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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 14,664,440 | 14,676,227 | 12,834,888 | 13,624,268 | 11,751,163 | 67,550,986 |
| 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 | 14,664,440 | 14,676,227 | 12,834,888 | 13,624,268 | 11,751,163 | 67,550,986 |
| 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. | 67,550,986 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 14,664,440 | 14,676,227 | 12,834,888 | 13,624,268 | 11,751,163 | 67,550,986 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 19 | 22 | 78 | 965 | 426 | 1,510 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 223 | 223 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 67,552,719 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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 VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 223. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | 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 FINAL FORM 990 WITH ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FEC BOARD 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 MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY AND IMMEDIATELY BY ANY REPLACEMENT DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE UPON TAKING THE POSITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN THE CONFLICT OF INTERST 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. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR THE CEO AND SENIOR OFFICERS, AND THE COMMITTEE MAINTAINS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DECISION. 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 IS UPDATED PERIODICALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL IS THE FISCAL AGENT AND MANAGING ENTITY FOR TWO WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) MISSOURI WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS (WDB), THE KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY (KCV) WDB AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY (EJAC) WDB. THE TWO REGIONS COMPRISE 5-COUNTIES, CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES, AND COVER OVER 2,400 SQUARE MILES AND A 2019 POPULATION OF 1,186,175 AND INCLUDE DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR 3 COMPREHENSIVE CAREER SERVICES CENTERS, 3 AFFILIATE AND 2 BRANCH OFFICES OF THE MISSOURI/AMERICAN JOB CENTERS. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE 2019-2020 PROGRAM YEAR CREATED AN UNPRECEDENTED SHOCK TO THE ECONOMY, IMPACTING THE WORKFORCE AND COMPANIES ACROSS SECTORS. THE LABOR MARKET CONTINUED TO REFLECT THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC. IN RESPONSE TO THIS UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION, FEC IMPLEMENTED A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES TO PROTECT BUSINESSES, COMMUNITIES, AND CITIZENS. THE PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED (1) INSTITUTIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING BARRIERS HAVE ELEVATED THROUGH STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI AND THE MAYOR OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS CLOSED AS WELL. THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, MANAGING ENTITY/FISCAL AGENT FOR THE KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY AND EAST JACKSON COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, ALSO CLOSED ITS OFFICES TO EXTERNAL TRAFFIC AND CONDUCTED BUSINESS VIRTUALLY AND BY TELEPHONE. FEC HAD TO TRANSITION FROM A FACE-TO-FACE BUSINESS TO A VIRTUAL BUSINESS OVERNIGHT. FURTHER, IN ORDER TO MANAGE POTENTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL LIABILITY, FEC HAD TO PROCURE PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND DEVELOP A WORK AT HOME PROTOCOL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF STAFF; (2) ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICE BARRIERS WITHIN THE WORKFORCE SYSTEM HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED DUE TO THE NECESSITY OF MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCING WHILE STILL ENGAGING PARTICIPANTS; AND (3) STAFF/CLIENT BARRIERS ELEVATED BY THE GENUINE CONCERN OF PARTICIPANTS AND WORKFORCE SYSTEM STAFF REGARDING SPREAD AND THE MORTALITY AND INFECTION RATE OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. DESPITE THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, FEC HAS DEVELOPED A SOLID SERVICE DELIVERY PLAN OF ACTION AND ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES SUCH AS IMPLEMENTING VIRTUAL TRAINING COURSES, - VIRTUAL JOB/HIRING EVENTS, ZOOM/FACETIME INTERVIEWS, DROPBOX AND DOCUSIGN UTILIZATION, AND UTILIZATION OF REGIONAL CLIENT ENGAGEMENT/CALL CENTER. THE FEC MANAGED MISSOURI JOB CENTERS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PROGRAM YEAR JULY 1, 2019 - JUNE 30, 2020 (PY 2020) RECORDED A TOTAL NUMBER OF DISTINCT INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES OF 18,558 AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT REGISTERED IN THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM WAS 92,271 UNIQUE CUSTOMERS SERVED. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA SHOWS THAT 44,685 DISTINCT USERS WERE REPORTED WITH WAGNER PEYSER SERVICES PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS AND 3,689 DISTINCT USERS WERE REPORTED WITH TITLE I - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (WIOA) SERVICES PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS. OVERALL THE COMMUNITY IMPACT WAS FEC SERVED 10,089, ENROLLED 9,442, 331 EARNED CREDENTIALS, 8,733 WERE EMPLOYED IN QUARTER 2 POST SERVICES AND 9,094 WERE EMPLOYED IN QUARTER 4 POST SERVICES, AND ESTIMATED ANNUAL EARNINGS OF $539.37 MILLION WAS GENERATED BY THESE EFFORTS. IN THE WIOA ADULT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, FEC SERVED 10,759 AND ENROLLED 10,103 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, ENROLLED 364 IN TRAINING, AND PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT 478 OF THE 611 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE MEASURE, AND 515 OF THE 665 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE AND WENT TO WORK AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $16.48. TOTAL AVERAGE EARNINGS GENERATED BY ADULTS ENTERING EMPLOYMENT WAS $14,598,327. IN THE DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGION'S WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM WAS 247 IN PY 2019-2020. OF THESE WORKERS LAID-OFF FROM THEIR JOBS WHO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAMS, 154 RECEIVED TRAINING, 138 OUT OF THE 178 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT AND 132 OF THE 164 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE MEASURE AND THE GENERATED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $36.34. TOTAL EARNINGS GENERATED BY DISLOCATED WORKERS ENTERING EMPLOYMENT WAS $9,070,232. SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS: IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE NORMAL WIOA FORMULA GRANTS, THE KCV AND EJAC WDB THROUGH THE FEC GENERATED THROUGH SPECIAL PROGRAM INITIATIVES AN ADDITIONAL $21.6 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE REGION FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. FEC WAS ABLE TO GENERATE SPECIAL FUNDING IN PY 2019-2020 FOR POPULATIONS OF WORKERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, SUCH AS THE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED; LAID-OFF, DISLOCATED WORKERS; VETERANS; TANF RECIPIENTS; INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, UNBANKED, INDIVIDUALS WITH TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES, AND BI-LINGUAL POPULATIONS. THESE INCLUDE: RESEA - REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT SERVICES MUST BE PROVIDED TO UI CLAIMANTS RECEIVING EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (EUC). REQUIRED JOB SERVICES (RJS), SERVICES THAT AFFORD UI CLAIMANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE SKILLS TO COMPETE FOR HIGH-WAGE JOBS IN EMERGING INDUSTRY SECTORS. THE MISSOURI RESEA PROGRAM FUNDED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION AND THE MISSOURI OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTS A NEW VISION OF REEMPLOYING UI CLAIMANTS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED WORKFORCE SYSTEM. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, UI CLAIMANT RECEIVED ENHANCED SERVICES WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO BE BETTER JOB CANDIDATES AND TO RETURN TO WORK IN A SHORTER LENGTH OF TIME. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM - IS INTENDED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WHOSE JOBS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND HELPS THEM TO RETURN TO SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT PROVIDES TRAINING ASSISTANCE, JOB SEARCH ALLOWANCE, AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCE AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. VETERANS PROGRAM - MISSOURI CAREER CENTER DVOP AND LVER ARE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE CAREER CENTERS AND ARE PART OF THE BUSINESS SERVICES TEAMS. DVOP/LVER STAFF ASSISTS VETERANS WITH SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AS DEFINED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT THROUGH INTENSIFIED DIRECT SERVICES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYER JOB DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THEIR SEPARATE ROLES. THE FULL ARRAY OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE UNDER PRIORITY OF SERVICE; THIS INCLUDES CONNECTION TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, BENEFITS AND SERVICES, CONNECTION TO SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES, ONE-ON-ONE ASSESSMENTS, RESUME REVIEWS, FOLLOW-UP AS APPROPRIATE, MATCHING TO EMPLOYER BASE AND MATCHING TO SPECIFIC EMPLOYERS COMMITTED TO HIRING VETERANS, SUCH AS EMPLOYERS PARTICIPATING IN THE "SHOW-ME HEROES" INITIATIVE. THE NUMBER OF VETERAN CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGION'S WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM WAS 559 IN PY 2019-2020. SHOW-ME HEROES - THE SHOW-ME HEROES PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE MISSOURI DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HELPS MISSOURI'S VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE RECONNECT WITH MEANINGFUL CAREERS, AND SHOWCASES MISSOURI EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE PLEDGED TO DO SO. FUNDING GENERATED OF $60,000. