Jevs Human Services

CARES ACT COVID-19 INSTITUTIONAL

CARES ACT COVID-19

AWARD PURPOSE 1. EXPAND AND UPDATE TRAINING SPACES AND CERTIFICATION OFFERINGS AT ORLEANS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (OTC) IN TWO GROWTH SECTORS FOR MIDDLE-WAGE JOBS IN PHILADELPHIA, CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND HEALTHCARE; 2. ENGAGE YOUTH AND ADULT LEARNERS AT OTC WITH A STATE-OF-THE-ART DESIGN LAB WHERE THEY CAN DESIGN, INNOVATE, AND CREATE USING MACHINE TECHNOLOGY AND SPECIALIZED TOOLS; 3. ADDRESS THE CRISIS CURRENTLY FACING YOUTH IN PHILADELPHIA WHO ARE DISCONNECTED FROM SCHOOL AND WORK BY PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDING HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION INSTRUCTION, TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT, AND INCENTIVIZED GOALS FOR CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAMMING. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED 1. UPDATE THE ORLEANS TECHNICAL COLLEGE TRADES LAB – JEVS WILL UPGRADE THE OTC TRADES LAB AND EXPAND THE CURRICULUM ACROSS ITS COURSE OFFERINGS, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF NEW INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS IN AIR CONDITIONING, REFRIGERATION, AND HEATING (ARCH); 2. ESTABLISH THE ORLEANS TECHNICAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE LAB – THE OTC HEALTHCARE LABS WILL BE STATE-OF-THE-ART LABS THAT PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FOR HEALTHCARE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. JEVS WILL ALSO WORK WITH AN INDUSTRY CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THAT MEETS PENNSYLVANIA STATE BOARD OF NURSING REQUIREMENTS. JEVS WILL USE FUNDING TO ENROLL DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS WORKING FOR JEVS COMMUNITY LIVING AND HOME SUPPORTS DIVISION IN TRAINING FOR CERTIFICATION FROM THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS. 3. BUILD, EQUIP, AND STAFF THE ORLEANS TECHNICAL COLLEGE DESIGN SPACE – TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN OTC YOUTH AND ADULT LEARNERS, AS WELL AS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, OTC WILL ESTABLISH A DESIGN LAB EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY IN SMALL-SCALE MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN; 4. PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO JEVS EARLY CAREERS PARTICIPANTS – JEVS WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH WITH ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE/GED COMPLETION, JOB READINESS, AND HANDS-ON OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING LEADING TO INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS. DELIVERABLES LAB TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 305 PARTICIPANTS PLACED INTO EMPLOYMENT 116 PARTICIPANTS STILL IN TRAINING AT END OF PERFORMANCE PERIOD 117 OTC HEALTHCARE LAB TOTAL PARTICIPANTS IN HEALTHCARE TRAININGS (NOT INCLUDING DSPS) 125 PARTICIPANTS PLACED INTO EMPLOYMENT 70 PARTICIPANTS STILL IN TRAINING AT END OF PERFORMANCE PERIOD 35 DSPS ENROLLED IN NADSP CERTIFICATION TRAINING 75 DSPS OBTAINING NADSP CERTIFICATION 40 OTC DESIGN LAB UNIQUE VISITORS 550 MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY 150 OTC STUDENTS 400 EVENTS HOSTED 9 JEVS EARLY CAREERS TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 175 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS RECEIVING EITHER A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA/EQUIVALENCY OR ACHIEVING AN ACADEMIC GAIN OF ONE GRADE LEVEL 41 INTENDED BENEFICIARY DISLOCATED WORKERS; UNDER- AND UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE; FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS; DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS; OPPORTUNITY YOUTH; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; LOCAL EMPLOYERS IN HEALTHCARE, CONSTRUCTION TRADES, AND OTHER STEM FIELDS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A

