The document provides information from a presentation on workforce development programs in Broome and Tioga counties. It summarizes poverty rates and the impact of childhood poverty in the region. In particular, it finds that 33.3% of the population of Binghamton lives below the poverty line, and 49.4% of children in Binghamton live in poverty. The presentation discusses programs offered by Broome-Tioga Workforce NY to help residents access employment opportunities and training.
4. AGENDA
Our Purpose
Service Area Demographics
On The Job Training (OJT)
New Grant Opportunities
New Partners
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8 Keys to Workforce Success
Looking Towards the Future
Broome-Tioga Workforce NY
Programs
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Question & Answer Session
Poverty Analysis
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6. Contents
● Poverty Analysis
○ What statistics to use?
○ Binghamton compared to other NY cities?
Broome County?
**All Statistics Unless Otherwise Listed
are sourced from: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates**
7. 33.3%
Of the population of the City of Binghamton is living at
or below the poverty Line.
17.10%
15.10%
Of the population of Broome Countyis living at or below
the poverty Line.
Of the population of NewYork State is living at or below
the poverty Line.
8. Why is Childhood Poverty a telling statistic?
“Adult achievement is related to childhood poverty and the length of time they live in poverty.
Children who are poor are less likely to achieve important adult milestones, such as
graduating from high school and enrolling in and completing college, than children who are
never poor.”1
- Dr. Caroline Ratcliffe, PhD Economist and Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute
“...since it implies underinvestment in the economic well-being of adults and, in particular,
children, poverty can cause long-term harm to our economy and society. One recent estimate
suggested that child poverty ultimately costs society half-a-trillion dollars in sacrificed
productivity and ancillary costs each year.”2
-Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joseph Biden in the Obama
Administration
1 Caroline Ratcliffe “Child Poverty and Adult Success” Urban Institute
https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/65766/2000369-Child-Poverty-and-Adult-Success.pdf
2 “Economic Opportunity and Poverty in America.” Economic Policy Institute,
www.epi.org/publication/webfeatures_viewpoints_econ_oppty_and_poverty/.
9. 49.4%
Of Childrenwithin the City of Binghamton are living at
or below the poverty Line.
23.0%
21.3%
Of Childrenin Broome Countyis living at or below
the poverty Line.
Of Childrenin New York State is living at or below the
poverty Line.
10. What is the poverty line in Binghamton, New York
● The following figures are the 2018 HHS poverty
guidelines which are scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register on January 18, 2018.
● 2018 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES
ANDTHE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POVERTY GUIDELINE
(# of persons in household)
● 1 $12,140
● 2 $16,460
● 3 $20,780
● 4 $25,100
● 5 $29,420
● 6 $33,740
● 7 $38,060
● 8 $42,380
12. Impact of High
Childhood
Poverty Rates
● Childhood Poverty as an
indicator for Adulthood
○ Education Costs etc.
● “...reduced future earning potential of
children born into poverty.”
● “In all, child poverty reduced the size
of
the economy by an estimated $1
trillion dollars, or 5.4 percent of
gross domestic product, in 2015,”
(Peter G. Peterson Foundation).3
3 Peter G. Peterson Foundation “What are the Economic Costs of Childhood Poverty”
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/09/what-are-the-economic-costs-of-child-poverty
14. Binghamton vs.
Major Upstate
Cities
Citywide Poverty Ranking:
Binghamton: 33.3%
Rochester: 33.1%
Syracuse: 32.6%
Buffalo: 30.9%
Albany: 24.5%
Childhood Poverty Ranking:
Rochester: 51.9%
Binghamton: 49.4%
Buffalo: 47.2%
Syracuse: 46.8%
Albany: 30.5%
● Binghamton has 2nd highest
Childhood Poverty Rate in New York
State
● Within Binghamton’s 11 square
miles there are 4,000 poor
children
○ Rochester in 37 square miles
has 25,000 poor children
● Binghamton has a childhood
poverty and city wide poverty rate
more than double the New York
State Average
15. (Photo: Stas_V, Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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Three upstate cities rank among the top 25 nationally in childhood poverty rates, with the same three — Rochester, Syracuse and Buffalo — also topping the list for
More than half of Rochester's children live in poverty, based on a Census Bureau survey of 2017 income released Thursday. At 56.4 percent, Rochester's childhoo
Michigan and Ohio are the only two other states with as many metro areas ranking in the top 25 for childhood poverty, according to the American Community Surve
Syracuse's child poverty rate of 47.4 percent and Buffalo, with a 43.6 percent rate, place in 10th place and 17th place, respectively.
