2022-05-13T14:01:58-05:00 2021-06-30 430765316 RUBINBROWN LLP 1200 MAIN STREET SUITE 1000 KANSAS CITY MO 64105 990 2020-07-01 431377197 FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL INC FULL 8164712330 1740 PASEO BLVD KANSAS CITY MO 64108 CLYDE MCQUEEN PRESIDENT/CEO 8164712330 2022-05-13 1 CLYDE MCQUEEN 999009999 MATTHEW C HALL P01573021 8164721122 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CLYDE MCQUEEN 1740 PASEO BLVD KANSAS CITY MO 64108 10844507 0 X WWW.FECKC.ORG X 1984 MO TO OBTAIN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA. 7 6 251 66 0 0 11751163 10844496 0 0 426 11 0 0 11751589 10844507 2872490 2710947 0 0 5161456 4456350 0 0 0 3748192 3651181 11782138 10818478 -30549 26029 2898556 3363395 2357517 2796327 541039 567068 THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL IS A BUSINESS-LED, PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO OBTAIN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA. 0 0 10021783 2710947 SEE SCHEDULE O 10021783 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 251 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X CLYDE MCQUEEN PRESIDENTCEO 8164712330 1740 PASEO BLVD KANSAS CITY MO 64108 CLYDE MCQUEEN PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X X 381289 0 42063 ELLEN FAIRCHILD CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIDGETTE WILLIAMS DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ED DESOIGNIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HUGHES JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALISE MARTINY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILL MCCARTHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLY ESTELL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/COO 40.00 X 201358 0 29122 TIRHAS KIDANE VICE PRESIDENT/CFO 40.00 X 170912 0 34184 753559 0 105369 3 0 1 0 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI 116 W SOUTH ST WARRENSBURG MO 64093 TRAINING 368974 APEX CDL INSTITUTE 6801 STATE AVE KANSAS CITY KS 66102 TRAINING 329733 SNAPIT SOLUTIONS LLC 7780 W 119TH ST OVERLAND PARK KS 66213 TRAINING 323430 160 DRIVE ACADEMY 3427 MAIN ST KANSAS CITY MO 64111 TRAINING 220760 TECHNOLOGY GROUP SOLUTIONS 8551 QUIVIRA ROAD LENEXA KS 66215 IT SERVICES 168614 5 10652412 192084 10844496 11 11 10844507 0 0 11 2710947 2710947 831702 693569 138133 2749294 2505129 244165 172462 157695 14767 475367 433057 42310 227525 203885 23640 68533 19085 49448 28224 7860 20364 79200 22055 57145 56413 15710 40703 50149 32830 17319 209054 177832 31222 380805 355998 24807 523895 510250 13645 38749 34815 3934 76079 74924 1155 230544 172354 58190 CONTRACT PAYMENTS 944144 944144 PARTICIPANT WAGES & PAY 564785 564785 MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS 149213 143465 5748 SECURITY SERVICES 103120 100973 2147 148274 140421 7853 10818478 10021783 796695 0 584106 637330 1156622 1479545 50 2983 66004 52050 5415650 4718779 762051 696871 329723 494616 2898556 3363395 2059622 2508834 297895 287493 2357517 2796327 X 541039 567068 541039 567068 2898556 3363395 26029 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 14676227 12834888 13624268 11751163 10844496 63731042 14676227 12834888 13624268 11751163 10844496 63731042 63731042 22 78 965 426 11 1502 63732544 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 880255 304600 575655 722477 685954 36523 3812918 3728225 84693 696871 OTHER ASSETS 494616 494616 10844507 0 10844507 0 10844507 10818478 0 10818478 0 10818478 1 TUITION ASSISTANCE 857 2710947 PART I, LINE 2: NO GRANT ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT. PARTICIPANTS WHO MET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ARE SELECTED AND ENROLLED TO A PROGRAM FOR ASSISTANCE AFTER A REVIEW OF THE ADMISSION. THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ARE SET BASED ON US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND THE STATE OF MISSOURI DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT'S GUIDELINE. AN ADMISSION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES APPLICANTS FOR ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION RETAINS AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING (CPA) FIRM TO MONITOR THIS PROGRAM QUARTERLY. X 1 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CLYDE MCQUEEN PRESIDENT/CEO 181284 0 0 0 200005 0 25745 0 16318 0 423352 0 0 0 SHELLY ESTELL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/COO 130728 0 31240 0 39390 0 14304 0 14818 0 230480 0 0 0 TIRHAS KIDANE VICE PRESIDENT/CFO 110073 0 26400 0 34439 0 12259 0 21925 0 205096 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A PROVIDED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. PART I, LINE 7 A $31,240 BONUS WAS PAID TO SHELLY ESTELL, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/COO. A $26,400 BONUS WAS PAID TO TIRHAS KIDANE, VICE PRESIDENT/CFO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE 990. THE 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS. ANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS HAVE ARE ADDRESSED AND ANY CORRECTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ARE MADE. THE FINAL FORM 990 WITH ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FEC BOARD PRIOR TO FILING THE 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY AND IMMEDIATELY BY ANY REPLACEMENT DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE UPON TAKING THE POSITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN THE CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY, THERE ARE SECTIONS THAT ADDRESS FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES/DISCLOSURE, DEFINING OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND RESTRAINT