Rhode Island Department of Labor

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YOUTH SERVICES DIVISION

• Rhode Island Department of Labor Training

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YouthWorks411 The statewide youth system which
is funded through Workforce Investment Act
federal funding Workforce Investment Act ARRA
funding Job Development Fund state
funding Allocated through the State Workforce
Investment Office to RIs two local workforce
investment boards The Workforce Partnership of
Greater RI serving all cities and towns other
than the cities of Providence and Cranston which
are served by Workforce Solutions of Providence
Cranston
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• The 2009 Picture
• With a total investment of
  nearly 16m,
  YouthWORKS411 will provide an all youth
  agenda to
• Over 10,000 Youth
• 13 Youth Centers
• 77 Vendors
• 89 Programs In school - Out of School - Summer
  Work Experience

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• Over 16,000 service units will be provided in the
  following areas
• Job Coaching
• Academics
• Work Experience
• Leadership Development
• Adult Mentoring
• Job Development
• Work Preparation
• Follow-Up Services

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Five Year Snapshot Five Year Snapshot Five Year Snapshot Five Year Snapshot Five Year Snapshot Five Year Snapshot
  PY 2005 PY 2006 PY 2007 PY 2008 PY2009
of Youth Served 253 759 2,731 7,828 10,016
of At Risk Youth 253 323 1,158 3,515 4,991
of Vendors 8 19 28 32 77
of Programs 8 (pt YC) 19 (1YC) 38 (7 YC) 45 (13 YC) 89 (13 YC)
Funding Sources WIA WIA/JDF WIA/JDF/RIDE WIA/JDF/RIDE WIA/JDF/RIDE/ARRA
Funding Awarded 1,543,201 1,097,686 3,324,867 4,406,455 8,518,478
Leveraged Dollars     3,377,676 4,304,632 5,078,690
In-Kind Dollars     1,408,633 2,147,291 2,222,952
Cranston School Proj. (243 Youth) (500,000)
Cranston School Proj. (410 Youth)         (450,000)
ARRA Summer         (4,000,000)
Total 1,543,201 1,097,686 8,111,176 10,858,378 15,820,120
Contract Year 2009-2010 3,665
Carry-In from Contract Year 2008-2009 4,501
ARRA Summer Employment Opportunities 1,850
Total Youth in System 10,016
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Service Delivery Model for All Youth
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• Providence
• Pawtucket -2 locations
• Woonsocket
• Westerly
• Johnston
• Charlestown
• Bristol
• East Providence
• Wakefield
• Newport
• Warwick
• West Warwick

YOUTH CENTERS
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Major contributing factors to the growth and
success of the statewide system

• All Youth Agenda
• Collaboration of RIs two Local Workforce
  Investment Boards
• Statewide Youth Center Manager
• System Branding
• Statewide Training Plan
• Business Engagement Advisory Committee
• Industry Skills Development Initiative
  Greenhouse Component
• Skills Tutor
• Shared Vision for Youth

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• Major contributing factors continued
• Youth Portal
• Development of MOUs Department of Children Youth
  and Family
• Rhode Island Department of Education
• Department of Human Services
• RI Green Technology Consortium a consortium of
  private and public partners will define and plan
  a multi-faceted approach to incorporate green
  technology-industries into the economic,
  educational and job generation future of the
  state of RI.

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• Where We Are Going

• Serve 12,000 youth within five years
• Expand partnerships to further leverage services
  resulting in
• capacity building
• decreased duplication of services
• organizations to provide their core competency
• organizations to be both contributors to the
  system
• and users of the system
• cost effective statewide youth programming
• Further integrate youth services in schools and
  youth centers
• Cranston Project
• Expansion for 2009 2010 academic year

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• ARRA 15 will support
• One Stop System
• Special Projects
• Local WIB Support

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• Request for Proposals
• in the area of
• Contextualized Education and Training
• Tied to Career Pathways in Critical
• and Emerging Sectors
• Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
• Rhode Department of Elementary and Secondary
  Education

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RFP Goals align with the Strategic Workforce Plan
for RI, adopted by the Governors Workforce Board
RI in March of 2009.

• Public System Grows, Retains, and Attracts Talent
• Rhode Island will maximize the capacity of the
  workforce development system to align, unify, and
  flexibly address the skill demands of all
  employers and job seekers.
• Employers Attract and Retain a Highly Skilled
  Workforce
• Rhode Island employers will attract and employ a
  skilled and educated workforce committed to
  lifelong learning, thus ensuring growth and
  prosperity.
• 3. The Adult Workforce is Skilled and Agile
• Adults will have the knowledge and skills needed
  to meet changing economic demand for their own
  and the states economic prosperity.
• 4. Youth Are Ready for Work and Lifelong
  Learning
• Youth will take advantage of skill
  development opportunities that enable them to
  meet changing demand for their own and for the
  states future prosperity.

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4 Million to be Awarded for Adult Contextualized
Learning

• Approximately 1.7M in WIA formula and ARRA
  funds, 1.7M in RIDE/ABE funds and 600,000 in
  Job Development Funds will be available to
  support contextualized learning for adults ages
  18 and older. This training will be tied to
  career pathways in critical and emerging sectors
  for up to 24 months through an outcome-based
  Request for Proposal.
• This RFP is a collaboration between the Rhode
  Island Department of Labor and Training and the
  Rhode Island Department of Elementary and
  Secondary Education, Office of Adult and Career
  and Technical Education.
• To align with this project, RIDE will provide an
  additional 3.85M over five years, for
  educational and occupational skills training.

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• Need more information

http//www.dlt.ri.gov/youthworks411/
Maureen Palumbo mpalumbo_at_dlt.ri.gov Carlos
Ribeiro cribeiro_at_dlt.ri.gov