The three cities fare little better in overall poverty, with a rate of 32.4 percent for Syracuse, ninth among the nation's metro areas; 32.3 percent for Rochester, 12th;
16. Smaller Upstate Cities:
Poverty Rates
● Ithaca →Standard Age of
Working Population has highest
Poverty Rate
○ Appear to be voluntary
(unemployment by choice
(60% )
○ Has lowest
childhood
poverty(25%)
● Utica → Lowest Citywide Poverty
Rate but second highest childhood
poverty rate
○ Not as heavily influenced
by college age non-
working population as
Ithaca & Binghamton
Above displays Actual Numbers of persons below poverty
line
Citywide Poverty Ranking:
Ithaca: 43.4%
Binghamton: 33.3%
Elmira: 30.9%
Utica: 30.4%
Childhood Poverty
Ranking:
Binghamton: 49.4%
Utica: 46.4%
Elmira: 43.3%
Ithaca: 24.8%
18. Triple Cities: Poverty
Rates
● Binghamton’s rate of
Childhood Poverty is nearly
double Johnson City’s
○ More than double
of Endicott
● Binghamton has the highest
percentage of poverty for each
age bracket out of the three
cities Citywide Poverty Ranking:
Binghamton: 33.3%
Endicott: 19.6%
Johnson City: 18.6%
Childhood Poverty Ranking:
Binghamton: 49.4%
Johnson City: 25.2%
Endicott: 22.4%
19. Triple Cities: Number
of People in Poverty
● Binghamton has nearly 7x
the number of poor children
than Endicott, and 5x JC
○ Binghamton Population is
roughly 3x bigger than either
JC or Endicott.
● Contrary to popular conceptions held
by many local non-for profits,
economic development, and even
government leaders, Binghamton
holds a larger percentage of poor
persons compared to Johnson City
and Endicott.
Triple Cities Binghamton Endicott Johnson City
Under 18 4,075 584 812
18-34 5,687 1,745 1,664
35-64 4,037 664 1,009
65 & Over 907 213 299
Above displays Actual Numbers of persons below poverty
line
20. ● Binghamton Percentage of Triple Cities: 62%
● Binghamton Percentage of Triple Cities below
Poverty Line: 75%
● Binghamton Percentage of Triple Cities
Childhood Poverty: 74%
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Inside the graphs above display Actual Numbers of persons below
poverty line
21. Triple Cities within
Broome County
● Nearly one half of Broome
County’s poor children are
located in the City of
Binghamton
○ Holds less than ¼of the
population
● Town of Union has a higher
percentage of the population
but half the percentage of
poor children. Percentages of
Broome County Binghamton Union Vestal Johnson City Endicott Chenango Conklin Dickinson
Population 23.73% 29.04% 11.64% 7.73% 6.81% 5.82% 2.84% 2.46%
Population below
Poverty Line 46.25% 22.78% 9.10% 8.41% 7.80% 3.04% 1.98% 1.64%
Under 18 below
Poverty Line 47.54% 22.05% 8.13% 9.47% 6.81% 2.04% 2.71% 1.34%
22. Conclusion
Childhood Poverty is a telling statistic, not only for the moral
aspect but the economic case as well.
“Reduced productivity of activity generates a direct loss of goods
and services to the U.S Economy… the costs to the United States
associated with childhood poverty total about $500 billion per year,
or the equivalent of nearly 4 percent GDP.”
-Harry Holzer, Associate Dean at Georgetown Public Policy Institute.
This statistical snapshot shows Binghamton’s population
below the poverty line and percentage of children living in
poverty, which sit at 33.3% and 49.4% respectively.
Binghamton is the county seat of Broome County, a regional
government and business center. Poverty- and its symptoms-
affect not only Binghamton’s future economic health, but
Broome County’s and the entire Southern Tier REDC’s as well.
The need for Federal, State, County and City economic intervention
and support is obvious, but routinely overlooked. The City of
Binghamton has taken many steps to jump start its challenged
neighborhoods.
