Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar June 28 th, :00 - 4:00 Eastern

2 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Webinar Platform: Participant View Attendee List Chat Room Presentation Slide Area Status Options Full Screen

3 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Submitting Questions  To submit a question, type your name and the question in the text field and click the arrow button.  To participate in questions and discussions today, keep your “To:” selection on the default, “Everyone.”  To send questions only to the presenters, select Presenter from the drop-down menu before clicking the arrow button.  Questions will be answered at appropriate times during the presentation. Arrow Button Text Field Gary, where can I find today's PPT? Drop-Down Menu

4 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Practice In the Chat Room, please type the name of your organization, your location, and how many people are attending with you today.

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6 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Featured Speakers Presenters  You  …and You! Moderator  Meredith Fascett, Pathways Out of Poverty SGA Lead, Business Relations Group, Office of Workforce Investment

7 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar What’s in It for You?  Address the challenges you’ve faced  Learn what’s working for others  Identify other needs that the TA Team can fulfill so your grant can succeed.

8 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar A.No B.Yes C.Almost Are you where you expected to be at this point in your grant? (Select the best option.)

9 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Shared Technical Assistance Needs Chat your challenges

10 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Grant Management Challenges  Please consult your FPO about: –Reporting Requirements –Modifications –Procurement –Eligibility Documentation –PUMAs –Recovery Act Database (RAD) –Contracting –Memorandum of Understanding –Equipment purchases

11 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Programmatic Challenges  Recruiting Participants  Ensuring Employment for Participants  Adapting to Partner Changes  Developing Green Curricula  Operations Management

12 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Strategies for Recruiting Participants  Collaborate with the workforce system, community organizations, and adult education centers  Appear on local television and radio shows  Give presentations at community meetings, churches, and civic groups  Host events with elected officials  Distribute handouts, interest cards, and DVDs about the program  Obtain referrals of: –Participants from other “de-funded” programs –Recently released inmates

13 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar  Outreach to industry associations  Outreach to labor unions  Creating On-the-Job (OJT) opportunities for participants  Collaborating with the local business community  Creative engagement with local elected officials Ensuring Employment for Participants

14 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Adapting to Partner Changes  Roca, Inc. –Loss of expected partnership with planned primary provider of transitional jobs for participants  Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc. –Labor reductions at an employer expected to hire participants  It’s My Community Initiative –Working with the City of Oklahoma City to redirect DOE grant funds to support the PATH grant

15 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Developing Green Curricula  Grand Rapids Community College –“Green Team” Grant Program Committees  Citrus Levy –“Green Start” program for low literacy participants

16 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Operations Management  Mott Community College  The WorkPlace, Inc –Green Up Grantee Academy

17 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Open Chat Other topics? What other types of TA would be beneficial to you?

18 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Next Steps – Continuing the Conversation  PATH Grantee Community Webpage: –Chat with other PATH Grantees –Exchange materials and content –Access the DOL Technical Assistance Materials

19 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Thanks for joining today’s webinar. We’ll see you soon on the PATH webpage. Don’t forget to join the Webinar tomorrow, June 29 th on Registered Apprenticeship at 1PM Eastern: Stay tuned for a RAD Training Webinar in mid-July. Contact Information

20 Pathways Out of Poverty Technical Assistance Webinar Share Your Ideas with Your Peers! Share your demand-driven strategic plans, models, innovations, resources, and ideas! You have the option to submit content for review by uploading the resource or providing a link to the resource.

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