Governors Workforce Investment
Division
Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room
B-617
Charleston, West
Virginia 25305
Contact: David Lieving,
Director, Governors Workforce Investment Division
Phone: (304) 558-7024
Proposed Award Amount: $499,9941
Community Served: West Virginia, Statewide
Project Emphasis: People
with disabilities.
Summary Paragraph: A Work Incentive Grant was
awarded to West Virginia in 2002; this grant is working within the seven
Workforce Investment Regions and 18 One Stop Centers. This new statewide project, to ensure
consistent upgrades and services within all One Stop Centers, calls for two
fulltime Training and Technical Assistance Specialists one for Morgantown and
one for Charleston. Requirements for
these positions include Masters Degrees in rehabilitation counseling, social
work, special education, or public administration and experience in the
disability field. One of their tasks
will be to link with the Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center for West Virginia, making use of their resources
and technical assistance specialist for training needs. They will also ensure that
each One Stop has a team that focuses on disability issues in the workforce
investment system. These teams will help coordinate, promote, and provide
training for all staff on these myriad issues.
They will also coordinate with four benefits specialists funded through
the Benefits, Planning, Assistance and Outreach project. Finally, this project will launch an
extensive employer outreach and marketing program, with concomitant training
for employers.
Partnerships:
Governors Workforce Investment Division, local Workforce Investment
Boards, West Virginia Advocates, the Developmental Disabilities Council, SW
Resources Mental Health Agency, the West Virginia ADA Office, MR/DD Offices,
Division of Rehabilitation Services, DHHR, business leaders, people with
disabilities, Social Security Administration, West Virginia Association for
Persons in Supported Employment, American Federation for the Blind, Benefits
Planning Assistance and Outreach and Medicaid Infrastructure grants, and the
Center for Excellence in Disabilities.
