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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
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 13,624,268 | 11,751,163 | 10,844,496 | 9,212,544 | 8,855,285 | 54,287,756 |
| 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 | 13,624,268 | 11,751,163 | 10,844,496 | 9,212,544 | 8,855,285 | 54,287,756 |
| 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. | 54,287,756 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 13,624,268 | 11,751,163 | 10,844,496 | 9,212,544 | 8,855,285 | 54,287,756 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 965 | 426 | 11 | 23 | 1,152 | 2,577 |
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 54,290,333 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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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 DOCUMENTS, 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 OF KANSAS CITY (FEC) 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 FIVE (5) COUNTIES: CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES, AND COVER OVER 2,700 SQUARE MILES WITH A POPULATION OF 1,213,595 AND INCLUDE DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR 3 COMPREHENSIVE CAREER SERVICES CENTERS, 3 AFFILIATE AND 2 BRANCH OFFICES OF THE MISSOURI/AMERICAN JOB CENTERS. THE FEC MANAGED MISSOURI JOB CENTERS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PROGRAM YEAR JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023 (PY 2022) AND RECORDED A TOTAL NUMBER OF DISTINCT INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES OF 16,312 AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT REGISTERED IN THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM WAS 20,255 UNIQUE CUSTOMERS SERVED. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA SHOWS THAT 7,208 DISTINCT USERS WERE REPORTED WITH WAGNER PEYSER SERVICES PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS AND 509 DISTINCT USERS WERE REPORTED WITH TITLE I - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (WIOA) SERVICES PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS. OVERALL THE COMMUNITY IMPACT WAS FEC SERVED 16,312 AND ENROLLED 13,672. 278 OUT OF 430 EARNED CREDENTIALS. 4,128 OUT OF 6,536 WERE EMPLOYED IN QUARTER 2 POST SERVICES AND 3,908 OUT OF 6,062 WERE EMPLOYED IN QUARTER 4 POST SERVICES AND THE MEDIAN EARNINGS ACHIEVED WAS $22.00. IN THE WIOA ADULT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, FEC ENROLLED 425 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, ENROLLED 246 IN TRAINING, AND PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT 351 OUT OF THE 458 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE MEASURE, AND 232 OUT OF THE 324 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE. IN THE DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS ENROLLED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGION'S WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM WAS 111 IN PY 2022-2023. OF THESE WORKERS LAID-OFF FROM THEIR JOBS WHO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAMS, 56 RECEIVED TRAINING, 193 OUT OF THE 263 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT AND 143 OUT OF THE 187 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE MEASURE. 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 $12.5 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE REGION FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. FEC WAS ABLE TO GENERATE SPECIAL FUNDING IN PY 2022-2023 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: VETERANS PROGRAM- MISSOURI CAREER CENTER OFFERS VETERANS 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. THE NUMBER OF VETERAN CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGION'S WAS 461 WITH 246 BEING NEW REGISTRANTS IN PY 2022-2023. VETERANS PERFORMANCE SUMMARY REPORT TOTAL REGISTERED - 246 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS SERVED - 461 BY SERVICES RECEIVED: STAFF-ASSISTED CAREER SERVICES - 461 BASIC CAREER SERVICES (STAFF ASSISTED) - 423 INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES - 434 PLACED IN FEDERAL TRAINING - 29 RECEIVED CAREER GUIDANCE - 260 WORKFORCE INFORMATION SERVICES - 288 STAFF-ASSISTED JOB SEARCH ACTIVITIES - 235 REFERRED TO EMPLOYMENT - 76 ENTERED/OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT - 0 REFERRED TO FEDERAL JOB - 12 ENTERED FEDERAL JOB - 0 REFERRED TO FEDERAL CONTRACTOR JOB - 44 ENTERED FEDERAL CONTRACTOR JOB - 0 REFERRED TO FEDERAL TRAINING - 119 INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES RATE - 94.36% PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (AFTER EXIT): EMPLOYMENT RATE Q2 (WIOA) - 53.93% AVERAGE EARNINGS Q2 - $10,612.71 MEDIAN EARNINGS Q2 - $9,054.74 EMPLOYMENT RATE Q4 (WIOA) - 51.00% AVERAGE EARNINGS Q4 - $10,309.96 MEDIAN EARNINGS Q4 - $8,622.99 |
