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FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL INC (EIN 43-1377197)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-05-17
IRS object ID
202141379349305749
Schema version
2019v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-05-17T13:50:43-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN430765316PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUBINBROWN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 MAIN STREET SUITE 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityKANSAS CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64105ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN431377197EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFULLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8164712330PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11740 PASEO BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityKANSAS CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64108ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCLYDE MCQUEENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8164712330PhoneNum
Signature2021-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIMBERLY A RYANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00829977PTIN
Phone8164721122PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCLYDE MCQUEENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11740 PASEO BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityKANSAS CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,751,589GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FECKC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO OBTAIN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee171TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers61TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$13,624,268PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$11,751,163CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$965PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$426CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,625,233PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,751,589CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,476,593PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,872,490CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,761,209PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$3,748,192CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$13,729,221PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,782,138CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$103,988PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$30,549CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,898,556TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,737,790TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,357,517TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$571,588NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$541,039NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE 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.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$10,675,769ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,872,490GrantAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLYDE MCQUEEN PRESIDENTCEOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8164712330PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11740 PASEO BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityKANSAS CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64108ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
ALISE MARTINY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIDGETTE WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ED DESOIGNIE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN FAIRCHILD
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT HUGHES JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILL MCCARTHER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLYDE MCQUEEN
PRESIDENT/CEO40.00Yes (X)$348,043$0$41,400Yes (X)
SHELLY ESTELL
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/COO40.00$188,682$0$30,159Yes (X)
TIRHAS KIDANE
VICE PRESIDENT/CFO40.00$161,028$0$12,764Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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SNAPIT SOLUTIONS LLC
7780 W 119TH STOVERLAND PARKKS66213TRAINING$578,480
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI
116 W SOUTH STWARRENSBURGMO64093TRAINING$392,141
APEX CDL INSTITUTE
6801 STATE AVEKANSAS CITYKS66102TRAINING$262,729
LATHROP AND GAGE LC
2345 GRAND BLVD SUITE 2800KANSAS CITYMO64108LEGAL SERVICES$176,821
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY
5000 HOLMES STREETKANSAS CITYMO64110TRAINING$145,710
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$11,712,299GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$38,864AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$11,751,163TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$426TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$426ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$426ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,872,490TotalAmt
Program Services$2,872,490ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$809,345TotalAmt
Program Services$601,721ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$207,624ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,267,011TotalAmt
Program Services$2,937,042ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$329,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$291,444TotalAmt
Program Services$260,287ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,157ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$492,172TotalAmt
Program Services$429,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$301,484TotalAmt
Program Services$262,291ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,193ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,345TotalAmt
Program Services$17,919ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,426ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,366TotalAmt
Program Services$34,912ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,700TotalAmt
Program Services$20,245ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,455ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,558TotalAmt
Program Services$20,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,221TotalAmt
Program Services$38,768ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,453ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$265,267TotalAmt
Program Services$220,816ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,451ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$401,536TotalAmt
Program Services$367,790ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$573,500TotalAmt
Program Services$559,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,356TotalAmt
Program Services$71,299ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,057ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,639TotalAmt
Program Services$90ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,549ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,499TotalAmt
Program Services$77,825ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$190,626TotalAmt
Program Services$144,190ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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PARTICIPANT WAGES & PAY$730,572$730,572
CONTRACT PAYMENTS$622,690$622,690
MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS$153,248$147,345$5,903
SECURITY SERVICES$140,294$137,374$2,920

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,775TotalAmt
Program Services$100,691ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,084ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,782,138TotalAmt
Program Services$10,675,769ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,106,369ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$745,038BOYAmt
EOY$584,106EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,367,045BOYAmt
EOY$1,156,622EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,779BOYAmt
EOY$50EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,926BOYAmt
EOY$66,004EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,404,512LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,642,461LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$794,248BOYAmt
EOY$762,051EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$301,342BOYAmt
EOY$329,723EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,309,378BOYAmt
EOY$2,898,556EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,252,454BOYAmt
EOY$2,059,622EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$485,336BOYAmt
EOY$297,895EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,737,790BOYAmt
EOY$2,357,517EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$571,588BOYAmt
EOY$541,039EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$571,588BOYAmt
EOY$541,039EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,309,378BOYAmt
EOY$2,898,556EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$30,549ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,664,440CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,676,227CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,834,888CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,624,268CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,751,163CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,550,986TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,664,440CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,676,227CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,834,888CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,624,268CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,751,163CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,550,986TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$67,550,986PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$78CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$965CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$426CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,510TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$223CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$223TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$67,552,719TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99690PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 223. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$880,255OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$282,459DepreciationAmt
Book Value$597,796BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$722,477OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$668,423DepreciationAmt
Book Value$54,054BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,801,780OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,691,579DepreciationAmt
Book Value$110,201BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$762,051TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER ASSETSDesc
Book Value$329,723BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$329,723TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,751,589TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,751,589RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,751,589TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,782,138TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,782,138ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,782,138TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

