Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
(ii) EIN |
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 15,003,462 | 15,494,956 | 17,045,425 | 23,379,301 | 17,473,250 | 88,396,394 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | 15,003,462 | 15,494,956 | 17,045,425 | 23,379,301 | 17,473,250 | 88,396,394 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 88,396,394 | |||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 15,003,462 | 15,494,956 | 17,045,425 | 23,379,301 | 17,473,250 | 88,396,394 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 38,211 | 12,645 | 1,005 | 296 | 51 | 52,208 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | 2,484 | 12,917 | 7,551 | 20,385 | 37,777 | 81,114 |
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 88,529,716 | |||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE 990. THE 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS. ANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS HAVE ARE ADDRESSED, AND ANY CORRECTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ARE MADE. THE 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FEC BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE 990. ANY QUESTIONS AND/OR CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED, AND ANY CONCERNS OR CLARIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ARE MADE. THE FINAL FORM 990 DRAFT WITH ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING THE 990. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY AND IMMEDIATELY BY ANY REPLACEMENT DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES UPON TAKING THE NEW POSITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THERE ARE SECTIONS THAT ADDRESS FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES/DISCLOSURE, DEFINING OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND RESTRAINT ON VOTING. THE BOARD CHAIR REMINDS DIRECTORS OF THE NEED TO DECLARE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DIRECTORS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCE BEFORE A VOTE IS TAKEN THAT THEY ARE ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTE AND STATE THE REASON FOR THE CONFLICT. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE SENIOR OFFICERS HAVE A SALARY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE SET BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD'S BY-LAWS. THE COMMITTEE USES AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW OF SIMILAR SIZE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTRACTOR STUDIES WHAT SALARIES AND COMPENSATION PACKAGES ARE FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR SIZE OF STAFFING, BUDGET AND REGIONAL SCOPE. ONCE THE CONTRACTOR HAS COMPLETED A THOROUGH ANALYSIS, THEY PRESENT THEIR ANALYSIS TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THIS HAS SERVED AS THE BASE LINE FOR SETTING THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S AND SENIOR OFFICERS' COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES IF ANY YEARLY INCENTIVE PAYMENT WILL BE PAID TO PRESIDENT/CEO AND SENIOR OFFICERS, BASED ON FEC'S MEETING CORPORATE GOALS. THIS HAS BEEN THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE STUDY WILL BE UPDATED EVERY THREE YEARS. CBIZ, AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM, CONDUCTED THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION REVIEW IN NOVEMBER 2008 AND THE NEXT STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTED IN 2011. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE - WWW.GKCCF.ORG | |
| OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR AUDIT | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C | NO CHANGES IN OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS FROM PRIOR TAX YEAR. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL OPERATES 4 FULL SERVICE AND 3 AFFILIATE MISSOURI CAREER CENTERS. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEXT GENERATION SERVICE DESIGN OF CO-ENROLLMENT AND BROADENED CORE SERVICES, A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN PARTICIPANTS OCCURRED DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR. THE FEC MISSOURI CAREER CENTERS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY (KCV) AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN 2010-2011 RECORDED 60,645 UNIQUE CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) ADULT PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 13,100 CUSTOMERS ATTENDED WORKSHOPS, 30,300 CUSTOMERS WERE ASSESSED, 1,103 RECEIVED THE NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE, A PORTABLE, EVIDENCE-BASED CREDENTIAL THAT MEASURES ESSENTIAL WORKPLACE SKILLS AND IS A RELIABLE PREDICTOR OF WORKPLACE SUCCESS, AND 89,600 JOB REFERRALS WERE MADE BY OUR