Jewish Family Service Of Colorado Inc

ETA COMMUNITY PROJECTS PROJECT ABSTRACTRECIPIENT NAME JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO, INCPROJECT TITLE INNOVATING FOR COLORADO S WORKFORCE RECOVERY AND FUTUREFUNDING REQUEST 500,000CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR CONGRESSMEMBER DIANE DEGETTE AND SENATORS JOHN HICKENLOOPER AND MICHAEL BENNETREQUESTED PERIOD OFPERFORMANCE MARCH 2023 FEBRUARY 2024PROJECT LOCATION DENVER METRO AREA, COLORADOPROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS INNOVATING FOR COLORADO S WORKFORCE RECOVERY AND FUTUREPROGRAM WILL TRAIN COLORADANS WHO HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONALLYAFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND THOSE WHO FACE SYSTEMIC ORPERCEIVED BARRIERS TO WORK GAIN EMPLOYMENT STABILITY ANDECONOMIC MOBILITY IN 21ST CENTURY COLORADO JOBS EARNING A LIVINGWAGE. JFS WILL FOCUS OUR FIRST TWO VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS INAUTOCAD DESIGN AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE,ALONG WITH A PRE VOCATIONAL TRACK ON FOUNDATIONS IN DIGITALLITERACY.ACTIVITIES TO BEPERFORMED COURSEWORK IN FOUNDATIONS IN DIGITAL LITERACY COURSEWORK ANDTRAINING IN AUTOCAD DESIGN COURSEWORK AND TRAINING INADMINISTRATIVE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPPORT FROM EMPLOYMENTSPECIALISTS VIA ONE ON ONE EMPLOYMENT CASE MANAGEMENT JOBPLACEMENT AND SUPPORTS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES 120 ATTEND PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING FOUNDATIONS IN DIGITALLITERACY 50 ENROLL IN AUTOCAD DESIGN VOCATIONAL TRAININGPROGRAM 35 COMPLETE THE AUTOCAD DESIGN COURSE AND35 RECEIVED THE AUTOCAD DESIGN CREDENTIAL. 50 ENROLL IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND CUSTOMER SERVICEVOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM 35 COMPLETE THEADMINISTRATIVE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE COURSE AND 35RECEIVE ADMINISTRATIVE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE CREDENTIAL.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES COLORADANS DISPROPORTIONALLY AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND THOSETHAT FACE PERCEIVED AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT LOWINCOME,PEOPLE OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS REFUGEES, VETERANS, THOSEWITH DISABILITIES, AND MORE.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N A