St. Louis Five-Year Consolidated Plan Strategy

St. Louis Five Year Consolidated Plan Strategy
St. Louis Institutions - Employment Training
Banking Work-Study St. Louis Public Schools 409 North 9th Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314/231-3720, Ext. 729 Banking Work-Study is an off-campus work-study program to provide seniors in St. Louis Public Schools with an opportunity to obtain work experience during their senior year of high school. The goal of the Banking Work-Study Program is to have students gainfully employed in a business office in the St. Louis area or to have students registered in a post-secondary educational institution to obtain training for a career. Center for Faith Action and Response (C-FAR) 1723 O’Fallon St. St. Louis, MO 63106 314/621-6686 http://stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/cfar.html C-FAR is a unique not for profit organization incorporated in order to facilitate a fact-finding mission trip to East Africa. The trip’s purpose was to explore what could be done from afar to minister to children whose parents succumbed to AIDS. As C-FAR became more actively engaged in St. Louis, an executive director was hired and the tax-exempt status was secured. C-FAR is spearheading a cooperative effort with three other organizations to produce a series of informative, interactive computer compact disks-Working in the Real World-to ease the transition of TANF recipients and other unemployed and under-employed workers into today’s labor force. The Cornerstone Partnership 6347 Plymouth Ave. St. Louis, MO 63133 314/862-2777 http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/cornerstone/csphome.htm The Cornerstone Partnership provides opportunities for motivated urban youth and laid-off workers to obtain skill training, employment, and continuous career development in manufacturing while maximizing each individual’s potential and enhancing the global competitiveness of St. Louis industry. The purpose of The Cornerstone Partnership is to provide opportunities for at-risk youth and laid-off workers to obtain the skill training, education, and employment readiness that will prepare them for: Employment as a production machinist, and/or employment as an entry-level draftsman, and/or additional career development opportunities, and/or continuing education at a two or four-year college. Employment Connection 4000 Laclede St. Louis, MO 63108 314/652-0360 http://www.employmentstl.org Employment Connection offers several programs to assist persons with limited opportunities to self-sufficiency through employment. The Competitive Employment Program has a special emphasis on serving former offenders, substance abusers, welfare recipients and their families. The "World of Work" is a two-day seminar that teaches the "ins and outs" of finding and keeping a job. Job Counseling and Job Placement is offered that matches over 100 area companies with clients. Work Adjustment Counseling provides job retention services for both employed clients and employers. They also assist clients with the preparation of their resumes and offer monthly job fairs. The Enterprise Foundation 10227 Wincopin Circle Suite 500 Columbia, MD 21044 410/964-1230 http://www.enterprisefoundation.org St. Louis is one of nine metropolitan areas in which The Enterprise Foundation is engaged in linking housing and community development activities with employers and employment training service providers. They provide basic technical assistance and sponsor a variety of training sessions that are attended by workforce individuals and government agency staff. FUTURES Program 3545 Lindell St. Louis, MO 63103 314/877-2404 The FUTURES program offers orientation and assessment services to determine an individual’s capacity to obtain employment. It also provides education, training, and job search services, day care, and transportation assistance. Must be recipient of AFDC. Helps AFDC individuals obtain the education, training, and employment needed to become self-sufficient. Supportive services, day care, transportation, and work-related expenses are provided to FUTURES participants. Grace Hill Neighborhood Services 2600 Hadley St. St. Louis, MO 63106 314/241-2200 http://stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/gracehill.html When Grace Hill opened its doors in 1903, it served a small neighborhood in North St. Louis. Today its service areas include 11 far reaching disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout the City of St. Louis and in St. Louis and St. Charles counties. Linking those 11 locations and Grace Hill’s services is the Member Organized Resource Exchange (MORE) system, the foundation for program service delivery and training at Grace Hill. MORE brings neighbors together to work on common problems. It is based on the conviction that everyone has something to offer, and that neighborhoods can be strengthened and neighbors empowered by drawing on the resources within themselves. One of the programs it offers is the Grace Hill Career Centers which offer low-income adults the support and encouragement they need to find and keep employment. Most of the participants are women who are heads of households. In a 15-hour orientation, neighbors learn how to write a resume, handle an interview, and adapt their lifestyle to maintain employment. Participants may continue the program to complete a GED, develop a six-month work plan, or increase literacy competency. Human Development Corporation (HDC) (see General Organizations) HDC employment programs include: Employment Edge Placement Program - Provides job placement and individual counseling to match job openings to clients’ skills, experience, and interests. Employment Edge Assistance Program - Employment Edge Assistance (Job Club) provides an intensive three week job search course on how to prepare for, look for, and ultimately obtain employment. Transportation assistance is available. Young Adult Opportunity Program - The Young Adult Opportunity Program is designed to create new employment opportunities for young adults (ages 18-35) who have limited access to stable employment in the City of St. Louis or Wellston. The program offers a comprehensive range of education, counseling, skills training, employability development services, and on-the-job training/placement. Independence Center 4380 West Pine Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 314/533-4380 http://stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/independence.html Independence Center seeks to provide a