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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 183116 0 0 0 146986 0 18498 0 5533 0 354133 0 0 0 SHELLY ESTELL 108253 0 23000 0 16168 0 11659 0 16109 0 175189 0 0 0 TIRHAS KIDANE 107494 0 19000 0 14568 0 10444 0 627 0 152133 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 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FEC BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE 990. ANY QUESTIONS AND/OR CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED, AND ANY CONCERNS OR CLARIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ARE MADE. THE FINAL FORM 990 DRAFT 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 GOVERNING DOCUMENT, 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 FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR AUDIT NO CHANGES IN OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS FROM PRIOR TAX YEAR. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A THE FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL OPERATES 4 FULL SERVICE MISSOURI CAREER CENTERS, A YOUTH CENTER AND 3 AFFILIATE MISSOURI CAREER CENTERS. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEXT GENERATION SERVICE DESIGN OF CO-ENROLLMENT AND BROADENED CORE SERVICES, A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN PARTICIPANTS OCCURRED DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR. THE FEC MISSOURI CAREER CENTERS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY (KCV) AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN PY 2011-2012 RECORDED 59,648 UNIQUE CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE MISSOURI CAREER CENTERS' ADULT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE. MORE THAN 37,050 CUSTOMERS ATTENDED WORKSHOPS, 1,636 RECEIVED THE NCRC CERTIFICATE, AND 81,695 JOB REFERRALS WERE MADE BY FEC STAFF. IN THE ADULT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) PROGRAMS, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS AND LAID OFF WORKERS, WE SERVED 59,038 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS, ENROLLED 573 IN TRAINING, AND 14,526 WERE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT OUT OF THE 27,109 COUNTED IN OUR ENTERED EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE POOL. AS A RESULT OF THE EFFORTS OF THE CENTERS, FEC ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOME IN ADULT ENTERED EMPLOYMENT AT 82.3%, ADULT RETENTION AT 102.0% AND ADULT AVERAGE EARNINGS AT 95.1% IN KCV AND ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOME IN ADULT ENTERED EMPLOYMENT AT 92.5%, ADULT RETENTION AT 98.4% AND ADULT AVERAGE EARNINGS AT 111.5% IN EJAC. IN THE DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS SERVED IN THE KCV AND EJAC REGIONS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM WAS 27,537 IN PY 2011. OF THE 13,687 WORKERS LAID-OFF FROM THEIR JOBS WHO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE WIA DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) PROGRAMS, 516 RECEIVED TRAINING, 9,134 OF THE 13,687 WENT TO WORK. AS A RESULT OF THE EFFORTS OF THE CENTERS, FEC ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN DW ENTERED EMPLOYMENT AT 101.7%, DW RETENTION AT 100.0% AND DW AVERAGE EARNINGS AT 116.7% IN KCV AND ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOME IN DW ENTERED EMPLOYMENT AT 105.6%, DW RETENTION AT 100.6% AND DW AVERAGE EARNINGS AT 106.7% IN EJAC. SPECIAL PROJECTS PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS FEC WAS ABLE TO GENERATE FUNDING FOR UNEMPLOYED AND DISLOCATED WORKERS THROUGH A NUMBER OF SPECIAL FUNDING PROGRAMS IN PY 2011. THESE INCLUDE: DISABILITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM - (DNP) PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES; IS CO-LOCATED WITHIN THE ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THE DNP ENSURES THAT ALL ONE-STOP SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY LINKING THEM TO EMPLOYERS AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WILL ENABLE THEIR ENTRY OR RE-ENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE. TWO DNP PERSONNEL SERVE THE THREE CAREER CENTERS LOCATED IN KANSAS CITY & VICINITY, ASSISTING CUSTOMERS AND STAFF AT THE 1740 PASEO, NORTHLAND CAREER CENTERS AND SOUTH KANSAS CITY CAREER CENTERS. DNP FACILITATES TRAININGS AND PROVIDES DISABILITY-RELATED RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO ENSURE THAT JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES ARE SERVED EFFECTIVELY. DNP PERSONNEL ALSO PROVIDE OUTREACH TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON WORKFORCE SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS. FEC ASSISTED 779 CUSTOMERS AND HANDLED 455 STAFF REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DISABILITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (DNP) INITIATIVE. BI-LINGUAL CALL CENTER - FEC HAS INSTITUTED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMERS. 