1. Arizona Housing Coalition
Workforce Development and Social Entrepreneurship
Kathy Di Nolfi, Chief Program Officer
Karen Brown, Director of Support Services

2. Mission: “Helping Families…Changing Lives”

4. a place to call home affordable housing
La Mesita Apartments (Mesa)
Desert Leaf Apartments (Mesa)
ArtSpace Lofts (Mesa)
Madison Heights (Avondale)
Rapid Rehousing (Valley wide)

6. Dorothy B. Mitchell Counseling Center (Mesa)
West Valley Community Behavioral Health Services (Glendale)
East and West Valley PACTT (Parents and Children Teaming Together)
East and West Valley After School Programs

7. A New Leaf/AWEE merger Phoenix presence Experts in workforce
Similar values/mission
Complementary programs for similar populations

8. AWEE strategic plan board deliverable
Barriers
AWEE strategic plan board deliverable
Basic needs
Re-entry
Not job ready
Non-skilled employable
Skilled employable
College Educated
Previously Employed
Entrepreneurs

9. AWEE Services and A New Leaf Workforce Integration
Employment Resources
Support for Small Businesses
Training for Banking Careers
Developing Women Leaders
Resources for Employers
AWEE/ AWEEC Central Phoenix
East Valley Men's Center
Mesa CAN
Faith House
La Mesita Community

10. AWEEC-Arizona Women’s Education & Entrepreneur Center Women's Business Center
Provides at no cost –
education and resources
workshops
one-on-one counseling
Mentoring
online resources
Services in English and Spanish

11. Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC)
Conducts outreach to any & all veterans throughout the state that have a desire to start, sustain or expand a business. 
VBOC along with a variety of Resource Partners and the U.S Small Business Administration, is a source for business counseling, mentoring, training, tools & resources designed to assist transitioning service members, veterans and military spouses in attaining their business goals.
Boots to Business entrepreneurial seminars through the Transition Assistance Programs (TAP) at military installations throughout the state. 
The Boots to Business seminars are scheduled by the TAP counselors several times per year for each installation.  The Reboot seminars are provided on as needed basis and coordinated with a variety of resource partners to ensure the widest possible audience.

12. First Steps- Workforce Integration
Review each locations program and client needs, outcomes & grants.
Staff training & experience- What they have and what they need.
ALL Workforce and Case Management staff at ANL programs are trained to AWEE Services and Delivery.
Cross training at each of the program sites
Internal workforce committee formed to align services and plan events.

13. Who’s Job Ready?
Does the client have substantial barriers to employment?
To what extent do these barriers prevent the client from obtaining or retaining employment?
Does the client have knowledge of the necessary tools for job search?
Some individuals are just not ready for job search or employment if they are facing serious barriers.
Identify barriers and assist in eliminating them for client to obtain employment.
If client has a mental health or substance abuse issue this does not necessarily keep them from obtaining or sustaining employment.
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14. What does the Job Seeker need?
AZ’s Livable Wage
What type of job is the client looking for versus any job?
Does the job meet the clients needs?
Money $$
Location – distance 15 mile radius
Flexible hours
Opportunity for growth
Some may need a “breather job”
Not just a job? Can the job provide a livable wage or lead to a position providing a livable wage?
Stepping-stone positions
Hourly Wage
1 Adult
1Adult 1Child
Living Wage
$11.22
$24.43
Poverty
Wage
$5.80
$7.81
Minimum
$10.50
Annual Expenses
$20,000
$43,351
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15. A New Leaf’s Economic Development Division
Community Programs
Emergency Assistance
Asset building
Financial and Education Coaching
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
AWEE Workforce services
Introductory job skills
Bankwork$
Women’s Business Center/Veterans’ Business Outreach Center
Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation (NEDCO)
Business Technical Assistance
Lending
Certified Development Financial Institution

16. Contact Information
A New Leaf
868 E University Dr
Mesa, Arizona 85203
Phone (480)
AWEE 4520 N. Central, 5th Floor, Suite 550 Phoenix, AZ
Kathy DiNolfi, Chief Program Officer P C  
Karen Brown , Director of Support Services C

17. Questions?