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Award Purpose

The purpose of this program is to introduce and prepare justice-involved youth and young adults for the world of work through placement into paid work experiences, and on a path to more equitable career opportunities with their peers.

Activities Performed

The Go Midwest Network will provide young people with a network of supports, including comprehensive case management, job development, career exploration and guidance, leadership development, positive youth development, work experience, mentoring, supportive services, free training, access to pre-apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships, and the opportunity to give back to their community. Each participant will undergo a series of assessments which will form the basis for the development of an Individual Employment Plan (IEP). Services will also include training (especially that which leads to an industry-recognized credential), transitional employment, and placement and retention in unsubsidized employment. The network will rely on credible messengers from among their Opportunity Youth Provider Network as well as the formal violence prevention partners that will play a critical role in recruitment, service, and retention. The local area network will work closely with their committed justice system partner to ensure that young people impacted by violence and the justice system develop the resilience and social supports necessary to succeed in their lives' goals.

Deliverables

Enroll 350 justice-involved/impacted young adults with and provide them with comprehensive case management and supportive services to prepare them to become competitive additions to their local labor markets. Success will be measured by the number of participants that are served and complete their training, earn a credential, measurably increase their skills, obtain employment and maintain employment through the 2nd and 4th quarters after exit from the program. Further, success will be indicated by the percent engaged in occupation skills training, the number earning a valid, industry-recognized credential, and a recidivism rate among program participants that is lower than each area's average rate.

Intended Beneficiary

Violence and justice system impacted young adults

Subrecipient Activities

Serve as the local project manager, providing coordination, compliance oversight and leadership, fiscal accountability and the implementation plan; collect the required DOL performance data and report to the MUS Consortium required systems at least monthly; oversee the implementation of the proposed model and ensure all partners adhere to the roles, responsibilities and resource commitments as presented in the response; assist with linking individuals to community programs to address behavioral health needs, family reunification, vocational rehabilitation, veteran's, childcare, child support, housing, and pro-social recreation services; in partnership with identified and procured partners, advise in the coordination and provision of program planning to ensure industry-driven orientation and career exploration services; maintain clear program policies and procedures relevant to co-enrollment, supportive services, needs-related payments, transitional jobs, work experience, case management, and all others as relevant; administering employment services through American Job Centers (AJCs) and ensuring local WIOA resources are integrated with the proposed project in order to allow the local workforce system, the correctional system affiliates, AJCs, and community partners to leverage resources and services to improve employability for justice-involved young adults; dedicating staff to serve as WIOA employment specialists for participants to assist them in accessing and navigating employment services, including foundational skills such as job readiness, employability and job search strategies; leveraging local employer & job training networks and numerous industry partnerships to ensure training and credentialing aligns with its local employer/sector-model and is designed to meet the local labor market demand with properly trained workers possessing skills valued by employers.

Midwest Urban Strategies

17.270 - Reentry Employment Opportunities

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) [DOL]

Office of Workforce Investment [DOL - ETA]

Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States

City-Wide

None