Plenary Session and Breakout Session: Participant Engagement SWFI Convening October 31-November 1, 2017 Washington, DC EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Office of Workforce Investment, H-1B Funded Program UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Facilitators: Jessica Harding, Ph.D., Technical Assistance Coach & Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research Elizabeth Brown, Technical Assistance Coach & Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research Lily Roberts, Technical Assistance Coach & Program Analyst, Mathematica Policy Research EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Office of Workforce Investment, H-1B Funded Program UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Agenda Participant engagement and key takeaways from August 2017 peer sharing call on outreach and recruitment Small group discussions Reporting out

August Peer Sharing Call Opportunity for grantees to hear about strategies other grantees are using for outreach and recruitment of SWFI participants 10 grantees joined the call Three grantees—Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., Rochester Rehabilitation Center, and Moore Community House—shared their strategies for outreach and recruitment

Key takeaways Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. Grassroots outreach works best Go to your participants Constant contact with partners Information cheat sheet Child care centers are partners

Key takeaways Rochester Rehabilitation Center Casts wide net for recruitment HR departments as allies Understand educational institution offerings and where to partner Plain language outreach materials Involve child care navigator from the get go

Key takeaways Moore Community House Outreach images reflect success of target population Program success stories and graduates sharing success are best marketing tools Use American Job Centers to recruit participants Understand the child care network and be able to explain it to participants

Participant engagement Participant engagement required at each stage of the process: Recruitment Enrollment Training Post-training How is participant engagement for SWFI different or the same from other programs? What is working for you? What has been challenging?

Small group discussion Group 1 (Jess) Group 3 (Elizabeth) Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley, Inc. Rochester Rehabilitation Center Alachua Bradford Regional WB dba CareerSource Moore Community House OIC of Broward dba OIC of South Florida   City of Long Beach Pacific Gateway WIN City of Phoenix   Community College of Aurora Group 2 (Lily) OAI, Inc. Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. The WorkPlace Memphis BioWorks Foundation Vermont Technical College

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