2014-05-14T07:53:28-05:00 2013-06-30 430765316 RUBINBROWN LLP 10975 GRANDVIEW DR SUITE 600 OVERLAND PARK KS 66210 990 2012-07-01 431377197 FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL INC FULL 8164712330 1740 PASEO BLVD KANSAS CITY MO 64108 CLYDE MCQUEEN 8164712330 2014-05-13 1 TERESA KERBE P01384173 9134914144 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z CLYDE MCQUEEN 1740 PASEO BLVD KANSAS CITY MO 64108 17617281 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. 8 7 1799 7 0 0 15738007 17389637 0 0 321 54 22929 227590 15761257 17617281 4781797 4947148 0 0 5016512 6288730 0 0 0 5940930 6238737 15739239 17474615 22018 142666 5582440 5860206 4978031 5113131 604409 747075 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 16489012 4947148 SEE SCHEDULE O 16489012 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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 43 0 1 1799 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X CLYDE MCQUEEN PRESIDENTCEO 8164712330 1740 PASEO BLVD KANSAS CITY MO 64108 BARRET HATCHES 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETTY FREEMAN-BOOTS 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIDGETTE WILLIAMS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RANDALL FERGUSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLYDE MCQUEEN 40.00 X X 352982 0 29813 NANCY SEELEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN FAIRCHILD 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK JAMES 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLY ESTELL 40.00 X 157682 0 33903 TIRHAS KIDANE 40.00 X 140066 0 11502 650730 0 75218 3 0 1 0 METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 3201 SOUTHWEST TRAFFIC WAY KANSAS CITY MO 64111 TRAINING 980011 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI WARD EDWARDS BLDG RM 1100 WARRENSBURG MO 64093 TRAINING 592065 NEW HORIZONS COMPUTER LEARNING 9611-E METCALF AVENUE OVERLAND PARK KS 66212 TRAINING 324500 CONCORD CAREER INSTITUTE 3239 BROADWAY KANSAS CITY MO 64111 TRAINING 317117 GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 1055 BROADWAY STE 130 KANSAS CITY MO 64105 BUILDING RENT 254656 5 16299123 1090514 17389637 54 54 OTHER INCOME 900099 227590 227590 227590 17617281 227590 0 54 4947148 4947148 687478 427725 259753 4545178 4331423 213755 224441 216285 8156 484097 477972 6125 347536 327190 20346 55282 15374 39908 42872 11923 30949 61650 17145 44505 82561 22962 59599 146318 70882 75436 334806 293559 41247 257004 248386 8618 764828 740712 24116 142176 87869 54307 49388 32569 16819 22678 22662 16 208178 208178 161709 138464 23245 PARTICIPANT WAGES 1935097 1935097 CONTRACT PAYMENTS 1373711 1353760 19951 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 291295 264756 26539 SECURITY SERVICES 144509 144105 404 164675 152866 11809 17474615 16489012 985603 0 200 200 754549 1111248 2032374 2399578 1209420 952300 321268 207534 4811163 3621817 1264629 1189346 5582440 5860206 3660928 3701142 767095 1133234 550008 278755 4978031 5113131 X 604409 747075 604409 747075 5582440 5860206 142666 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 17045425 23379301 17473250 15738007 17389637 91025620 17045425 23379301 17473250 15738007 17389637 91025620 91025620 1005 296 51 321 54 1727 7551 20385 37777 22939 227644 316296 91343643 0.99650 0.99870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 880255 112495 767760 547167 302140 245027 3383741 3207182 176559 1189346 17617281 0 17617281 0 17617281 17474615 0 17474615 0 17474615 1 TUITION ASSISTANCE 1469 4947148 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, 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 DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ADMINISTERS THE BILLING AND PAYMENT PROCESS TO THE DIFFERENT COLLEGES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION RETAINS AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING (CPA) FIRM TO MONITOR THIS PROGRAM QUARTERLY. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLYDE MCQUEEN 185218 0 0 0 167764 0 18498 0 11315 0 382795 0 0 0 SHELLY ESTELL 118932 0 23000 0 15750 0 11892 0 22011 0 191585 0 0 0 TIRHAS KIDANE 106766 0 19000 0 14300 0 10639 0 863 0 151568 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 ALL VOTING MEMBERS 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 AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY AND IMMEDIATELY BY ANY REPLACEMENT DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES UPON TAKING THE NEW POSITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST 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. 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 WILL BE UPDATED EVERY THREE YEARS. CBIZ, AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM, CONDUCTED THE LATEST SALARY AND COMPENSATION REVIEW IN 2011. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE - WWW.GKCCF.ORG PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL IS THE FISCAL AGENT AND OPERATOR OF 4 FULL SERVICE AND 3 AFFILIATE MISSOURI CAREER CENTERS. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEXT GENERATION CAREER CENTER SERVICE DESIGN OF CO-ENROLLMENT AND BROADENED CORE SERVICES, A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN PARTICIPANTS OCCURRED DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR. THE FEC MISSOURI CAREER CENTER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY (KCV) AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN PROGRAM YEAR JULY 1, 2012 - JUNE 30, 2013 (PY 2012) RECORDED 68,001 UNIQUE CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) ADULT PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 32,568 CUSTOMERS ATTENDED WORKSHOPS, AND 18,415 CUSTOMERS WERE ASSESSED. IN THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) ADULT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, FEC SERVED 42,958 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, ENROLLED 729 IN TRAINING, AND PLACED 15,385 OF THE 29,990 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE MEASURE IN EMPLOYMENT. AS A RESULT OF THE EFFORTS OF THE CENTERS, FEC ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOME IN KCV IN ADULT ENTERED EMPLOYMENT OF 83.5%, IN ADULT RETENTION WITH 94.8% AND IN ADULT AVERAGE EARNINGS 103.5% AND ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOME IN EJAC IN ADULT ENTERED EMPLOYMENT, 89.7%, ADULT RETENTION, 96.2%, AND ADULT AVERAGE EARNINGS, 110.5%. IN THE DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE COMBINED KCV AND EJAC REGION'S WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM WAS 25,043 IN PY 2012. OF THE 17,906 WORKERS LAID-OFF FROM THEIR JOBS WHO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE WIA DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAMS, 828 RECEIVED TRAINING, 1,023 COUNTED IN THE ENTERED EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE MEASURE WENT TO WORK. AS A RESULT OF THE EFFORTS OF THE CENTERS, FEC ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN KCV IN DW ENTERED EMPLOYMENT, 87.2%, DW RETENTION, 97.4%, AND DW AVERAGE EARNINGS, 116.2%, AND ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOME IN EJAC IN DW ENTERED EMPLOYMENT, 91.1%, DW RETENTION, 98.9%, AND DW AVERAGE EARNINGS, 104.0%. SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS FEC WAS ABLE TO GENERATE FUNDING FOR UNEMPLOYED AND DISLOCATED WORKERS THROUGH A NUMBER OF SPECIAL FUNDING PROGRAMS IN PY 2012. THESE INCLUDE: DISASTER RECOVERY JOBS PROGRAM (DRJP) - FEC WAS AWARDED $1.6 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR A JOBS PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN THE CLEAN UP AND RESTORATION OF THE MAJOR FLOOD DISASTER OF 2011 IN PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES IN MISSOURI. IT IS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT LOST THEIR JOBS DUE TO THE NATURAL DISASTER. THE DRJP PROGRAM SERVED AND ENROLLED IN TRAINING 62 ADULTS. FORD CLAYCOMO PROJECT - FEC RECEIVED $1.5 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND THE MISSOURI DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO ADMINISTER FUNDS AND OPERATE THE FORD/UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS (UAW) TRANSITION PROGRAM TO ASSIST DISLOCATED UAW WORKERS FROM LOCAL OFFICES 249 AND 710 WITH WORKFORCE NEEDS AND REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES. 174 DISLOCATED WORKERS WERE SERVED AND ENROLLED IN TRAINING PROGRAMS TO UPGRADE AND RETAIN FORD WORKERS. WHEN FORD PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS CREATING 2,000 NEW JOBS, THE FEC RECRUITED OVER 7,000 PERSONS FOR THE APPROXIMATELY 900 JOBS REMAINING AFTER THE 1,100 IDLED FORD WORKERS WENT BACK TO WORK. DISABILITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (DNP) - PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. TWO DNP PERSONNEL, CO-LOCATED WITHIN THE ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS, TO SERVE THE THREE CAREER CENTERS LOCATED IN KANSAS CITY & VICINITY. THE DNP STAFF ASSISTED CUSTOMERS AND STAFF AT THE 1740 PASEO, NORTHLAND CAREER CENTERS AND SOUTH KANSAS CITY CAREER CENTERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL ONE-STOP SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THIS EFFORT INCREASED EMPLOYMENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY LINKING THEM TO EMPLOYERS AND FACILITATED ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WOULD ENABLE THIS POPULATION IN THEIR ENTRY OR RE-ENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE. DNP STAFF FACILITATED TRAINING AND PROVIDED DISABILITY-RELATED RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES. DNP PERSONNEL ALSO PROVIDED OUTREACH TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON WORKFORCE SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS. FEC DISABILITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (DNP) INITIATIVE ASSISTED 