A Place to Grow…

Community Engagement Model Strategy focuses on no fail, high tolerance philosophy Foster community Maximize client control over their lives Recognize power in having a purpose – dignity in work Critical anchor is sanctuary THEN do the work Replicable model BOTTOM LINE: Opportunity + Empowerment About a job – but also about creating resiliency (sustainability) in people so they can effectively deal with life It’s not just about delivering services – it’s about creating the sanctuary from where people can get services and move forward

Mission Vision To provide job training for people in need, to transform their lives and our community   Vision Be recognized as a leader in providing job training for people with barriers to stable employment

ServiceWorks® Job-Training Program Build-Out  Financial Sustainability 3-year ServiceWorks® grant for C.A.R.E. collaboration starting at 513 Building   Produce sales to Festival Foods, hospitals 513 College Avenue Building donated  Hydroponics greenhouse constructed   3-year ServiceWorks® grant for veterans in need Build out Microgreens   National grant for ServiceWorks® 3-year ServiceWorks® grant for criminal justice clients   Lease Community Center to Stone Cellar Build out Urban Farm   National/local grants first year operations Start ServiceWorks® at Riverview Gardens It begins and ends with the mission – focus on COTS   Purchase Property Job Training at COTS 

ServiceWorks is a low-barrier, NO FAIL job-training program People with barriers to stable employment – high school through older adults 90-hour program focuses on transferable work skills: Quality of Work Efficient Use of Time Relationship with Supervisors Relationship with Peers In essence, ServiceWorks teaches the skill of problem solving Regular Feedback and Evaluations Outreach - continual onboarding ServiceWorks participants working in greenhouse

After graduation, we:   Work with over 80 employers; Assist with job placement; Offer transitional employment opportunities as appropriate Have graduates mentor others; Provide two years of aftercare services to placements

Placements in Aftercare Progress as of July 2016 # of Participants Placements in Aftercare 90/125 employed = 72% success rate (calculated on 2 yr rolling basis) Over 220 supported placements Placements include transitional employees *Difference is due to individuals leaving early for jobs or other reasons

ServiceWorks Success Stories Aftercare – work with company HR departments

Social Enterprises Urban Farm Hydroponics Greenhouse Community Center/Park Space Lease with Stone Cellar Bakery 513 W. College Avenue, Appleton We aren’t engaging people to farm, we are farming to engage people and get them hired – unlimited job training plus source of revenue Begin and end all things with the mission

An Aerial View Replicable model – don’t need golf course – unlimited, diverse work opportunities plus revenue streams

Revenue 2015 Actual 2016 Projected 2017 Projected Replicable model - unlimited work and revenue streams Contributors Community Supported Agriculture Shares Wholesale Sales, e.g. Festival Foods ServiceWorks® Contracts, e.g. landscaping Legend:

Summer ServiceWorks for Youth Leadership program for high school youth 8-week curriculum AASD credit, ServiceWorks certificate Also, collaborate with Boys & Girls Club and APD for 3-week truancy court Summer of Service

Earn-A-Bike Program Transportation is common barrier Volunteer 15 hours in exchange for the ownership of a bicycle and safety gear Earned bikes can be brought back for free repairs

Social Enterprises – Community Center Lease to Stone Cellar Exclusive caterer for events Hires graduates and buys produce Baking social enterprise Specialized job training Custom orders

Social Enterprises – Urban Farm 15-acre, certified organic farm 120+ Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members Institutional sales to restaurants, grocers, hospitals Bee hives, prairie and trails

Social Enterprises - Hydroponics Job training for veterans Year-round source of produce for institutional sales Leafy greens, staple vegetables, herbs and microgreens

Social Enterprises – 513 W. College Avenue 4-story building donated in 2015 Job training and outreach Retail outlet for produce, baked goods and other products Leased office space

Collaborations & Partnerships ServiceWorks Mooring Programs/Casa Clare ADVOCAP Outagamie County Courts (Veterans, Drug, Mental Health) Appleton Area School District Appleton Police Department Outagamie County Housing Authority ATTIC Correctional Outagamie County Schools Bledsinger House Partnership Community Health Center Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Cities Ryan Community, Inc. Carrot Project SOAR Fox Cities Community Clothes Closet St. Joseph Food Program COTS Transitional Homeless Shelter St. Vincent de Paul Department of Corrections United Public Montessori School Feeding America Villa Phoenix & Klister House Forward Services W2 program WIC Fox Cities Department of Workforce Development Xavier High School Fox Cities Housing Coalition YouthGo Fox Cities YMCA Community Engagement Fox River Academy Appleton Downtown, Inc. Fox Valley Warming Shelter Boys Scouts – Bay Lake Council Freedom Center Food Pantry City of Appleton FoodShare Employment Training (FSET) Decoda Music Group Habitat For Humanity Fox Cities Cycling Association Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Higher Ground Alternative High School Fox Valley Mountain Bikers Homeless Connections Fox Valley Seed Library Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities Fox Valley Technical College It Takes a Village Girls Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes Juvenile Justice (Outagamie & Winnebago Counties) Lawrence University LEAVEN Sustainable Fox Valley Loaves & Fishes of Fox Valley University of Wisconsin – Fox Valley, Oshkosh