These decades long challenges remain a detriment to the
continued growth of the city, county and state. White flight to
“bettter schools” (?) in Vestal, Endwell, Chenango, and Windsor
makes ignoring childhood poverty in Broome County’s core
easier, but also creates obstacles to solving this tremendous
problem. Only If childhood poverty is addressed and initiative is
taken, will we truly transform and revitalize the underserved urban
23. OUR PURPOSE
OUR
VISION
AN INCLUSIVE, HEALTHY
EDUCATIONAL POWERHOUSE,
CULTURAL CENTER, AND
ECONOMICALLY VIBRANT CREATOR
OF MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT.
OUR
ROLE
PROVIDE THE NEXUS BETWEEN
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES,
MENTORS AND APPRENTICES,
OPPORTUNITIES AND THOSE
WILLING TO STRIVE TOWARDS THEM
OUR
MISSION
TO SERVE AS BOTH THE LEADER IN
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN BROOME
AND TIOGA COUNTIES AND A VALUABLE
TEAM MEMBER FOR REGIONAL
ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIPS ALWAYS
BEING MINDFUL THAT THERE IS AN
URGENT NEED FOR MEANINGFUL
EMPLOYMENT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AS
WELL - REGIONAL SUCCESS WILL BE
BUILT ON INDIVIDUAL VICTORIES.
24. SERVICE AREA DEMOGRAPHICS
Broome & Tioga Counties
Broome and Tioga Counties Total Population 238,893
Working Age Population 200,225
Not in Labor Force 15+ 93,384
Labor Force 106,841
Employed 102,382 Unemployed
4,459
Under 15 38,668
Available jobs - Per DOL Statistics 4,000
Broome-Tioga Workforce New York Annual Customers 15,407
Primary Source of Broom-Tioga
Workforce NY Funding
PY 18 WIOA DOL GRANT: $1,667,635.25
PY 19 WIOA DOL GRANT: $1,981,988.00
25. BROOME-TIOGA WORKFORCE NY
PROGRAMS
www.Broometiogaworks.com
www.Jobzone.ny.gov
www.labor.ny.gov
www.myjobs.ny.gov
• OJT – On the Job Training
• ITA – Individual Training
• OITP – Project Impact
• TASC – GED Prep
• Veteran Services
• Beam – Helps to Finish College 19+
• Job Fairs – On-site Hiring Events at
Broome & Tioga Career Center
• Recovery to Work-CREST Inspire I
• A4TD – Assist Mature Workers Part-
Time Jobs
• TTW- Helps People Who Receive
Disability Benefits Return to Work
• Re-Entry – Employment services for
Persons with Criminal Records
• Resume Workshops
• Resource Room – 22 Computers
and Counselors to Help
• Unemployment Insurance -
Counselors
26. The Memorandum of Understanding - Guidance
The Comprehensive One-Stop Center must provide:
Career Services (basic and individualized),
Workforce and Labor Market Information,
Access to training services, and….
Access to programs carried out by One-Stop Partners. “Access”
means that the program has a staff person present, a real-time web
based communication to program staff, or a staff person from
another program trained on basics of those services.
27. Methods to ensure the needs of workers, youth, and individuals with barriers
to employment, including individuals with disabilities.
Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity Requirements.
Compliance with ADA Requirements.
WIOA Universal System Access
Leaving No One Behind
28. Displaced Homemakers
Low-Income Individuals
Native Americans
Individuals with Disabilities
Older Individuals
Justice-Involved/Re-entry
Persons in recovery
Homeless individuals, children, and youth
Youth who are in or aging out of foster care-18-24
WIOA Universal System Access
Leaving No One Behind
29. Veterans
English language learners, low literacy
Eligible migrant/seasonal
Individuals within 2 years of exhausting lifetime eligibility for TANF
Single parents (including single pregnant women)
Long-term Unemployed
Such other groups as delineated by the governor
WIOA Universal System Access
Leaving No One Behind
30. ON THE JOB TRAINING (OJT)
Job Requirements
Wages starting at
$13.20/hr+
30hrs+ per week
OJT is intended for
permanent employment
Job must require at least 4
weeks of employer-based
training to get the
employee up to speed
Employer must contact
OJT Specialist and be
approved for OJT prior to
the employee starting work
(up to 4 days)
Summary
• Geared to help local
businesses curb the cost
of training new
employees by providing a
wage reimbursement
during the designated
training program from 1-6
months
• Program is on case-by-
case basis: each OJT is
based on the individual
job requirements,
trainee’s background and
experience
Goals
Help participants get back
to work
Bridges the gap between
their current skills and the
skills the employer is
requires now
Promote self-sufficient
employment and career
advancement
Reimburse the
extraordinary cost of
training to employers
Eligible
Dislocated Workers
Meets Workforce
Innovation
Opportunity Act
Criteria
Ex: Mass Layoff
Adult Population
Anyone who can
Legally Work in U.S.
