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GRANTEE: |
MERS/Missouri Goodwill
Industries |
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AMOUNT: |
$400,000 |
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DURATION: |
12 months |
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POPULATION SERVED:
Jobseekers with physical or psychological disabilities. |
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
The grant will be used to fund salaries, fringe benefits, travel,
equipment, supplies, and indirect costs.
The proposed positions include eight full-time case managers and two
full-time administrative assistants. The number of individuals with one or more disabilities in
the City of Along with the City and IC&MG were recruited for this project because of their
high expertise and experience in assisting the disabled to integrate into the
workforce. The two also provide the
long-term follow-up that is critical to job retention in the disabled
population. In addition, they have
developed staff training and strategies that assure a high level of customer
service skills. The grantees propose to make the IC&MG office the
first step for any new customer who comes to the One-Stop Career Center
(CC). IC&MG staff would work
closely with CC staff to assure that each customer is entered into the
system. For those found to be
disabled, ICC&MG staff will develop a preliminary estimation of service
needs, and the customer will receive information about all of the services
currently available through the CC that may meet the clients needs. The grantees believe that by partnering with two of the
premier disability providers in the community, the CC would be able to have
extensive outreach, marketing, coordination, and collaboration within the
disability community. Together, they
can address disability issues and provide full access to career development
workshops, pre-vocational services, coaching, benefits counseling, relapse
prevention planning, job placement and development, follow-up, retention and
job advancement services, and peer-support services. |
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO BE SERVED: The City and |
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CONTACT: |
Jeff Cartnal |
314-241-1133, ext. 334 |