| 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. FEC CONDUCTED "CAREER CLINICS" DESIGNED TO PROVIDE JOB SEEKERS WITH THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND TOOLS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE JOBS ARE, SOFT SKILL TECHNIQUES, TEAMWORK, AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS. ADDITIONALLY, PARTICIPANTS WERE INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO UTILIZE 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. 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. 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 ADULTS 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 UTILIZE 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 22 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING AND ON-JOB-TRAINING AND SUBSIDIZED PAID EMPLOYMENT, 2 WERE EMPLOYED AND EARNED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $16.69. FUNDING GENERATED OF $2,544,189. 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 154 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING AND ON-JOB-TRAINING AND SUBSIDIZED PAID EMPLOYMENT, 6 WERE EMPLOYED AND EARNED A MEDIAN WAGE OF $18.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $842,000. COVID HUMANITARIAN GRANT KCV/EJA MO-43 DISASTER RECOVERY NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT: THE COVID-19 HUMANITARIAN GRANT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO: (1) PROVIDE TEMPORARY DISASTER-RELIEF EMPLOYMENT; (2) PROVIDE CAREER AND TRAINING SERVICES TO WORKERS IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS; AND (3) PROVIDE TEMPORARY DISASTER-RELIEF EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER AND TRAINING SERVICES IN COUNTIES IDENTIFIED AS MOST IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN THE STATE. THE PROGRAM ENROLLED 28, CLASSROOM TRAINING 16, DISASTER RELIEF EMPLOYMENT 6, CREDENTIAL RECEIVED 9, EMPLOYED 18, AND AVERAGE WAGE OF $18.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $120,082. COVID-19 HUMANITARIAN GRANT: KCV EJAC TOTALS ENROLLED 13 15 28 CLASSROOM/TRAINING 8 8 16 DISASTER RELIEF EMPLOYMENT 4 2 6 CRED 5 4 9 EMPLOYED 7 11 18 AVG WAGE 18.00 18.00 18.00 MISSOURI HEROES CONNECT PROGRAM: THE MISSOURI HEROES CONNECT PROGRAM, PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS SHOW-ME-HEROES PROGRAM, IS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO VETERANS, MILITARY SERVICES MEMBERS AND SPOUSES WHO MEET DISLOCATED WORKER ELIGIBILITY. THE SERVICES INTEND TO ALLEVIATE ANY IMMEDIATE CRISIS AND PROVIDE A PATH FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY WHILE THE PRIMARY INCOME IS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO ACTIVE MILITARY COMMITMENT AND IS AVAILABLE FOR UP TO FIVE (5) YEARS FOLLOWING DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY OR DEPLOYMENT. THE MISSOURI HEROES CONNECT WILL FOCUS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES NECESSARY TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT LEADING TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. $150,000. |
| 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. 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. FUNDING GENERATED OF $22,000. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS PROGRAM/KC JOBS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS - ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE PROJECTS 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 ENSURE 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 AND 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. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN 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. DURING THE PERIOD PY MAY 1, 2022 - APRIL 30, 2023, THERE WERE 1,551 EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION RIDER TRIPS WITH 43 EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION RIDERS. FUNDING GENERATED OF $160,000. 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, 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, 2021 - OCTOBER 10, 2022, FEC SERVED 374 CUSTOMERS WHO WERE REFERRED BY HOUSING AUTHORITY CASE MANAGERS AND PROVIDED INITIAL INTERVIEWS, COMPLETED JOB READINESS, ATTENDED HIRING EVENTS, AND TRAINED 322. A TOTAL OF 88 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS INITIATIVE WERE PLACED IN POSITIONS THAT EARNED OVERALL AVERAGE WAGES OF $18.45. 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. GET FIT (FINANCIAL LITERACY/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) - THIS PROGRAM, FUNDED THROUGH ENTERPRISE BANK & TRUST, WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO URBAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT CORPS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACADEMY, AND ZOOM ROOM ACADEMY. THE PROGRAM GOALS WILL BE TO SERVE 10 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE URBAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT CORPS THAT WILL TARGET ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, 58 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACADEMY THAT WILL TARGET SNAP (FOOD STAMP) RECIPIENTS, TANF, OTHER HIGH POVERTY POPULATIONS THAT RECEIVE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, AND 21 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE ZOOM ROOM ACADEMY THAT WILL TARGET ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS. THE PROGRAM ENROLLED 30 IN INTERNSHIPS, 40 IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACADEMY, 21 IN ZOOM ROOM, AND PLACED 24 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $15.59. FUNDING GENERATED OF $50,000. |
