Certified Getting Ahead

Trainers

The Saginaw County Business & Education Partnership Success Coaches, Kathy Conklin, Alexis Thomas and Autumn Scherzer have recently became Certified Getting Ahead Trainers.

First Infinite Possibilities Workshop

The employees of Heavenly Realm Adult

Foster Care were pleased to be a part of the

Steps to Success workshop using the Infinite

Possibilities training material!

The day consisted of motivational discussions,

networking, and learning how to create major

life changes. The Saginaw County Business &

Education Partnership staff is proud to partner

with the Heavenly Realm Adult Foster Care

staff in learning how “thoughts become

things” and how much power individuals have

to reframe traditionally negative thoughts into

positive opportunities.

This workshop program is based on the book Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’ By World by Philip E. DeVol and teaches individuals how to better understand how our society and economy work. The Getting Ahead program is designed to help better understand people who are living in poverty or unstable situations. This workshop will help participants build economic stability for themselves and a better future for our communities.

The Getting Ahead program investigates the impact that low wages have on us and what it takes to move from a just-getting-by world to a getting-ahead world. The program will help participants get ahead of where they are now, toward a future they really desire.

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MagnumCare of Saginaw is excited about partnering with Saginaw Community Ventures and the Great Lakes Bay Employer Resource Network to provide resources and wrap-around services for their employees. MagnumCare of Saginaw employs more than 120 employees on a regular basis in full-time, part-time and per diem capacities. These jobs include entry level positions such as certified nursing assistants, dietary aids, and housekeeping staff.

MagnumCare of Saginaw is a 95 bed skilled nursing facility located in Saginaw Township and provides short- term rehabilitation care for post-surgical, extended illness, or injuries. Their rehabilitation department also provides physical, occupational, speech, and restorative therapies. In addition, MagnumCare of Saginaw provides long term senior care services including dementia programming, palliative, and hospice services. MagnumCare of Saginaw is a part of Magnum Health and Rehabilitation with additional locations in Adrian,

Monroe, and Hastings Michigan. MagnumCare of Saginaw is located at 2160 North Center Rd Saginaw, MI 48603.

Nexteer Automotive Director of Corporate Affairs, Luis Canales and Saginaw County Business & Education Partnership Executive Director, Kathy Conklin spoke at Governor Snyder’s Economic and Education Summit. Canales and Conklin shared best practices about the Saginaw

Community Ventures initiative and the Great Lakes Bay Employer Resource Network. On the Community Ventures panel, Canales and Conklin joined representatives from Detroit and Flint and shared information about increasing engagement and retention rates and how companies can connect their employees with community resources.


Governor Snyder’s Economic and Education Summit

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Heavenly Realm Adult Foster Care received a 2015 Chevrolet Traverse to assist their employees with transportation to and from work.

Heavenly Realm Adult Foster Care is a 24-hour operation and many of the employees struggle to find sufficient transportation to and from work. With the lack of transportation assistance in the county, Betty quickly realized that her employees were either walking or riding their bikes and some were traveling from unsafe areas and doing so during “non-safe” hours, as identified by the local transit authority (STARS). Through a collaborative coalition of local and state agencies, including: the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Saginaw Community Ventures, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Michigan and Saginaw County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), MichiVan- Powered by vRide, and the Saginaw County Business & Education Partnership; the employees of Heavenly Realm Adult Foster Care now have a safe and reliable way to get to and from work.

New Transportation for Area Company


A common problem for employees is finding quality childcare that is available for their children. There is a need for extended service hours so employees who work any shift can work without childcare concerns.

Davana Harrison, owner of Little People’s Daycare is a partner with Saginaw Community Ventures and the Great Lakes Bay Employer Resource Network to provide a solution to the extended hour’s childcare issue. With two locations in operation, Davana provides a fun, safe and stable environment with quality childcare. The staff at Little People’s Daycare is CPR certified and First Aid trained. They also provide healthy meals and snacks.

Little People’s Daycare Locations:

24 hour facility 916 Rust Ave. 741 Shattuck Road Saginaw, MI 48601 Saginaw, MI 48604 (989) 755-0644 (989) 755-2173

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The Saginaw County Business & Education Partnership is a proud partner in the Community Ventures initiative and in the creation of the Great Lakes Bay Employer Resource Network. These public/private partnerships are effective because of the collaboration among the members and their key focus on employee retention and engagement.

A key component of Community Ventures and the Great Lakes Bay Employer Resource Network is to provide wrap-around services for member company employees. Wrap-around services are uniquely designed to help reduce or eliminate challenges that keep employees from being successful.

This win-win process enables employers to gain and retain engaged employees. Our community is gaining residents who can contribute to the economy and families that are becoming self-sufficient.

Providing Community Resources

Saginaw Future Inc., Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce and the Saginaw County Business & Education Partnership have identified the great need for qualified

workers. Working together, these organizations are creating effective public/private partnerships to ensure a qualified workforce for our community.

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The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual must earn to support their family, if they are the sole provider and are working full-time (2,080 hours per year). The state minimum wage is the same for all individuals regardless of how many dependents they may have. The poverty rate is typically quoted as gross annual income. Wages that are less than the living wage are shown in red.

These figures below show the individual expenses that went into the living wage estimate. Their values vary by family size, composition and the current location.

Monthly Expenses

1 Adult 1 adult, 1 child

1 adult, 2 children

1 adult, 3 children

2 adults 2 adults, 1 child

2 adults, 2 children


Food $242 $357 $536 $749 $444 $553 $713 $904

Childcare $0 $521 $779 $1,038 $0 $0 $0 $0

Medical $119 $328 $347 $327 $232 $319 $297 $306

Housing $471 $680 $680 $815 $539 $680 $680 $815

Transportation $306 $595 $686 $736 $595 $686 $736 $748

Other $63 $154 $198 $252 $113 $147 $167 $188

Monthly income after taxes

$1,201

$2,635

$3,226

$3,917

$1,923

$2,385

$2,593

$2,961

Annual income after taxes

$14,412

$31,620

$38,712

$47,004

$23,076

$28,620

$31,116

$35,532

Annual taxes $2,573 $5,623 $6,894 $8,357 $4,094 $5,088 $5,538 $6,308

Annual income before taxes

$16,985

$37,243

$45,606

$55,361

$27,170

$33,708

$36,654

$41,840

*Information provided by: http://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/26145

If you would like to get

involved please contact:

1 adult 1 adult, 1 child

1 adult, 2 children

1 adult, 3 children

2 adults 2 adults, 1 child



Living Wage

$8.17 $17.91 $21.93 $26.62 $13.06 $16.21 $17.62 $20.12

Poverty Wage

$5.21 $7.00 $8.80 $10.60 $7.00 $8.80 $10.60 $12.40

Minimum Wage

$7.40 $7.40 $7.40 $7.40 $7.40 $7.40 $7.40 $7.40

Sharon Coenis 517-643-7901 [email protected]

Kathy Conklin 989-399-0016 [email protected]

Saginaw Community Ventures 1213 S. Washington Ave.

Saginaw, MI 48601

Living Wages in Saginaw County

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