Ticket to Work and Employment Networks: Collaboration with Workforce Development System

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Ticket to Work and Employment Networks
Collaboration with Workforce Development System

• November 2004

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The Basics

• National Update
• Strategic Marketing Alliance
• Ticket-holder Profile
• Employment Networks
• Alignments with WIA
• Program Process and Payments
• SSA Application to be an EN

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Strategic Marketing Alliance
with Key National Leaders

• National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB)
• US Chamber of Commerces Center for Workforce
  Preparation (CWP)
• US Conference of Mayors (USCM)
• National Association of Counties (NACo)
• Wilder Foundation/Center for Communities (WCC)

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Strategic Marketing Alliance

• Create greater awareness of Ticket in
• 5 major US metropolitan areas
• New York
• Miami
• Detroit
• Dallas/Ft. Worth
• Los Angeles/San Diego corridor

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Strategic Marketing Alliance

• Build more networks for employment for people
  with disabilities
• Market new business and social enterprise
  opportunities
• Build service capacity and meet employment
  demands through local strategic public/private
  partnerships
• (Resources and technical assistance for local
  service provider and business interest)

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National Update

• Over 1,450 EN applications received to date
• 1,140 approved ENs
• Includes 16 WIBs and 35 One-Stops
• Over 10 million Tickets mailed
• Over 68,000 people with disabilities
  participating in Program to go to work
• Members of DOL Interagency Workgroup,
  partnerships with Community Transportation
  Association

• November 2004

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Total Payments Paid to
ENsCumulative by Quarter
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Ticket-holders and what they initially receive
Who are they? Most adults on SSI, SSDI, ages 18
through 64. What do they get? - People receive a
Ticket, a letter and TTW booklet from SSA. If
interested, they call MAXIMUS Call Center for
more information, including lists of Employment
Networks.
Booklet
Letter from SSA
Ticket
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Top 12 Metropolitan Areas of Eligible
Ticket-holders(by County/City Area)
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Top 3 SSA Impairment Codes for Ticket-Holders
National Snapshot
Codes are set and defined by SSA and are based
on impairment as determined at the time of
eligibility
www.yourtickettowork.com (Beneficiary
Distribution)
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SSI and SSDI Participating in the
ProgramSSDI 71
Age RangeParticipating in the
ProgramAverage Age 40
SSA Beneficiary Data 10-04
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Who Can Be an Employment Network? (EN)
Any public or private agency (including State
Vocational Rehabilitation agencies),
organization, business or entity, or combination
of, that can provide or arrange for the delivery
of employment-related services or jobs. Note
One-Stop Centers are specifically mentioned in
the TWWIIA legislation as potential ENs
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Examples of Employment Networks

• Disability-Rehabilitation providers
• WIA-One Stop Centers, Boards
• State/Local Government Agencies, Programs
• Staffing Companies (Manpower, Inc.)
• Educational Institutions
• (e.g. 2-year, 4-year, technical/trade schools)
• State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies
• Disability Councils, Boards
• View all approved ENs in the EN Directory on our
  website more gt

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Examples of Employment Networks

• Independent Living Centers
• Transportation Providers
• Business Councils
• Small Business Development Centers
• Faith-Based and Multicultural Organizations
• Consumer Groups

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WIBs who are ENs

• FL First Coast Workforce Development, Inc.
• CA Foothill Workforce Investment Board
• IL Management, Training and Consulting
  Corporation
• IN The Board of Madison County Commissioners
  (Job Source)
• MI City of Detroit Employment and Training
  Dept, NW Michigan Council of Government, Thumb
  Area Employment Training Consortium, Western U.P.
  Manpower Consortium
• EN Promising Practices

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WIBs who are ENs

• MO Central Region Workforce Investment Bd.,
  Inc., Full Employment Council
• MN Workforce Development, Inc.
• PA Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Investment
  Board
• PR Consorcio Del Noroeste
• TX Golden Crescent Workforce Development Bd.
• WV Region III WIB of Kanawha County
• EN Promising Practices