ON VOTING. THE BOARD CHAIR REMINDS DIRECTORS OF THE NEED TO DECLARE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DIRECTORS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCE BEFORE A VOTE IS TAKEN THAT THEY ARE ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTE AND STATE THE REASON FOR THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE SENIOR OFFICERS HAVE A SALARY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE SET BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD'S BY-LAWS. THE COMMITTEE USES AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW OF SIMILAR SIZE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTRACTOR STUDIES WHAT SALARIES AND COMPENSATION PACKAGES ARE FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR SIZE OF STAFFING, BUDGET, AND REGIONAL SCOPE. ONCE THE CONTRACTOR HAS COMPLETED A THOROUGH ANALYSIS, THEY PRESENT THEIR ANALYSIS TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR THE CEO AND SENIOR OFFICERS, AND THE COMMITTEE MAINTAINS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DECISION. THIS HAS SERVED AS THE BASE LINE FOR SETTING THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S AND SENIOR OFFICERS' COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES IF ANY YEARLY INCENTIVE PAYMENT WILL BE PAID TO PRESIDENT/CEO AND SENIOR OFFICERS BASED ON FEC'S MEETING CORPORATE GOALS. THIS HAS BEEN THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE STUDY IS UPDATED PERIODICALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL IS THE FISCAL AGENT AND MANAGING ENTITY FOR TWO WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) MISSOURI WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS (WDB), THE KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY (KCV) WDB AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY (EJAC) WDB. THE TWO REGIONS COMPRISE 5-COUNTIES, CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES, AND COVER OVER 2,700 SQUARE MILES AND A 2021 POPULATION OF 1,213,595 AND INCLUDE DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR 3 COMPREHENSIVE CAREER SERVICES CENTERS, 3 AFFILIATE AND 2 BRANCH OFFICES OF THE MISSOURI/AMERICAN JOB CENTERS. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE 2020-2021 PROGRAM YEAR, CREATED AN UNPRECEDENTED SHOCK TO THE ECONOMY, IMPACTING THE WORKFORCE AND COMPANIES ACROSS SECTORS. THE LABOR MARKET CONTINUED TO REFLECT THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC. IN RESPONSE TO THIS UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION, FEC IMPLEMENTED A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES TO PROTECT BUSINESSES, COMMUNITIES, AND CITIZENS. THE PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED (1) INSTITUTIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING BARRIERS THAT HAVE ELEVATED THROUGH STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI AND THE MAYOR OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS CLOSED AS WELL. THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, MANAGING ENTITY/FISCAL AGENT FOR THE KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY AND EAST JACKSON COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, ALSO CLOSED ITS OFFICES TO EXTERNAL TRAFFIC AND CONDUCTED BUSINESS VIRTUALLY AND BY TELEPHONE. FEC HAD TO TRANSITION FROM A FACE-TO-FACE BUSINESS TO A VIRTUAL BUSINESS OVERNIGHT. FURTHER, IN ORDER TO MANAGE POTENTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL LIABILITY, FEC HAD TO PROCURE PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND DEVELOP A WORK-AT-HOME PROTOCOL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF STAFF; (2) ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICE BARRIERS WITHIN THE WORKFORCE SYSTEM HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED DUE TO THE NECESSITY OF MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCING WHILE STILL ENGAGING PARTICIPANTS; AND (3) STAFF/CLIENT BARRIERS ELEVATED BY THE GENUINE CONCERN OF PARTICIPANTS AND WORKFORCE SYSTEM STAFF REGARDING SPREAD AND THE MORTALITY AND INFECTION RATE OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. DESPITE THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, FEC HAS DEVELOPED A SOLID SERVICE DELIVERY PLAN OF ACTION AND ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, SUCH AS IMPLEMENTING VIRTUAL TRAINING COURSES, VIRTUAL JOB/HIRING EVENTS, ZOOM/FACETIME INTERVIEWS, DROPBOX AND DOCUSIGN UTILIZATION, AND UTILIZATION OF REGIONAL CLIENT ENGAGEMENT/CALL CENTER. IN 2021, FEC GRADUALLY BEGAN ALLOWING IN PERSON, FACE-TO-FACE SERVICE DELIVERY FOLLOWING STATE, FEDERAL, AND LOCAL GUIDELINES. THE FEC MANAGED MISSOURI JOB CENTERS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PROGRAM YEAR JULY 1, 2020 - JUNE 30, 2021 (PY 2021), RECORDING A TOTAL NUMBER OF DISTINCT INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES OF 13,415 AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT REGISTERED IN THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM WAS 26,193 UNIQUE CUSTOMERS SERVED. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA SHOWS THAT 5,334 DISTINCT USERS WERE REPORTED WITH WAGNER PEYSER SERVICES PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS AND 411 DISTINCT USERS WERE REPORTED WITH TITLE I - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (WIOA) SERVICES PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS. OVERALL, THE COMMUNITY IMPACT WAS FEC SERVED 9,022, ENROLLED 6,129, AND EARNED CREDENTIALS 468. ALL EMPLOYED IN QUARTER 2 POST SERVICES WAS 6,310 AND EMPLOYED IN QUARTER 4 POST SERVICES 8,631. IN THE WIOA ADULT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, FEC ENROLLED 438 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, ENROLLED 297 IN TRAINING, AND PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT 296 OF THE 395 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE MEASURE, AND 450 OF THE 614 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE. IN THE DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS ENROLLED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGION'S WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM WAS 162 IN PY 2020-2021. OF THESE WORKERS LAID-OFF FROM THEIR JOBS WHO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAMS, 148 RECEIVED TRAINING, 91 OUT OF THE 112 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, AND 125 OF THE 162 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE MEASURE. SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS: IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE NORMAL WIOA FORMULA GRANTS, THE KCV AND EJAC WDB, THROUGH THE FEC, GENERATED THROUGH SPECIAL PROGRAM INITIATIVES AN ADDITIONAL $21.6 MILLION TO THE REGION FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. FEC WAS ABLE TO GENERATE SPECIAL FUNDING IN PY 2020-2021 FOR POPULATIONS OF WORKERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, SUCH AS THE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED, LAID-OFF, DISLOCATED WORKERS, VETERANS, TANF RECIPIENTS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, UNBANKED, INDIVIDUALS WITH TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES, AND BI-LINGUAL POPULATIONS. THESE INCLUDE: RESEA - REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT SERVICES MUST BE PROVIDED TO UI CLAIMANTS RECEIVING EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (EUC). REQUIRED JOB SERVICES (RJS) ARE SERVICES THAT AFFORD UI CLAIMANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE SKILLS TO COMPETE FOR HIGH-WAGE JOBS IN EMERGING INDUSTRY SECTORS. THE MISSOURI RESEA PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION AND THE MISSOURI OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTS A NEW VISION OF REEMPLOYING UI CLAIMANTS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED WORKFORCE SYSTEM. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, UI CLAIMANTS RECEIVE ENHANCED SERVICES, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO BE BETTER JOB CANDIDATES AND TO RETURN TO WORK IN A SHORTER LENGTH OF TIME. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WHOSE JOBS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND HELPS THEM TO RETURN TO SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT, PROVIDES TRAINING ASSISTANCE, JOB SEARCH ALLOWANCE, AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCE AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. VETERANS PROGRAM - MISSOURI CAREER CENTER DVOP AND LVER ARE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE CAREER CENTERS AND ARE PART OF THE BUSINESS SERVICES TEAMS. DVOP/LVER STAFF ASSISTS VETERANS WITH SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AS DEFINED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT THROUGH INTENSIFIED DIRECT SERVICES, SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYER JOB DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THEIR SEPARATE ROLES. THE FULL ARRAY OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE UNDER PRIORITY OF SERVICE; THIS INCLUDES CONNECTION TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, BENEFITS AND SERVICES, CONNECTION TO SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES, ONE-ON-ONE ASSESSMENTS, RESUME REVIEWS, FOLLOW-UP AS APPROPRIATE, MATCHING TO EMPLOYER BASE, AND MATCHING TO SPECIFIC EMPLOYERS COMMITTED TO HIRING VETERANS, SUCH AS EMPLOYERS PARTICIPATING IN THE "SHOW-ME HEROES" INITIATIVE. THE NUMBER OF VETERAN CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGION'S WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM WAS 281 IN PY 2020-2021. SHOW-ME HEROES - THE SHOW-ME HEROES PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE MISSOURI DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, HELPS MISSOURI'S VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE RECONNECT WITH MEANINGFUL CAREERS AND SHOWCASES MISSOURI EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE PLEDGED TO DO SO. FUNDING GENERATED OF $60,000. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING POPULATION (LEP): FEC USES A COMBINATION OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TRAINING AND JOB SEARCH SYSTEMS TO INCREASE PROFICIENCY IN COMPUTER BASED JOB SEARCH APPLICATIONS AND SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR EMPLOYMENT AND CONDUCTS "CAREER CLINICS" DESIGNED TO PROVIDE JOB SEEKERS WITH THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND TOOLS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE JOBS ARE. THIS INCLUDES SOFT SKILL TECHNIQUES, TEAMWORK, PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, AND THE UTILIZATION AND ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE "JUST IN TIME" NON-SEMESTER BASED TRAINING, SEMESTER BASED TRAINING, AS WELL AS TRAINING "COMBOS" THAT INTEGRATE CLASSROOM TRAINING WITH WORK BASED TRAINING TO TRAIN JOB SEEKERS TO ACHIEVE OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES. FOR CUSTOMERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, FEC ASSIGNS VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES ON A ROTATING BASIS TO A MISSOURI CAREER CENTER SITE AND DIRECTLY CONNECTS TO THE CAREER CENTER BY FORMALIZED AGREEMENTS. BI-LINGUAL OUTREACH - FEC INSTITUTED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMERS. SPANISH-SPEAKING, BI-LINGUAL STAFF SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO SERVE THE SPANISH-SPEAKING YOUTH AND ADULT POPULATIONS AND HELP ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT FOR LATINO WORKERS. FEC WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER THE BI-LINGUAL MOBILE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMERS WITH THE SPANISH SPEAKING BI-LINGUAL PERSONNEL HIRED TO SERVE THE YOUTH AND ADULTS OF THIS LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING POPULATIONS (LEP) AND HELP ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF LATINO WORKERS. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICAN JOB CENTERS UTILIZES LANGUAGE LINK, A MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION SERVICE, WHICH IS AN INTERPRETATIVE SERVICE THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO INTERPRET OVER 150 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: TANF MISSOURI WORK ASSISTANCE (MWA) PROGRAM - ANOTHER MAJOR INITIATIVE IS THE TANF (TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES) MWA PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION (LINC) TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING THE CLIENT IN OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND NO LONGER DEPENDENT UPON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. THIS IS A REFERRAL BASED PROGRAM. TANF RECIPIENTS ARE REFERRED FROM THE LOCAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION (LINC) TO FEC TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO THOSE CLIENTS DEEMED WORK-READY. MWA HELPS PARTICIPANTS GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE, WORKPLACE SKILLS, AND INVOLVEMENT IN OTHER WORK ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING: CLASSROOM TRAINING, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT), RESUME ASSISTANCE, JOB ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT, AND CAREER COUNSELING. FINANCIAL AID IS AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING CLASSES AT LOCAL TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES, AND TRAINING ON THE JOB. THIS PROGRAM ENROLLED 66 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING AND ON-JOB-TRAINING AND SUBSIDIZED PAID EMPLOYMENT, 9 WERE EMPLOYED AND EARNED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $14.50. FUNDING GENERATED OF $2,871,275. SKILLUP (EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM) MISSOURI FOOD STAMP PROGRAM - ANOTHER MAJOR INITIATIVE IS THE SKILLUP PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS IN MISSOURI THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN SKILLS, TRAINING, AND WORK EXPERIENCE. SKILLUP IS OFFERED AT NO COST TO THE PARTICIPANT AND HELPS PROMOTE EMPLOYABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THIS PROGRAM ENROLLED 57 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING AND ON-JOB-TRAINING AND SUBSIDIZED PAID EMPLOYMENT, 14 WERE EMPLOYED AND EARNED A MEDIAN WAGE OF $13.57. FUNDING GENERATED OF $1,166,087. COVID HUMANITARIAN GRANT KCV/EJA MO-43 DISASTER RECOVERY NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT: THE COVID-19 HUMANITARIAN GRANT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO: (1) PROVIDE TEMPORARY DISASTER-RELIEF EMPLOYMENT; (2) PROVIDE CAREER AND TRAINING SERVICES TO WORKERS IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS; AND (3) PROVIDE TEMPORARY DISASTER-RELIEF EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER AND TRAINING SERVICES IN COUNTIES IDENTIFIED AS MOST IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN THE STATE. THE PROGRAM ENROLLED 12, CLASSROOM TRAINING 8, DISASTER RELIEF EMPLOYMENT 4, CREDENTIAL RECEIVED 2, EMPLOYED 2, AND MEDIAN WAGE BETWEEN $13.50 AND $10.50. FUNDING GENERATED OF $240,164. FED-KC PRE-APPRENTICESHIP - FOR THE KANSAS CITY PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM-FEDERAL, FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, FEC WILL PROVIDE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING IN TRANSPORTATION, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION, HEALTHCARE, IT WAREHOUSE/LOGISTICS, AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS FOR 15 INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021 AND 55 PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH RENEWAL YEAR (2) AND YEAR (3). FEC WILL ASSIST PARTICIPANTS IN JOB SEARCH ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS/EMPLOYER PLACEMENT SERVICES. THE PROGRAM RECRUITED-SERVED 40, 14 IN PRE-APPRENTICESHIP, 14 IN JOB SEARCH, AND PLACED 1 IN REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP/EMPLOYMENT. FUNDING GENERATED OF $70,000.00 IN ITS FIRST YEAR. STATE-KC PRE-APPRENTICESHIP - FOR THE KANSAS CITY PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM-FEDERAL, FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, FEC WILL PROVIDE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, HEALTHCARE, AND IT SECTORS FOR 15 INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021, ASSIST PARTICIPANTS IN JOB SEARCH ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS/EMPLOYER PLACEMENT SERVICES. THE NUMBER OF RECRUIT-SERVED WAS 30, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP 15, JOB SEARCH 15, AND 7 IN REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP EMPLOYMENT. FUNDING GENERATED OF $96,987. CARES FUND KCV - THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MADE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO KCV AND EJAC WDBS TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO ELIGIBLE WIOA ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKERS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY COVID-19. THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN TRAINING (COT) WAS 146, COMPLETED TRAINING 85, CREDENTIAL RECEIVED 70, AND EMPLOYED 47, WITH MEDIAN WAGE BETWEEN $13.67 AND $15.