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 WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER THE BI-LINGUAL MOBILE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO SPANISH-SPEAKING CUSTOMERS WITH THE THREE SPANISH SPEAKING BI-LINGUAL PERSONNEL HIRED TO SERVE THE YOUTH AND ADULTS OF THESE LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING POPULATIONS AND HELP ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF LATINO WORKERS. TARGET HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES SECTOR - FEC WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR AND ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SPECIAL FOCUS TO TARGET HIGH-GROWTH HEALTHCARE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY SECTORS. HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS - FEC HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GENERATING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REGION'S UNEMPLOYED THROUGH SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN HEALTHCARE. GREATER KC HEALTHCARE AND HEALTHCARE IT (GKC-HHIT) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AWARDED A 3 YEAR $5 MILLION GRANT FOR THE GREATER KANSAS CITY HEALTHCARE AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (GKCHHIT) TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND PLACEMENT SERVICES TO UNEMPLOYED WORKERS PURSUING CAREERS IN NURSING, ALLIED HEALTH, LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRAINED HEALTHCARE WORKERS. THIS PROGRAM IS CALLED THE GREATER KANSAS CITY HEALTHCARE AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANT (GKCHHIT). FEC WILL CONTINUE TO RESEARCH AND SEEK ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REGION'S UNEMPLOYED BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND PLACEMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST UNEMPLOYED WORKERS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN NURSING, ALLIED HEALTH, LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE, AND HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRAINED HEALTHCARE WORKERS UTILIZING THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S 3 YEAR GRANT AWARD OF $5 MILLION. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP EFFORT WITH MO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND KS WORKFORCE PARTNERS, FEC SERVED AND ENROLLED 2,107 IN TRAINING - 1,889 COMPLETED TRAINING, 1,391 RECEIVED CREDENTIALS AND 653 PLACED OR RECEIVED A WAGE INCREASE, PROMOTION OR JOB TITLE CHANGE. 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE WORKS FEC ALSO RECEIVED A $5 MILLION GRANT AWARD FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO TRAIN LOW-INCOME ADULTS, FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS, TANF RECIPIENTS, AND LOW-INCOME UNEMPLOYED ADULTS. ECONOMICALLY, FEC WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE 5 YEAR, $5 MILLION GRANT FROM THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO LOW-INCOME ADULTS, FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS, TANF RECIPIENTS, LOW-INCOME UNEMPLOYED ADULTS, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH 16-24, DISADVANTAGED YOUTH AGED 16-24 AND LOW-WAGE HEALTHCARE WORKERS SEEKING CAREER PROGRESSION IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD. 387 WERE SERVED/ENROLLED IN TRAINING AND 179 COMPLETED TRAINING AND 48 EMPLOYED. KC REGIONAL JOBS AND INNOVATION ACCELERATOR CHALLENGE GRANT - 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. FEC WILL RECRUIT 300 PARTICIPANTS, PROVIDE TUITION/SCHOLARSHIP CLASSROOM OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING TO 200 PARTICIPANTS WITH AT LEAST 160 COMPLETING TRAINING, AND PLACE 120 PARTICIPANTS IN JOBS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - CONTINUED FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A KC GREEN CAREERS GRANT - FEC WAS AWARDED $200,000 FROM THE MARC - GREEN KC CAREERS TRAINING INITIATIVE, FUNDED BY MID-AMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL (MARC), THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. THE PURPOSE OF THE FEC GREEN KC CAREERS TRAINING INITIATIVE IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TRAINED