| 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 2022-2023. 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 | MIDWEST URBAN STRATEGIES DWG CAREER GRANT: CAREER DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT PROGRAM (DWG) WILL PREPARE 200 ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. THE MOST ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED RESIDENTS OF THESE COMMUNITIES ARE AFRICAN AMERICANS, NATIVE AMERICANS, AND LATINOS WHO EXPERIENCE DEEPLY ENTRENCHED POVERTY. ACROSS THE MIDWEST, PEOPLE AFFECTED BY POVERTY EXPERIENCE POORER HEALTH, MORE CRIME, MORE ILLITERACY, AND GREATER UNEMPLOYMENT THAN INDIVIDUALS NOT EXPERIENCING POVERTY. THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY CAN BE INTERRUPTED WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE PROVIDED THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO RISE ABOVE IT. THIS MOST OFTEN MANIFESTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING THAT LEADS TO BETTER EMPLOYMENT (HIGHER WAGES, ACCESS TO BENEFITS, MORE RELIABLE SCHEDULES, ACCESS TO RELIABLE CHILDCARE, ETC.) EMPLOYERS IN OUR REGION ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND QUALIFIED WORKERS TO FILL THEIR VACANCIES. BY TACTICALLY INVESTING RESOURCES TO TRAIN AND PREPARE RESIDENTS FROM THESE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, WE WILL HELP EMPLOYERS BUILD THEIR TALENT PIPELINES AND ASSIST RESIDENTS IN BREAKING THE CYCLES OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY. TRAINING INCLUDES SHORT-TERM SKILLS TRAINING, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, JUST-IN-TIME TRAINING, AND ON-THE-JOB LEARNING AS PART OF AN APPRENTICESHIP STRATEGY. TRAINING WILL BE STRUCTURED TO INCLUDE IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL. EMPLOYERS WILL BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN DESIGNING, VETTING, AND COORDINATING THE TRAINING PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT IT RESULTS IN PLACEMENT IN EMPLOYMENT. THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM WAS 69, ENROLLED IN TRAINING (COT) WAS 69, COMPLETED TRAINING 38, CREDENTIAL RECEIVED 38, AND EMPLOYED 15, WITH MEDIAN WAGE BETWEEN $16.00 AND HIGH WAGE OF $21.41. FUNDING GENERATED OF $800,000. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, INC. OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE A $200,000 GRANT FROM THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) BROWNFIELD 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 RECEIVE A LICENSE, CREDENTIAL OR CERTIFICATE IS 50 PARTICIPANTS. FEC WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE A SECOND EPA FUNDED $200,000 GRANT FOR THE PERIOD 10/15/2020 TO 10/15/2023. THE SECOND EPA GRANT, TOTAL NUMBER SERVED AND ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 51, THE NUMBER COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 39, THE NUMBER THAT PLACED IN ENVIRONMENTAL POSITIONS EMPLOYMENT WAS 25 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $20.75. FUNDING GENERATED OF $200,000. TECH QUEST APPRENTICESHIP - FEC RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE TRUSTEES OF CLARK UNIVERSITY FOR THE PERIOD 7/1/2022 TO 8/1/2023 TO SERVE UNEMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED, OR AN INCUMBENT WORKER UNEMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED, OR AN INCUMBENT WORKER WITH A SET STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO PREPARE INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER AND SUCCEED IN IT TRAINING AND A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THE GOAL IS TO SERVE A TOTAL OF 50 PARTICIPANTS IN PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. FOR THE QUEST TECH PROGRAM, SIX PARTICIPANTS WERE HIRED INTO APPRENTICESHIPS, FIVE COMPLETED TRAINING AND ALL FIVE ARE EMPLOYED WITH AVERAGE WAGES OF 19.93. FUNDING GENERATED OF $65,000. PATHWAY HOME - THROUGH THE PATHWAY HOME GRANT WITH FUNDING FROM MIDWEST URBAN STRATEGIES, INC., FEC WILL PROVIDE PRE-RELEASE PROGRAMING THAT WILL PROVIDE OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT TO A MINIMUM OF 100 ELIGIBLE PRE-RELEASE INDIVIDUALS TO ASSIST THEM WITH OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT POST-RELEASE. FEC WILL OFFER COGNITIVE-BASED JOB READINESS CURRICULUM AND OTHER JOB READINESS SERVICES AND SKILLS ATTAINMENT THROUGH WORK-BASED LEARNING AND CUSTOMIZED UPSKILLING STRATEGIES INCLUDING OJT, REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP, PAID-WORK EXPERIENCE, AND/OR PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FACILITY WITH LOCAL INMATES. FEC