Incumbent worker
OJTs
Non-Eligible Jobs:
Seasonal and Temp jobs,
Temp agencies, Political,
Religious, and Civil
Service
31. NEW GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
$40,400
OITP
Workforce Training for New
Workers, Re-Entry, Young
Workers, Single Parents
$300,000
WDI
Workforce Training for In-
Demand Jobs $150K
Matched with $150K WIOA
Workforce Training for Older
Workers, Re-Entry, Young Workers,
Single Parents, with Transpo and
Day Care
$93,900
REDC-CFA
Workforce Training for
Older Workers, Re-Entry,
Young Workers, Single
Parents etc.
$1,000,000
US WORKFORCE GRANT
Workforce Training for In
Demand Jobs Workers, Re-
Entry, Young,, with Transpo
and Day Care
$500K -3,000,000
OPIOID RECOVERY TO WORK
Workforce Training for Employment
for Opioid and substance abuse
Recovery to Work provide wrap
around services over 4 years
$1,000
NY STATE 175MM
32. NEW PARTNERS
Current Partners
• Government Agencies
• B.O.C.E.S.
• Large Manufacturing
• Universities
• Chamber of Commerce
• REDC
• ST8(LDD)
• Broome County DSS
• NYS - DOL
We Also Need Partners Here
Outside the Box
• Trade Unions
• Agribusinesses
• Local School Districts
• STEM Organizations
• Veteran Organizations
• Re-Entry Groups
• Older Workers
• Community Organizations
• Recovery Organizations
33. KEYS TO WORKFORCE SUCCESS
HONESTY
Engage in a honest
conversation of what is working
and what is not
DON’T REINVENT THE
WHEEL
Implement prior local, county, and
regional plans consistent with what
is working, and discard what is not
TEAMWORK
Work with individuals, agencies, local
and regional organizations whose
efforts are working and willing to work
toward our mission-success can have
a thousand fathers/mothers/ parents
GRIT
The willingness to
persevere, not the
breakfast food.
DON’T LOSE THE TREE
FOR THE FOREST –OR
THERE WILL BE NO
FOREST
LESS TALK, MORE ACTION
Regional success will be
built on individual victories
34. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Short-Term (1 to 12 Months)
Move to new Broome-Tioga Workforce New York offices at 501 Harry L. Drive
Re-examine our mission statement and provide staff training in newest techniques
Introduce New Technology for customers and staff e.g., VR Classroom
Implement an Outreach program for ex-pat residents to encourage the return of
experienced workers and a Marketing program to younger folks
Communication with groups not fully represented in the current conversation-
smaller businesses, houses of worship, not-for-profits
Asset mapping with ST8 and REDC for prospective employers and employees
Long-term (1 to 5 years)
Connect 4,000 persons to 4,000 open positions
Coordinate with Regional Industry Clusters to meet needed skills
Help identify New Industries and New Partners especially in AG and AM
Help Create conveyor belt of trained workers to local businesses
Provide training for new industries pro-actively- not reactively.
Gig economy study by B-T Workforce NY
Database of available talent- local or available to return to Broome-Tioga
36. ARC investment: Opportunity Impact
Matchmaking and working with real On-the-Job training, ITAs when finished 5-week training,
all were hired in manufacturing
Provided 9 cohorts training to 80 employees Provided matchmaking for 18 employers including BAE, EMT,
McIntosh, Samscreen,
37. How to build and maintain relationships with
business owners, support organizations
AND
the employees in your local ecosystem?
38. How to build & maintain successful partnerships
• Knowing your role in the community ecosystem & accepting responsibilities (personal and organizational)
• Focus on relationship building outside your box
• Continuous networking- talking to folks where they are
• Meeting with business owners and asking them key questions about their needs (not yours)
• Defining your niche & how you can help the private sector business owner
39. Maintaining a relationship & communications
• BT Workforce stayed open during pandemic
• 48 job fairs offered during pandemic- moving them around the county
• Hiring staff to manage operations so you can focus on relationship building and maintaining partnerships
• Working with those that have already dealt with their issues
40. I first met Bob Murphy on the street, pedaling programs available for small
business owners in the poorest neighborhoods of Binghamton…after 5pm on
a Friday… No matter the role: running a small business loan program,
convincing the Mayor to embrace a new light festival, organizing an ice
festival for local restaurants and animal lovers, learning about SUD treatment
and encouraging business owners to think differently, he is not afraid to step
outside the box and maintains a variety of organizational partnerships to
address community challenges and workforce needs
-Jen Gregory, Local Development District
What is the key to
build successful
partnerships?
