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Youth Workforce Experience Programs

Join us on February 25th, 2023 for a conference discussing the Youth Workforce Experience Programs. Important dates, program models, and eligibility information will be covered. Don't miss out!

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Youth Workforce Experience Programs

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  1. Youth Workforce Experience Programs Bidder’s Conference February 25th 2013

  2. Youth Division’s Focus • School Engagement and Achievement • Reduction in Violence that Impacts Youth • Youth Workforce Development

  3. Youth Workforce Experience Program Models • Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) • One Summer Chicago PLUS (OSC+) • Greencorps Youth Program • Youth Working for Success-Justice involved youth • Bridges to Pathways Initiative-Justice involved youth

  4. DFSS Program Contacts • Dr. Jennifer Axelrod: jennifer.axelrod@cityofchicago.org • Andrew J. Fernández: andrew.fernandez@cityofchicago.org • Lisa Davis: lisa.davis@cityofchicago.org

  5. Important Dates and Information • Proposals due March 11th at or before 4:30pm-One electronic copy sent via email and one hard copy must be submitted on due date. • Contract term-April 19th 2013 thru April 18th 2014. • Funds should be by expended from June 1st thru September 30th 2013 for Summer Programming. • Respondents may apply for more than one program. • For Bridges to Pathways Initiative-Contract maybe extended if additional funds are made available. • Reimbursement Basis. • No advance will be given. • Leverage a minimum 15% in-kind match. • Administrative cap-10% • All attachments and supplemental materials due on March 11th.

  6. Important References • Please review Page 8-Top of the page. • Follow format of the proposal-Page 8 • Email submissions-Page 9 • Timeline-Bottom of Page 9

  7. Eligible Respondents • Open to Non-Profit, For-Profit, Faith Based, Private and Public Organizations. • Respondent must demonstrate an operating budget of $500,000 or more. • Must be in good standing with all existing contract with DFSS. • There will be no profit line for for-profit applicants

  8. Common Program Elements for All Programs • Mentoring • Financial literacy requirement • Payroll system • Monitoring youth performance • Employability Assessment (EA) • Youth and employer surveys • Data collection, reporting, and record keeping • Youth placement and meaningful work experience • Worksite/employer criteria • Participant program eligibility • Youth wages and stipends

  9. SYEP-GOALS • Provide placements for youth ages 16 to 24. • Assist youth with developing transferable skills to increase employability through job readiness training. • Provide youth with professional guidance, training and supervision. • Create meaningful and quality summer work experiences • Provide the opportunity to attend educational workshops, participate in health and fitness activities and other life enriching experiences.

  10. SYEP Program Design • Youth will participate in a minimum of 120 hours of combined soft skills development, training (1 day orientation), recreation and positive work experience. • Respondents should be able to develop and deliver life enrichment and recreational opportunities, place and manage the summer work experience for no fewer than 100 youth. • The program assumes a 1:20 Youth mentor to Youth ratio. • DFSS will randomly select 60% of the youth for each respondent through the common application and the remaining 40% will be identified by the respondent. • All potential participants must have completed the on-line application to be considered for the participation.

  11. SYEP Program Design: 16 to 20 Year Olds • The program will operate 20 hours per week for 6 weeks. • Youth will be engaged in a paid work experience for up to 12 hours per week. • The remaining 8 hours should include educational, soft skills and recreational activities. • Youth will receive a minimum wage payment for 12 hours per week not to exceed $600. Attendance in 20 hours per week of programming is required for youth to continue their participation in SYEP.

  12. SYEP Program Design: 21 to 24 Year Olds • Respondents may hire Youth Coaches to work up to 20 hours per week for 6 weeks. • Coaches will receive a maximum of $1000 • 20 hours per week minimum wage paid employment for the six weeks • The Youth Coaches will provide: • Youth support • Administrative support • Program support • Examples of work responsibilities: conduct site visits to youth placed in worksites, facilitate employers completing EA on youth employees, prepare time sheets for submission, and provide youth supports.

  13. SYEP Program Design: Program Reporting • DFSS will provide: • Worksite Application • Youth Consent Form • Evaluations • Youth evaluation of program • Youth performance evaluation by worksites • Time Sheets • Orientation Overview • Attendance and data tracking system • Final Report

  14. SYEP Performance Goals • 100% of assigned youth placed by agency in summer work experience • Of the youth placed, 90% will complete the full six weeks of the subsidized work experience. • 90% of enrolled youth will successfully complete the total planned program of 120 hours. • 100% of mentors and worksite managers will complete the Employability Assessment with all youth and provide feedback to youth about their performance at the worksite. • 100% of the youth will complete the financial literacy component.