AND PLACED IN DECONSTRUCTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WATER CONSERVATION JOBS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA. THE GREEN KC CAREERS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE GREEN JOB TRAINING THROUGH CLASSROOM TRAINING COMBINED WITH WORK EXPERIENCE, AND/OR INTERNSHIP JOB OPPORTUNITIES. FEC WILL ALSO DEVELOP A WEB PAGE ON ITS WEBSITE, WWW.FECKC.ORG, THAT WILL BE DESIGNED AS A ONE-STOP "GREEN" CAREER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING RESOURCE GUIDE, PROVIDING INFORMATION TO BOTH EMPLOYER AND JOB SEEKING CUSTOMERS REGARDING THE GREEN KC CAREERS INITIATIVE. THE WEB PAGE WILL FUNCTION AS A "HOT SPOT" FOR JOB SEEKERS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON JOBS AND TRAINING AND WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYERS WITH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING INFORMATION, PROGRAM GUIDELINES, STEPS TO SUBMITTING JOB LISTINGS AND FEC CONTACT INFORMATION. GREEN KC CAREERS PROVIDES TWO LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE WHICH WILL DEPEND ON THE JOB SEEKER'S PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE, GREEN CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER JOB RELATED SKILLS AND ABILITIES. GREEN JOBS CERTIFICATION AND/OR WORK EXPERIENCE: PERSONS WILL ATTEND WORK READY WORKSHOPS AS DETERMINED DURING THE ASSESSMENT AND INTERVIEW PHASE, TO PREPARE THEIR RESUME, CONDUCT INTERNET JOB SEARCH AND MEET WITH A SPECIALIST FOR SCHEDULED REFERRALS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. JOB SEEKERS WILL BE SCHEDULED TO INTERVIEW WITH EMPLOYERS FOR OJT, INTERNSHIPS OR DIRECT PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. GREEN CLASSROOM TRAINING COMBINED WITH AN INTERNSHIP: PERSONS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT WILL ATTEND A BUILDING GREEN INDUSTRY CLASSROOM OCCUPATIONAL SKILL TRAINING COURSE AND OBTAIN A GREEN CERTIFICATION UPON COMPLETION. THE COURSE MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGES, POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OR CUSTOMIZED TRAINING COHORTS. AFTER COURSE COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATION, JOB SEEKERS WILL ATTEND WORK READY WORKSHOPS FOR RESUME PREPARATION, INTERVIEWING, INTERNET JOB SEARCH AND JOB KEEPING TECHNIQUES AND MATCHED WITH GREEN INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. PROGRAM OUTCOMES ARE A TOTAL OF 48 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE GREEN KC CAREERS TRAINING PROGRAM, WITH 45 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVING INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED "GREEN" OCCUPATIONAL SKILL TRAINING OR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING; AND 80 PERCENT OR 36 COMPLETING TRAINING AND 73 PERCENT OR 26 WILL BE PLACED IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT. MISSOURI WORK ASSISTANCE (MWA) - WELFARE TO WORK - PROVIDED JOB READINESS AND TRAINING FOR TANF INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN WORK RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR A MONTHLY PARTICIPATION RATE OF 65.06 IN KCV AND 55.35% IN EJAC, 874 SERVED, 139 WERE ENGAGED IN WORK ACTIVITIES, 170 WERE ENROLLED IN CLASSROOM TRAINING, 145 WERE EMPLOYED 99 FULL-TIME, 46 PART-TIME, AND EARNED AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $9.87. THE PURPOSE OF THE NORTHWEST MISSOURI FLOODING 2011 NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANT (NEG) FUNDED BY US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ($976,458), IS TO CREATE TEMPORARY JOBS TO ASSIST IN THE CLEAN-UP, RESTORATION AND HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS AS A RESULT OF THE "MAJOR FLOOD DISASTER", DECLARED AUGUST 12TH, 2011 BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA). AREAS AFFECTED IN THE KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY REGION ARE PLATTE AND RAY COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM SERVED 70 IN OUR REGION. SECTION 3 KCMO HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PROGRAM- IDENTIFIES, RECRUITS, AND CERTIFIES HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR THE SECTION 3 PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN BY KCMO AND HOUSING AUTHORITY WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, SERVED/CERTIFIED 133. MISSOURI FIRST SOURCE PROGRAM-PROJECT PREPARE - GREATER KC AFL-CIO PROVIDES FOR KCMO RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS ARE LOOKED AT FIRST FOR EMPLOYMENT WHEN THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY UNDERTAKES CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. MARC - JOB ACCESS REVERSE COMMUTE (JARC)- FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL - CONTINUATION OF CAREER TRANSIT PROGRAM (ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM) 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 INCLUE VAN SERVICES, BUS PASSES AND OTHER PROVIDERS SUCH AS 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 MAY 1 2011 TO APRIL 30, 2012 THE PROGRAM PROVIDED 379 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, EMPLOYED 56 RIDERS AND 2,270 TRIPS/RIDES. KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY PROGRAM- TAKES PEOPLE TO JOB LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOT SERVICED BY KCATA TRANSIT LINES, PROVIDED 391 MONTHLY PASSES AND 1,879 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, PROVIDED JOB AND CAREER TRAINING ASSISTANCE THROUGH WORK EXPERIENCE OR CLASSROOM OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE TO 475 YOUTH IN KANSAS CITY AND VICINITY AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY REGIONS. YOUTH WHO COMPLETED 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. THE PROGRAM SERVED 475 YOUTH; 90 - IN-SCHOOL, 385 OUT-OF-SCHOOL, 108 ATTAINED DEGREE / CREDENTIAL, 228 TOTAL PLACEMENTS, 35 WERE EMPLOYED AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $9.61 AND 36 ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THROUGH AGGRESSIVE AND RESPONSIVE STAFF EFFORT FEC ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN YOUTH PLACEMENT AT 104.2%, YOUTH ATTAINMENT DEGREE/CREDENTIAL AT 152.8% IN KCV AND ACHIEVED ITS PLANNED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN YOUTH PLACEMENT AT 105.3%, YOUTH ATTAINMENT DEGREE/CREDENTIAL AT 127.1% IN EJAC. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH FEC SECURED AND MANAGED SEVERAL MAJOR INITIATIVES FOR YOUTH (AGES 16-24) : HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY FEC RECEIVED A $135,000 GRANT AWARD FROM THE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY TO BRIDGE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM TO RECRUIT AGE 16-24 ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. FEC WORKED WITH THE GREATER KANSAS CITY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION IN LINKING BRIDGE PROGRAMS, FUNDED BY THEM, TO POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS FOR THE COMPLETION AND AWARD OF CLASS CREDIT AND CREDENTIALS TO LOW-INCOME YOUTH IN THE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS AND PLACEMENT INTO EMPLOYMENT. BRIDGE PROGRAMS, AS PRESENTLY CONFIGURED, HELP TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH COLLEGE LEVEL CREDIT IN SOME HEALTHCARE CAREERS, BUT THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSEWORK THAT LEADS TO A DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE AT A POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION, HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENT. 21C HWP CREATES A MORE EFFICIENT TRANSITION TO THE AWARDING OF POST-SECONDARY CREDENTIALS AND EMPLOYMENT THEREAFTER TO THESE ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED OUTREACH TO 658. STATE PARKS YOUTH CORPS (SPYC) PROGRAM FOR AGES 16-24, JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE MISSOURI DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF STATE PARKS AND MISSOURI'S 14 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS, PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PLACED IN A WORK EXPERIENCE TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR TOMORROW'S CAREERS, WHILE SURROUNDED BY NATURE AND THE BEAUTY OF MISSOURI'S STATE PARKS. THE MISSOURI STATE PARKS YOUTH CORPS WILL CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS TO "THINK OUTSIDE" BY ACCOMPLISHING INTERESTING PROJECTS THAT HELP PRESERVE AND ENHANCE MISSOURI'S STATE PARK SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPING THE CRITICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS IN FUTURE CAREERS, THE PROGRAM WILL BOLSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND "GREEN" CONCEPTS THAT ARE AN EXCITING PART OF MISSOURI'S GROWING INDUSTRIES. 