Awardee:
Awardee:
City of
Contact: Robert Mejia
Phone: (310) 970-7700
Proposed Award Amount: $150,000
Community Served:
Project Emphasis: People with disabilities.
Summary Paragraph: Building on its October 2000 Workforce Incentive
Grant, this project will hire three persons with disabilities who have
completed training in One-Stop operations and in Navigator functions now
offered at San Diego State University.
These navigators, who will work directly with people with and without
disabilities to access, facilitate, and navigate the complex statutory and
regulatory provisions and application processes for public and private
programs, will also train One-Stop Staff.
They will be assigned to each of the three hub One-Stops in the South
Bay Consortium. After these Navigators
are hired, this project will increase the number of people with disabilities
served through One Stops through increasing outreach strategies, identifying
employers who have a special interest in hiring persons with disabilities, and
emphasizing Individual Employment Plans for clients.
Partnerships: Westside Regional Center, a network of 21 agencies whose
mission is to empower people with developmental disabilities; Westside Center
for Independent Living, which helps seniors and persons with disabilities
through support services and peer-led training programs; and the California
Department of Rehabilitation.