42. Workforce Development
Program for employers in need
of hiring & employees in Substance
Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery
$959,000 investment 2021-2023
1. LEAF Council on Alcoholism & Addictions
2. Family Counseling Services of Cortland
County
3. the Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins
County
4. Broome Tioga Workforce Investment
Board
5. The Greater Binghamton Chamber
6. Southern Tier 8 Regional Board
7. Appalachian Regional Commission
8. US Economic Development
Administration
44. Works
Cited
• Caroline Ratcliffe “Child Poverty and Adult Success” Urban Institute
https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/65766/2000369
-Child-Poverty-and-A dult-Success.pdf
• “Economic Opportunity and Poverty in America.” Economic Policy
Institute,
www.epi.org/publication/webfeatures_viewpoints_econ_oppty_and_p
overty/.
• Peter G. Peterson Foundation “What are the Economic Costs of Childhood
Poverty” https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/09/what-are-the-economic-costs-
of-child-poverty
• “Downtown Revitalization Initiative.” Welcome to the State of New York
https://www.ny.gov/downtown-revitalization-initiative/downtown-
revitalization-initiative-ro und-one.
• “Downtown Revitalization Initiative.” Welcome to the State of New York, 5
Oct. 2018, www.ny.gov/programs/downtown-revitalization-initiative.
• Holzer, Henry. “The Economic Costs of Child Poverty.” Testimony before the U.S.
House Committee on Ways and Means. U.S. House of Representatives.
Washington, D.C. 24 January 2007. <
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=901032&renderforprint=1>
• “Story Map Journal.” Jc, jc-redevelopment.binghamton.edu/.
Hinweis der Redaktion
I recall driving with my grandfather in the industrial sections of what looked like a Berlin in 1945- now an economic dynamo- Brooklyn New York.
Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge -the view you see in this opening slide would have had an negative connotation as recently as 20 years ago. I use this slide for you to accept the possibility of a similar Broome-Tioga in the near future.
If we were Winnie the Pooh it would be fair to say that we had Too many Eeyores, not enough Tiggers. That’s changing
We are located in Northernmost Appalachia –largest city Binghamton, NY <50K
Local ARC partners:
Local Development District Southern Tier 8 Regional Board: Grants Administration Specialist: Dot Richter
New York State Department of State: Local Government Specialist Kyle Wilber & Program Manager George Korchowsky
Looking at everything including Hemp.
Proud history- and a bright future. Working through the present.
Birthplace of IBM, Endicott-Johnson Shoes, Link Flight Simulation, Universal Instruments, Valvoline, the washing machine, flight simulation, denture adhesives, and most recently Dick’s Sporting Goods and Chobani. All but Universal Instruments have moved out of the area or closed down.
On one block in Downtown Binghamton the forerunners of IBM, Universal, and Link started. We can do this again with battery technology
Our Vision: An inclusive, healthy educational powerhouse, cultural center, and economically vibrant creator of meaningful employment
Our Role: Provide the nexus between employers and employees, mentors and apprentices, opportunities and those willing to strive towards them
Our Mission: To serve as both the leader in workforce development in Broome and Tioga counties and a valuable team member for regional economic and planning partnerships always being mindful that the urgent need for meaningful employment is for the individual as well as the region- regional success will be built on individual victories.
These are the “populations” – Groups of Individuals who are required by WIOA – that doesn’t mean that we can’t continue to serve other jobseekers/jobchangers, but that these listed above are eligible for services beyond basic Resource Room services, while others may or may not be. And remember, not every program will serve all of these groups of individuals. That is where “referral” is relevant in a seamless system.
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Touch on assessment, employers participating, and jobs titles
Since July 2021 we have written 57 OJT contracts with 30 employers.
