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Job Training - Capital Area
Workforce Development Board |
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AMOUNT: |
$400,000 |
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DURATION: |
24 months |
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POPULATION SERVED: Workers and job seekers with
disabilities. |
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The project aims to build upon
an existing Work Incentive Grant and now provide three Disability Program
Navigators to serve two One-Stop Career Centers. These positions are seen as
a way to expand and enhance the services and resources available through the
One-Stop Centers and to promote access thereto for people with disabilities. The expectation is that during this 2-year project, the
navigators will serve more than 1,000 clients who have disabilities that
affect their employability. The navigators will also be reaching out to
employers, showing them how they can access a largely untapped labor pool,
diversify their workforces, and benefit from the expertise that those
individuals bring to the job. The proposal will be cost effective and easily implemented
because trained staff are available (and may even have received training as
Disability Program Navigators), and also because the local infrastructure is
already in place in the form of existing One-Stop Centers. The applicant will partner with Community Partnerships
Inc., a nonprofit organization, to provide contractual oversight of the
Navigator positions requested. Other partners include the 10 One-Stop Career
Centers in the tri-county area. Following successful implementation of the proposed
navigator model, project information and results will be disseminated to
other service providers and to Workforce Development Boards across the state
and the nation. All project partners are committed to the continuation of
these services beyond the funding period for this project. |
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO BE SERVED: Wake, |
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CONTACT: |
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919-856-6128 |
