transitional employment for high risk young people

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Transitional Employment For

High Risk Young People


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Rocas Target Population

Roca seeks out the most difficult, challenging individuals for whomother programming has failed, and systematically works to establishpositive, consistent relationships built on trust and respect. Rocastarget population has become more focused over the past year.

Through this business plan, Roca proposes to continue to focus thedelivery of its Intervention Model to address the needs of17-24 yearold young men who demonstrate a strong propensity for violence,crime and/or adult incarceration, who are either:

1. aging out of thejuvenile justice or juvenile probation systems;

2. connected with the adult justice system; or,3. are high risk youth from the community being served.

Note: Roca will continue to serve high risk young women and youngparents through its site in Chelsea as a secondary target population.


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Additional Characteristics of

Target Population Primary Target Population:

Little or no work history

Gang, Street or Court Involved (in Springfield must have a

Felony Charge) Dropped out of School, No GED

Limited Employment History (history with no more than 6

months of employment retention)

Not ready, willing or able to participate intraditional programming

In contemplation or pre-contemplation based on the

stages of change


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Organizational Outcomes

Reduction in incarcerations as tracked through

violations and/or convictions of new crime;

Reduction in days of incarceration;

Increase in compliance with court-orderedconditions;and,

Quantifiable movement towards economic

independence through retained employment.


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Rocas Intervention Model

The Intervention Model is a cognitive-restructuring and skills

development intervention, enabling young people to transform

their lives and move toward the outcomes of economic

independence (successfully keeping a job) and living out of

harms way (with a primary focus of staying out of prison).

Building off of our success to date and pulling from evidence-

based practices in behavioral health, criminal justice and

workforce development, the Intervention Model includes twoyears of intensive programming with two additional years of

follow up for retention and sustainability.


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Rocas Intervention Model

Based on a framework for change used in medical and mental

health fields, the Intervention Model has four core components:

1. relentless outreach, on-going and aggressive outreach and follow-up

designed to meet young people where they are and build trust;

2. transformational relationships, an intensive case management model;

3. stage-based programmingdesigned to increase young people ability to

move toward economic independence through life skills, educational

and pre-vocational, and employment programming; and,

4. work with engaged institutional partners, a partnership model with

criminal justice, health, education, and other institutions to increasesystemic capacity for intervention with very high risk young people and

provision of needed supports.


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Stage Based Programming:

Employment Programming Work with very high risk young people, helping them to move over the

starting line to economic self-sufficiency, so that they can effectively help

themselves by getting and keeping employment.

Roca has created a series of critical pathways that allow young people tomove towards economic self-sufficiency. Each of these pathways includes:

1. Job readiness programming that includes stage-based prevocational

training;

2. Employment Programming with a focus on transitional employment

3. Employer partnerships; and,4. Job development, job placement and job retention.

Industry Focuses: Hospitality, Construction Trades, Culinary, Retail


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Flow of Employment Programming


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Tiered Approach to Employment

Services1st Tier 2nd Tier 3rdTier JobPlacement


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Stage Based Programming and

Transitional Employment Basic Transitional Employment

Work Crews, 7 young people and a working supervisor

Revenue from Work Crew Contracts with local government,

businesses, etc.

Line of Sight Supervision

26 hours per week work, Paid $8.00 per hour for work hours only

Required training day

Unpaid

Includes both hard and soft skills

Designed to teach soft skills and positive work habits

Maximum 18 months including time in rehire

Job Readiness Benchmark: 60 consecutive days of employment


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Stage Based Programming and

Transitional Employment Advanced Transitional Employment

Individual placements or work crews of 2 to 3 young people

Indirect Supervision

Allows for more hard skill development combined with extended

supports from Roca Youth Workers to address non-work related issues

Roca remains employer of record

Required training/development component customized to young

persons individual needs

Revenue: Work site contracts for more advanced propertymaintenance, painting, contracts for individual placements, etc.

Participants eligible when theyve completed 60 consecutive days of

basic transitional employment

Maximum Engagement of Participant: 3 to 4 months


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FY11 Trans. Employ. OutcomesOverall HR

Basic Transitional Employment Programming

# of participants enrolled 156 146

# of participants still actively enrolled 98 97

# in an active slot 30 30

# in a bench slot 26 26

# in a re-hire process 42 41

# of participants who completed 31 30

# of completers placed in jobs and/or re-engaged in education 27 26

% placed who are retaining employment and/or training/education 63% 62%Advanced Transitional Employment Programming


# of participants still actively enrolled 45 34

# in an advanced slot 12 10

# in advanced replacement 33 24

# of participants who completed 14 9

# of completers placed in jobs and/or re-engaged in education 14 9

% placed who are retaining employment and/or training/education 64% 67%

AmeriCorps Advanced Transitional Employment Programming


Job Development and Placement

# of participants placed in unsubsidized employment 88 68

% of participants placed retaining employment 77% 76%

Average # of days retained 193 196


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FY11 Graduate Outcomes

Roca randomly surveyed graduates of the Intervention Model. Of the 225graduates who were supported in FY11, Roca collected information on 50% of

the participants within a two week period.

Actual Overall, 90%

Actual Overall, 86%

Actual Overall, 81%

Actual HR, 89%

Actual HR, 77%

Actual HR, 68%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

80% Sustained Employment Retention/Educational Training

80% No New Arrests

80% No New Pregnancies


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Transitional Employment and

Youth Young people need to engage in transitional employment for longer than

adults

The Average participant at Roca is engaged from 9 to 18 months

The goal for job readiness is 60 consecutive days of employment

Young people engaged too long in transitional employment begin toregress

Young people engaged more than 18 months are less likely to obtain and

retain unsubsidized employment

Programs must not only model work but must also support young people

through behavior change and relapses

Multiple enrollments may be required

Programs should account for relapses

Programs should address differing levels of readiness for work

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