I N T E G R A T I N G C A R E E R P A T H W A Y S A N D S N A P 5 0 / 5 0 T O I N C R E A S E E C O N O M I C M O B I L I T Y Marc Goldberg, Associate Vice President, Workforce Development and Continuing Ed Kate Kinder, Director, Career Pathways and Skills Training

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A TALE OF TWO STATES Our community is at a critical point. The wealthiest Oregon community is West Portland with a per capita income of $53,122 The least wealthy Oregon community is East Portland with a per capita income of $20,321 Source: 2015 US Census ACS table S1902

MIDDLE SKILL JOBS

LOW INCOME ADULTS VERSUS HS GRADS 442,000 adults 25 and older in Oregon are unemployed or working making less than $15/hr. without postsecondary credentials. It would take 9 years of HS grads to equate to this number to address the skills gap Source - Oregon Employment Department report

ADULTS NEEDING PATHWAYS

NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS NEEDING PATHWAYS

OREGON’S CAREER PATHWAYS INITIATIVE

OREGON CAREER PATHWAYS: CONNECTING SYSTEMS, BUILDING SKILLS, ADVANCING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

SECTOR STRATEGIES AND INDUSTRY DEMAND

OREGON’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE STEP (SNAP 50/50) CONSORTIA

WHAT IS SNAP 50/50? SNAP (formerly know as Food Stamps) = Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP 50/50 is a federal reimbursement grant where providers are reimbursed for 50% of their expenses to enhance, enhance, or create new services for SNAP recipients Providers must have other 50% in non-federal match What about SNAP E & T? The Farm Bill? Work Requirements?

HOW CONSORTIA WAS CONSTRUCTED TO MEET THE NEED

EFFECTIVE MODEL 14 COLLEGES, 1 LEAD (OCT 1, 2018) Portland Community College (Lead): Portland Chemeketa Community College: Salem Klamath Community College: Klamath Falls Lane Community College: Eugene Linn-Benton Community College: Albany Mt. Hood Community College: Gresham Southwestern Oregon Community College: Coos Bay Clackamas Community College: Oregon City Blue Mountain Community College: Pendleton Central Oregon Community College: Bend Rogue Community College: Grants Pass Tillamook Bay: Tillamook Treasure Valley: Ontario Umpqua: Roseburg

BUILT ON BEST PRACTICES Outcomes =Skills gains, credential completion, careers, and wage progression = economic mobility and equitable opportunity Technical Assistance = National Skills Coalition, CLASP Alliance for Quality Career Pathways, Seattle Jobs Initiative/Washington state, FNS Partnerships = Consortia operates as plurality of alliances at local and state level—with DHS, colleges, and other providers—resulting in strong program development, expansion, and success

WHAT DOES A CAREER PATHWAY LOOK LIKE FOR A STEP STUDENT? Students can start their training at different points in time, with their industry-recognized credentials (IRC), certificates and degrees stacking towards the next level credential 4-year degree; IRC 2-year degree; IRC Medical Assisting Certificate; AAMA IRC Increasing skills, competencies and credentials informed by industry/employers Healthcare Bridge; IET Model, IRC Clinic Care Coordinator Medical Assistant 3rd Job in Career Path Internship ; Caregiver, Dietary Aide; Office Clerk 2nd Job in Career Path Students have multiple points where they can end their training/education to enter the workforce and advance their career over time 1st Job in Career Path www.pcc.edu/cp Adapted from CLASP's Alliance for Quality Career Pathways Framework

RETURN ON INVESTMENT Careful and intentional allocation of college resources, to create new, expanded or enhanced services that can increase college access and success for SNAP recipients and lead to living wage careers Braid together funding streams to support students Opportunity for increased public-private partnerships Source of new enrollments and FTE for college With continued funding of Career Pathways, the $340,000 leveraged each year in STEP could grow into 3.6 million over the next 3 biennia SNAP student eligibility changes coming July 1 could drive up enrollments, need, and reimbursement/ROI potential

CONSORTIA EVOLUTION

FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES Anticipate all 17 community colleges will be part of Consortia in 2019 (FFY 20) Focused on expanding support services and success coaching Excited about potential to braid together more resources and support for students, and meeting needs of expanded numbers of SNAP eligible students Utilizing proven strategies and model to increase equity and close opportunity gaps for students of color, women, immigrants, adult education and underserved students. Statewide Pathways to Opportunity Initiative

RESOURCES TO GET STARTED National Skills Coalition: SNAP E & T resources SNAP to Skills Washington BFET (Basic Food, Employment and Training) Program Information State and local Human Service partners FNS Toolkit Other states implementing skills-based SNAP E & T

QUESTIONS? Marc Goldberg, marc.goldberg1@pcc.edu Kate Kinder, skinder@pcc.edu www.pcc.edu/cp