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND LIMITED ENGLISH- SPEAKING POPULATION (LEP): FEC USES A COMBINATION OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TRAINING AND JOB SEARCH SYSTEMS TO INCREASE PROFICIENCY IN COMPUTER BASED JOB SEARCH, APPLICATIONS AND SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR EMPLOYMENT; CONDUCTS "CAREER CLINICS" DESIGNED TO PROVIDE JOB SEEKERS WITH THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND TOOLS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE JOBS ARE. THIS INCLUDES SOFT SKILL TECHNIQUES, TEAMWORK, PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, AND THE UTILIZATION AND ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE "JUST IN TIME" NON-SEMESTER BASED TRAINING; SEMESTER BASED TRAINING; AS WELL AS TRAINING "COMBOS" THAT INTEGRATE CLASSROOM TRAINING WITH WORK BASED TRAINING TO TRAIN JOB SEEKERS TO ACHIEVE OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES. FOR CUSTOMERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, FEC ASSIGNS VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES ON A ROTATING BASIS TO A MISSOURI CAREER CENTER SITE AND DIRECTLY CONNECTS TO THE CAREER CENTER BY FORMALIZED AGREEMENTS. THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL NEEDS CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGION'S WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROGRAM WAS 770 IN PY 2019-2020. BI-LINGUAL OUTREACH - FEC INSTITUTED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMERS. SPANISH-SPEAKING, BI-LINGUAL STAFF SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO SERVE THE SPANISH-SPEAKING YOUTH AND ADULT POPULATIONS AND HELP ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT FOR LATINO WORKERS. FEC WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER THE BI-LINGUAL MOBILE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMERS WITH THE SPANISH SPEAKING BI-LINGUAL PERSONNEL HIRED TO SERVE THE YOUTH AND ADULT OF THIS LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING POPULATIONS (LEP) AND HELP ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF LATINO WORKERS. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICAN JOB CENTERS UTILIZES LANGUAGE LINK, A MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION SERVICE, WHICH IS AN INTERPRETATIVE SERVICE THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO INTERPRET OVER 150 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: TANF MISSOURI WORK ASSISTANCE (MWA) PROGRAM - ANOTHER MAJOR INITIATIVE IS THE TANF (TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES) MWA PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION (LINC) TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING THE CLIENT IN OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND NO LONGER DEPENDENT UPON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. THIS IS A REFERRAL BASED PROGRAM. TANF RECIPIENTS ARE REFERRED FROM THE LOCAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION (LINC) TO FEC TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO THOSE CLIENTS DEEMED WORK READY. MWA HELPS PARTICIPANTS GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE, WORKPLACE SKILLS, AND INVOLVEMENT IN OTHER WORK ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING: CLASSROOM TRAINING, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT), RESUME ASSISTANCE, JOB ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT, AND CAREER COUNSELING. FINANCIAL AID IS AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING CLASSES AT LOCAL TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES, AND TRAINING ON THE JOB. THIS PROGRAM ENROLLED 37 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING AND ON-JOB-TRAINING AND SUBSIDIZED PAID EMPLOYMENT, 13 WERE EMPLOYED AND EARNED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $14.81. FUNDING GENERATED OF $3,228,952. SKILLUP (EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM) MISSOURI FOOD STAMP PROGRAM - ANOTHER MAJOR INITIATIVE IS THE SKILLUP PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS IN MISSOURI THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN SKILLS, TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE. SKILLUP IS OFFERED AT NO COST TO THE PARTICIPANT AND HELPS PROMOTE EMPLOYABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THIS PROGRAM ENROLLED 87 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING AND ON-JOB-TRAINING AND SUBSIDIZED PAID EMPLOYMENT, 9 WERE EMPLOYED AND EARNED A MEDIAN WAGE OF $12.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $616,087. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | OTHER SPECIAL CLIENT FOCUSED PROGRAMS: KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FIRST SOURCE PROGRAM - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, FEC ADMINISTERS A FIRST SOURCE PROGRAM WHICH SERVES AS A RECRUITMENT AND REFERRAL VEHICLE FOR PERSONS INTERESTED IN CONSTRUCTION AND THOSE REFERRALS ARE MADE TO THE CITY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS WHERE, IN CONCEPT, KCMO RESIDENTS ARE GIVEN FIRST OPPORTUNITIES AT THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM FACILITATES EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS INTO THE FIELD OF CONSTRUCTION BY WORKING WITH CONTRACTORS AND UNIONS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A POOL OF QUALIFIED JOB CANDIDATES THROUGH A NON-EXCLUSIVE REFERRAL SYSTEM. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS PROGRAM - ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE PROJECT FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY IS FEC'S JOBS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT. UNDER THIS PROJECT, NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS ARE RECRUITED BY THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL TO CLEAN UP AREA NEIGHBORHOODS OF BRUSH, TRASH, CLEAR PATHWAYS FOR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, LITTER PICKUP, ETC. THIS PROJECT WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO CLEAN UP NEIGHBORHOODS AFTER HOURS, ON SATURDAY, OR TO PREP COMMUNITY SITES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS AND INSURE THEY ARE SAFE, AND FREE OF ILLEGAL DUMPING WHICH IS COMMONPLACE IN INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOODS. THE KANSAS CITY NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS FOR CAREERS PROGRAM PROVIDES CITY-WIDE CLEANUP OF DEBRIS AND TRASH IN ALLEYWAYS, AND CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS MOWING, TRIMMING, AND EDGING OVERGROWN AREAS. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS RECEIVE OSHA 10 TRAINING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS WORK SUPPLIES AND STEEL TOE BOOTS. ALSO, FEC PROVIDES CLASSROOM TRAINING THAT LEADS TO A DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE OR CREDENTIAL IN AN IN-DEMAND OCCUPATION. OF THE 41 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROGRAM 28 (70%) WENT TO WORK AT A MEDIAN WAGE OF $17.00 PER HOUR, MAXIMUM WAGE OF $42.00 PER HOUR AND AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $15.53 PER HOUR. MOST IMPORTANTLY AT LEAST 80% OF THE ZIP CODES THAT THE TRAINEES REFURBISHED WERE EITHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY LIVED OR LIVED ADJACENT TO INCREASING THE RELEVANCE OF CLEAN NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY LIVE TO THE PARTICIPANT TRAINEES, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT 85% OF PARTICIPANTS WERE PERSONS OF COLOR. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY OF KCMO FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. FUNDING GENERATED OF $300,000. TRANSPORTATION - KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY PROGRAM (KCATA) FEC HAS WORKED WITH KCATA FOR MORE THAN 27 YEARS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES TO JOB SEEKERS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA, TO AREAS NOT SERVICED BY THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DOOR-TO-DOOR TAXI AND VAN SERVICES, TO AND FROM WORK, WHERE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DO NOT OPERATE. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 65 MONTHLY PASSES, 819 EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION RIDER TRIPS, AND 20 EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION RIDERS. FUNDING GENERATED OF $160,000. MODOT - THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, INC. WILL SUPPORT THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY RECRUITING 15 GREATER KANSAS CITY RESIDENTS TO GAIN TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR CAREERS IN HEAVY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. THIS PROGRAM ENROLLED 18 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING, PLACED 16 AND PERSONS EARNED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $17.43. FUNDING GENERATED OF $54,738. CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD - THE CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF KANSAS CITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, AND THE KANSAS CITY AREA UNITED WAY. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, THE KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD PROVIDES CAREER SERVICES, SOFT SKILLS TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, PAID INTERNSHIPS AND JOB SEARCH AND PLACEMENT SERVICES. THE PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PASEO GATEWAY TRANSFORMATION PLAN. FOR THIS INITIATIVE, FEC HIRED THE NEW CAREER NAVIGATOR FOR THE CHOICE PROJECT IN FEBRUARY 2017 WHO WAS CO-LOCATED AT THE CHOUTEAU COURT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO JOB READY CUSTOMERS FOR FIVE MONTHS AS TENANTS OFFICIALLY MOVED OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT. FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2015 - JUNE 30, 2020, FEC SERVED 2,845 CUSTOMERS WHO WERE REFERRED BY HOUSING AUTHORITY CASE MANAGERS AND PROVIDED INITIAL INTERVIEWS, COMPLETED JOB READINESS, OR ATTENDED HIRING EVENTS, TRAINED 140. A TOTAL OF 213 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS INITIATIVE WERE PLACED IN POSITIONS THAT EARNED OVERALL AVERAGE WAGES OF $13.23. LEVERAGED SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO RESIDENTS IN THE CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS. ALL PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN ANY CAREER CENTER FROM THE PASEO GATEWAY NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH INCLUDED ZIP CODES 64106, 64127, AND 64124. FUNDING GENERATED OF $68,000. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THROUGH INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: TARGET HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES SECTOR INITIATIVES - FEC HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GENERATING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REGION'S UNEMPLOYED THROUGH SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO TARGET HIGH-GROWTH HEALTHCARE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIOSCIENCES, FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SECTORS. FEC WAS ABLE TO GENERATE FUNDING FOR UNEMPLOYED AND DISLOCATED WORKERS THROUGH A NUMBER OF SPECIAL FUNDING PROGRAMS IN PY 2019-2020. TARGET HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES SECTOR - FEC DEVELOPED STRATEGIES FOR AND ALLOCATED RESOURCES BY GENERATING FUNDING FOR UNEMPLOYED AND DISLOCATED WORKERS THROUGH A NUMBER OF SPECIAL FUNDING PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE SPECIAL FOCUS TO TARGET HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING HEALTH SCIENCES & SERVICES BIOSCIENCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HEALTHCARE SECTOR FOCUSED PROGRAMS: MISSOURI HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY TRAINING AND EDUCATION (HITE): "THIS GRANT WAS BASED ON SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE WITH A 5 YEAR, $5 MILLION GRANT FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. THE PURPOSE OF THE HEALTH PROFESSION OPPORTUNITY GRANTS (HPOG) GRANT WAS TO ASSIST UNEMPLOYED, ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS IN SUCCESSFULLY ENTERING OR ADVANCING IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD, IN OCCUPATIONS THAT PAY WELL AND ARE EXPECTED TO EITHER EXPERIENCE LABOR SHORTAGES OR BE IN HIGH DEMAND. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED AN EVIDENCED BASED METHODOLOGICALLY RIGOROUS RANDOM ASSIGNMENT STUDY DESIGN RESEARCH EVALUATION CONDUCTED BY ABT ASSOCIATES AND THE URBAN INSTITUTE. FEC SUCCESSFULLY PARTNERED IN 2015 WITH THE STATE OF MISSOURI'S DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, MISSOURI HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY TRAINING AND EDUCATION (HITE) LOCATED IN JEFFERSON CITY, MO TO BE AWARDED A SECOND FIVE YEAR (SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2020) $14 MILLION HPOG GRANT. THE HPOG GRANT, ADMINISTERED BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO TANF RECIPIENTS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FOR OCCUPATIONS IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD THAT PAY WELL AND ARE EXPECTED TO EITHER EXPERIENCE LABOR SHORTAGES OR BE IN HIGH DEMAND. COLLABORATING PARTNERS FROM KANSAS CITY, ST. LOUIS, AND CENTRAL MISSOURI REGIONS WILL EXPAND AND REPLICATE MODEL COMPONENTS OF THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY (FEC) 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE WORKS PROGRAM. THE PROJECT'S PARTNERS INCLUDE FEC, ST. LOUIS AGENCY ON TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT (SLATE), AND CENTRAL REGION WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS (CWIB). THE TARGET POPULATION ARE TANF RECIPIENTS, OTHER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, LATINOS, AND OTHER MINORITY POPULATIONS. HPOG PARTICIPANTS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES NEEDED TO SECURE POSITIONS THAT HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, ULTIMATELY LEADING THESE INDIVIDUALS ON A PATHWAY TO FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE TOTAL NUMBER ENROLLED IN HITE WAS 182, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING 205, THE NUMBER COMPLETE HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 128, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT IN A HEALTHCARE WAS 92 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $14.10. FUNDING GENERATED OF $5,934,185. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR FOCUSED PROGRAMS: TECHHIRE - THE GREATER KANSAS CITY TECHNOLOGY CAREER COLLABORATION (GKCTCC) PROGRAM WILL SERVE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, 17-29, WITH BARRIERS TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WHO LACK THE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, WORK EXPERIENCES AND/OR SKILL LEVEL NECESSARY TO SECURE FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT IN MIDDLE OR HIGH-SKILL JOBS. WORKING WITH INDUSTRY INTERMEDIARIES FROM THE TARGET INDUSTRIES FOR THIS PROJECT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, GKCTCC PROGRAM WILL IDENTIFY COMPETENCY/SKILLS ESSENTIAL TO EACH INDUSTRY AND WORK WITH THE TRAINING PROVIDERS TO CUSTOMIZE CURRICULUM AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (FEC), OPERATOR OF TWO AJC WORKFORCE REGIONS AND FISCAL AGENT FOR THE KANSAS CITY & VICINITY, THE EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, WILL PARTNER WITH INDUSTRY INTERMEDIARIES SUCH AS THE MISSOURI/KANSAS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (MHA) AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDERS, SUCH AS UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR ENTRY INTO H-1B CAREERS FOR 2,000 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 29 YEARS OF AGE, WHO ARE OUT-OF-SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND HAVE BARRIERS TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE CITIES OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AND INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, AND CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES IN MISSOURI, AN AREA COVERING 3,000 SQUARE MILES. FIVE HUNDRED OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE SERVED WILL BE UNEMPLOYED, DISLOCATED, UNDEREMPLOYED, AND INCUMBENT WORKERS, IN LOWER-SKILL, LOWER-WAGE, AND FRONT-LINE JOBS IN NEED OF UP-SKILLING. THESE YOUNG ADULTS WILL HAVE THE BENEFIT OF A TRAINING MODEL THAT INTEGRATES CREDENTIALED OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS CLASSROOM TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS, WORK EXPERIENCES AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ALONG WITH SPECIALIZED JOB PLACEMENT STRATEGIES INCLUDING CAREER-O-RAMA'S, JOB FAIRS AND HIRING EVENTS. THE EMPLOYERS THAT HAVE SIGNED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH FEC HAVE AGREED TO BE WORKPLACE LABORATORIES, AGREEING TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM TO REALIZE MORE ACCELERATED, EFFICIENT, AND IMPROVED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES THAT WILL IMPACT NEW HIRES AS WELL AS LOW PAID AND UNSKILLED FRONTLINE WORKERS PRESENTLY IN THEIR EMPLOY. 2,000 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WILL BE SERVED BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 29 YEARS OF AGE, WHO ARE OUT-OF-SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND HAVE BARRIERS TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES IN MISSOURI, 1,800 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ENROLLED IN EDUCATION/TRAINING ACTIVITIES, 1,500 PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPLETE EDUCATION/TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND RECEIVE A DEGREE OR OTHER CREDENTIAL, 900 UNEMPLOYED PARTICIPANTS WILL OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT, AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $14.50. THE TOTAL NUMBER SERVED WAS 1,611, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 893, THE NUMBER COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 593, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WAS 451 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $16.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $5,000,000. AMERICA'S PROMISE GRANT - FEC WAS AWARDED A 4 YEAR $1.2 MILLION GRANT AWARD AS A MEMBER OF THE COMPETE MIDWEST AMERICA'S PROMISE ALLIANCE, TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT, COMPUTERIZED CAREER ASSESSMENTS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, JOB TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 300 PARTICIPANTS PURSUING H-1B OCCUPATIONS IN SECTORS SUCH AS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, HEALTHCARE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, WAREHOUSE/LOGISTICS, AND BUSINESS/FINANCIAL SERVICES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER MAJOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES: EMPLOY MILWAUKEE, ST. LOUIS AGENCY OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, THE NORTHWEST INDIANA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, SOUTHWEST OHIO REGION WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, WISCONSIN REGIONAL TRAINING PARTNERSHIP/BUILDING INDUSTRY GROUP, SKILLED TRADES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (BIG STEP), COUNCIL FOR ADULT AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND IT TRAINING ORGANIZATION PER SCHOLAS. OVERALL, $6 MILLION DOLLARS WAS AWARDED TO THE ENTIRE CONSORTIUM, WITH MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN LEVERAGED FUNDING DEDICATED TO SUPPORT THIS MAJOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC EFFORT. THE TOTAL NUMBER SERVED WAS 356, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING 239, THE NUMBER COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 161, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WAS 91 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $19.77. FUNDING GENERATED $1,500,000. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - THIS GRANT THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, INC., OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE A $200,000 GRANT FROM THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) TO HELP RECRUIT, TRAIN AND PLACE RESIDENTS IN FULL-TIME SUSTAINABLE GREEN JOBS. AS PART OF EPA'S ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING (EWDJT) PROGRAM, THIS GRANT WILL HELP PREPARE PEOPLE FOR GREEN JOBS THAT REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND PROVIDE MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURES FOR THE COMMUNITIES MOST AFFECTED BY SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAMINATION. THE FEC EPA TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM WILL TRAIN 30 PARTICIPANTS IN YEAR 1 IN TWO COHORTS OF 15 EACH AND 30 PARTICIPANTS IN YEAR 2, IN TWO COHORTS OF 15 EACH FOR A