California Workforce Development Boards' Prison to Employment Initiative Summit 2019

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California Workforce Development Boards (CWDB) organized the Prison to Employment (P2E) Initiative Summit in 2019 to focus on improving employment outcomes for the reentry population to reduce recidivism. The initiative aligns training, education, and services for this population with regional industries and employers. The planning process involved various stakeholders, including CBOs, health departments, law enforcement, and employers. Grants were awarded for stakeholder engagement, training, and transitional employment programs aimed at providing jobs for individuals close to release.

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California Workforce Development Boards (CWDB) Prison to Employment (P2E) 2019 Summit IERPU Prison to Employment Initiative Planning May 14, 2019 Regional Organizer: TphanIE (aka, T. Kim Pham & Stephanie Murillo)

Prison to Employment Prison to Employment P2E Initiative P2E Initiative In order to reduce recidivism, the IE workforce community is focused on improved employment outcomes for the reentry population through the creative and effective aligning of training, education and other services for this population with the industries and employers driving regional employment. 33,647 incarcerated in Riverside County 41,156 incarcerated in San Bernardino County

Inland Empire Regional Workforce Plan Inland Empire Regional Workforce Plan

The Planning Process The Planning Process 4 meetings between November and January over 90 participants CBOs Department of Public Health Department of Behavioral Health Probation Sheriff s CDCR Employers Riverside County District Attorney AEP Inland Empire Re-entry Collaborative

P2E Planning Grant P2E Planning Grant Awarded $190,000: October 2018 April 2020 Continued outreach to and convening of stakeholders Planning of stakeholder engagement process for regional plan development Contracted facilitators and subject matter experts in community engagement Professional Development Training criminogenic risk assessment tools in the workforce development context Developing Partnership agreements with key partners

P2E IDS Grant and SSEL P2E IDS Grant and SSEL Provisionally Awarded $3,210,890: April 2019 March 2022 RFP for service providers released on April 10 with a deadline for bid submissions of May 10, 2019. Transitional Employment programs leading to unsubsidized, self sufficient waged jobs Direct Placement programs Staff on-site at correctional facilities, providing job readiness to individuals close to release, and immediately following release Workforce Re-entry Liaison regional liaison with a goal to expand employer partners and job opportunity for the re-entry population and to help forge the front-line partnerships between stakeholders Strengthened referral systems Short-term vocational training (construction) Mentorship Regional Resource Guide

Where We Are Now Where We Are Now Challenges: so many options; narrowing the field; having the right people in the room; ensuring everyone is represented; keeping the collaborative spirit Lessons learned: Focus on best practices; replicate and expand; don t re-invent the wheel Key employer partnership: San Bernardino Community College District worked with Builder s Industry Association to create a construction skills course, now blessed by over a dozen residential construction companies

P2E Grant P2E Grant - - Partners Partners Desert Valley Builders Association San Bernardino Community College District Riverside Community College District Building Industry Association, Baldy View & Riverside County Chapters 211 United Way Adult Education Programs CA State San Bernardino Reentry Initiative Operation New Hope Riverside County District Attorney Riverside & San Bernardino County Probation Departments CDCR Riverside & San Bernardino County Sheriff Departments College of the Desert Center for Employment Opportunities CA Construction and Industrial Materials Association San Bernardino Department of Public Health San Bernardino County Re-entry Collaborative