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One-Stops ENs

• AR NW Arkansas Certified Development Company
• AZ Gila Employment and Special Training,
  Goodwill Industries of Northern Arizona
• CA Goodwill Industries of Southern California,
  Imperial County Office of Employment Training,
  Mendocino PIC, Yuba County Office of Education
• FL Florida Management Solutions
• GA Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia
• IN River Valley Resources, Goodwill Industries
  of Central Indiana, Goodwill Industries of
  Michiana
• EN Promising Practices

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One-Stops ENs contd

• LA Goodwill Industries of Southeastern
  Louisiana
• MA CareerPoint, Berkshire Works One Stop Career
  Center, FutureWorks, Valleyworks Career Centers
• MI New Dimensions, Goodwill Industries of West
  Michigan
• MO East Missouri Action Agency, MERS/Missouri
  Goodwill Industries
• MS Warren County Association for Retarded
  Citizens
• MT Montana Works, Human Resource Development
  Council
• EN Promising Practices

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One-Stops ENs contd

• NJ Abilities Center Of Southern NJ, North
  Jersey Friendship House
• NY Genesee County Job Development Bureau
• OR SE Works, Inc
• PA Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh, Greater
  Erie Community Action Agency
• TN Goodwill Industries of Knoxville
• TX ACS State and Local Solutions
• VA Joblink/City of Alexandria, Occupational
  Enterprises
• WA Employment Security Department, Southwest
  Region
• EN Promising Practices

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Service Options for WIBs, One-Stop Centers

• Job placement
• Case management/referral
• Vocational/skill assessment, career counseling
• Transportation assistance
• Job Coaching
• Internships/apprenticeships
• Job accommodations
• Training (ITAs)
• Retention services

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Why Should WIBs and One-Stops Participate?

• Natural fit with WIA, ADA goals, mission,
  mandate
• Navigator
• Builds capacity, especially to serve people with
  disabilities
• Access to lists of unassigned Ticket-holders
• Continuity of service for your Ticket-eligible
  clients
• Additional flexible revenue (not Program income
  per DOL)
• Increases pool of job candidates for employers
• Uniquely positioned in the community expands
  existing partnerships and create new ones

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In Their Own Words.

• "As a One Stop Center, we already provide
  employment assistance to the community. The
  Ticket Program seemed like a perfect opportunity
  to maximize our efforts of working with people
  with disabilities." Ernesto Castro, Imperial
  County Office of Employment Training
• Many feel disenfranchised and unwelcome in the
  One-Stop system. We needed to integrate people
  with disabilities into the One-stop, so it was a
  perfect match. Being a WIB, the number of people
  we serve determines WIA funding. With Ticket to
  Work and the opportunity to network, getting more
  people in the door is such a benefit. Venessa
  Fairbairn, First Coast Workforce Development

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In Their Own Words.

• We really felt like it was the right thing to be
  involved in. Our board is a really active,
  progressive board. We try to be a full service
  board and this Ticket to Work was a service we
  should be offering. Kevin Stadler, Central
  Region Workforce Investment Board
• "We became an Employment Network because we felt
  this program was a good fit for us since we
  already provide job training and employment
  services to persons with disabilities. We hope
  that through this Ticket Program we will be able
  to serve more people in our community." Rochelle
  Mackey, Alexandria Joblink Program

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WIB, One-Stop Involvement Options to Consider

• Do Both!
• Be an Employment Network
• and
• Partner
• With other Employment Networks, VR

Participate as a Partner with other Employment
Networks, VR
WIB or One -Stop Be an EN .
Cant serve as a Ticket-holders EN unless you
are an approved EN.
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How the Program Works
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EN RFP and Application SSA-RFP-03-0010C
The Request for Proposal Whats
submitted www.yourtickettowork.com/rfp
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The Power of Collaboration
WIBs, One-Stop Centers
Employer
Ticket- Holder
WIA Partners, Resources
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Contact MAXIMUS
Toll Free 1-866-968-7842 1-866-833-2967
(TDD) www.yourtickettowork.com