OEWD Workforce Strategy RFP #113 Funding Recommendations Workforce Investment San Francisco March 27, 2013
Presentation Overview • Overview of Funding • Timeline • Review Process • Program Goals and Strategies • Funding Recommendations • Contract Performance Period 2
Proposed Annual Funding WIA Formula $5.5 million WIA Adult $2 million WIA Dislocated Worker $2 million WIA Youth $1.5 million CDBG $1.35 million General Funds $5 million Total $11.8 million 3
Previous Annual Funding • 2012-2013 $12.9 million • 2011-2012 $14.2 million • 2010-2011 $13.7 million 4
RFP Timeframe RFP Framework Approved by WISF December 5, 2012 RFP Released December 10, 2012 December 18, 2012 Technical Assistance Conference Online Proposal System Available December 21, 2012 Proposals Due January 17, 2013 Preliminary Notification Letters Sent February 19, 2013 WISF Meeting (Funding Recommendations Reviewed) March 27, 2013 Citizen’s Committee on Community Development (CDBG April 9, 2013 Oversight) Scope/Budget Negotiations/Agreement Finalization April – June, 2013 Services begin July 1, 2013 5
Overview of Funding WIA CDBG OEWD Formula Funding Workforce Funding General Funds Workforce Investment Act, Community Development City and County of San Department of Labor (DOL) Block Grant (CDBG), Francisco Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Increases the flexibility of Includes: Procurement for workforce service strategies/ service - WIA Adult development purposes have models. Increases the - WIA Dislocated Worker been separated out from flexibility of who qualifies to - WIA Youth other CDBG non-workforce receive services. Increases procurement. the total number of people that can be served. -Youth Council -Citizen’s Committee on (Young Adult Strategies) Community Development -WISF (All Strategies) (CCCD) 6
Review Process • Each proposal submitted was evaluated by a panel of reviewers. Reviewers represented a range of expertise in workforce development and included OEWD staff, other City agency staff, and professionals from local and national organizations. • Teams evaluated proposals based on a series of objective evaluation factors, laid out in a scoring guide that corresponded to questions posed in the RFP. Teams then made recommendations on the final selection of awards based on the scoring. • OEWD staff compiled the final recommendations presented to the CCCD, Youth Council and WISF. 7
Proposals Received 83 proposals received 51 agencies applied $20,261,706 requested in total 8
Challenges with OEWD’s Limited Funding (not exhaustive) Basic Skills Development • Comprehensive on-ramps and remedial hard and soft skills training Transitional Employment and Wage Subsidies • Training with wages, a wide-range of supports, and connection to competitive employment Intensive Occupational Skills Training • Intensive/integrated basic and occupational skills training Capacity Building • Direct service and organizational development Job Retention • Career planning and development, skills-upgrading, asset management 9
Workforce Development Themes • Focus on training and skills development • Reinforce sector strategies • Support neighborhood-based services • Increase collaboration & coordination among workforce system services & providers 10
RFP #113 Goals • Strengthen the San Francisco workforce system’s strategic alignment with local labor market realities. • Build stronger, system-wide connections between providers. • Increase San Francisco residents’ ability to compete for jobs. • Position San Francisco’s workforce system to leverage other systems. 11
Sector Strategy • Provide a comprehensive array of sector-based workforce services to job seekers and employers. • Sector Access Points - Provide centralized resources and entry for each targeted industry, leveraging the services provided by the various Sector Academy partners. • Occupational Skills Training - curriculum will be customized to meet industry requirements and successfully prepare participants for industry certifications and sector occupations. • Sector Bridge Programs – prepares young adults with basic education and technical skills that are contextualized around a specific industry sector. 12
Sector Strategy Four priority sectors: 1. Construction 2. Health Care 3. Hospitality/Retail 4. Information and Communications Technology 13
