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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-17-0028 BackupOVERTOWN EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE CENTER 7�r■a Ernanoel Washington Community Work Tra 11/10/2016 hack Te$in ih ry�5 'ern or ry i Y WT "We Put the Community to Work. " "HISTORY" Overtown is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the City of Miami, initially designated as a community for Blacks when Miami was incorporated in 1896. It was inhabited by people who worked on the railroad and other early industrial and commercial ventures, and was a thriving center of commerce and culture for the Black community, particularly for music and entertainment in the 1940s and 1950s. Over the decades, the area declined economically due to migration of middle-class Blacks and the construction of 1-95 and 1-395 that bisected the community. In recent years there have been efforts to preserve the historical churches and the Lyric Theatres and to revitalize the entire Overtown area. The City of Miami and Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency in their infinite wisdoms has not forgotten the promises that were made to the people of the Overtown community to restore the neighborhood. The SEOPW CRA recognizes that structural revitalization of a community with new buildings, infrastructure and state of the arts facilities without economic revitalization of the existing businesses and employment opportunities for the residents, recognizes that it would be inconsistent with its goals to foster progress and growth that reflects the vision and priority of the community. The Overtown community has transformed over the past decade, it has become one of the fastest growing and most desired place to live, work and play in South Florida, which makes Overtown a point of destination for many. In June of 2015, the City Council of the city of Miami Gardens, Florida issued an ordinance. ordinance number 2015-46-341. This ordinance is known as the City of Miami Gardens Business and Resident Economic Plan or CMG-BREP. This economic plan is designed to ensure that the residents and businesses of Miami Gardens not only see and enjoy the structural revitalization of the community, but guarantees that they will take part in the economic revitalization and be assured that the dollars that the city of Miami Gardens gets from its residents and the dollars that they get on behalf of its residents, will now find its way back into the homes of the residents they serve. The City of Miami Gardens Community Development Department has a motto that says, "Connecting the pieces for a stranger community." This motto echoes the written policies that will connect the community to its resources and make it stronger. J. � eak Traininn 41 n CWTP The City of Miami Department of Community & Economic Development mission statement is to assists in creating a viable urban community for the neediest people in our City while reducing poverty, embracing diversity, assisting with economic development, and improving the overall quality of life. In November 2004 the SEOPW CRA conducted the Dover Kohl study that outlined 14 guiding principles aimed to facilitate the redevelopment of the Overtown community. In 2009 the City of Miami Planning Department updated the plan to further focus and defined the guiding principles to structurally and economically revitalize the Overtown Community. Within the plan, principle number 4 states "There mast be variety in employment opportunities" and an EMPLOYMENT CENTER should be located within the neighborhoods to accommodate those who wish to live in proximity to their work and reduce dependence on the automobile and long commutes. In conclusion the general consensus in the community was that employment opportunities should be a high priority and made available to the existing residents of Overtown. "PROBLEM" Overtown is faced with a unique situation when it comes to employment, not only are the residents faced with high unemployment and underemployment. Overtown has a recidivism problem, when we hear the word RECIDIVISM we often think about the revolving doers of crime in our community, whereby men, women and children are caught up in the cycle of the criminal justice system. They commit crimes, go to jail, serve time in jail, get out of jail and sadly, but often find themselves committing another crime and falling back into the cycle of RECIDIVISM. Well just like the RECIDIVISM of CRIME, the Overtown Community is faced with the RECIDIVISM of UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, There is a vicious cycle that Overtown residents face, many residents are employed or underemployed and all of sudden they just quit the job or maybe even get terminated or just laid off. There are many reasoning behind these dilemmas, the Community Work Training Program has identified these causes and the residents that face these problems need to undergo an intense and highly structured employment mentoring program. The Community Work Training Program has created a highly effective comprehensive approach to successfully deal with the problems. The Community Work Training Program is poised and dedicated to connect the pieces in the Overtown community as it pertains to the complex employment issues the residents face. 2 3 { CN►''P '"SOLUTION" "Overtown Employment Assistance Center" Community Work Training Program, Inc. has a unique approach in assisting local residents in overcoming the