  15. SYEP Youth Application Selection Process • Respondents are required to identify a maximum of two geographic regions to serve based on CPS high school network regions-map in folder. • View networks: http://www.cps.edu/Schools/Find_a_school/Pages/schoollocator.aspx

  16. One Summer Chicago PLUS (OSC+) • Specialized employment program. • Serve 1,000 youth identified and connected by geographic community by DFSS. • Work closely with Cook County Juvenile Probation Center, Cook County Sheriff’s Department, and the Juvenile Intervention Support Center (JISC). • Evaluation of OSC+ by University of Chicago Crime Lab.

  17. OSC+ Requirements • Coordinated outreach and recruitment of identified youth. • Facilitate the financial literacy curriculum to youth. • Schedule and coordinate workshops with financial institutions and resources from Bank One Chicago. • Develop appropriate summer jobs for enrolled youth. • Hire and supervise qualified mentors. • Train mentors on an evidence-based mentoring. • Promote and accommodate credit recovery offered by the Chicago Public Schools. • Coordinate with social-emotional learning provider. • Promote and coordinate any additional support services needed to ensure that youth complete the program. • Enter data into DFSS data management system. • Track and report daily attendance for each activity type.

  18. OSC+ Program Design • Youth will participate in a paid work experience. • Each youth will be engaged in SEL and employment for 25 hours a week for six weeks. • Youth are required to complete the financial literacy curriculum (online system) • Youth will receive 60 hours of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) during the six week period. • SEL provider will be assigned to Respondent • Youth will have a mentor assigned to support their involvement in OSC+ will be assigned at a 20:1 ratio. • Programming will occur at a minimum for five hours daily (work + SEL) Monday - Friday

  19. OSC+ Youth • Youth will apply thru a uniquely designed One Summer Chicago Plus application. • Youth will be referred and endorsed by the referring partners: Cook County Probation Center, Cook County Sheriff’s Department, Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, and/or the JISC. • Agency will be required to contact and engage the youth once assigned and obtain consent from youth and parent for participation in program. • Agency will be required to complete an intake interview that includes an evaluation of their social and behavioral development.

  20. OSC+ Performance Goals • 100% of youth are placed at worksites by the Respondent • 100% of youth complete the subsidized work experience. • 100% of youth enrolled will attend a minimum of 60 hours of SEL workshops. • 100% of the youth will complete the financial literacy component. • 100% of youth are assessed using the EA and provided with feedback to improve their work readiness skills

  21. Greencorps Youth Program • Partnership between DFSS and Chicago Department of Transportation • Six week project based work experience. • 600 youth in two educational modules. • More information on Greencorps: http://cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdot/provdrs/conservation_outreachgreenprograms/svcs/greencorps_chicago.html

  22. Greencorps Program Requirements • Collaborate with GC to implement project-based experiences in horticulture and bikes for enrolled youth. • In partnership with DFSS, CDOT, and CPS, recruit students from identified high schools to participate in the program. • Provide job training and enrichment experiences for youth. • Hire and supervise qualified mentors who will work with youth participants. • Promote and coordinate any additional support services needed to ensure that youth complete the program. • Manage youth participant payroll. • Enter data into DFSS data management system. • Complete youth assessment tools. • Track and report daily attendance.

  23. Greencorps Summer Program Design • Two primary educational modules for 600 youth-horticulture and bikes as well as a weatherization component. Youth will complete all components. • Twenty-hour per week program. • Youth have 8 hours of instruction and 12 hours per week project-based work experiences. • Youth will receive a bi-weekly stipend not to exceed $600 dollars for the six week period. • CDOT will provide project-based instruction for the summer program and ongoing instructional support and coaching for the extension.

  24. Greencorps Agency Expectations • Agency will provide an orientation to youth and support implementation of classroom component. • Agency will hire mentors and connect them to the instructors and youth in the program. • Program will be offered in the morning and afternoon to accommodate students in credit recovery. • 40 youth per school site will participate in programming (15 schools) • 120 youth maximum per agency (3 sites). • Two sessions: AM and PM. • Agency will be responsible for supervision and oversight of youth in both sessions (20 youth per session per site)

  25. Greencorps Program Design-Extension • 120 youth included in the extension program (August, 2013 –June, 2014) • For extension, agency will develop and coordinate workplaces and educational experiences with support from COT • Minimum 10 youth for 10 hours for 45 weeks per agency. • Youth will be paid IL minimum wage. • CDOT will provide on going instructional support for the extension component. • Other program elements include-Youth application selection process, orientation for youth, project-based work experience and monitoring, mentors, and youth stipends.

