1. 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

2. 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

3. BUILDING HISTORY Before picture of the MET Center.

4. BUILDING HISTORY

5. 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

6. 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

7. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. 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

12. CWF/MET CENTER PROCESS FLOW

13. MET CENTER/CWF INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL

14. TWO GENERATIONAL APPROACH

15. 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)

16. CHALLENGES  MET Center requires a steady stream of funding to cover expenses  Double Data Entry

17. QUESTIONS

18. 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