Awardee:
City of
707 West
Contact: Cylenthia LaToye Miller
Phone: (313) 876-0674
Proposed Award Amount: $300,000
Community Served: City
of
Project Emphasis: People
with disabilities.
Summary Paragraph: This grant, Building
Workers for Detroits Future, will fund assistive technology as well as
positions for one full-time and one part-time Program Navigator, who will work
directly with youth with disabilities enrolled in WIA youth programs. Thus, this grant will expand the capacity of
two existing grants from the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Disability
Employment (ODEP): Customized Employment
for People with Disabilities and the Innovative Demonstration Grant for Youth
with Disabilities. In addition to
coordinating with these ongoing disability grants, this project will support
the process of the Detroit Workforce Development Boards Disability Task Force,
which oversees access to services by One Stop system providers, including
vocational rehabilitation providers.
Partnerships: The
Detroit Workforce Boards Disability Task Force is comprised of members who
represent
