Workforce Development meeting 2/07/24

We are aiming to become the best knowledge hub available

There are a lot of resources in the city, this region

There are a lot of government groups doing this and their efficiency varies

Has a Workforce Development center, similar to an EDD building

Human Services Agency: County funded to get Calfresh or GA, for example

Offer a lot of homeless services through income based stipends $600 per month

Welfare to Work Law passed in the 90’s

County has services and they refer to other services

They are staffed to help people with their WD goals

City passed Workforce Alignment Committee: $100 mil in funding for Workforce Development

City spends 80k-100k per person for Workforce development annually

There are too many services, and not enough collaboration

Supervisor Walton was 1 of 11 supervisors passed legislation to realign, consolidate and coordinate better

Now, on the website, it is pretty hard to find legislation

The most successful approach is where a candidate is matched directly to a program and helped 1 on 1

Has a Workforce Development center, similar to an EDD building

Centralization, impact, metrics and finances are needing to be more organized, streamlined and clear

Join the alignment committee that meets quarterly

Ken is the Interim Director of this committee

The next meeting is in April

Subscribe to the mailing list to hear about all of the resources and get invited to these meetings

Opportunities for All- TAY, Transitional Ages Youth population, black and brown youth

Personal conversation is important, our hope is that everyone who has a phone, and is in need of services can access them

Matching services to people who need them

Starting with service providers and later on, supporting the recipients

Goal is to first get people workforce ready, before sending them into the formal training programs

Should lower the City/County’s costs specifically, by offering supportive services in barrier removal: housing, criminal record, mental health, etc

Some nonprofits gain over 90% of their funding from SF Office of Economic and Workforce Developmen

North Beach Place: Public Housing in SF, OJ famously grew up there

JVS: Jewish Vocational Service

Goodwill

United Way (needs to be added, Erik is adding)

They raise funds through philanthropists

Advance SF- Downtown recover

Vacant to Vibrant

1 billion in total SF Government funding

WD program gets 4 million annually

Small Business support, Vacant to Vibrant, etc.

RFP: Request for proposals are issued by OEWD

3rd year in a 4 year cycle

Programs get issued out and then O.W.E.D. approves it

RFP 122 is the proposal form

Share which services are provided and then apply for a grant from it

Various legislation: Red States might not be interested in applying, for example you would need to provide health benefits for someone to get a sex change

You can, however get a fiscal sponsor and partner with them

You don’t have to be a Non-Profit

It is a process, that can be difficult, frustrating and a lot of hoops to jump through

Good to have someone like Ken to guide people through this process

We could learn what it takes to start this process

RFQ: request for qualification

RFQ: request for qualification