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. FROM MARCH 1, 2010 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, THE PROGRAM SERVED 48 AND PLACED 28 IN A WORK EXPERIENCE AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $7.25 AND FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2011 TO NOVEMBER 30, 2011, THE PROGRAM SERVED 14 AND PLACED 9 IN A WORK EXPERIENCE. THE AGENCY WAS THE STATEWIDE ADMINISTRATOR OF CDBG-COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS OF $1,651,000 FROM MO DEPT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - CONTINUED FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A SEVERAL NEW YOUTH PROGRAMS ARE UNDER WAY. PROJECT RISE, UNITED WAY/CITI FOUNDATION COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN FINANCIAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP, COLLEGE ACCESS CHALLENGE PROGRAM (FEC AIM HIGHER PROGRAM) AND LEARN TO EARN. FEC SECURED FUNDING FROM MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY (MAYOR'S FUND) AND THE NYC CENTER FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND (SIF) OF $1.3 MILLION TO PROVIDE PAID INTERNSHIPS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FOR DISCONNECTED 18-24 YEAR OLD YOUNG ADULTS IN KANSAS CITY, MO IN A PROGRAM CALLED PROJECT RISE. THE PROGRAM SERVED 65 DURING THE FIRST YEAR, 60 ENROLLED IN EDUCATION AND 56 IN INTERNSHIP. 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 INTERNSHIPS TO WOMEN AND MINORITY YOUTH 18 TO 24 YEARS OF AGE IN FIELDS RELATED TO THE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. FEC WILL UTILIZE FUNDING FROM THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FOOTBALL CLUB AND THE JACKSON COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX AUTHORITY FOR THE LEARN TO EARN INITIATIVE IN PY 2011 TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS OF $3,000. THE PROGRAM SERVED 29 DURING THE YEAR. UNITED WAY/CITI FINANCIAL EDUCATION THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER KC AND CITI-FINANCIAL FOUNDATION COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN FINANCIAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP, WHICH PROVIDED FUNDING OF $52,500, IS DESIGNED 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 TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME YOUNG ADULTS RECEIVING ACTIONABLE INFORMATION ON FINANCING OPTIONS, FINANCIAL LITERACY TOOLS, DEBT AVOIDANCE AND CAREER PLANNING. THE PROGRAM SERVED 951. COLLEGE ACCESS AIM HIGHER THE COLLEGE ACCESS CHALLENGE PROGRAM (FEC AIM HIGHER PROGRAM), FUNDED BY MO DEPT OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR $100,000, IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE INFORMATION TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 17- 24) AND THEIR FAMILIES ON POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION BENEFITS, OPPORTUNITIES, PLANNING AND CAREER PREPARATION. IT PROVIDES ACTIONABLE INFORMATION ON FINANCING OPTIONS, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE FINANCIAL LITERACY, DEBT AVOIDANCE AND MANAGEMENT AMONG STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM CONDUCTS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND GRADUATES WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF NOT ENROLLING IN OR COMPLETING COLLEGE AND TO ASSIST PROSPECTIVE AND CONTINUING STUDENTS IN THE COMPLETION OF THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA); AND TO TRACK STUDENT FAFSA COMPLETION AND FOLLOW-UP OF ENROLLMENT IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM SERVED 372. GREEN RETROFIT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (GREAT) PROJECT - US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MISSOURI DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CITY OF KCMO PROJECT TO PROVIDE CLASSROOM TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE TO MORE THAN 100 UNEMPLOYED YOUNG ADULTS, 18-24 YEARS OLD, IN THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS TO INCREASE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF THEIR HOMES. PROJECT CONSISTS OF 3 COMPONENTS: (1) PAID FEC WORK READINESS TRAINING; (2) CERTIFICATE CLASSROOM TRAINING, PAID STIPEND WHILE ATTENDING 3 WEEKS OF "RETROFIT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE" CLASSROOM TRAINING CONDUCTED BY AN EDUCATIONAL PROVIDER. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TRAINED IN OSHA SAFETY, WEATHERIZATION, LEAD PRACTICES, GREEN RETROFIT INSTRUCTIONS, CUSTOMER SERVICE TECHNIQUES, AND RECEIVE OSHA 10 AND LEAD - RRP CERTIFICATIONS; (3) PAID COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORK EXPERIENCE OR EMPLOYER INTERNSHIP, PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATE IN 120 HOURS OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH - WORK EXPERIENCE PROVIDING INFORMATION ON WEATHERIZATION RESOURCES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES THAT CAN BE UTILIZED BY RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 618.