comprehensive system of high quality programs and services that assists adults in the St. Louis metropolitan area with serious and persistent mental illnesses to live and work in the community independently and with dignity. Independence Center’s two internationally recognized Clubhouses are based on the philosophy that people are at their best when they are needed, wanted, and expected. Membership in the Clubhouse is voluntary and is available to men and women 18 years of age who have serious and persistent mental illness. The Clubhouses offer employment experiences in regular places of business, as an integral part of the rehabilitation program. The Center places a high priority on employment because most members list it as a major goal. International Institute of St. Louis 3800 Park Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 314/773-9090 http://www.intlinst.org Since 1919, the International Institute has been helping people in the St. Louis area from around the world become self-sufficient St. Louisans. Institute staff and volunteers annually help almost 3,000 immigrants and refugees from more than 40 countries. Job placement staff counseled, oriented and placed 95 percent of their registrants in jobs during this past year. This high job placement rate is made possible by an extensive city-wide network of receptive employers, developed and carefully maintained by department staff. Skills training, job search preparation, and work place orientation are provided through various local, state, and federal grants. Lemay Center for Composite Technology of GLCC, Inc. (LCCT) 9417 South Broadway Suite 100 St. Louis, MO 63125 314/544-5228 http://www.glcc.org The Center of Excellence for Composites Technology was established in 1990 by the Manufacturing Technology Office in the Office of Naval Research to provide a national resource for the development and dissemination of composites manufacturing technology to defense contractors and subcontractors. The Technology Transfer Centers and Cells, of which LCCT is one of three national sites, are state-of-the-art market facilities. They provide composites and composites-related manufacturers with the opportunity to attend demonstrations, manufacture parts and participate in hands-on training, thereby enhancing performance in today’s competitive marketplace. LCCT plans to appropriate on-site supervision, technical support and training for a new prototype home to be constructed in the Bohemian Hill Redevelopment area through the St. Louis All-Composite Training Project. Manufacturers Association of the City of St. Louis P.O. Box 78452 St. Louis, MO 63178 The Manufacturers Association represents 76 manufacturing small-business enterprises located within the city limits of St. Louis. Metropolitan Employment and Rehabilitation Service (MERS) 1727 Locust St. St. Louis, MO 63103 314/241-3464 http://www.mers.org MERS provides several employment programs for individuals who are disabled including job training and placement for persons involved in or completing drug treatment programs, welfare to work programs, job training opportunities for persons who are disabled, sheltered employment, and vocational rehabilitation. Missouri Goodwill Industries 4140 Forest Park Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 314/371-6320 ext.233 http://www.goodwill.org Missouri Goodwill services include supported employment, psycho-social services, rehabilitation engineering, vocational evaluation, work adjustment, and occupational skills training, including hospitality, retail, housekeeping, clerical, word processing, data entry and programming. Mother’s Way Career Counseling (MWCC) 3439 Park Avenue St. Louis, MO 63104 314/771-7755 MWCC is a multi-service, employment and counsulting organization. The organization was formed by five African-American women with a goal of providing social services in the community while also developing economic opportunities. The mission of MWCC is three-fold: 1) to empower low-income individuals to seek and secure economic opportunities; 2) to develop and create opportunities that provide avenues of access to economic parity for low-income individuals; and 3) to provide information and resources to the African-American community that will strengthen and support the sustainability of our communities. Through its first year in operation, MWCC has placed 320 TANF participants in jobs. Near Southside Employment Coalition (NSEC) 1321 S. 11th St. St. Louis, MO 63104 314/421-0400 http://stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/nsec.html NSEC is people working together for a better community. It was formed and incorporated as a non-profit agency in 1983 by several churches and agencies serving the population of low-income housing developments and surrounding areas on the near south side of the City of St. Louis. These agencies and churches pooled their resources in an effort to address the primary problem of the community -- unemployment. The goal of NSEC is to reduce or eliminate unemployment on the near south side by: developing job referral relationships with employers across the metropolitan area; screening and referring qualified applicants for available positions; providing job skills through training at various locations; training for job readiness and motivation; and working to reduce artificial barriers to employment such as travel to jobs. NSEC has trained more than 420 persons in Automated Office Skills and the Construction Trades. More than 1500 people have been placed in jobs. Paraquad (see People with Disabilities) In the Paraquad Career Options and Employment Program, participants learn the job-seeking skills they need to find competitive employment, such as resume and cover letter writing, networking, and interview techniques. They also learn how to present their disability positively and make known any accommodations they may need on the job. By providing employers with disability awareness training and technical assistance, Paraquad facilitates the inclusion of disabled employees in the workforce. In addition, it provides job placement services to companies who want to employ people with disabilities. Ralston Purina Company, Work-Study St. Louis Public Schools One Checkerboard Square St. Louis, MO 63102 314/231-3720 The St. Louis Public Schools' Work Study at Ralston Purina began in 1968. Since the program’s inception, hundreds of high school seniors from St. Louis public and private schools have participated. In September 1995, the program was revamped to enable students from