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Grant TypeTUITION ASSISTANCEGrantTypeTxt
Recipient940RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$2,872,490CashGrantAmt

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ExplanationNO 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

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TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CLYDE MCQUEEN
PRESIDENT/CEO$175,582$0$0$0$172,461$0$24,791$0$16,609$0$389,443$0$0$0
SHELLY ESTELL
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/COO$125,552$0$31,240$0$31,890$0$13,774$0$16,385$0$218,841$0$0$0
TIRHAS KIDANE
VICE PRESIDENT/CFO$119,801$0$26,399$0$14,828$0$11,640$0$1,124$0$173,792$0$0$0

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PART I, LINE 1APROVIDED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 7A $31,240 BONUS WAS PAID TO SHELLY ESTELL, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/COO. A $26,399 BONUS WAS PAID TO TIRHAS KIDANE, VICE PRESIDENT/CFO.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAN 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 12CCONFLICT 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 15THE 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 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT, 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 4ATHE 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 2,400 SQUARE MILES AND A 2019 POPULATION OF 1,186,175 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 LATTER PART OF THE 2019-2020 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 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. THE FEC MANAGED MISSOURI JOB CENTERS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PROGRAM YEAR JULY 1, 2019 - JUNE 30, 2020 (PY 2020) RECORDED A TOTAL NUMBER OF DISTINCT INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES OF 18,558 AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT REGISTERED IN THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM WAS 92,271 UNIQUE CUSTOMERS SERVED. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA SHOWS THAT 44,685 DISTINCT USERS WERE REPORTED WITH WAGNER PEYSER SERVICES PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS AND 3,689 DISTINCT USERS WERE REPORTED WITH TITLE I - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (WIOA) SERVICES PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS. OVERALL THE COMMUNITY IMPACT WAS FEC SERVED 10,089, ENROLLED 9,442, 331 EARNED CREDENTIALS, 8,733 WERE EMPLOYED IN QUARTER 2 POST SERVICES AND 9,094 WERE EMPLOYED IN QUARTER 4 POST SERVICES, AND ESTIMATED ANNUAL EARNINGS OF $539.37 MILLION WAS GENERATED BY THESE EFFORTS. IN THE WIOA ADULT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, FEC SERVED 10,759 AND ENROLLED 10,103 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, ENROLLED 364 IN TRAINING, AND PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT 478 OF THE 611 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE MEASURE, AND 515 OF THE 665 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE AND WENT TO WORK AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $16.48. TOTAL AVERAGE EARNINGS GENERATED BY ADULTS ENTERING EMPLOYMENT WAS $14,598,327. IN THE DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGION'S WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM WAS 247 IN PY 2019-2020. OF THESE WORKERS LAID-OFF FROM THEIR JOBS WHO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAMS, 154 RECEIVED TRAINING, 138 OUT OF THE 178 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT AND 132 OF THE 164 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT PERFORMANCE MEASURE AND THE GENERATED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $36.34. TOTAL EARNINGS GENERATED BY DISLOCATED WORKERS ENTERING EMPLOYMENT WAS $9,070,232. 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 DOLLARS TO THE REGION FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. FEC WAS ABLE TO GENERATE SPECIAL FUNDING IN PY 2019-2020 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), 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 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 CLAIMANT RECEIVED 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 - 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 559 IN PY 2019-2020. 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 4APERSONS 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; 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. THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL NEEDS CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGION'S WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROGRAM WAS 770 IN PY 2019-2020. 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 ADULT 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 37 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING AND ON-JOB-TRAINING AND SUBSIDIZED PAID EMPLOYMENT, 13 WERE EMPLOYED AND EARNED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $14.81. FUNDING GENERATED OF $3,228,952. 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 87 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING AND ON-JOB-TRAINING AND SUBSIDIZED PAID EMPLOYMENT, 9 WERE EMPLOYED AND EARNED A MEDIAN WAGE OF $12.00. FUNDING GENERATED OF $616,087.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AOTHER 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 AND 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. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS PROGRAM - 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 INSURE 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, 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 41 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROGRAM 28 (70%) WENT TO WORK AT A MEDIAN WAGE OF $17.00 PER HOUR, MAXIMUM WAGE OF $42.00 PER HOUR AND AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $15.53 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. