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Local Structure… First Coast Workforce Development, Inc. Serve Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam & St. Johns counties 501(c)3 Public-Private Partnership DBA - CareerSource Northeast Florida Board of Directors Majority private sector members (with emphasis on members from targeted industries) WIOA Partners Economic Development Public & Private Training Provider Reps Dept. of Children & Families (TANF) Migrant Farmworkers Program HUD Representative Vocational Rehabilitation Military Base Liaison (Ex-Officio Member) Strategic planning, policy development, fiscal oversight

Program & Funding Integration WIOA (Adult, Dislocated Worker & Youth) Wagner-Peyser Unemployment Comp. Veterans Employment & Training Trade Adjustment Act TANF (Welfare Transition) SNAP Employment & Training

Program Year 2013-14 Regional Allocation Total of $20,515,693

Sound policies and programs must support each component Partnerships for Development Sound policies and programs must support each component Retain & Recruit High Wage Jobs Business Climate Economic Development Infrastructure Redevelopment Planning Community Development Workforce Development Education & Training Employment Assistance Employer Assistance

Staffing A mix of our own staff as well as state employees Challenges FCWD, Inc. staff members State merit staff members (Department of Economic Opportunity) Contracted staff members through staffing company Challenges Creating comparable pay/benefit schedules Differing performance management systems No control over state staff pay or benefits Cross-training for multiple programs Retaining high quality talent due to relatively low pay

Who Is Our Customer? The business community is our ultimate customer We are trying to help them meet their talent needs Understand their future skill needs Ensure our region has training programs to meet current and future needs But what about the job seekers? They are truly the “product” we are preparing for the job market Some are job-ready and just need polishing Others need a complete skills overhaul

Community Partnerships America’s Youth Forum CareerSource Florida, Inc. Chambers of Commerce Clara White Mission Communities in Schools Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Early Learning Coalitions Enterprise Florida Experience Works FSCJ, SJRCC, FCTI First Coast Manufacturers Assoc. Florida Dept. of Children & Families Florida Dept. of Juvenile Justice Fresh Ministries Goodwill Industries Jacksonville Children’s Commission Jacksonville Community Council Jacksonville Public Libraries Jacksonville Transportation Authority Jacksonville Urban League JAXPORT JAX USA Partnership Job Corps Junior Achievement Literacy Council of NE Florida Lutheran Social Services NE Florida Builders Assoc. NE Florida Community Action Agency Military Transition Assistance Operation New Hope Police Athletic League Real$ense Campaign School Districts Small Business Center s River Region United Way Universities Wounded Warrior Project

Collaborate. Innovate. Lead.