Garfield Jubilee Association Inc

AWARD PURPOSE TO PREPARE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, 18 TO 24 YEARS, FOR THE WORLD OF WORK WITH PAID WORK EXPERIENCES, PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL SKILLED TRAINING IN IN-DEMAND INDUSTRIES SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION, AND HEALTH, AND PROVIDE MENTORSHIP, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL STRENGTHEN THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THE PROGRAM COMPONENTS ARE OCCUPATIONAL SKILLED TRAINING, PAID WORK EXPERIENCE, EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER SERVICES, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, SUPPORTIVE SERVICE, AND FOLLOW-UP. OCCUPATIONAL SKILLED TRAINING WILL CONSIST OF ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION TRAINING, CONSTRUCTION THEORY FOR THE OBTAINMENT OF CERTIFICATIONS. THE ON-SITE TRAINING WILL OCCUR AT GJA, AND EMPLOYER PARTNERS WORK SITES. PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL IN THE ADVANCED OCCUPATIONAL SKILLED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AT CCAC. THE CERTIFICATE SKILLED TRAINING AT CCAC IS WELDING, PLUMBING, AND FACILITIES MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY. FOR HEALTH, PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE CNA TRAINING FROM CCAC. THE TRAINING IS 24 DAYS WHERE THEY EARN A CNA CERTIFICATION. EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER SERVICES SUCH AS JOB PREPARATION, CAREER EXPLORATION, WORK READINESS, ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC WORKFORCE CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS FACED BY YOUTH OFFENDERS TO PREPARE THEM FOR JOBS. LEADERSHIP TRAINING WILL BE PROMOTED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM AND CAPTURES THE UNDERLYING PRINCIPLE THAT PARTICIPANTS ARE OUR FUTURE LEADERS. MENTORSHIP WILL BE PROVIDED; SERVICE OF MENTORS IS THE BACKBONE OF THE PROGRAM TO YOUTH. THEY CAN HELP YOUTH AS THEY GO THROUGH CHALLENGING LIFE TRANSITIONS, INCLUDING DEALING WITH STRESSFUL CHANGES AT HOME, RE-ENTRY FROM THE SYSTEM, OR TO ADULTHOOD. THE STRUCTURE OF THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS ONE YEAR DURATION, ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING, AND SCREENING, TRAINING, AND ON-GOING SUPPORT OF MENTORS. SELECTION OF MENTORS WILL CONSIST OF CARING ADULTS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LIVE INCARCERATION AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE EXPERIENCES. PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL/GED PREPARATION. THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INFORMATION FROM CCAC. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IS A STRONG FEATURE THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM SO THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN MASTER SUCCESS WHILE THEY ARE IN COLLEGE. GROWTH FOCUSED CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, FOLLOW-UP, AND RETENTION WILL BE PROVIDED TO HELP YOUTH MASTER SUCCESS IN COMPLETING THE PROGRAM AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT OR ADVANCE TRAINING. DELIVERABLES 70% EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT RATE FOR SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT; 60% EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT RATE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXIT; $5,750 MEDIAN EARNINGS SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT; 50% CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT; 70% MEASURABLE SKILL GAINS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY YOUTH, THE COMMUNITIES, PARENTS, SCHOOLS, ETC. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A

APPLICANT NAME: GARFIELD JUBILEE ASSOCIATION, INC. FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: 1,493,284 TOTAL OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE ENROLLED: 65 APPLICANT CATEGORY (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY): CATEGORY A (PREVIOUSLY FUNDED: X CATEGORY B (NEW)MOST RECENT GRANT NUMBER FROM ANY FY 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 GRANT CYCLES FOR CATEGORY A (FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: 1,087,559 TOTAL PREVIOUSLY-FUNDED) APPLICANT: YB-32940-18-60-A-42 APPLICATION IS BEING SUBMITTED AS (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY): URBAN: X RURAL: NATIVE AMERICANDESCRIPTION OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED: CITY OF PITTSBURGH PRIMARY FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS: GARFIELD, HILL DISTRICT, EAST LIBERTY (LARIMER SECTION), HOMEWOOD AND NORTHSIDE WHERE THERE IS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY RATES AMONG YOUTHS 16 TO 24 YEARS OF AGE. TARGET COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA, IDENTIFIED BY ZIP CODES(S): 15206, 15208, 15224, 15219, 15212 15214 CENSUS TRACT NUMBERS) IN THE TARGET COMMUNITY SERVICE DESIGNATED AS A QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONE, IF APPLICABLE:APPLICANT IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY IN A TERRITORY THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE MATCHING WAIVER AND INTENDS TO WAIVE MATCH, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION III.B. MATCHING: YES NO X APPLYING FOR CONSTRUCTION PLUS: YES X NO BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND PROPOSED: THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION PLUS FIELD PROGRAM THAT OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WILL CONSISTS OF CONSTRUCTION AND HEALTH CARE. BOTH FIELDS ARE RECOGNIZED AS HIGH DEMAND INDUSTRIES AND WILL PROVIDE INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS THAT ARE PORTABLE AND STACKABLE. FIFTY-FIVE (55) YOUTH WILL BE IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRACT AND TEN (10) IN HEALTH CARE, CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA). (SEE CONSTRUCTION PLUS FORM). PARTICIPATING YOUTH WILL BE PART OF RESTORING COMMUNITY PRIDE AND RESPECT BY HELPING TO REVITALIZE THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES AND ASSISTING IN THE RENOVATION OF 2 HOUSES THAT WILL BE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS FAMILIES. THE EDUCATION COMPONENT WILL OPERATE 50 OF THE TIME WHICH CONSISTS OF HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, SPECIALIZE INSTRUCTION FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND POSTSECONDARY INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. THE OCCUPATIONAL SKILLED TRAINING WILL BE 40 OF THE TIME. THE CONSTRUCTION TRACT WILL CONSIST OF ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION TRAINING, CONSTRUCTION THEORY FOR THE OBTAINMENT OF THE NCCER H-PACT CERTIFICATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION SKILLED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AT CCAC. LEADERSHIP LIFE SKILLS WILL BE 10 OF TRAINING TIME WHICH CONSISTS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SKILLS, WORK READINESS CAREER EXPLORATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. PARTICIPANTS CAN RECEIVE ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION IN CUSTOMER SERVICE TO MAKE THEM MORE MARKETABLE. INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, FOLLOW-UP, AND RETENTION WILL BE PROVIDED TO HELP YOUTH TO MASTER SUCCESS IN COMPLETING THE PROGRAM AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT OR ADVANCE TRAINING. INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS ARE NCCER H-PACT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RETAIL (CSR) PLUMBING, WELDING, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY, CNA, AND STATE APPROVED HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GED. THE PROPOSED OUTCOMES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023 TO 2026 ARE THE FOLLOWING: 80 PLACEMENT RATE IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, 75 PLACEMENT RATE IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT AND 80 RETENTION RATE 90 CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT RATE 80 MEASURABLE SKILL GAINS 50 EFFECTIVENESS IN SERVING EMPLOYERS RATE AND MEDIAN EARNING, 4,420.00

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