Illinois school districts to participate. The program includes classroom space, office equipment, and computers to conduct an intensive business education program, as well as two certified teachers--one to teach vocational courses and the other to teach academic subjects. The program combines one half-day of academic course work with one half-day of supervised job training. Students earn high school credit for the educational component as well as the work experience. They receive the minimum wage for a twenty-hour work week. The Work Study Program begins in September when the regular school year starts and ends in late May, when all students return to their home schools for graduation. Students attend academic classes at Ralston Purina from 8:15 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and receive on-the-job training from 12:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Renaissance Neighborhood Opportunity Center 4710 Emily St. Louis, MO 63107 314/534-4143 http://www.stljoblink.org The Renaissance Neighborhood Opportunity Center, in the College Hill neighborhood, is a non-profit community-based organization assisting individuals to lead a healthy, independent life through counseling, education, and job preparation. St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church (The College Church) 3628 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 314/977-7300 http://stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/stfran.html The St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church offers various types of employment assistance. St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) 317 North 11th Street Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63101 314/589-8000 http://stlouis.missouri.org/government/slate.htm The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment, (SLATE), administers and operates the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), a Federal program designed to aid in the employment and training of the economically disadvantaged. SLATE has three major programs: Training and Employment, Youth Development, and First Source Agreements. The Training and Employment program works with business, labor and other civic leaders to try to ameliorate the unemployment situation in the City. Services offered include on-the-job training, vocational skill training, direct placement, combination training with academic upgrade, job search training, etc. St. Louis Career Academy St. Louis Public Schools 3125 S. Kingshighway Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63139 314/772-8200 St. Louis Career Academy is a school serving approximately 400 students in grades 9 through 12. The Career Academy provides training in life sciences, information technology, and related fields. It was named one of the "Best New Urban High Schools" in 1997. The Career Academy provides opportunities for job "shadowing" and internships throughout the city for its students. St. Louis Housing Authority, Office of Self-Sufficiency (OSS) 1900 South 3rd Street St. Louis, MO 63104 314/206-3302 The OSS offers various types of employment assistance to St. Louis public housing residents, through the Section 3 program. St. Louis Works Partnership (SLWP) 1401 Hampton Ave. St. Louis, MO 63139 314/644-4800 http://www.carpdc.org The goal of SLWP is to cooperate and collaborate with the construction industry’s contractor’s and trade organizations/unions to provide job recruitment, job training, and job placement for minorities and women to work in the construction industry. SLWP in cooperation with the Carpenters Joint Apprentice committee’s program coordinates a one-week orientation session for participants. St. Patrick Employment Center 1200 N. 6th St. Louis, MO 63106 314/421-4013 The St. Patrick Employment Center provides free employment services, with special services for homeless veterans. Southside Catholic Community Services (CCS) 2647 Ohio St. Louis, MO 63118 314/773-6100 http://stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/sccs.html Southside CCS offers various types of employment assistance. Tumaini Learning Center (TLC) Third Baptist Church 620 N. Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103 314/621-6680 http://stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/tumaini.html TLC provides programs of intensive care for enrolled families. Self-development is the goal. Staff, volunteers, and families work together to develop the skills, resources, and encouragement needed to learn new patterns of living, communicating, and understanding. One program is Sure Start to Employment. TLC offers a variety of ways to assist those seeking employment: Individual and group counseling; Employability assessment and training; Life skill development; Job search training and support; and Post-hiring support. Women’s Job Connection 4570 Children’s Place St. Louis, MO 63110 314/747-4273 http://stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/wjc.html The Women’s Job Connection offers various types of employment assistance. YouthBuild St. Louis 1921 South 9th Street St. Louis, MO 63104 314/436-1400 YouthBuild is a comprehensive youth and community development program as well as an alternative school for low-income young people who have dropped out of school and want to rebuild their lives and communities. Members spend every other week on a supervised construction site, transforming broken down buildings into affordable housing. The Youth and Family Center 2929 N. 20th St. St. Louis, MO 63107 314/231-1147 The Center offers employment and training as well as after school, computers, tutoring, day care and residential camping to the residents on the near north side of the City of St. Louis Youth Education and Health in Soulard (YEHS) 1921 South 9th Street St. Louis, MO 63104 314/436-1400 YEHS provides employment training and work experience for youth for eventual job placement in the construction industry. The WorkForce Partners of Metro St. Louis 1015 Locust St. Suite 1200 St. Louis, MO 63101 314/622-3400 http://stlouis.missouri.org/enterprise/jobs/ WorkForce Partners of Metro St. Louis is a collaborative effort of employment service providers to address the employment needs of Enterprise Community residents. The Enterprise Community Employment Partnership provides a forum for increased innovation, communication, and resource sharing between employment agencies, government, job training programs, businesses, community organizations, and residents. The members of the WorkForce Partners are as follows: