Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative Shirley Moy April 2019

Agenda 9:00am Welcome and Introductions 9:30am Advancing Workforce Solutions for North Philadelphia 10:15am Challenges and Opportunities: Workforce Development for an Employer Perspective 12:00pm Investing in Workforce Development Strategies 1:30pm Wrap Up and Network Sessions

Welcome and Introductions

Welcome by Temple University William Bergman, Vice President for Public Affairs PA Senator Sharif Street Shirley Moy, Executive Director Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative

Introductions Please take out your … business cards flyers/brochures or a pen Share your information with the person to the left and right, back and in front, of you.

Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

Economy League of Greater Philadelphia Jeff Hornstein, Ph.D. Executive Director Mohona Siddique Project Manager Nick Frontino Managing Director, Projects and Operations

Challenges and Opportunities

Panel Presentation: About the Moderator Nick Frontino Managing Director, Projects and Operations Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

Panel Presentation Dan Amspacher, Director, Strategic Initiatives - HR SEPTA Gene Cummings, Portfolio District Manager/Temple Allied Universal Sharon Boyle , Associate Vice President, HR Temple University Jack Gehrs, Director of Talent Management Temple University Health System

Resources

Philadelphia Works, Inc Philadelphia Works, Inc. Resources for Participants, Employers and Providers Procurement Opportunities for Vocational Skills Training: https://www.philaworks.org/procurement-opportunities/ Career Services for Participants: https://www.philaworks.org/workforce-services/career-services/ PA CareerLink Philadelphia https://www.pacareerlinkphl.org/

Youth Program Resources Sign-up to be informed about upcoming RFPs with Phildelphia Youth Netowrk at https://www.pyninc.org/forms/rfpReminder Stephanie Gambone Sgambone@pyninc.org 267-502-3726

City Funding Resources eContract bid services for City of Philadelphia: https://secure.phila.gov/ECONTRACT/default.aspx

LNPWI Funding

Mission LNPWI seeks multiple partners to implement innovative and data-informed projects that lead to sustainable employment for individuals in Philadelphia by addressing a need or population in the community not already being served by existing programs in the area.

Award Between $25,000 to $200,000 a year Multiple Projects Multi-Year Grant - 3 years Educational and Workforce Development Programming Innovative and data-informed projects that lead to sustainable employment

Eligibility Applicants must operate within the City of Philadelphia. Nonprofit and for-profit agencies may apply with the exception of individual vendors. Note: prior federal funding is a plus, but not required. Organizations external to Temple University may only submit one concept as the lead. Entities at the department level within Temple University may only submit one concept.

Budgeting Guidelines Concept budgets should not include funding for: Capital improvement projects Lobbying efforts Indirect Costs

Application Overview Cover Sheet Budget Summary Budget Narrative Concept Narrative – Not to exceed 5 pages

Narrative Overview Organizational Background and Information Give a brief summary of your organization’s history. Describe your organization’s current workforce development programs and activities.

Summarize the Concept Briefly explain how your concept fits with the LNPWI’s mission and how it links to the city’s workforce development plans and strategies. All applicants serving Philadelphia County will be considered, however, priority geographic areas include 19121, 19122, 19123, 19125, 19130, 19132, 19133, and 19140 zip codes.

Concept Description Explain how this concept fills an unmet need between education and/or employment within the community. Explain your goals and SMART Provide detail on how you plan to accomplish your goals, and your proposed timeline List partners who will be engaged in this concept and their respective roles. Note: All concepts must include an authentic university and community partnership and engagement with employers. Describe the indicators that will be used to measure the impact of your concept, and the process to collect data.

Important Dates Call for Concepts Released April 3, 2019 Concept Submission Deadline May 8, 2019 at 11:59 PM Notification of Decision May 20, 2019 LNPWI Proposal Submitted to Lenfest Foundation May 31, 2019 Funding Decision Notification June 24, 2019 Program Period July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022

Application and Information Shirley Moy smoy@temple.edu (215) 204-3424 (215) 204-3429 fax

Submit by May 8, 2019

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Get Involved Hire North Philadelphia residents Share job openings with us Work with us to develop a pipeline of North Philadelphia residents into jobs at their respective company. Be featured as one of our "Employer Spotlight" Participate in Temple's Annual Neighborhood Job Fair (coming in May 16th) Promote Community Outreach Efforts Join our listserv to receive monthly e-newsletters on community outreach efforts Use social media to spread the information from the monthly e-newsletters, among their networks Invite us to speak at appropriate events that they can sponsor Share Expertise/ Collaborate Volunteer to do workshops or training related to their area of expertise with the community Serve as a professional mentor based on their career and aspirations of the mentee Agree to be a supervisor or host site for individuals seeking summer or year-round work experience Support the work Contribute to a scholarship program or sponsor individuals residing in North Philadelphia who cannot afford to take non-credit or credit courses at Temple Connect us to corporate or foundation giving opportunities that align with these initiatives. Provide in-kind work-related resources, e.g. tablets, briefcases, etc. Consider donating items that help individuals with other barriers to employment

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Thank you for your support of this effort!