Annual Report for PY2012 SAVANNAH MARRIOTT RIVERFRONT Retreat 2013 Savannah, GA June 20, 2013 Cindy Landolt, Executive Director “Building Tomorrow’s Workforce Today!”

Coastal Region 12/Area 20 On July 1, 2000, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 was implemented in Georgia. As a result, Coastal Workforce Services (CWS) was created as one of the 20 designated areas throughout Georgia to work closely with Chief Local Elected Officials (CLEOs) from each of the nine counties to establish a Workforce Investment Board. The Coastal Workforce Investment Board (CWIB) develops policies and works with its partnering agencies to develop and to build an effective One-Stop Delivery System throughout the Region. 2

Coastal Workforce Services’ Mission Statement: To guide or assist Coastal Georgia communities in all efforts to develop, promote, support and sustain a globally competitive workforce. Our Major Service Functions are : One-Stop Delivery of Services Year Round Youth Services Individual Training Accounts (ITA), On-the-Job Training (OJT) & Customized Training Federal Grant Administration and Monitoring 3

PY12 Financial Status 4

PY12 Grant Awards Total $4,238,884 5

PY12 Available Funds Total $4,883,185 6

Grant Funding by Year *PY09 includes ARRA funds

ITA Participants Served $ 1,608,199 Training & Support Services Expended

PY12 Adult & Dislocated Worker Participants by Career Center 9

PY12 Adult and Dislocated Worker 10

Comparing ITA Numbers

12 Training & Support Expenditures PY12 Expenditures Increased 13% over PY11

PY12 Year Round Youth Service Provider Contract Amounts Contractor PY12 Formula Contracted Number to Serve Number Served To Date Paxen Camden, Glynn, & McIntosh $299, Paxen Chatham $268, Savannah Impact Chatham $198, Telamon Bryan, Liberty & Long $253, Telamon Bulloch & Effingham $261,

PY12 CWS Overhead Expenditures through May 2013 Total Spent--$716,765—74% Total Budget--$964,775 14

Projected Funding for PY13 15 *PY10 includes Dept of Human Resource ARRA funds

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1394 Participants Served in PY12 17

18 High School Education Graduates53% Dropouts26% Currently Attending 20% Race Black64% Hispanic3% White35% Gender Female66% Male34% Other Demographics

Ages 19 Sources: GWS and WebFocus Years of Age Percentage % Change from PY % 30% (+1%) % 19% (+4%) % 25% (+1%) % 22% (-4%) 55+2% 4% (-2%)

20 Workforce Status At Registration % Change from PY11 Low Income86% 82% (+4%) Employed14% 13% (+1%) Public Assistance Information TANF Recipient5% (=-no change) Food Stamp Recipient42% 33% (+9%) Other Information Veteran6% (=-no change) UI (Unemployment Insurance)21% 30% (-9%) Sources: GWS and WebFocus More Demographics and Statistics…

Top Providers & Programs for PY12 By Participant Count Provider# of Participants College Of Coastal GA 132 Savannah Technical College 128 Armstrong Atlantic State University 59 Ogeechee Technical College 35 Georgia Southern University 33 Program# of Participants Registered Nurse 147 Commercial Truck Driver 69 LPN 25 Radiological Tech 22 Dental Hygienists 20 21

PY12 Common Measures 22 Adult Negotiated Level Performance  Entered Employment Rate 81.2% 82.1% Exceeding  Retention Rate 88.0% 95.6% Exceeding  Average Earnings $14,750 $16,105 Exceeding Dislocated Worker  Entered Employment Rate 81.0% 75.3% Meeting  Retention Rate 90.0% 91.3% Exceeding  Average Earnings $15,000 $14,563 Meeting Youth  Placement in Employment or Education 60.0% 61.9% Exceeding  Attainment of Degree or Certificate 70.0% 58.4% Meeting  Literacy Numeracy Gains 25.0% 20.3% Meeting Source: Governor’s Office of Workforce Development (GOWD), May 31, 2013 Overall Performance: EXCEEDING

YouthBuild Savannah 23

Putting ALL the Components Toge ther Post-Graduate Resources Leadership Counseling Community Involvement Job & Career Development Supportive Services & &

YB Class of 2013 At Work

Community Service & Engagement

27 YouthBuild Savannah City of Savannah’s Fourth Competitive Grant Award $936,000 September 1, 2012 to to December 31, 2015

WIA Community Partners: GDOL & SIP  YouthBuild Trainees ages are co- enrolled in the WIA Youth Services Program to provide Supportive Services & YB Trainees ages are referred to the Savannah Career Center for Adult/Dislocated Worker Program WIA Funds Provided: Books Tuition Cost CPR Class Drug Screens GED Testing Driver’s License Exams Eye Exams Bus Passes Uniforms Tutorial Services

Community Partner: Housing Authority of Savannah  Project Began: November 2007  Purpose: To provide YouthBuild trainees/graduates temporary, full & part-time jobs renovating vacant HAS apartments/units  Duties: General clean-up, drywall repair, window & door installation, painting & tile replacement EARLINE DAVIS, Executive Director

Other Partners  Ash Tree Organization, Inc.  City of Savannah’s Housing Department  Neighborhood Improvement Association, Inc. (NIA)  Savannah Technical College  St. Joseph’s/ Candler Hospital

CWIB- Getting the Work Done!

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