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MET CENTER Metropolitan Education and Training Center Working Families Success Network (WFSN) P RESENTED T O S TEP U P S AVANNAH A NNUAL M EETING S AVANNAH, GA O CTOBER 17, 2014 B Y C AROLYN S EWARD D IRECTOR – MET C ENTER O PERATIONS P RESIDENT /CEO, F AMILY AND W ORKFORCE C ENTERS OF A MERICA
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BUILDING HISTORY In 1891, Herbert Wagner and Ferdinand Schwedtman started Wagner Electric, a small motors company. Located in downtown St. Louis, the small company quickly grew and, became one of St. Louis’s most prominent manufacturers. By 1913, Wagner's Wellston plant in St. Louis's northwest industrial corridor was the third largest and the most modern in the country. Wagner Plant, 1917
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BUILDING HISTORY Before picture of the MET Center.
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BUILDING HISTORY
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MISSION The MET Center is a strategic partnership created to stimulate the economic self-sufficiency of individuals living in low to moderate income communities of the St. Louis Region. The Center seeks to accomplish this mission by delivering focused, comprehensive, and accessible job training, placement, assessment, career development services and transportations services. We serve the underemployed, unemployed, and displaced workers, leading to sustainable work and a competitive regional economy. Centrally Located Near the MetroLink Comprehensive Skill-Based Training Focused Individual Employment Planning Accessible Career Development and Placement Services Financial Education/Transportation Services
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GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT Decision Makers Make-up of Board Quarterly Board Meetings St. Louis County Facility Monthly Staff Meetings Hiring of Staff Business/Social Workers/Teachers
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
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COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS St. Louis County Government St. Louis County WIB St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (SLEDP) St. Louis City WIB (SLATE) Fathers’ Support Center (FSC) St. Louis Community College (STLCC) Metropolitan Training Alliance (MTA) Special School District (SSD) St. Louis Community Credit Union (SLCCU) AARP Boeing Family and Workforce Centers of America (FWCA) Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) The PrivateBank WFF Facility Services/Washington University St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) East-West Gateway Council of Governments Greater St. Louis Works (RCGA) National Disability Institute (NDI) Donald Danforth Plant Science Center MO Dept. of Social Services-Family Support Division (FSD)
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MET CENTER PROGRAMS & SERVICES Adult Basic Education Program (ABE/HiSET) American Job Center/Next Generation Career Center (NGCC) – Satellite Office Bioscience Technology Program - 12 weeks Business Office Administrative Training (BOAT) - 12 weeks Carpentry/Building Maintenance (CRP) – 8 Weeks Diesel Technology (DIE) – 2 years Associate’s Degree DOL Training To Work Adult Reintegration Program (T2W) Early Explorers Child Development Academy (EECDA)
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MET CENTER PROGRAMS & SERVICES Entrepreneurship Training Program (ETP) – 12 weeks Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) – 8 Weeks Industrial Certification Program (ICP) – 4 Weeks Licensed Practical Nurse Program (LPN) – 1 year Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood Program – 6 weeks Pre-Employment Services – FWCA Precision Machining Technology – 8 Weeks ProjectXcel - 10 weeks
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CWF/MET CENTER PROCESS FLOW
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MET CENTER/CWF INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL
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TWO GENERATIONAL APPROACH
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS As of June 30, 2013, the following outcomes have been achieved through our CWF/WFSN initiative: –19,253 Assessments completed –3,726 Skill Training –4,459 Job Search –6,405 Receiving financial literacy services –5,375 Placed in employment –$9.00 per hour average wage 2014 Estimated Economic Impact: $18.7M (1,000 placed into employment at $9/hr. by 40 hrs./wk by 52 wks/yr= $18.7M) Partnered with Saint Louis Community Credit Union to implement Behavioral Economics and offer financial products to participants. Since opening in June 2011, the following has been achieved: Performed 52,615 transactions Opened 1,298 New Accounts Secured 394 loans, totaling $1,275,958 Strategic partnership reduced total cost (by minimizing or eliminating the duplication of services, i.e. recruitment, assessment)
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CHALLENGES MET Center requires a steady stream of funding to cover expenses Double Data Entry
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QUESTIONS
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CONTACT INFORMATION C AROLYN D. S EWARD P RESIDENT /CEO – F AMILY AND W ORKFORCE C ENTERS OF A MERICA D IRECTOR – M ET C ENTER O PERATIONS 6347 P LYMOUTH A VENUE S T. L OUIS, MO 63133 (314) 746-0752 – OFFICE (314) 746-0735 – FAX E MAIL : CSEWARD @ FWCA - STL. COM E MAIL : CSEWARD @ METCENTERSTL. COM W EBSITE : WWW. FWCA - STL. COM W EBSITE : WWW. METCENTERSTL. COM
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