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $916,500. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A OTHER SPECIAL CLIENT FOCUSED PROGRAMS: KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FIRST SOURCE PROGRAM - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, FEC ADMINISTERS A FIRST SOURCE PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES AS A RECRUITMENT AND REFERRAL VEHICLE FOR PERSONS INTERESTED IN CONSTRUCTION. THOSE REFERRALS ARE MADE TO THE CITY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS WHERE, IN CONCEPT, KCMO RESIDENTS ARE GIVEN FIRST OPPORTUNITIES AT THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM FACILITATES EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS INTO THE FIELD OF CONSTRUCTION BY WORKING WITH CONTRACTORS AND UNIONS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A POOL OF QUALIFIED JOB CANDIDATES THROUGH A NON-EXCLUSIVE REFERRAL SYSTEM. FUNDING GENERATED OF $22,000. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS PROGRAM/KC JOBS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS - ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE PROJECT FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY IS FEC'S JOBS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT. UNDER THIS PROJECT, NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS ARE RECRUITED BY THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL TO CLEAN UP AREA NEIGHBORHOODS OF BRUSH, TRASH, CLEAR PATHWAYS FOR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, LITTER PICKUP, ETC. THIS PROJECT WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO CLEAN UP NEIGHBORHOODS AFTER HOURS, ON SATURDAY, OR TO PREP COMMUNITY SITES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS AND ENSURE THEY ARE SAFE AND FREE OF ILLEGAL DUMPING, WHICH IS COMMONPLACE IN INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOODS. THE KANSAS CITY NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS FOR CAREERS PROGRAM PROVIDES CITY-WIDE CLEANUP OF DEBRIS AND TRASH IN ALLEYWAYS AND CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS MOWING, TRIMMING, AND EDGING OVERGROWN AREAS. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS RECEIVE OSHA 10 TRAINING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS WORK SUPPLIES AND STEEL TOE BOOTS. ALSO, FEC PROVIDES CLASSROOM TRAINING THAT LEADS TO A DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE OR CREDENTIAL IN AN IN-DEMAND OCCUPATION. OF THE 12 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROGRAM, ONE WENT TO WORK AT A MEDIAN WAGE OF $14.59 PER HOUR. MOST IMPORTANTLY, AT LEAST 80% OF THE ZIP CODES THAT THE TRAINEES REFURBISHED WERE EITHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY LIVED OR LIVED ADJACENT TO, INCREASING THE RELEVANCE OF CLEAN NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY LIVE TO THE PARTICIPANT TRAINEES, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT 85% OF PARTICIPANTS WERE PERSONS OF COLOR. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY OF KCMO FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. FUNDING GENERATED OF $300,000. TRANSPORTATION - KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY PROGRAM (KCATA) - FEC HAS WORKED WITH KCATA FOR MORE THAN 27 YEARS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES TO JOB SEEKERS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA TO AREAS NOT SERVICED BY THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DOOR-TO-DOOR TAXI AND VAN SERVICES, TO AND FROM WORK, WHERE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DO NOT OPERATE. DURING THE PERIOD PY JULY 1, 2020 - JUNE 30, 2021, AS A RESULT OF COVID-19, ONLY 4 BUS PASSES WERE ISSUED. THE TRANSIT SYSTEM BECAME FREE AT THAT TIME AND HAS REMAINED FREE SINCE THAT TIME AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. DURING THE PERIOD FROM PY JULY 1, 2020 - AUGUST 31, 2021, THERE WERE 2,595 TRANSPORTATION TRIPS WITH 57 RIDERS. THE FEC-KC ATA SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WAS SHUT DOWN TO NEW RIDER ENROLLMENTS FROM MARCH 2020 - JUNE 2020 DUE TO COVID-19. FUNDING GENERATED OF $160,000. CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD - THE CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF KANSAS CITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, AND THE KANSAS CITY AREA UNITED WAY. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, THE KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD PROVIDES CAREER SERVICES, SOFT SKILLS TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, PAID INTERNSHIPS, AND JOB SEARCH AND PLACEMENT SERVICES. THE PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PASEO GATEWAY TRANSFORMATION PLAN. FOR THIS INITIATIVE, FEC HIRED THE NEW CAREER NAVIGATOR FOR THE CHOICE PROJECT IN FEBRUARY 2017, WHO WAS CO-LOCATED AT THE CHOUTEAU COURT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO JOB READY CUSTOMERS FOR FIVE MONTHS AS TENANTS OFFICIALLY MOVED OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT. FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2015 - JUNE 30, 2020, FEC SERVED 2,845 CUSTOMERS WHO WERE REFERRED BY HOUSING AUTHORITY CASE MANAGERS AND PROVIDED INITIAL INTERVIEWS, COMPLETED JOB READINESS, ATTENDED HIRING EVENTS, AND TRAINED 140. A TOTAL OF 213 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS INITIATIVE WERE PLACED IN POSITIONS THAT EARNED OVERALL AVERAGE WAGES OF $13.23. LEVERAGED SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO RESIDENTS