NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. WORKING FAMILIES SUCCESS NETWORK January 15, 2016 Spring Flex Day

AGENDA  Who did we serve in Fall 2015?  What services will be available in Spring 2016?  Financial Literacy  Benefit Access for College Completion  Education & Workforce Development  How faculty can help students?  “Don’t Cancel That Class” Initiative  Cash Course  Student Referrals for Aid or Child Development  Community Partners  Porterville Adult School – AB86  On-Campus Tax Preparation  Future Workshops and Events  Poverty Simulation

The Strategy - Working Family Success Network An integrated services approach to help community-based organizations and community colleges rethink how they serve working families through the bundling and sequencing of complementary services and supports in the three key areas:  Financial Literacy  Benefit Access for College Completion  Education & Workforce Development

Porterville College Outcomes  Outcomes  Increase academic persistence rates (bundling services)  Increase likelihood of achieving an academic degree or certificate when bundling services  External partners are actively supporting WFSNCC implementation and expansion activities at the college  Increased participation in monthly college and career financial literacy, workforce development, and career readiness courses  Increased campus awareness among students, faculty, staff and administrators about WFSNCC services Research reveals that receiving integrated services are three to four times more likely to achieve a major economic outcome.

Fall 2015Activities  Barnes & Noble VIP Night  Workshops (Collaboration between EOPS & JEC)  Meal Card Disbursement w/Cash Course Enrollment  De-stress & Wellness Event

Spring 2016 Activities  Service 1: Cash Course - Year 2 scale up  Service 2: Career Choices Course – Dual Enrollment w/High Schools  Service 3: Book Voucher – Partnership with Barnes & Noble  Service 4: Workforce Development – Career Fair  Service 5: Benefit Access Workshops - Direct support and direct engagement via Tax Preparation Assistance and CDC Parent Workshops  Service 6: JEC Workshops - Expand services to target English as a Second Language (ESL) population

HOW YOU CAN HELP STUDENTS?  Early Alert Referrals  Patty Serrato, Counselor  Encourage students to attend workshops  JEC Workshops  EOPS Workshops  On-Campus Community Partner Workshops  Offer extra credit for attending workshops  if possible & applicable  Similar to CHAP events

HOW YOU CAN HELP STUDENTS?  Embed Cash Course/Financial Literacy into your assignments  You can assign worksheets, coursework, and quizzes to your students and track and download their progress and scores ( Contact: Matt Bentley –Educational Advisor x  Classroom Presentations – “Don’t Cancel That Class”  Need to be away from class one day for a conference or meeting… “Don’t Cancel That Class”. Student Services/JEC will come to your class and present programs designed to educate students on the student services, wellness topics, and soft- skill training in the context of your course.  Please send request at least 3 days to two weeks in advance. Requests less than 3 days will be considered if schedule allows.

Fall 2016 Events & Workshops JEC Public Workshop Schedule Garrett Thomas, New Program Manager (x2216)

PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT Community Partners EOPS Program

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