Transaction Description:
ICD - INSTITUTE FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES WILL PROVIDE HOUSING NAVIGATION, CAREER EXPLORATION, CAREER TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS, HOUSING INSECURE VETERANS, JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS, AND VETERANS WHO RECENTLY SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY SERVICE IN NEW YORK CITY. ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED BY GRANT: (1) OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT AND ENGAGEMENT , (2) INTAKE AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES, (3) CAREER TRAINING SERVICES, WORK READINESS SERVICES, (4) EMPLOYMENT AND RETENTION SERVICES, AND (5) LINKAGES TO SUPPORT SERVICES TO STABILIZE AND BOLSTER THE LIVELIHOODS OF FOUR DISTINCT POPULATIONS OF VULNERABLE VETERANS RESIDING IN THE FIVE COUNTIES OF NEW YORK CITY (BRONX, KINGS, QUEENS, NEW YORK, AND RICHMOND). HOMELESS VETERANS, HOUSING INSECURE VETERANS, JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS, AND RECENTLY TRANSITIONED SERVICEMEMBERS WHO DEPARTED FROM MILITARY SERVICE. FOR EACH OF THE THREE YEARS OF THE GRANT PERIOD, THE YEARLY OUTCOMES INCLUDE: NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT ENROLLMENTS: 60, AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE AT PLACEMENT: $22 HOUR, PLACEMENT RATE (RATE EMPLOYED EXITED): 67.5%, COST PER PLACEMENT: $1,548.78 (JOB DEVELOPER SALARY $63,500 DIVIDED BY 41 VETERANS 67.5% PLACEMENT OF 60 VETERANS ), PERCENTAGE OF ENROLLMENTS RECEIVING TRAINING SERVICES: 70%, EMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT: 43.7%, EMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT: 35%, MEDIAN EARNINGS 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT: $8,580. ICD - INSTITUTE FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PARTNERING WITH CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES TO CARRY OUT THE PROPOSED PROGRAM. ADDITIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDE: COC, SSVF, AND CITY OF NEW YORK, WORKFORCE 1 CAREER CENTERS. AS THE PRIMARY PARTNER, NEW YORK CITY S DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES (NYC DVS) WILL PROVIDE CRUCIAL OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS TO ENGAGE VETERANS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING OR ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN NEW YORK CITY IN ICD S HVRP PROGRAM. NYC DVS WILL LEVERAGE ITS WIDE NETWORK OF RESOURCES AND WORK WITH ICD TO REFER VETERANS TO THE SERVICES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING GOALS. RECIPIENT OF OTHER FUNDING: CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES (NYC DVS)