JEVS HUMAN SERVICES (JEVS) SEEKS TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND ITS CURRENT REENTRY PROGRAM, LOOKING FORWARD PHILADELPHIA, WITH A COMPREHENSIVE AND HOLISTIC REENTRY INITIATIVE THAT BRIDGES EMPLOYMENT-RELATED SERVICES FOR PEOPLE BEHIND THE WALLS WITH EMPLOYMENT AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS TO SUPPORT THEM AS THEY TRANSITION TO LIFE OUTSIDE THE WALLS. FOR MORE THAN 32 YEARS, JEVS HAS PROVIDED OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING BEHIND THE WALLS THROUGH THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PRISONS. IN 2019, JEVS STARTED LOOKING FORWARD PHILADELPHIA TO PROVIDE RETURNING CITIZENS WITH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES INCLUDING CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT, CONNECTIONS TO PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND APPRENTICESHIPS, AND JOB PLACEMENT WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THE PROPOSED JEVS LOOKING FORWARD BUILDING BRIDGES INITIATIVE WILL COMBINE OUR BEHIND-THE-WALLS AND REENTRY SERVICES INTO A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR INCARCERATED PEOPLE.   LOOKING FORWARD BUILDING BRIDGES WILL PROVIDE WORKFORCE AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS TO PEOPLE IN THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PRISONS WHO ARE UP TO THREE YEARS PRE-RELEASE AND WILL INCORPORATE FULL TRANSITION PROGRAMMING OR “BRIDGING” SUPPORT TO TRANSITION PEOPLE INTO THE LOOKING FORWARD PROGRAM POST-RELEASE. THIS PROGRAMMING WILL CONSIST OF A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF PRE-RELEASE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES INCLUDING LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, ACADEMIC UPSKILLING, AND CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAMMING, DELIVERED THROUGH A “GET READY, GET SET, GET OUT” COURSE AND ONE-ON-ONE CASE MANAGEMENT.   TRANSITION PROGRAMMING WILL BE MEANINGFULLY INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED WITH POST-RELEASE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CONTINUOUS CASE MANAGEMENT AND A THREE-PHASE PROCESS (PRE-RELEASE, BRIDGING, AND REENTRY). TO ELIMINATE THE GAP THAT MANY RETURNING CITIZENS EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THEIR RELEASE DATE AND THEIR ABILITY TO ENROLL IN AND START REENTRY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, LOOKING FORWARD BUILDING BRIDGES STAFF WILL PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF CARE BY CONNECTING ITH PARTICIPANTS IN PRISON AND PROVIDING INTENSIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS DURING THE 30-TO-60-DAY PERIOD AFTER A PARTICIPANT’S RELEASE BEFORE STARTING A FOCUSED REENTRY TRACK FOR EMPLOYMENT, CREDENTIALS, ACADEMIC UPSKILLING, OR PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMMING .   THE PROPOSED OUTCOMES FOR LOOKING FORWARD BUILDING BRIDGES INCLUDE PROVIDING 360 PARTICIPANTS WITH INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND REENTRY SUPPORT; A RECIDIVISM RATE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM OF LESS THAN 20%; 70% OF PARTICIPANTS PLACED INTO EMPLOYMENT WITH 75% OF THOSE PLACEMENTS RETAINED FOR 90 DAYS, AN ACADEMIC GAIN FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE UPSKILLING TRACK, AND INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE CREDENTIAL TRACK. LOOKING FORWARD BUILDING BRIDGES' ROBUST ENHANCEMENTS TO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE PRE-RELEASE AND TRANSITION PROGRAMMING, COMBINED WITH THE SUCCESSFUL REENTRY MODEL DEVELOPED BY LOOKING FORWARD PHILADELPHIA, WILL IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PHILADELPHIA’S RETURNING CITIZENS.

JEVS HUMAN SERVICES PROPOSES TO HAVE 20 TECHSERV SCHOLARS AMERICORPS PROGRAM MEMBERS WHO WILL PROVIDE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) AND DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING AND SUPPORTS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. AT THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR, MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR STEM EDUCATION INSTRUCTION TO AT LEAST 400 STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-12; AND EACH CORPS MEMBER WILL HAVE ATTAINED AT LEAST ONE INDUSTRY STANDARD CERTIFICATION IN A TECHNOLOGY RELATED FIELD. IN ADDITION, THE CORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL 50 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN SUPPORTING STEM INSTRUCTION. THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREAS OF EDUCATION IN STEM-RELATED SUBJECT AREAS, AS WELL AS INCREASING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES BY ENGAGING OPPORTUNITY YOUTH SERVING AS AMERICORPS MEMBERS. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $269,992 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $344,453, $35,000 IN PUBLIC FUNDING AND $309,453 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.

THE CHOICE IS YOURS (TCY) IS AN ALTERNATIVE-TO-INCARCERATION, DIVERTING PARTICIPANTS AWAY FROM JAIL INTO BOTH 1) A PROBLEM-SOLVING COURT FEATURING A DEDICATED JUDGE WHO MONITORS PARTICIPANT PROGRESS AND MOTIVATES COMPLIANCE; AND 2) A SUITE OF COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS DIRECTLY BY JEVS HUMAN SERVICES. TCY IS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO REDUCE OVER-INCARCERATION AND ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY IN LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FACING MINIMUM PRISON SENTENCES, TCY IS AN INNOVATIVE DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR FIRST-TIME, NONVIOLENT FELONY OFFENDERS THAT HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH PWID (POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE). THE PROGRAM COMBINES THE BEST OF WHAT JEVS KNOWS WORKS TO PREVENT INDIVIDUALS FROM BECOMING RE-INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY: EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES; CASE MANAGEMENT; MENTORING; ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING, CHILD SUPPORT, PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND OTHER KEY SERVICES; AND PARTICIPATION IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING 220 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE TO HAVE THEIR RECORDS EXPUNGED. TCY OFFERS INDIVIDUALS SECOND CHANCES AT SUCCESS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CASE MANAGEMENT MENTORING ASSISTANCE AND CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES FOR HOUSING, CHILD SUPPORT, PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND OTHER KEY SERVICES PARTICIPATION IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ACTIVITIES THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW FOR FULL REPLICATION OF TCY IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA, SERVING 40 PARTICIPANTS.  WE ANTICIPATE 70% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL SUCCESSFULLY MOVE FROM ORIENTATION TO ENROLLMENT, 80% OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO HAVE CRIMINAL CHARGES WITHDRAWN UPON PROGRAM GRADUATION, 60% OF PARTICIPANTS WITH CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT GOALS WILL ATTAIN CREDENTIALS, AND 75% OF THOSE WITH EMPLOYMENT GOALS WILL ACHIEVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT GOALS.

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