654 CUSTOMERS AND HANDLED 220 STAFF REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE. PROSPERITY CENTER FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY (CFO) - THE PROSPERITY CENTER FOR FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY (CF) IS LOCATED ON THE ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, THE PROSPERITY CENTER PROVIDES SERVICES FOCUSED ON EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT, CAREER IMPROVEMENT, FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COACHING, AND PUBLIC BENEFITS ACCESS, SO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN OBTAIN LONG-TERM FINANCIAL HEALTH. PARTNERS INCLUDE: FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL, CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF KANSAS CITY-ST. JOSEPH, UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY, LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION (LISC), AND A HOST OF OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. BI-LINGUAL CALL OUTREACH - FEC HAS INSTITUTED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMERS. THREE SPANISH-SPEAKING, BI-LINGUAL STAFF COORDINATORS HAVE BEEN HIRED TO SERVE THE SPANISH-SPEAKING YOUTH AND ADULT POPULATIONS AND HELP ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT FOR LATINO WORKERS. FEC OFFERS THE MOBILE BI-LINGUAL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AND ADULT LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING POPULATIONS. HEALTHCARE PROGRAM INITIATIVES: FEC HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GENERATING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REGION'S UNEMPLOYED THROUGH SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH A FOCUS ON HEALTHCARE. GREATER KC HEALTHCARE AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (GKC-HHIT) PROGRAM - U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AWARDED THE FEC A 3 YEAR $5 MILLION GRANT FOR THE GREATER KANSAS CITY HEALTHCARE AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (GKCHHIT) PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND PLACEMENT SERVICES TO UNEMPLOYED WORKERS PURSUING CAREERS IN NURSING, ALLIED HEALTH, LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRAINED HEALTHCARE WORKERS. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP EFFORT WITH MISSOURI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE KANSAS WORKFORCE PARTNERS, THE LOCAL KANSAS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, FEC SERVED AND ENROLLED 2,284 IN TRAINING. A TOTAL OF 2,192 COMPLETED TRAINING AND RECEIVED CREDENTIALS, 976 HAVE BEEN PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT AND 1,243 INCUMBENT WORKERS HAVE RETAINED THEIR JOBS. 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE WORKS PROGRAM - FEC RECEIVED A 5 YEAR $5 MILLION GRANT AWARD FROM THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO TRAIN LOW-INCOME ADULTS, FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS, TANF RECIPIENTS, LOW-INCOME UNEMPLOYED ADULTS, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH 16-24, AND LOW-WAGE HEALTHCARE WORKERS SEEKING CAREER PROGRESSION IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD. RECRUITMENT FOR THIS PROGRAM BEGAN IN APRIL AND TO DATE 803 HAVE BEEN SERVED AND ENROLLED IN TRAINING. A TOTAL OF 632 COMPLETED TRAINING AND 112 HAVE BEEN PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT. MISSOURI WORK ASSISTANCE (MWA) - THIS WELFARE TO WORK PROGRAM FORMERLY KNOWN AS CAREER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CAP) PROVIDES JOB READINESS AND TRAINING FOR TANF INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN WORK RELATED ACTIVITIES. THIS PROGRAM ACHIEVED A MONTHLY PARTICIPATION RATE OF 56.33%, SERVED 460, AND ENGAGED 255 IN WORK ACTIVITIES. 40 WERE ENROLLED IN CLASSROOM TRAINING, 129 WERE EMPLOYED - FULL TIME, 86 EMPLOYED - PART TIME AND TOTAL EMPLOYED EARNED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $9.26 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - CONTINUED FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A IN THE GREEN CAREERS FEC HAD TWO PROGRAMS: GREEN KC CAREER INITIATIVE - THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL (MARC) AND THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MO THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED AND PLACED IN DECONSTRUCTIONS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND WATER CONSERVATION JOBS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 147, TRAINED 139, AND EMPLOYED 64, AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $13.03. MCC GREEN ON-THE-JOB TRAINING - IS A JOINT PROGRAM OF METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MCC), THE GREEN IMPACT ZONE, AND THE FEC. IT IS A JOB TRAINING INITIATIVE AIMED AT UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED KANSAS CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENTS. IT OFFERS JOB CERTIFICATION