PROVIDED OUTREACH TO 80 PARTICIPANTS AND 27 EMPLOYERS, ENROLLED 51 IN CAREER SERVICE, ENROLLED 4 IN TRAINING, 1 PARTICIPANT EARNED A CREDENTIAL, AND PLACED 7 IN EMPLOYMENT AT A MEDIAN WAGE $19.11 FUNDING GENERATED OF $916,657. COMBAT 2023 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 PROVIDES 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. OF 64 ENROLLED IN TRAINING (INTERNSHIP, OJT, COT), 40 COMPLETED TRAINING AND 41 WERE EMPLOYED AT AN AVERAGE WAGE $17.39. FUNDING GENERATED OF $390,000. VETWORKS - VETWORKS IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN RESTART, THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (FEC), AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS THAT LINKS ELIGIBLE VETERANS (CHRONIC OR EPISODIC HOMELESSNESS AND THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS) WITH VOCATIONAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES AS A PATHWAY TO STABLE EMPLOYMENT AND SAFE, SUSTAINABLE HOUSING. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST VETERANS IN OBTAINING HIGH QUALITY EMPLOYMENT THAT MEETS THEIR FINANCIAL NEEDS. THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EVIDENCE-BASED JOB TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION, COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, AND HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES. FOR VETWORKS, 18 PARTICIPANTS WERE ENROLLED IN TRAINING SERVICES, 7 IN INTERNSHIPS, 13 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING, 12 RECEIVED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND 3 WERE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT WITH AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $20.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $240,000. 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 ENROLLED 143 IN THE PROGRAM, 69 WERE ENROLLED IN TRAINING, 62 ATTAINED DEGREE/CREDENTIAL, 14 OUT OF THE 143 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT AT A MEDIAN WAGE BETWEEN $17.30 AND $12.83. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH: IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE WIOA FORMULA GRANTS, FEC GENERATED FOR THE REGION FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES THROUGH SPECIAL PROGRAM DISCRETIONARY INITIATIVES AN ADDITIONAL $1,736,528 DOLLARS OVER THE YEAR. JOBS LEAGUE - THIS PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY GOVERNOR'S FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE OF MISSOURI OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MISSOURI FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION, 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 OF $270,000. MISSOURI GREEN CAREER CORPS PROGRAMS- HEARTLAND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE (HCA), AND THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (FEC) PARTNERED TO SUPPORT A PROJECT WITH THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION (MDC) TO ESTABLISH A PILOT GREEN CAREER CORP (CORP WORKER) IN KANSAS CITY, PROVIDING CONSERVATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING TO YOUNG, UNDERREPRESENTED ADULTS. THE GREEN CAREER CORP WORKERS WAS DESIGNED TO HELP FILL A NEED FOR TRAINED LANDSCAPERS THAT CAN WORK WITH NATIVE PLANTS IN THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA, PROVIDE DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREERS IN CONSERVATION FOR UNDERREPRESENTED KC RESIDENTS, WORK ON MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL HABITAT PROJECTS IN THE BLUE RIVER WATERSHED AND ENHANCE THE CONNECTION OF UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS TO NATURE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS GRANT FUNDS BUILD TRYBE (FORMALLY KNOWN AS HEALTHY LIVING & FOOD SYSTEMS). BUILD TRYBE IS A MENTORSHIP COMMUNITY THAT BUILDS HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE AND EMPOWERS YOUTH WITH EMPLOYABLE SKILLS. IT IS A BRIDGE CONNECTING YOUTH, WHO LACK A STABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND MO HIVES KC, WHERE INTERNS LEARN ABOUT THE SCIENCE AND COMMERCE OF BEEKEEPING, ALONG WITH THEIR WORK MAINTAINING THE HIVES, PRUNING TREES, PLANTING NATIVE FLOWERS, SOLARIZING THE SOIL, SPREADING MULCH, AND OTHER APIARY MAINTENANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. IN ADDITION TO EARNING A CERTIFICATE THE PARTICIPATING NATURE ACTION CREW MEMBERS ALSO EARN AN AMBEESADOR CERTIFICATE FOR COMPLETING COURSEWORK AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ABOUT NURTURING AND CARING FOR BEES AND THEIR HIVES. TOTAL OF 4 ENROLLED IN WORK EXPERIENCE AT $17.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $144,291. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE "MIDDLE COLLEGE" PROGRAM MISSOURI GREEN CAREER CORPS PROGRAMS - 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 ENROLLED 58 OUT OF 55 ENROLLMENTS, FROM JANUARY 1, 2023, TO DECEMBER 31, 2023, PERFORMING AT 108% OF PROGRAMMATIC GOALS. FUNDING GENERATED OF $100,000. |
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