FEC STAFF. IN THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) ADULT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, FEC SERVED 38,688 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, ENROLLED 444 IN TRAINING, AND PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT 2,034 OF THE 3,687 COUNTED IN ENTERED EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE MEASURE IN EMPLOYMENT. AS A RESULT OF THE EFFORTS OF THE CENTERS, FEC ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOME IN ADULT ENTERED EMPLOYMENT OF 82.6%, IN ADULT RETENTION WITH 102.0% AND IN ADULT AVERAGE EARNINGS 107.0% AND ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOME IN EJAC IN ADULT ENTERED EMPLOYMENT AT 104.0%, ADULT RETENTION, 114.0%, AND ADULT AVERAGE EARNINGS AT 135.3%. IN THE DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGIONS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM WAS 21,957 IN PY 2010. OF THE 1,440 WORKERS LAID-OFF FROM THEIR JOBS WHO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE WIA DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAMS, 677 RECEIVED TRAINING, 1,023 OF THE 1,440 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE MEASURE WENT TO WORK. AS A RESULT OF THE EFFORTS OF THE CENTERS, FEC ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN KCV IN DW ENTERED EMPLOYMENT, 106.3%, DW RETENTION, 107.8%, AND DW AVERAGE EARNINGS, 136.5% IN KCV AND ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOME IN EJAC IN DW ENTERED EMPLOYMENT, 118.9%, DW RETENTION, 109.5% AND DW AVERAGE EARNINGS AT 129.2% IN EJAC. SPECIAL PROJECTS PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS FEC WAS ABLE TO GENERATE FUNDING FOR UNEMPLOYED AND DISLOCATED WORKERS THROUGH A NUMBER OF SPECIAL FUNDING PROGRAMS IN PY 2010. THESE INCLUDE: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) PROGRAMS PROVIDED SPECIAL STIMULUS FUNDING FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS AND DISLOCATED WORKERS. DISABILITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM - (DNP) PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. TWO DNP PERSONNEL, CO-LOCATED WITHIN THE ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS, TO SERVE THE THREE CAREER CENTERS LOCATED IN KANSAS CITY & VICINITY. THE DNP STAFF ASSISTED CUSTOMERS AND STAFF AT THE 1740 PASEO, NORTHLAND CAREER CENTERS AND SOUTH KANSAS CITY CAREER CENTERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THAT ALL ONE-STOP SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THIS EFFORT INCREASED EMPLOYMENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY LINKING THEM TO EMPLOYERS AND FACILITATED ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WOULD ENABLE THIS POPULATION IN THEIR ENTRY OR RE-ENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE. DNP STAFF FACILITATED TRAININGS AND PROVIDED DISABILITY-RELATED RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES. DNP PERSONNEL ALSO PROVIDED OUTREACH TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON WORKFORCE SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS. FEC DISABILITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (DNP)INITIATIVE ASSISTED 508 CUSTOMERS AND HANDLED 431 STAFF REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE. BI-LINGUAL CALL CENTER - FEC HAS INSTITUTED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMERS. THREE SPANISH-SPEAKING, BI-LINGUAL STAFF COORDINATORS HAVE BEEN HIRED TO SERVE THE SPANISH-SPEAKING YOUTH AND ADULT POPULATIONS AND HELP ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT FOR LATINO WORKERS. FEC OFFERS THE MOBILE BI-LINGUAL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AND ADULT LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING POPULATIONS. BUSINESS RETENTION SERVICES- FEC CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT TO EARLY WARNING NETWORK/LAYOFF AVERSION SERVICES BY LINKING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE BUSINESS RETENTION COUNCIL (BRC) PROGRAM. THIS EARLY WARNING NETWORK/LAYOFF AVERSION SERVICES INITIATIVE INTERCONNECTS WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS IN THE REGION TO SUPPORT BUSINESS RETENTION AND JOB PLACEMENT FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS.THE BRC IDENTIFIES EXISTING BUSINESSES AT RISK FOR CLOSING OR RELOCATING, LEVERAGES RESOURCES FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE DESIGNED TO AVERT LAYOFFS AND CLOSINGS, AND PROVIDE JOB REFERRAL AND JOB DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THROUGH THE MISSOURI CAREER CENTERS. THE BRC PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESSES TO SUSTAIN EXISTING BUSINESS. THE COUNCIL MEETS QUARTERLY TO KEEP INFORMED OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND DISCUSS WAYS TO AVERT BUSINESS CLOSINGS AND LAYOFFS. THE BUSINESS RETENTION COUNCIL TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, PLATTE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, CASS COUNTY CORPORATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, RICHMOND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND LIBERTY PARTNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS - FEC HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GENERATING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REGIONS UNEMPLOYED THROUGH SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN HEALTHCARE. GREATER KC HEALTHCARE AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (GKC-HHIT) PROGRAM - U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WHICH AWARDED A 3 YEAR $5 MILLION GRANT FOR THE GREATER KANSAS CITY HEALTHCARE AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (GKCHHIT)PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND PLACEMENT SERVICES TO UNEMPLOYED WORKERS PURSUING CAREERS IN NURSING, ALLIED HEALTH, LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRAINED HEALTHCARE WORKERS. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP EFFORT WITH MISSOURI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE KANSAS WORKFORCE PARTNERS, THE LOCAL KANSAS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, FEC SERVED AND ENROLLED 1,219 IN TRAINING. A TOTAL OF 940 COMPLETED TRAINING AND RECEIVED CREDENTIALS, 90 HAVE BEEN PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT AND 686 INCUMBANT WORKERS HAVE RETAINED THEIR JOBS. 21ST HEALTHCARE WORKS PROGRAM - FEC RECEIVED A 5 YEAR $5 MILLION GRANT AWARD FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO TRAIN LOW-INCOME ADULTS, FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS, TANF RECIPIENTS, LOW-INCOME UNEMPLOYED ADULTS, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH 16-24, AND LOW-WAGE HEALTH CARE WORKERS SEEKING CAREER PROGRESSION IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD. RECRUITMENT FOR THIS PROGRAM BEGAN IN APRIL AND TO DATE55 HAVE BEEN SERVED AND ENROLLED IN TRAINING. HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY FEC ALSO RECEIVED A $100,000 GRANT AWARD FROM THE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY TO BRIDGE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM TO 16-24 ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. THIS BRIDGE PROGRAM WILL LINK TO POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS FOR THE COMPLETION AND AWARD OF CLASS CREDIT AND CREDENTIALS TO LOW-INCOME YOUTH IN THE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS, LEAD TO A DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE AT A POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION AND ULTIMATELY TO PLACEMENT INTO EMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAM WILL CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT TRANSITION TO THE AWARDING OF POST-SECONDARY CREDENTIALS AND EMPLOYMENT THEREAFTER TO THESE ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - CONTINUED | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | MISSOURI WORK ASSISTANCE (MWA) - THIS WELFARE TO WORK PROGRAM FORMERLY KNOWN AS CAREER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CAP) PROVIDES JOB READINESS AND TRAINING FOR TANF INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN WORK RELATED ACTIVITIES. THIS PROGRAM ACHIEVED A MONTHLY PARTICIPATION RATE OF 67.41%, SERVED 635, AND ENGAGED 397 IN WORK ACTIVITIES. 187 WERE ENROLLED IN CLASSROOM TRAINING, 99 WERE EMPLOYED - FULL TIME, 105 EMPLOYED - PART TIME AND TOTAL EMPLOYED EARNED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $9.21. BASE REALIGNMENT CLOSURE COMMISSION NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANT- THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS LAID-OFF WORKERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (BRAC),(ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE) AND DEFENSE-RELATED AGENCIES THAT ARE BEING REDEPLOYED FROM KANSAS CITY.THE PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES JOB ASSISTANCE TO LAID OFF WORKERS, SERVED 134, TRAINED 51, AND PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT 59 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $19.77. NEG AMERICAN AIRLINES DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM- DESIGNED TO ASSIST WORKERS LAID OFF FROM THE CLOSURE OF THE AMERICAN AIRLINES OVERHAUL BASE, ASSISTED WORKERS WHO CHOOSE NOT TO TRANSFER TO OTHER LOCATIONS; SERVED 231, TRAINED 91, EMPLOYED 84, AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $25.87. AUTO SUPPLIERS DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM- DESIGNED TO ASSIST WORKERS LAID OFF