TRAINING, ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS AND CONNECTS THEM TO LONGER-TERM, CAREER LADDER JOBS IN CONSTRUCTION. THE PROJECT SERVED AND ENROLLED IN TRAINING 9 ADULTS. KC REGIONAL JOBS AND INNOVATION ACCELERATOR CHALLENGE GRANT - IN THE ENGINEERING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND MANUFACTURING CAREERS THE FEC GENERATED FUNDING THROUGH KC REGIONAL JOBS AND INNOVATION ACCELERATOR CHALLENGE GRANT AND THE EARN IT AND LEARN IT PROGRAM. FEC WAS AWARDED $1,000,000 FROM THE ETA H-1B TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING GRANT FUNDS FOR TRAINING AND RELATED EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP A SKILLED WORKFORCE FOR THE CLUSTER. THE REGION WILL RECEIVE $1,891,338 FROM A COORDINATED INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, FUNDED BY THREE FEDERAL AGENCIES: THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) FOR ITS PROJECT TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO INDUSTRY CLUSTERS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. FEC PARTNERS WITH A REGIONAL TEAM, LED BY MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY INNOVATION CENTER, KCSOURCELINK, KANSAS WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP AND THREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEMS JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND WILL USE ITS FUNDS TO RAISE THE TECHNICAL SKILL LEVELS OF AMERICAN WORKERS SO THEY CAN OBTAIN OR UPGRADE EMPLOYMENT IN HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES AND/OR OCCUPATIONS AND TO REDUCE THEIR USE OF SKILLED FOREIGN PROFESSIONALS PERMITTED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES ON A TEMPORARY BASIS UNDER THE H-1B VISA PROGRAM. 77 HAVE BEEN SERVED AND ENROLLED IN TRAINING. 47 HAVE COMPLETED TRAINING AND 21 HAVE BEEN PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT. EARN IT AND LEARN IT - IS A ANOTHER PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION TO HELP BUSINESSES REDUCE THEIR DEPENDENCY ON H1-B VISAS BY PREPARING AMERICAN WORKERS WITH THE ADVANCED SKILLS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT), ENGINEERING, AND HEALTHCARE IT THAT EMPLOYERS NEED. IT IS ONE OF 43 NATIONAL AWARDS THROUGH THE $183 MILLION FEDERAL H1-B TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM AND FUNDED BY FEES PAID BY EMPLOYERS TO SPONSOR FOREIGN WORKERS. MARC - JOB ACCESS REVERSE COMMUTE (JARC) - IN THE TRANSPORTATION FIELD, FEC GENERATED FUNDING FOR THE MARC -JOB ACCESS REVERSE COMMUTE (JARC) CAREER TRANSIT PROGRAM (ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM) WHICH PROVIDED OUTREACH AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES TO UN-SERVED AND UNDERSERVED TO INFORM POTENTIAL APPLICANTS OF THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ONE STOP CENTERS / MISSOURI CAREER CENTERS IN THE FIVE SURROUNDING COUNTIES CASS, CLAY, JACKSON, PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED ARE VAN SERVICES, BUS PASSES, ADVANTAGE POOL (ORGANIZED RIDE SHARING TO AND FROM WORK, SWING SHIFT, A ONE-WAY TRANSPORTATION TO OR FROM WORK AND SHARE-A-FARE A DOOR TO DOOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO AND FROM WORK. FROM APRIL 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013 THERE WERE 412 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY PROGRAM- TAKES PEOPLE TO JOB LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOT SERVICED BY KCATA TRANSIT LINES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 868 MONTHLY PASSES AND 3,000 ONE-RIDE BUS TICKETS. YOUTH PROGRAMS - FEC'S WIA YOUTH PROGRAMS PROVIDED JOB READINESS, COUNSELING, WORK EXPERIENCE, CLASSROOM OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE AND INTERNSHIPS TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH (AGES 16-21), DROPOUTS, AND AT-RISK YOUTH. YOUTH WHO COMPLETED THIS 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. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 1027 YOUTH, 298 IN-SCHOOL AND 729 OUT-OF-SCHOOL WHO WERE PROVIDED JOB AND CAREER TRAINING ASSISTANCE THROUGH WORK EXPERIENCE OR CLASSROOM OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE IN KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY REGIONS. OF THOSE YOUTH IN THE PROGRAM, 109 ATTAINED DEGREE/CREDENTIAL, 136 PLACEMENTS WERE AND 83 WERE EMPLOYED AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $9.44 AND 53 WERE ENROLLED IN POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. THROUGH AGGRESSIVE AND RESPONSIVE STAFF EFFORT FEC ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN KCV IN YOUTH PLACEMENT, 99.3%, YOUTH ATTAINMENT DEGREE / CREDENTIAL, 117.7%, AND LITERACY NUMERACY, 109.2% AND ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN EJAC IN YOUTH PLACEMENT, 126.3%, YOUTH ATTAINMENT DEGREE / CREDENTIAL, 179.3%, AND LITERACY NUMERACY, 153.8%. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT STIMULUS PROGRAM FUNDING HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON SERVICES PROVIDED FOR YOUTH (AGES 16-24) AND SPENDING ON PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2012 PROGRAM YEAR. THE STATE PARKS YOUTH CORPS WAS PART OF THIS FUNDING. STATE PARKS YOUTH CORP - THE STATE PARKS YOUTH CORPS (SPYC) PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGES 16-24, WAS A VENTURE JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE MISSOURI DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF STATE PARKS AND MISSOURI'S 14 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. THE PROGRAM PLACED PARTICIPANTS IN A PAID WORK EXPERIENCE IN MISSOURI STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES BUILDING TRAILS, LEADING TOURS, EXCAVATING HISTORICAL SITES, DESIGNING MARKETING CAMPAIGNS. THE PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO HELP PREPARE YOUTH FOR TOMORROW'S CAREERS WHILE SURROUNDED BY NATURE AND THE BEAUTY OF MISSOURI'S STATE PARKS, SERVED 12 AND PLACED 12 IN WORK EXPERIENCE AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $7.25 DURING THE PERIOD MAY 2, 2012 TO DECEMBER 31, 2012. THESE PLACEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR THE STATE PARKS SYSTEM IN THE REGION. HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY - FEC ALSO RECEIVED A $100,000 GRANT AWARD FROM THE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY TO BRIDGE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM TO 16-24 ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. THIS BRIDGE PROGRAM WILL LINK TO POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS FOR THE COMPLETION AND AWARD OF CLASS CREDIT AND CREDENTIALS TO LOW-INCOME YOUTH IN THE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS, LEAD TO A DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE AT A POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION AND ULTIMATELY TO PLACEMENT INTO EMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAM WILL CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT TRANSITION TO THE AWARDING OF POST-SECONDARY CREDENTIALS AND EMPLOYMENT THEREAFTER TO THESE ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. FEC SERVED AND ENROLLED 245 YOUTH IN TRAINING. A TOTAL OF 68 COMPLETED TRAINING AND RECEIVED CREDENTIALS, AND 31 HAVE BEEN PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT SIF PROJECT RISE - FEC SECURED FUNDING OF $1.3 MILLION FROM MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY (MAYOR'S FUND) AND THE NYC CENTER FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND (SIF) TO PROVIDE PAID INTERNSHIPS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FOR DISCONNECTED 18-24 YEAR OLD YOUNG ADULTS IN THE KANSAS CITY, MO IN A PROGRAM CALLED PROJECT RISE. PROJECT RISE SERVED AND ENROLLED 146 YOUTH IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND ENROLLED 88 YOUTH IN INTERNSHIPS. LEARN TO EARN - FEC ALSO SECURED FUNDING OF $400,000 FROM THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FOOTBALL CLUB, KANSAS CITY ROYALS BASEBALL, AND THE JACKSON COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX AUTHORITY FOR THE LEARN TO EARN INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND PAID INTERNSHIPS TO WOMEN AND MINORITY YOUTH 18 TO 24 YEARS OF AGE IN FIELDS RELATED TO THE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. LEARN TO EARN SERVED AND ENROLLED 73 YOUTH IN TRAINING. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - CONTINUED FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A COMBAT - FEC RECEIVED A $54,000 AWARD FROM THE COMBAT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES LONG-TERM CAREER PLANNING AND PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE TO JUVENILES IN TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION, AND THOSE AT-RISK, WHOSE PRIMARY OFFENSES ARE DRUG-RELATED. THE PROGRAM SERVES EX-OFFENDERS AGES 18-24 WHO ARE: UNEMPLOYED, REENTERING THE POPULATION, ON PROBATION, AND/OR HAVE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO 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. COMBAT IS FUNDED BY THE JACKSON C. ANTI-DRUG SALES TAX. UNITED WAY/CITI FINANCIAL EDUCATION - THE UNITED WAY/CITI FOUNDATION COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN FINANCIAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP AWARDED FEC $35,000 TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE INFORMATION TO AT-RISK YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 16 TO 26 AT OR BELOW 200% OF POVERTY LEVEL TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM AND BENEFITS IN PLANNING AND PREPARATION OF THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURE. THE FINANCIAL EDUCATION IS DESIGNED INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME YOUNG ADULTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING ACTIONABLE INFORMATION ON FINANCING OPTIONS, FINANCIAL LITERACY TOOLS, DEBT AVOIDANCE AND CAREER PLANNING.