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__ 09/14/99 TUE 11:05 FAX 17049391401 DSS ~007 December 15, 1999: Social worker serving a full caseload of 60 ABAWD clients. There will be benchmarks to measure the success of this program. As this population has not been served this intensively before, results could vary. They are as follows: ~> Newly identified ABAWDs assessed within two (2) weeks of identification. ~ Depeadin8 on length of time already on the program, all ABAWDs identified with skill and education deficits placed in short term training and education prolgarns within one (1) week of identification. ~ Seventy five percent (75%) of assessed ABAWDs from both categories employed by the t~me tl~tt their Food Stands terminate, ~. Sixty two percent (62%) ofempioyed ABAWDs continued in employment after six (6) months. MANAGEMENT OF 'IT/K PROJECT: Thc ",fOB8 FOR,4B,4FFDg' project will be managed from the Employment Section of the Family and Children's Services Division. Supervision will be provided by the Social Work Supervisor II, who supervises the Employment Services Unit. Technical supervision will be provided by the Income Maintenance Caseworker IH who serves u the asency Food Stamp expert. COORDINATION WITH OTI~.R AGENCII~S: There will close coordinetion with other community agencies, Most noticeable will be the working relationship with the local Employment Security Commission, We will contract for the service~ oran additional ESC ~terviewer for 50% of the time. Tbey will locate jobs and send s~sessed ABAWDs on interviews. The Cenl~alina ~or¥orce Development Bomtwill serve in the capacity of being the body that notifies and educates employers in the area, particularly those who are willis8 to work with clients in job trai~in$ activities, about this project. The Cooperat/ve Christ/an Ministry, with outstationed staff at DSS, will coordinate services to assist ABAWDs in securin$ basics for job stabilization, such u housins, medicine, emersency food, etc. The Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce wilt use their orgn-~-Jtlon as a vehicle to let employers in the ~re~ know about this project and solicit support for it. They will also assist us in notif,/ing us of changing t~nds for empioymem in the county in order to keep us abreast of these changes which can benefit our clients. (See letto,-~ of support included from Employment Security Commission, Centntlina Workfor~ Development Board, Coopetnaive Christian Miniatry, and Cabarms Resional C~mber of Commerce) LOCAL LABOR MARKET NEEDS: At the present _time, Cabarms County is in a position where there are mere jobs than there are workers to fill them. The unemployment rate is presently at 1.9%. There are jobs in a wide variety of aress in the' county. Retail is ~undant, u the C~ordM~_P_~_ Mall, ope~n~ in September, has several thousand available jobs at competitive wages. In manufacturing, Os~ng is opening later in tho y~x with good wages also. Traditional jobs in food service and textlle~ are available also. Even though transportation ia an issue, we are working to set up van transportation to Concerti M'd/t, and anticipate having this at a reasonable cost.