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 65 MONTHLY PASSES, 819 EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION RIDER TRIPS, AND 20 EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORTATION RIDERS. FUNDING GENERATED OF $160,000. MODOT - THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, INC. WILL SUPPORT THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY RECRUITING 15 GREATER KANSAS CITY RESIDENTS TO GAIN TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR CAREERS IN HEAVY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. THIS PROGRAM ENROLLED 18 IN CLASSROOM TRAINING, PLACED 16 AND PERSONS EARNED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $17.43. FUNDING GENERATED OF $54,738. 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 AND 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, OR ATTENDED HIRING EVENTS, 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.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AWORKFORCE 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 2019-2020. 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 4AHEALTHCARE 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 EVIDENCED 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, 2020) $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, 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 182, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING 205, THE NUMBER COMPLETE HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 128, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT IN A HEALTHCARE WAS 92 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $14.10. FUNDING GENERATED OF $5,934,185. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR FOCUSED PROGRAMS: TECHHIRE - THE GREATER KANSAS CITY TECHNOLOGY CAREER COLLABORATION (GKCTCC) PROGRAM WILL SERVE 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. WORKING WITH INDUSTRY INTERMEDIARIES FROM THE TARGET INDUSTRIES FOR THIS PROJECT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, GKCTCC PROGRAM WILL IDENTIFY COMPETENCY/SKILLS ESSENTIAL TO EACH INDUSTRY AND WORK WITH THE TRAINING PROVIDERS TO CUSTOMIZE CURRICULUM AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL (FEC), OPERATOR OF TWO AJC WORKFORCE REGIONS AND FISCAL AGENT FOR THE KANSAS CITY & VICINITY, THE EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, WILL PARTNER 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 YEARS OF AGE, 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, AN AREA COVERING 3,000 SQUARE MILES. 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. 2,000 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WILL BE SERVED BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17 AND 29 YEARS OF AGE, WHO ARE OUT-OF-SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND HAVE BARRIERS TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES IN MISSOURI, 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, 900 UNEMPLOYED PARTICIPANTS WILL OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT, AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $14.50. THE TOTAL NUMBER SERVED WAS 1,611, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 893, THE NUMBER COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 593, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WAS 451 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $16.00. 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 DOLLARS 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 356, THE NUMBER ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING 239, THE NUMBER COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 161, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WAS 91 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $19.77. FUNDING GENERATED $1,500,000.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - THIS GRANT 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 RECEIVED A LICENSE, CREDENTIAL OR CERTIFICATE IS 50 PARTICIPANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER SERVED AND ENROLLED IN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 30, THE NUMBER COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING WAS 17, THE NUMBER THAT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WAS 161 AT AN AVERAGE WAGE AT PLACEMENT OF $25.68. FUNDING GENERATED $200,000. 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 SERVED A TOTAL OF 107 NEW ENROLLMENTS. OF THOSE 172 YOUTH ENROLLED IN TRAINING IN THE PROGRAM, 98 ATTAINED DEGREE/CREDENTIAL, 203 OUT OF THE 258 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT AND 204 OF THE 252 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 INITIATIVES AN ADDITIONAL $896 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE REGION FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. JOBS LEAGUE - IS A PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY GOVERNOR'S FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE OF MISSOURI OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MISSOURI FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION, WHICH 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 19. FUNDING GENERATED $404,000. COMBAT 2018 PREVENTION - THE COMBAT PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY ANTI-DRUG SALES TAX, TARGETS JUVENILES IN TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION, AND THOSE AT-RISK, EX-OFFENDERS AGES 18-24 WHO ARE: UNEMPLOYED, REENTERING THE POPULATION, ON PROBATION, AND/OR HAVE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS WHOSE PRIMARY OFFENSES ARE DRUG-RELATED. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ACTIVITIES THROUGH DUAL ENROLLMENT IN THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THIS POPULATION THROUGH RECRUITMENT, JOB SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT, TRAINING THROUGH CAREER CLINICS, BASIC COMPUTER OPERATION AND ONLINE JOB SEARCHES, AND ULTIMATELY, FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT. THESE ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL CAREER GOALS TO OBTAIN LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO CONNECT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT LEAD TO SHORT-TERM EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. FUNDING GENERATED OF $15,000. 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.