  26. Greencorps Youth Program-Performance Goals • 100% of youth placed in available Greencorps Youth Program slots • 95% of enrolled youth will successfully complete the total planned program of 120 hours. • 100% of youth will demonstrate increased knowledge of horticulture, bikes, and weatherization and employment related to green industries • 100% of youth will distribute their weatherization kits to individuals within their community • 100% of youth identified for the 45-week extension program complete the total planned program • 100% of mentors and worksite managers will complete the Employability Assessment with all youth and provide feedback to youth about their performance at

  27. Juvenile Justice Involved Youth Development Models • Youth Working for Success • Bridges to Pathways Initiative

  28. Youth Working for Success • Youth civic leadership development program - 15 week program • Phase 1-Two week skill and community building with youth. (Curriculum and training provided) • Phase Two-Five-week social entrepreneurship project that creates a civic leadership project aligned with NATO’s mission: Working Together for Peace and Security. (Curriculum and training provided) • Phase 3-Youth engage in work placement experience at a social sector worksite that addresses the NATO mission for 8 weeks • Respondents will receive curriculum materials and intensive training on the implementation of the curriculum.

  29. Youth Working for Success-Youth Eligibility Requirements • Eligible youth will have two more arrests. • And pled to a crime, • Or have been adjudicated as a delinquent in communities with the highest violent crime index. • Other eligible youth will have been arrested and referred by the Juvenile Intervention Support Center (JISC). • JISC serves the following Police Districts: 2,7,8,9,10,11,12, and 21. • Agencies serving youth in the JISC catchment area will be assigned 70% of the youth and will be eligible to recruit 30% of youth into the program.

  30. Youth Working for Success-Requirements • Identify two cohorts (20 youth per cohort) for participation in the program (April 2013– June 2013 and September - November 2013) • Provide two week intensive training and skill building component for youth to develop the skills to implement the social entrepreneurship/service learning project (30 hours) • Provide youth with a five week social entrepreneurship/service learning project based on the NATO mission (50 hours of paid experience and 30 hours of training) • Assist youth in identifying work experiences at social sector placement for a minimum of 100 hours over 8 weeks of minimum wage employment and provide 21 hours of training • Provide a mentor for youth at a ratio of 10:1 • Mentors are required to participate in training on the curriculum

  31. Youth Working for Success-Key Program Elements • Youth eligibility and enrollment. • Youth assigned mentors. • Implementation Phases • Cohort development and skills training (Phase 1) • Social Entrepreneurship/Service Learning Project (Phase 2) • Social Change Worksite (Phase 3) • Youth wages • Youth receive transportation support for initial four weeks • Social Entrepreneurship model: 50 hours project-based minimum wage work experience and 30 hours training and education over five week period • Social Sector work placement (minimum of 100 hours over eight weeks at minimum wage + 3 hours of training and supervision per week)

  32. Youth Working for Success-Performance Goals • # of youth interviewed. • # of referrals from JISC contacted. • # of program seats provided to agency filled. • # of enrolled youth placed in a work experience. • # of enrolled youth complete civic leadership project. • # of enrolled youth complete two hour of volunteer service per week. • # of enrolled youth will complete the full subsidized work experience. • # of mentors and worksite managers will have the completed the Employability • Assessment for all youth and had feedback sessions. • % of enrolled youth re-arrested during the duration of the program. • 100% of the youth will complete the financial literacy component.

  33. Bridges to Pathways Initiative-Goals • Support youth in obtaining a high school diploma or, when appropriate, a GED. • Facilitate transition into and through credential-granting educational and vocational programs. • Provide youth with career exploration, skills development, and workforce experience. • Develop social and emotional skills of youth. • Connect with youth with caring adults to address barriers to participation.

  34. Bridges to Pathways Initiative-Four Components • Virtual high school • Intensive social and emotional skill development • Work experience • Mentoring

  35. Bridges to Pathways Initiative-Key Program Elements • Online education assistance • Skills/job readiness development • Work-based experience: Internship, apprenticeship, work placement. • Social emotional learning • Intensive Mentoring

  36. Bridges to Pathways Agency Requirements • Hire and supervise teaching assistants to support virtual high school coursework (Training will be provided) • Hire full-time mentors to assist youth in addressing any barriers to involvement • Train mentors on evidence-based mentoring • Identify work sites appropriate for youth based on an internship and apprenticeship model and coordinate all aspects of payment of youth • Coordinate with SEL provider • Complete all data and performance monitoring requirements

  37. Bridges to Pathways Initiative-Performance Goals • 100% of youth are placed at internship and apprenticeship sites • 90% of youth attend the program on a daily basis • 80% of youth complete their GED/HS diploma • 100% of youth complete the program with greater than 80% attendance • 100% of youth that complete the work placement • 80% of youth find employment (outside of internship) • 100% of mentors and worksite managers will have the completed the Employability • Assessment for all youth and had feedback sessions. • 100% of the youth will complete the financial literacy component.

  38. Youth Eligibility • Proof of Chicago residency, • A valid social security card or ITIN; • A valid Chicago Public School or State of Illinois ID card or drivers license, • Completed an application, and a • Signed consent form if under the age of 18.

  39. Accessibility to People with Disabilities • Respondent must be committed to achieving full physical and programmatic accessibility as defined by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).

  40. Thank you!

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