ITAs- Individual Training Assistance- Clothes, Steel-boots, CDL-A & B Training
On the High Holy Day of March 17- we are doing a CDL training session with DMV, a Training Company, a company that hires and trains CDLs, and prospective employers.
ARPA- BBB-BU
Ithaca’s Clean Energy corridor- thanks to groundwork laid down by the Southern Tier 8- aka Southern Tier East Regional Planning Board.
Trade Unions: Have a vested interest in preparing a new generation of skilled workers, have training facilities, and Trainers to teach anyone
Agricultural business: The first Cornell cooperative extension and farm bureau was in Binghamton, Broome County- Collectively ag. is the largest industry in New York. We must reconnect the ag businesses aka Farms with our urban areas
STEM organizations: Organizations with experience in connecting prospective apprentices or machinists to experiences that will introduce underrepresented groups to manufacturing techniques and even advanced manufacturing tools
Veterans Organizations: The armed forces spent tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars training mission oriented problem solvers- why wouldn’t we enroll them to stay here or join us. Overrepresented in Broome-Tioga
RE-entry Groups: Re-engage persons who have reentered society after serving their time. Many have valuable experience and willingness to learn
Older workers: We cannot afford to allow 20,30 and 40 years of experience to sit on the sidelines when this region needs them to pass on their knowledge and their work ethic to younger workers
Community organizations: neighborhood houses of worship, local not-f0r- Profits Can help us identify persons who may not come into the Broome or Tioga counties Workforce NY Career Centers
Recovery organizations: Opioids, Methamphetamines, Cocaine/Crack, and Alcohol have derailed good workers and candidates who with support can return to sobriety and contribution to society
Houses of Worship.
We are being fed by a fire hose- it’s a good problem, but it’s a problem- burnout, lost planning opportunities, lost coordination;
The thought that universities hold answers to Workforce problems is a problem- I am concerned that the focus on universities will prevent money from reach the valley floors. The Feds and State have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on Binghamton University but it’s impact has been largely trickle down at best.
Billy Ball
Hunger games quality to some of our grant applications- forcing us to compete
Southern Tier of NY is Terra Incognita to the federal, and even the state, government. Not on the Hudson River or Erie Canal. No place to vacation.
Man plans, God laughs.
COVID triggered outdoor job fairs and OITP training at our facility b/c Community College wouldn’t allow unvaccinated workers. If companies would hire- BTWF will train., When COVID landed- BTWF was the first job center that opened to the public- by appointment in June 20, walk-in Sept. 20. Two job fairs a month,we took over the Chamber Home for the Holidays job fair. Partnered with Oakdale Mall and Broome County Library.
OITP- About ½ applicants become participants- on average 80% complete if they start.
Pass/Pass Nearly all get jobs, who apply for jobs.
Employees are human (bus story- schedule from 5pm to 4:45 end time) Ralph- Your word has to be your bond with people who have been burned.
Be a decent/compassionate human being- people coming to visit us are by definition have a bad day- try to make it a good one, by introducing real hope
Day I was diagnosed with COVID
You have to post-
LUMA,
If Marty asked you talk about SUD, can mention
1 year long assessment of ecosystem partners and needs
With Local Development District Southern Tier 8 Regional Board
THEN LDD wrote proposal to address needs
Meet partner organizations with their language (started the acronym jar)
It’s not easy- that’s why the LDD is there to help facilitate with other partners so other partners can focus on their niche
Bob even started an acronym jar to help encourage us to use the same language
$500,000 grant matched with $459,000 cash and in-kind contributions. Working with CREC- Ken, Brendan, Marty, Mereb
The opportunity- when you’ve been knocked down if you try something new it’s not far to fall.
The opportunity for new partnerships that “might could” work more likely to be accepted.- “don’t worry about the old boys or mean girls or mean boys or old girls”
Jennifer Gregory made those partnerships appear to grow organically.
BTWF/ST8 rather than demand $500,000 to be spent on traditional workforce projects in Broome and Tioga Counties- we expanded our entry ramp
Lost the WORC grant application- , but after CREST I have obtained partial OJT funding from Tompkins County and I am offering Transportation funding for job applicants to the other counties in the CREST grant area. Leveraged $1,000,000 in State of NY.
Easiest thing to say in government is NO. We want to say YES. $86 for a woman in recovery to take a LYFT to a work opportunity 45 miles away on short notice and were there was no available public transportation. She got the job and with the income from her job will be sharing gas costs with a co-employee.
QUESTIONS