Transcript Whatever It Takes (WIT) Project

Whatever It Takes (WIT) Project
Funded under a Customized Employment Grant
supported by the Office of Disability Employment
Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor
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Grant Information
• Funded by the Consolidated Appropriations
Act of 2001
• Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Disability Employment Policy
• One year grant, with option for four additional
single year extensions
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Grant Recipient/Fiscal Agent/Subcontractor
• Grant Recipient: Town of Hempstead
Department of Occupational Resources on
behalf of the Town of Hempstead Workforce
Investment Board
• Subcontractor: Abilities, Inc. of the National
Center for Disability Services
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Consortium Partners
• Abilities, Inc.
• New York State Education Department Office
of Vocational and Educational Services for
Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
• Town of Hempstead Department of
Occupational Resources
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Goal
To develop a comprehensive
model of service delivery,
within the context of the OneStop setting, for persons with
disabilities who face the
greatest barriers to
employment.
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Objectives
• Establish a Strategic Planning Team to
provide program guidance and evaluation
• Review, refine and implement a
comprehensive service delivery model
• Design and execute a targeted marketing and
outreach campaign
• Conduct on-going training, education and
technical assistance to facilitate customized
employment in the context of the One-Stop
setting
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Objectives (continued)
• Establish and maintain Employment Support
Networking Groups for jobseekers in the
program
• Maintain and expand business development
to assess employer needs and increase
employment opportunities
• Expand linkages with public and private
providers to leverage funds, utilize programs
and coordinate services
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Objectives (continued)
• Research and develop performance measures to
assess participant outcomes and evaluate project
activities
• Document increased use of new programs (Ticket-toWork, benefits planning) and resources by system
partners
• Develop and disseminate a Guidebook comprised of
exemplary strategies and best practices
• Implement local and statewide initiatives for the
integration of successful strategies into the policy and
practice of the One-Stop
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Target Population
Nassau County residents who meet one of the
following criteria:
1. Receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and/or
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI); or
2. Participating in day programs (such as day
habilitation, day activity or day health programs) or
facility-based or community employment and earning
less than minimum wage; or
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Target Population (continued)
3. Participating in segregated employment and
choosing to move to integrated, competitive
employment; or
4. Awaiting employment services and supports
following a move from a residential facility, or
as part of a plan to move into a community;
or
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Target Population (continued)
5. Transitioning from, or preparing to transition
from, secondary school under a transition
plan under part B of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, and who, without
access to customized employment strategies,
would likely be referred to one of the
environments identified in (2), (3) or (4) above,
but who prefers integrated, competitive
employment or self-employment.
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Services Offered
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Person-Centered Planning
Service Mobilization and Coordination
Pre-Employment Services
Work Try-outs/Job Shadowing
Adapted Driver Education
Customer-Family Cooperative
Job Carving
Employment Development
Travel/Mobility Training
On-The-Job Training
Follow-Along
Workplace Mentoring
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Accomplishments
• Number of CEG eligible customers served
(10/01/02 through 09/30/04): 93
• Number of CEG eligible customers to enter
employment (10/01/02 through 09/30/04): 33
• Customer Satisfaction Rate for CEG eligible
customers to enter employment (10/01/02
through 09/30/04): 93%
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Increase in Number Individuals with Disabilities Served
• Number served in the two-year period prior to
implementation of the WIT Project (10/01/00
through 09/30/02): 647
• Number served after implementation
(10/01/00 through 09/30/02): 977
• Percentage Increase: 33.8%
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Increase in Number of Individuals with
Disabilities that Entered Employment
• Number that entered employment in the twoyear prior implementation (10/01/00 through
09/30/02): 196
• Number that entered employment after
implementation (10/01/00 through 09/30/02):
366
• Percentage Increase: 46.5%
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Customer Satisfaction
• Customer satisfaction rate of CEG eligible customers
(10/01/02 through 09/30/04): 93.0%
• Customer satisfaction rate of individuals with
disabilities during the period prior to implementation of
the WIT Project (10/01/00) through 09/30/02): 89.3%
• Customer satisfaction rate of individuals with
disabilities after implementation (10/01/02) through
09/30/04): 93.0%
• Customer satisfaction percentage increase: 3.7%
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Funding Plan Over Six Years
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Year One
Year Two
Year Three
Year Four
Year Five
Year Six
(10/02 – 9/03):
(10/03 – 9/04):
(10/04 – 9/05):
(10/05 – 9/06):
(10/06 – 9/07):
(10/07 – 9/08):
$714,742
$736,587
$745,587
$557,254
$447,340
$0
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For More Information
• www.hempsteadworks.com
• www.abilitiesinc.org
• www.onestops.info/
• www.workforcenewyork.org
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Contacts
• Joann Lukas Von Stein, HempsteadWorks,
(516) 485-5000, ext. 1135
[email protected]
• Karen Richter, Abilities, Inc.,
(516) 465-1405 [email protected]