IN THE CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS. ALL PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN ANY CAREER CENTER FROM THE PASEO GATEWAY NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH INCLUDED ZIP CODES 64106, 64127, AND 64124. FUNDING GENERATED OF $68,000. GET FIT (FINANCIAL LITERACY/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) - THIS PROGRAM, FUNDED THROUGH ENTERPRISE BANK & TRUST, WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO URBAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT CORPS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACADEMY, AND ZOOM ROOM ACADEMY. THE PROGRAM GOALS WILL BE TO SERVE 10 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE URBAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT CORPS THAT WILL TARGET ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, 30 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACADEMY THAT WILL TARGET SNAP (FOOD STAMP) RECIPIENTS, TANF, OTHER HIGH POVERTY POPULATIONS THAT RECEIVE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, AND 20 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE ZOOM ROOM ACADEMY THAT WILL TARGET ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS. THE PROGRAM ENROLLED 15, 2 IN INTERNSHIPS, 3 IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACADEMY, AND 2 IN ZOOM ROOM. FUNDING GENERATED OF $50,000.00. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THROUGH INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: TARGET HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES SECTOR INITIATIVES - FEC HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GENERATING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REGION'S UNEMPLOYED THROUGH SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO TARGET HIGH-GROWTH HEALTHCARE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIOSCIENCES, FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SECTORS. FEC WAS ABLE TO GENERATE FUNDING FOR UNEMPLOYED AND DISLOCATED WORKERS THROUGH A NUMBER OF SPECIAL FUNDING PROGRAMS IN PY 2020-2021. TARGET HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES SECTOR - FEC DEVELOPED STRATEGIES FOR AND ALLOCATED RESOURCES BY GENERATING FUNDING FOR UNEMPLOYED AND DISLOCATED WORKERS THROUGH A NUMBER OF SPECIAL FUNDING PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE SPECIAL FOCUS TO TARGET HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING HEALTH SCIENCES & SERVICES BIOSCIENCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A HEALTHCARE SECTOR FOCUSED PROGRAMS: MISSOURI HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY TRAINING AND EDUCATION (HITE): THIS GRANT WAS BASED ON SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE WITH A 5 YEAR, $5 MILLION GRANT FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. THE PURPOSE OF THE HEALTH PROFESSION OPPORTUNITY GRANTS (HPOG) GRANT WAS TO ASSIST UNEMPLOYED, ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS IN SUCCESSFULLY ENTERING OR ADVANCING IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD, IN OCCUPATIONS THAT PAY WELL AND ARE EXPECTED TO EITHER EXPERIENCE LABOR SHORTAGES OR BE IN HIGH DEMAND. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED AN EVIDENCE-BASED, METHODOLOGICALLY RIGOROUS, RANDOM ASSIGNMENT STUDY DESIGN RESEARCH EVALUATION CONDUCTED BY ABT ASSOCIATES AND THE URBAN INSTITUTE. FEC SUCCESSFULLY PARTNERED IN 2015 WITH THE STATE OF MISSOURI'S DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, MISSOURI HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY TRAINING AND EDUCATION (HITE) LOCATED IN JEFFERSON CITY, MO TO BE AWARDED A SECOND FIVE YEAR (SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2021) $14 MILLION HPOG GRANT. THE HPOG GRANT, ADMINISTERED BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO TANF RECIPIENTS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FOR OCCUPATIONS IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD THAT PAY WELL AND ARE EXPECTED TO EITHER EXPERIENCE LABOR SHORTAGES OR BE IN HIGH DEMAND. COLLABORATING PARTNERS FROM KANSAS CITY, ST. LOUIS, AND CENTRAL MISSOURI REGIONS WILL EXPAND AND REPLICATE MODEL COMPONENTS OF THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY (FEC) 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE WORKS PROGRAM. THE PROJECT'S PARTNERS INCLUDE FEC, ST. LOUIS AGENCY ON TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT (SLATE), AND CENTRAL REGION WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS (CWIB). THE TARGET POPULATION ARE TANF RECIPIENTS, OTHER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, LATINOS, AND OTHER MINORITY POPULATIONS. HPOG PARTICIPANTS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES NEEDED TO SECURE POSITIONS THAT HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, ULTIMATELY LEADING THESE INDIVIDUALS ON A PATHWAY TO FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE TOTAL NUMBER ENROLLED IN HITE WAS 168, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 180, THE NUMBER TO COMPLETE HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 155, AND THE NUMBER THAT OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT IN HEALTHCARE WAS 118 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $15.36. FUNDING GENERATED OF $2,430,155. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR FOCUSED PROGRAMS: TECHHIRE - THE GREATER KANSAS CITY TECHNOLOGY CAREER COLLABORATION (GKCTCC) 5-YEAR PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE US DOL, SERVES YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS 17-29 WITH BARRIERS TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WHO LACK THE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, WORK EXPERIENCES AND/OR SKILL LEVEL NECESSARY TO SECURE FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT IN MIDDLE OR HIGH-SKILL JOBS IN TARGET INDUSTRIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. WORKING WITH INDUSTRY INTERMEDIARIES FROM THE TARGET INDUSTRIES FOR THIS PROJECT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, THE GKCTCC PROGRAM IDENTIFIED COMPETENCY/SKILLS ESSENTIAL TO EACH INDUSTRY AND WORK WITH THE TRAINING PROVIDERS TO CUSTOMIZE CURRICULUM AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (FEC), THROUGH THE KANSAS CITY & VICINITY AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, PARTNERED WITH INDUSTRY INTERMEDIARIES SUCH AS THE MISSOURI/KANSAS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (MHA) AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDERS, SUCH AS UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR ENTRY INTO H-1B CAREERS FOR 2,000 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 29, WHO ARE OUT-OF-SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND HAVE BARRIERS TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE CITIES OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AND INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, AND CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES IN MISSOURI. FIVE HUNDRED OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE SERVED WILL BE UNEMPLOYED, DISLOCATED, UNDEREMPLOYED, AND INCUMBENT WORKERS, IN LOWER-SKILL, LOWER-WAGE, AND FRONT-LINE JOBS IN NEED OF UP-SKILLING. THESE YOUNG ADULTS WILL HAVE THE BENEFIT OF A TRAINING MODEL THAT INTEGRATES CREDENTIALED OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS CLASSROOM TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS, WORK EXPERIENCES AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, ALONG WITH SPECIALIZED JOB PLACEMENT STRATEGIES INCLUDING CAREER-O-RAMA'S, JOB FAIRS, AND HIRING EVENTS. THE EMPLOYERS THAT HAVE SIGNED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH FEC HAVE AGREED TO BE WORKPLACE LABORATORIES, AGREEING TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM TO REALIZE MORE ACCELERATED, EFFICIENT, AND IMPROVED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES THAT WILL IMPACT NEW HIRES AS WELL AS LOW PAID AND UNSKILLED FRONTLINE WORKERS PRESENTLY IN THEIR EMPLOY. 1,800 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ENROLLED IN EDUCATION/TRAINING ACTIVITIES, 1,500 PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPLETE EDUCATION/TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND RECEIVE A DEGREE OR OTHER CREDENTIAL, AND 900 UNEMPLOYED PARTICIPANTS WILL OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $14.50. THE TOTAL NUMBER SERVED WAS 1,613, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING 1,211, THE NUMBER TO COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 857, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WAS 1,082 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $15.80. FUNDING GENERATED OF $5,000,000. AMERICA'S PROMISE GRANT - FEC WAS AWARDED A 4 YEAR, $1.2 MILLION GRANT AWARD AS A MEMBER OF THE COMPETE MIDWEST AMERICA'S PROMISE ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT, COMPUTERIZED CAREER ASSESSMENTS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, JOB TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 300 PARTICIPANTS PURSUING H-1B OCCUPATIONS IN SECTORS SUCH AS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, HEALTHCARE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, WAREHOUSE/LOGISTICS, AND BUSINESS/FINANCIAL SERVICES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER MAJOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES: EMPLOY MILWAUKEE, ST. LOUIS AGENCY OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, THE NORTHWEST INDIANA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, SOUTHWEST OHIO REGION WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, WISCONSIN REGIONAL TRAINING PARTNERSHIP/BUILDING INDUSTRY GROUP, SKILLED TRADES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (BIG STEP), COUNCIL FOR ADULT AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND IT TRAINING ORGANIZATION PER SCHOLAS. OVERALL, $6 MILLION WAS AWARDED TO THE ENTIRE CONSORTIUM, WITH MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN LEVERAGED FUNDING DEDICATED TO SUPPORT THIS MAJOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC EFFORT. THE TOTAL NUMBER SERVED WAS 534, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING 456, THE NUMBER COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 350, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT WAS 214 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $18.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $1,500,000. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, INC. OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE A $200,000 GRANT FROM THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) TO HELP RECRUIT, TRAIN AND PLACE RESIDENTS IN FULL-TIME SUSTAINABLE GREEN JOBS. AS PART OF EPA'S ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING (EWDJT) PROGRAM, THIS GRANT WILL HELP PREPARE PEOPLE FOR GREEN JOBS THAT REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND PROVIDE MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURES FOR THE COMMUNITIES MOST AFFECTED BY SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAMINATION. THE FEC EPA TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM WILL TRAIN 30 PARTICIPANTS IN YEAR 1 IN TWO COHORTS OF 15 EACH AND 30 PARTICIPANTS IN YEAR 2, IN TWO COHORTS OF 15 EACH FOR A TOTAL OF 60. TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THAT COMPLETE TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND RECEIVE A LICENSE, CREDENTIAL OR CERTIFICATE IS 50 PARTICIPANTS. FEC WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE A SECOND EPA FUNDED $200,000 GRANT FOR THE PERIOD 10/15/2020 TO 10/15/2023. FOR THE FIRST EPA GRANT, THE TOTAL NUMBER SERVED AND ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 53, THE NUMBER TO COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 42, AND THE NUMBER TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WAS 24 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $17.