2016 MTW CONFERENCE PHA WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS Cambridge Housing Authority April 21, 2016

PRESENTATION GOALS Overview of Resident Services The Work Force Program – CHA’s Foundational Program MTW-Leveraged Partnerships and Programs  Cambridge Public Schools  This Way Ahead (Gap, Inc.)  Matched Savings (Cambridge Savings Bank, The Midas Collaborative)  SkillWorks: Post-Secondary Success Initiative (SkillWorks Funders Group, The Boston Foundation)

RESIDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT Mission Statement To foster the healthy development of youth and to promote self-sufficiency among adults by providing a continuum of services – both directly and through interagency collaboration – which assist them in reaching their personal, educational and economic potential. Mission Statement To foster the healthy development of youth and to promote self-sufficiency among adults by providing a continuum of services – both directly and through interagency collaboration – which assist them in reaching their personal, educational and economic potential.

CHA payment to Landlord (HAP) RESIDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONTINUUM OF SERVICES CHA payment to Landlord (HAP) Tenant Rent to Landlord (TTP) RESIDENT SERVICESOPERATIONS Pre-/Post- Natal Early Childhood (Pre-School) Childhood (Elementary School) Early Adolescence (Upper Schools) Adolescence (High School) Early Adulthood (Post-Secondary ED) Adulthood (Education & Training) Elderly (Supports for Aging in Place) Baby U & Baby U Alumni Association Tutoring PlusJAS Youthbuild Gateways English for Speakers of Other Languages Program (ESOL) Elder Services Coordinator WIC Nutritional Program Parents ROCK/Pathways Community Art Center/Teen Media ProgramCambridge Employment Program PACE Elder Service Plan One Head Start Center Big Brother/Big SisterTHE WORK FORCEBridge to College for Adults Supportive Living Program Early Literacy/Parenting Playgroups DREAM MentoringTHIS WAY AHEAD PROGRAMFSS+ Program North Cambridge Senior Center Possible Project JAS Biomedical Careers Pathways to Permanent Housing Programs - Heading Home & Transition House Three Community Computer Centers Tenant Organizing - Tenant Councils Note: WIC & Head Start provide on-site services, but further work is necessary to integrate them more fully into the continuum of services.

TEENS DIRECTLY SERVED THROUGH CORE PROGRAMS Adolescents % AgeTotal Number ServedPercentage Served Core In-House Programs include: Work Force, This Way Ahead

THE WORK FORCE PROGRAM COMPONENTS 5-year program (8 th -12 th grade), providing comprehensive support to 210 students at four sites Weekly paid life skill workshops and on-site homework and computer centers College prep Intensive case management Family engagement Paid exploratory jobs Matched College Savings Accounts

WORK FORCE OUTCOMES 100% high school graduation rate 90-95% college matriculation rate 50% post-secondary completion rate in five-years Nearly two-thirds of alumni report not living in public housing after 6 years

Leveraged Innovations and Partnerships The Work Force Public Schools This Way Ahead Matched Savings Leveraged funding: $514, MTW contribution: $177,000 SkillWorks

Cambridge Public Schools (CPS)

This Way Ahead PARTNER: GAP, INC. JOB TRAINING AND RETAIL INTERNSHIPS Gap/Old Navy Internship Career Development Paid training workshops 75 participants annually 40 Internships/year

WORK FORCE MATCHED SAVINGS PROGRAM To connect CHA families to financial education, coaching and resources To cultivate a saving and asset building cultureTo lessen the burden of post-secondary costs PARTNERS

PROGRAM STRUCTURE Financial education workshops for 8 th - 9 th grade participants and families. CHA provides 1:1 match to provide students with up to $3000 for college. 10 th - 12 th grade students save up to $1500 through program jobs and a menu of monetized incentives geared to program performance.

120 students (100%) banked On average, students are saving 30% of their income 2016 class saving total to date: $20,000, with close to 70% set to achieve minimum savings goal of $ class savings total to date: $15,000 at halfway point FUNDER: Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation MATCHED SAVINGS OUTCOMES

SkillWorks: Post-Secondary Success Initiative Partners: SkillWorks Funding Group The Boston Foundation City’s Office of College Success College Access College Persistence Career Development Work Force Alumni Goal: Increase degree attainment rate Alumni Coach

CAMBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY : John Lindamood, Director of Resident Services (617) Kambiz Maali, Deputy Director of Resident Services (617) Work Force Program : chaworkforce.org CONTACT INFORMATION