IMPACTED BY THE LAYOFFS IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY, SERVED 20, TRAINED 9, EMPLOYED 13 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $15.64. GREEN COLLAR EARMARK JOB TRAINING PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE TARGETED CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT WILL LEAD TO EMPLOYMENT IN GREEN COLLAR GROWTH OCCUPATIONS. THE PROJECT WOULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE JACKSON COUNTY AREA TRAINED IN GREEN JOBS AND EMPLOYED IN GREEN COLLAR JOBS, REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN JACKSON COUNTY AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE AREA TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THIS GROWING SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY. THE PROJECT SERVED/ENROLLED IN TRAINING 117, 101 COMPLETED TRAINING, 89 RECEIVED CREDENTIAL, AND 25 WERE EMPLOYED AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $12.97. FEC RECEIVED $ 70,000 FROM THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CENTER TO CONDUCT A REGIONAL GREEN RESEARCH GRANT. THE GREEN WAYS TO GREEN CAREERS PROJECT RESULTED INA A GREEN EMPLOYER SURVEY, DESIGNED TO COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT GREEN JOBS TO BETTER IDENTIFY LOCAL TRENDS AND INSIGHTS ABOUT REGIONAL GREEN ECONOMIES, CONVENED A LOCAL GREEN TASKFORCE AND PRODUCED GREEN TRAINING INVENTORY AND KANSAS CITY REGION GREEN JOBS REPORT 2010. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANT ARRA -RECOVERY ACT-FUNDED NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS (NEGS) SUPPORTS THE EXPANSION OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) PROGRAM AND JUMP STARTS RE-EMPLOYMENT FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS EXPERIENCING PROLONGED UNEMPLOYMENT BY ENABLING EMPLOYERS TO CREATE TRAINING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS. WORKERS RECEIVED WORK-BASED TRAINING THAT ALLOWS THEM TO SHARPEN THEIR SKILLS WHILE THEY EARNED WAGES. THE GRANT ENSURED THAT DISLOCATED WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT HAVE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO GET AND KEEP WELL-PAYING JOBS. THE GRANT WAS USED TO SUPPORT OJT CONTRACTS WITH EMPLOYERS IN THE PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS, WHO AGREED TO HIRE AND TRAIN DISLOCATED WORKERS IN EXCHANGE FOR PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT OF THEIR TRAINING COSTS. SERVED 71, ENROLLED 54 IN TRAINING, AND EMPLOYED 13 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $14.38. IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD FEC IMPLEMENTED THE SECTION 3 KCMO HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY, RECRUIT, AND CERTIFY HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENTS WHO WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SECTION 3 PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN BY KCMO AND HOUSING AUTHORITY WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 34 CERTIFICATIONS. THE MISSOURI FIRST SOURCE PROGRAM- PROJECT PREPARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GREATER KC AFL-CIO TO PROVIDE FOR KCMO RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE LOOKED AT FIRST FOR EMPLOYMENT WHEN THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY UNDERTAKES CONSTRUCTION . THIS PROGRAM SERVED 64, TRAINED 59, AND PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT 36 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $15.64. IN THE TRANSPORTATION FIELD, FEC GENERATED FUNDING FOR THE MARC -JOB ACCESS REVERSE COMMUTE (JARC) CAREER TRANSIT PROGRAM (ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM) WHICH PROVIDED OUTREACH AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES TO UN-SERVED AND UNDERSERVED TO INFORM POTENTIAL APPLICANTS OF THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ONE STOP CENTERS / MISSOURI CAREER CENTERS IN THE FIVE SURROUNDING COUNTIES CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED ARE VAN SERVICES, BUS PASSES, ADVANTAGE POOL (ORGANIZED RIDE SHARING TO AND FROM WORK, SWING SHIFT, A ONE-WAY TRANSPORTATION TO OR FROM WORK AND SHARE-A-FARE A DOOR TO DOOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO AND FROM WORK. FROM MAY 1 2010 TO APRIL 30, 2011 57 EMPLOYED RIDERS AND 2867 TRIPS / RIDES WERE PROVIDED. KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY PROGRAM- TAKES PEOPLE TO JOB LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOT SERVICED BY KCATA TRANSIT LINES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 950 MONTHLY PASSES AND 3,297 ONE-RIDE BUS TICKETS. YOUTH PROGRAMS FECS WIA YOUTH PROGRAMS PROVIDED JOB READINESS, COUNSELING, WORK EXPERIENCE, CLASSROOM OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE AND INTERNSHIPS TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH (AGES 16-21), DROPOUTS, AND AT-RISK YOUTH. YOUTH WHO COMPLETED THIS PROGRAM WERE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT, ENROLLED IN POST SECONDARY TRAINING (SUCH AS AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGES, 4-YEAR COLLEGES, APPRENTICECHIP AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS) AND/OR THE MILITARY. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 679 YOUTH, 187 IN-SCHOOL AND 492 OUT-OF-SCHOOL WHO WERE PROVIDED JOB AND CAREER TRAINING ASSISTANCE IN KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY REGIONS. OF THOSE YOUTH IN THE PROGRAM 89 ATTAINED DEGREE / CREDENTIAL, 138 PLACEMENTS AND 52 WERE EMPLOYED AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $9.81 AND 87 WERE ENROLLED IN POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. THROUGH AGGRESSIVE AND RESPONSIVE STAFF EFFORT FEC ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN YOUTH PLACEMENT, 112.5%, YOUTH ATTAINMENT DEGREE / CREDENTIAL, 139.8%, AND IN LITERACY NUMERACY, 115.4% AND ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN EJAC IN YOUTH PLACEMENT AT 105.2%, YOUTH ATTAINMENT DEGREE / CREDENTIAL AT 184.4%, AND LITERACY NUMERACY 142.9%. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT STIMULUS PROGRAM FUNDING HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON SERVICES PROVIDED AND SPENDING ON PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2010 PROGRAM YEAR. FEC SECURED AND MANAGED 3 MAJOR INITIATIVES FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT STIMULUS FUNDING FOR YOUTH (AGES 16-24) PROGRAMS. NEXT GENERATION JOBS TEAM - FEC IMPLEMENTED THE NEXT GENERATION JOBS TEAM, AN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT STIMULUS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS, WORK EXPERIENCES AND ASSISTED WITH ENROLLMENT IN POST SECONDARY TRAINING. THE PROGRAM PLACED IN WORK EXPERIENCE MORE THAN 2,338 YOUTH OF AGES 16-24. GREEN JOBS TO GREEN CAREERS PROGRAM THE SUMMER YOUTH FUNDING WITH EMERGENCY TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF)AWARD PROVIDED A SIX-WEEK INTERNSHIP TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 16 TO 24. THIS PROGRAM CALLED GREEN JOBS TO GREEN CAREERS 2010 JOBS PROGRAM FOCUSED ON GREEN WORK PRACTICES AND GREEN CAREERS. THE PROGRAM SERVED MORE THAN 2,522 YOUTH IN WORK EXPERIENCE AND PAID AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $10.00. STATE PARKS YOUTH CORP - THE STATE PARKS YOUTH CORPS (SPYC) PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGES 16-24, WAS A VENTURE JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE MISSOURI DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF STATE PARKS AND MISSOURIS 14 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. THE PROGRAM PLACED PARTICIPANTS IN A PAID WORK EXPERIENCE IN MISSOURI STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES BUILDING TRAILS, LEADING TOURS, EXCAVATING HISTORICAL SITES, AND DESIGNING MARKETING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO HELP PREPARE YOUTH FOR TOMORROWS CAREERS WHILE SURROUNDED BY NATURE AND THE BEAUTY OF MISSOURIS STATE PARKS, SERVED 48 AND PLACED 28 IN WORK EXPERIENCE AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $7.25 DURING THE PERIOD MAR 1, 2010 TO SEP 30, 2010, SERVED 48 AND PLACED 28 IN A WORK EXPERIENCE AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $7.25 AND FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2011-NOVEMBER 30, 2011, THE PROGRAM SERVED 14 AND PLACED 9 IN A WORK EXPERIENCE. THESE PLACEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR THE STATE PARKS SYSTEM IN THE REGION. TWO NEW YOUTH PROGRAMS WERE IN THE START UP PHASE. FEC SECURED FUNDING OF $1.3 MILLION FROM MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY (MAYOR'S FUND) AND THE NYC CENTER FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND (SIF) TO PROVIDE PAID INTERNSHIPS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FOR DISCONNECTED 18-24 YEAR OLD YOUNG ADULTS IN THE KANSAS CITY, MO IN A PROGRAM CALLED PROJECT RISE. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - CONTINUED | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | FEC ALSO SECURED FUNDING OF $400,000 FROM THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FOOTBALL CLUB, KANSAS CITY ROYALS BASEBALL, AND THE JACKSON COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX AUTHORITY FOR THE LEARN TO EARN INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND PAID INTERNSHIPS TO WOMEN AND MINORITY YOUTH 18 TO 24 YEARS OF AGE IN THE FIELDS RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. |
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