1. A Place to Grow…

2. Community Engagement Model
Strategy focuses on no fail, high tolerance philosophy
Foster community
Maximize client control over their lives
Recognize power in having a purpose – dignity in work
Critical anchor is sanctuary THEN do the work
Replicable model
BOTTOM LINE: Opportunity + Empowerment
About a job – but also about creating resiliency (sustainability) in people so they can effectively deal with life
It’s not just about delivering services – it’s about creating the sanctuary from where people can get services and move forward

3. Mission Vision To provide job training for people in need,
to transform their lives and our community
Vision
Be recognized as a leader in providing job training
for people with barriers to stable employment

4. ServiceWorks® Job-Training Program Build-Out
Financial Sustainability
3-year ServiceWorks® grant for C.A.R.E. collaboration starting at 513 Building  
Produce sales to Festival Foods, hospitals
513 College Avenue Building donated 
Hydroponics greenhouse constructed  
3-year ServiceWorks®
grant for veterans in need
Build out Microgreens  
National grant for ServiceWorks®
3-year ServiceWorks®
grant for criminal justice clients  
Lease Community Center to Stone Cellar
Build out Urban Farm  
National/local grants first year operations
Start ServiceWorks® at Riverview Gardens
It begins and ends with the mission – focus on COTS  
Purchase Property
Job Training at COTS 

5. ServiceWorks is a low-barrier, NO FAIL job-training program
People with barriers to stable employment – high school through older adults
90-hour program focuses on transferable work skills:
Quality of Work
Efficient Use of Time
Relationship with Supervisors
Relationship with Peers
In essence, ServiceWorks teaches
the skill of problem solving
Regular Feedback and Evaluations
Outreach - continual onboarding
ServiceWorks participants working in greenhouse

6. After graduation, we:
Work with over 80 employers;
Assist with job placement;
Offer transitional employment opportunities as appropriate
Have graduates mentor others;
Provide two years of aftercare services to placements

7. Placements in Aftercare
Progress as of July 2016
# of Participants
Placements in Aftercare
90/125 employed =
72% success rate
(calculated on 2 yr rolling basis)
Over 220 supported placements
Placements include transitional employees *Difference is due to individuals leaving early for jobs or other reasons

8. ServiceWorks Success Stories
Aftercare – work with company HR departments

9. Social Enterprises Urban Farm Hydroponics Greenhouse
Community Center/Park Space
Lease with Stone Cellar
Bakery
513 W. College Avenue, Appleton
We aren’t engaging people to farm, we are farming to engage people and get them hired – unlimited job training plus source of revenue
Begin and end all things with the mission

10. An Aerial View
Replicable model – don’t need golf course – unlimited, diverse work opportunities plus revenue streams

11. Revenue 2015 Actual 2016 Projected 2017 Projected
Replicable model - unlimited work and revenue streams
Contributors
Community Supported
Agriculture Shares
Wholesale Sales,
e.g. Festival Foods
ServiceWorks® Contracts,
e.g. landscaping
Legend:

12. Summer ServiceWorks for Youth
Leadership program for high school youth
8-week curriculum
AASD credit, ServiceWorks certificate
Also, collaborate with Boys & Girls Club and APD for 3-week truancy court Summer of Service

13. Earn-A-Bike Program Transportation is common barrier
Volunteer 15 hours in exchange for the ownership of a bicycle and safety gear
Earned bikes can be brought back for free repairs

14. Social Enterprises – Community Center
Lease to Stone Cellar
Exclusive caterer for events
Hires graduates and buys produce
Baking social enterprise
Specialized job training
Custom orders

15. Social Enterprises – Urban Farm
15-acre, certified organic farm
120+ Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members
Institutional sales to restaurants, grocers, hospitals
Bee hives, prairie and trails

16. Social Enterprises - Hydroponics
Job training for veterans
Year-round source of produce for institutional sales
Leafy greens, staple vegetables, herbs and microgreens

17. Social Enterprises – 513 W. College Avenue
4-story building donated in 2015
Job training and outreach
Retail outlet for produce, baked goods and other products
Leased office space

18. Collaborations & Partnerships
ServiceWorks
Mooring Programs/Casa Clare
ADVOCAP
Outagamie County Courts (Veterans, Drug, Mental Health)
Appleton Area School District
Appleton Police Department
Outagamie County Housing Authority
ATTIC Correctional
Outagamie County Schools
Bledsinger House
Partnership Community Health Center
Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Cities
Ryan Community, Inc.
Carrot Project
SOAR Fox Cities
Community Clothes Closet
St. Joseph Food Program
COTS Transitional Homeless Shelter
St. Vincent de Paul
Department of Corrections
United Public Montessori School
Feeding America
Villa Phoenix & Klister House
Forward Services W2 program
WIC
Fox Cities Department of Workforce Development
Xavier High School
Fox Cities Housing Coalition
YouthGo
Fox Cities YMCA
Community Engagement
Fox River Academy
Appleton Downtown, Inc.
Fox Valley Warming Shelter
Boys Scouts – Bay Lake Council
Freedom Center Food Pantry
City of Appleton
FoodShare Employment Training (FSET)
Decoda Music Group
Habitat For Humanity
Fox Cities Cycling Association
Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
Higher Ground Alternative High School
Fox Valley Mountain Bikers
Homeless Connections
Fox Valley Seed Library
Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities
Fox Valley Technical College
It Takes a Village
Girls Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes
Juvenile Justice (Outagamie & Winnebago Counties)
Lawrence University
LEAVEN
Sustainable Fox Valley
Loaves & Fishes of Fox Valley
University of Wisconsin – Fox Valley, Oshkosh