inconsistencies to maintaining steady employment and become a stable part of the local workforce. We are requesting assistance in establishing a permanent emnloyment assistance center for Overtown residents location to be at 1490 NW 3rd Ave Suite 106 Miami, Florida 33136 The Overtown Employment Assistance Center will assist residents with finding employment placement opportunities. We will provide an Individual Employment Success Plan (I.E.S.P.) for each participant. We will register and enroll residents into available training and apprenticeship opportunities The Overtown Employment Assistance Center will recruit and work directly with employers and identify their jobs opportunities and hiring needs. The Overtown Employment Assistance Center will match the needs of the seeking employer with qualified candidates for each open position employers advertise. We will assess, assist and monitor participant in the registration and enrollment process for training and apprenticeship program through Miami Dade County Public Vocational schools, ABC Institute, Hospitality Institute, Miami Dade Community College OSHA program, I.B.E.W Union and many other available training and apprenticeship programs We will refer and direct participants to public assistance programs and other wrap around services that are available to assist residents in their employment quest, such as bus pass, daycare and work attire. We will provide one on one and group mentorship sessions to participants with the following training modules. 3 Vi orb C 'I! TP "PROGRAM CURRICULUM" These mentoring 10 modules will be provided monthly for participants on a continuous basis, each of the modules listed will also include a financial mentorship module. 1) Who am I 2) Effective Communication 3) Decision Making 4) Self Awareness 5) Values 6) Goal Setting 7) Work Place Ethic 8) Conflict Resolution 9) Praise, Criticism or Feedback 1 0) Time Management This curriculum was designed by the Community Work Training Program, Inc., The Liberty City Trust and Florida International University. This collaboration has created a highly successful work readiness mentoring program called the Career Enhancement Employability Path (C.E.E,P.). This program is designed to transform the rnindset of its participants as it pertains to work and the work place. The financial modules will consist of 5 components. 1) How money work. 2) How to establish a budget. 3) How to pay yourself first. 4) How to live beneath your means. 5) How to start a family tradition. 4 CWTP "SUMMARY/ VISION" Community Work Training Program, Inc. goals are to provide financial opportunities for people and businesses, and assist them in planning and navigating their way to economic success. Community Work Training Program recognizes and understands that the residents of the Overtown Community are faced with many challenges in finding and maintaining stable employment. For over 6 years CWTPINC has diligently recruited employers to provide job opportunities for the residents of Overtown. We have established numerous relationships and partnerships with employers such as Recreation Design Construction (RDC), Dwight Stephenson Construction, Canseco Electrical Contractor, Silva Structure, Inc., First Florida Inc., Atlantic Pacific, Work Place Solutions, Double H Networks, LLC, Trojan Labor, Career Source of South Florida Labor for Hire, American Management Group, Inc., Leza's Plumbing, E & M Plumbing, St. John CDC, Goodwill Industries, Gomez Fences, Florida International University, University of Miami, Miami Dade County Public Schools, Top Value and Price Choice Supermarkets, Miami Dade Community College, DaCosta Enterprise, Inc., DiPompeo Construction Company, Veterans Administration, Regions Bank, One United Bank and many more. Through these relationships we have provided job opportunities for over 600 residents. In conclusion, CWTPINC have created unique and very successful network to help the Overtown residents and the SEOPW CRA accomplish and fulfill its mission to provide economic success. otk Tra inih A+ a *� 9 r V WTP "BUDGET" Description Expenses % Employment Placement & Referral Program Career & Social Svcs Advisors (1-FT 1-PT) $40,000.00 $40,000.00 26.67% Program Center Operations Coordinator Program Coordinator $40,000.00 $40,000.00 26.67% Center Operations Reception Staff $20,000.00 $20,000.00 13.33% Insurance $3,800.00 Communications $5,900.00 Business Licenses Fees $800.00 Office Furniture & Fixtures $10,000.00 Participants Supplies $12,000.00 Computers & Software $8,900.00 Office Supplies $8,600.00 $50,000.00 33.33% TOTAL BUDGET COST $150,000.00 100% 6 Community Work Training Program, Inc. September Summary Report Visitations September 1, 2016 — September 2, 2016, 2 visitors September 5, 2016 — September 9, 2016, 17 visitors September 12, 2016 — September 16, 2016, 14 visitors September 19, 2016 — September 23, 2016, 41 visitors September 26, 2016 — September 30, 2016, 39 visitors 113 Total Visitors in September Registrations September 12, 2016 — September 16, 2016, 9 registrations September 19, 2016 —September 23, 2016,.51 registrations September 26, 2016 — September 30, 2016, 25 registrations 95 Total Registrations in September Referrals Career Source — 1 referral Dress For Success — 9 referrals Goodwill — 2 referrals OBRC — 2 referrals Price Choice— 14 referrals Target — 2 referrals UGPS — 3 referrals 33 Total Referrals in September Placements Price Choice — 9 placements UGPS — 1 placement 10 Total Placements in September