Access Points • Provide centralized access points for Workforce System resources. • Coordinate services and outreach that meet neighborhood- specific and Citywide needs. • Implement services and strategies in coordination with the broader Workforce System and industry/sector trends. • Provide a menu of workforce services and WIA-mandated services to job seekers and employers. • Four types of Access Points being procured in this RFP: 1. Comprehensive “OneStop” 2. Industry/Sector 3. Neighborhood Network 4. Young Adult WorkLink 14
Young Adult Service Strategy: • Provide skills building training specifically tailored to the needs of Young Adults (age 18-24). • Serve as a feeder to post-secondary education, the City’s Sector academies, or other advanced training. • Link young adults to competitive employment. Goals: • Achievement of literacy or numeracy gains, achievement of HS diploma/GED, and an industry recognized credential. • Placement into employment or post-secondary education. • Retention in employment or post-secondary education. 15
Young Adult Program Areas: • RAMP (Reconnecting All through Multiple Pathways) • Sector Bridge • Young Adult WorkLink (Access Points Strategy) Program Strategy Alignment with Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF) Program Components: Intake/Assessment, Job Readiness Services, Career Exploration, Work-based Learning, Education Support, Transition Planning 16
Overview of Procurement Total Amount Amount % Request Proposed Requested Recommended Recommended # Served Comprehensive 77% 1,560 $2,047,488.80 $1,575,000 Access Point Sector $9,227,901.98 $5,450,000 59% 1,330 Programming Neighborhood Works Access $5,872,075.07 $2,532,500 43% 2,560 Points Young Adult Strategies (not $2,408,150.15 $1,985,000 82% 1,070 including Sector Bridge) Database $706,090.00 TBD TBD N/A 17
OEWD Investment Areas Sector Programming 47% Comprehensive Access Point 14% Young Adult Strategies 17% Neighborhood Access Points 22% 18
RFP #113 Funding Recommendations Sector Programming: Coordinator Recommend Funding Range for 13/14 Currently Proposed # Funded Served $50K-$150K $151K-$300K $301K+ Bay Area Video Coalition Yes X 400 (TechSF) Jewish Vocational X 266 Service Yes (Healthcare Academy) Mission Hiring Hall X 600 Yes ( CItyBuild ) Mission Hiring Hall X 300 Yes (Hospitality Initiative) Self Help for the Elderly X 125 Yes (Hospitality Initiative) 19
RFP #113 Funding Recommendations Sector Programming: Healthcare Training Recommend Funding Range for 13/14 Currently Proposed # Funded Served $50K-$150K $151K-$300K $301K+ Arriba Juntos Yes X 40 In-Home Support Yes X 100 Services Consortium Mission Language Yes X 120 Vocational School Mujeres Unidas y Yes X 46 Activas Self Help for the X 32 Yes Elderly 20
RFP #113 Funding Recommendations Sector Programming: Hospitality Training Recommend Funding Range for 13/14 Currently Proposed # Served Funded $50K-$150K $151K-$300K $301K+ Charity Cultural X 60 Yes Services Community Housing X 70 Yes Partnership Episcopal Community X 50 Yes Services Mission Language Yes X 120 Vocational School Young Community Yes X 150 Developers 21
RFP #113 Funding Recommendations Sector Programming: Technology Training Recommend Funding Range for 13/14 Currently Proposed # Funded Served $50K-$150K $151K-$300K $301K+ Tekmeca Yes X 20 22
RFP #113 Funding Recommendations Sector Programming: Construction Training Recommend Funding Range for 13/14 Currently Proposed # Funded Served $50K-$150K $151K-$300K $301K+ Asian Neighborhood X 10 Yes Design A. Philip Randolph X 150 Yes Institute Anders and Anders Yes X 120 Charity Cultural X 450 Yes Services City College of San Yes X 300 Francisco 23
RFP #113 Funding Recommendations Comprehensive Access Point Recommend Funding Range for 13/14 Currently Proposed # Funded Served $50K-$150K $151K-$300K $301K+ Goodwill X 250 Yes (Coordinator) Manpower X 500 Yes (Business Services) Jewish Vocational X 150 Service Yes (Dislocated Worker) Five Keys (Assessment X 500 Yes & Education Linkage ) Goodwill X 160 Yes (Re-entry Navigator) 24
Young Adult RFP #113 Funding Recommendations RAMP Recommend Funding Range for 13/14 Currently Proposed # Funded Served $50K-$150K $151K-$300K $301K+ X 100 Goodwill Yes San Francisco X 75 Conservation Yes Corps 25
Young Adult RFP #113 Funding Recommendations Sector Bridge Recommend Funding Range for 13/14 Currently Proposed # Funded Served $50K-$150K $151K-$300K $301K+ Bay Area Video X 40 Yes Coalition Bayview Hunters Point X 90 Center for Arts & Yes Technology Jewish Vocational X 35 Yes Service X 36 Larkin Street Yes Renaissance Parents Yes X 200 of Success 26
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