TOTAL OF 60. TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THAT COMPLETE TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND RECEIVED A LICENSE, CREDENTIAL OR CERTIFICATE IS 50 PARTICIPANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER SERVED AND ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 30, THE NUMBER COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 17, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WAS 161 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $25.68. FUNDING GENERATED $200,000. YOUTH PROGRAMS - GOALS: FEC'S WIOA YOUTH PROGRAMS PROVIDED JOB AND CAREER TRAINING ASSISTANCE THROUGH WORK EXPERIENCE OR CLASSROOM OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AGES 16-24 IN KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY (KCV) AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY (EJAC). YOUTH WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM WERE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT, ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY TRAINING (SUCH AS AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGES, 4-YEAR COLLEGES, APPRENTICESHIP AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS) AND/OR THE MILITARY. FEC SERVED A TOTAL OF 107 NEW ENROLLMENTS. OF THOSE 172 YOUTH ENROLLED IN TRAINING IN THE PROGRAM, 98 ATTAINED DEGREE/CREDENTIAL, 203 OUT OF THE 258 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT AND 204 OF THE 252 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE MEASURE AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $12.00. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH: IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE WIOA FORMULA GRANTS, FEC GENERATED THROUGH SPECIAL PROGRAM INITIATIVES AN ADDITIONAL $896 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE REGION FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. JOBS LEAGUE - IS A PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY GOVERNOR'S FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE OF MISSOURI OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MISSOURI FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION, WHICH WAS CREATED FOR MISSOURI'S EMERGING WORKFORCE, AGES 16 TO 24, DISCONNECTED YOUTH, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN-SCHOOL YOUTH, THOSE MOST AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT, YOUTH IN AND AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, YOUTH OFFENDERS AND THOSE AT RISK OF COURT INVOLVEMENT, HOMELESS, RUNAWAY YOUTH, CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS, MIGRANT YOUTH, NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH, YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE TO PREPARE FOR TOMORROW'S CAREERS. THE NUMBER SERVED IN FEC KCV AND EJAC WDB WAS 19. FUNDING GENERATED $404,000. COMBAT 2018 PREVENTION - THE COMBAT PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY ANTI-DRUG SALES TAX, TARGETS JUVENILES IN TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION, AND THOSE AT-RISK, EX-OFFENDERS AGES 18-24 WHO ARE: UNEMPLOYED, REENTERING THE POPULATION, ON PROBATION, AND/OR HAVE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS WHOSE PRIMARY OFFENSES ARE DRUG-RELATED. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ACTIVITIES THROUGH DUAL ENROLLMENT IN THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THIS POPULATION THROUGH RECRUITMENT, JOB SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT, TRAINING THROUGH CAREER CLINICS, BASIC COMPUTER OPERATION AND ONLINE JOB SEARCHES, AND ULTIMATELY, FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT. THESE ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL CAREER GOALS TO OBTAIN LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO CONNECT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT LEAD TO SHORT-TERM EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. FUNDING GENERATED OF $15,000. KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE "MIDDLE COLLEGE" PROGRAM - THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, DEVELOPED A PROGRAM CALLED "MIDDLE COLLEGE "WHEREIN HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS RETURN TO HIGH SCHOOL ON A COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS, AND EITHER GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED. STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED PAID WORK EXPERIENCE AND A WIOA PAID SKILL SCHOLARSHIP OR A PELL GRANT IN THEIR AREA OF STUDY. THIS PROJECT WAS CONCEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, IN LIEU OF THE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS FUNDED THROUGH WIOA AND HAS BETTER THAN AN 80% SUCCESS RATE FOR AN OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAM WHICH IS PHENOMENAL FOR AN OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH DROPOUT RETRIEVAL PROGRAM OF ITS TYPE. THE PROGRAM SERVED AND ENROLLED 56 YOUTH DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2019 TO DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND SERVED AND ENROLLED 48 YOUTH DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2020 TO DECEMBER 31, 2020. FUNDING GENERATED $100,000. |
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