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $400,000. TECH QUEST APPRENTICESHIP - FEC RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE TRUSTEES OF CLARK UNIVERSITY FOR THE PERIOD 4/24/2020 TO 8/1/2023 TO SERVE UNEMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED, OR AN INCUMBENT WORKER UNEMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED, OR AN INCUMBENT WORKER WITH A SET STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO PREPARE INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER AND SUCCEED IN IT TRAINING AND A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THE GOAL IS TO SERVE A TOTAL OF 50 PARTICIPANTS IN PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. FUNDING GENERATED OF $30,000.00. PATHWAY HOME - THROUGH THE PATHWAY HOME GRANT WITH FUNDING FROM MIDWEST URBAN STRATEGIES, INC., FEC WILL PROVIDE PRE-RELEASE PROGRAMING THAT WILL PROVIDE OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT TO A MINIMUM OF 100 ELIGIBLE PRE-RELEASE INDIVIDUALS TO ASSIST THEM WITH OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT POST-RELEASE. FEC WILL OFFER COGNITIVE-BASED JOB READINESS CURRICULUM AND OTHER JOB READINESS SERVICES AND SKILLS ATTAINMENT THROUGH WORK-BASED LEARNING AND CUSTOMIZED UPSKILLING STRATEGIES INCLUDING OJT, REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP, PAID-WORK EXPERIENCE, AND/OR PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FACILITY WITH LOCAL INMATES. FUNDING GENERATED OF $916,657.00. YOUTH PROGRAMS - GOALS: FEC'S WIOA YOUTH PROGRAMS PROVIDED JOB AND CAREER TRAINING ASSISTANCE THROUGH WORK EXPERIENCE OR CLASSROOM OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AGES 16-24 IN KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY (KCV) AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY (EJAC). YOUTH WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM WERE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT, ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY TRAINING (SUCH AS AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGES, 4-YEAR COLLEGES, APPRENTICESHIP AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS) AND/OR THE MILITARY. FEC ENROLLED 236 YOUTH ENROLLED IN TRAINING IN THE PROGRAM, 156 ATTAINED DEGREE/CREDENTIAL, 91 OUT OF THE 120 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, AND 172 OF THE 236 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE MEASURE AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $12.00. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH: IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE WIOA FORMULA GRANTS, FEC GENERATED THROUGH SPECIAL PROGRAM DISCRETIONARY INITIATIVES AN ADDITIONAL $19,031,926 TO THE REGION FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. JOBS LEAGUE - THIS PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNOR'S FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE OF MISSOURI OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MISSOURI FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION, WAS CREATED FOR MISSOURI'S EMERGING WORKFORCE, AGES 16 TO 24, DISCONNECTED YOUTH, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN-SCHOOL YOUTH, THOSE MOST AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT, YOUTH IN AND AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, YOUTH OFFENDERS AND THOSE AT RISK OF COURT INVOLVEMENT, HOMELESS, RUNAWAY YOUTH, CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS, MIGRANT YOUTH, NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH, YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES, AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE TO PREPARE FOR TOMORROW'S CAREERS. THE NUMBER SERVED IN FEC KCV AND EJAC WDB WAS 40. FUNDING GENERATED OF $902,594. KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE "MIDDLE COLLEGE" PROGRAM - THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, DEVELOPED A PROGRAM CALLED MIDDLE COLLEGE "WHEREIN HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS RETURN TO HIGH SCHOOL ON A COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS AND EITHER GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED." STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED PAID WORK EXPERIENCE AND A WIOA PAID SKILL SCHOLARSHIP OR A PELL GRANT IN THEIR AREA OF STUDY. THIS PROJECT WAS CONCEIVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN LIEU OF THE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS FUNDED THROUGH WIOA AND HAS BETTER THAN AN 80% SUCCESS RATE FOR AN OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAM, WHICH IS PHENOMENAL FOR AN OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH DROPOUT RETRIEVAL PROGRAM OF ITS TYPE. THE PROGRAM SERVED AND ENROLLED 56 YOUTH DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2019 TO DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND SERVED AND ENROLLED 48 YOUTH DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2020 TO DECEMBER 31, 2020. FUNDING GENERATED $100,000.