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Sharing

How

Access to

ResourcesEmpowers


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Access Points Goals

Participants will be able to: Describe SHARE Network Access Point

success.

Understand the components necessary tocreate successful Access Points.

Integrate Access Points within the One-Stop system.


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WIA Mission Statement

To increase the employment, retention and

earning of our participants, thereby

improving the quality of the workforce,

reducing welfare dependency, and

enhancing the productivity of the Nation.

Condensed from WIA 1998 SEC. 106 PURPOSE.


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What is an Access Point?

A faith-based or community organization

where people can go in their own

neighborhoods or communities to look for

jobs, assisted by trained individuals who

connect them to the One-Stop system via

computer and direct referrals.


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What Does it Do?

Assisted core services Referrals

Publicity

Reports

Assures non-religious use, equal

treatment, and religious liberty


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What Does it Look Like?


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What Does it Look Like?


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Community and Access

Community is any group of peopleconnected by geography, ethnicity,

culture, language, and/or affinity.

Access is opportunity to use.


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FBCO In-Kind Services

Hot meals

Literacy help

Resume preparation

Cover letters

Scholarships Transportation

Business plans

Bicycles

Postage/mail

Immigration help

Gas vouchers

Translations

Housing

Counseling

Food Community service hours

Child care

Case management

Tutoring

Mentoring


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Equal Opportunity

When choosing SHARE Network AccessPoints, you must use selection criteria which

are neutral towards religion.


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Protecting Religious Liberty

A faith-based organization that houses a SHARENetwork Access Point may:

continue to carry out their religious activities;

keep religious signs or symbols in their facility;

select their own board members, including

clergy, and otherwise govern themselves on a

religious basis; and

offer voluntary religious activities to Access Pointcustomers.


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Religion-Related Rules Access Points in FBCOs

No inherently religious activities (e.g. religiousworship, instruction, or proselytizing) may bepaid for or supported with USDOL financialassistance.

Inherently religious activities must be held at aseparate time or in a separate space fromSHARE Network Access Point hours ofoperation.

Inherently religious activities must be purelyvoluntary for SHARE Network Access Pointcustomers.


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Protecting Religious Liberty

Prospective or active SHARE Network AccessPoint customers:

must not be treated differently because of theirreligion or religious beliefs (or lack thereof);

must be permitted to freely express their viewsand exercise their right to religious freedom;

must be provided reasonable accommodationfor their religious beliefs; and

must be informed that participation in inherently

religious activities is voluntary and will not affectthe quality of the services they receive.


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Access Point Training Resources

Partnering With Integrity PowerPointpresentation in your Appendix

USDOL Equal Treatment regulations and

resources:www.dol.gov/cfbci/legalguidance.htm

Call the USDOL Center for Faith-Based

and Community Initiatives at 202-693-6450
http://www.dol.gov/cfbci/legalguidance.htmhttp://www.dol.gov/cfbci/legalguidance.htm


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Review Equality/Liberty Rules

What are the simplest separation criteria

for protecting customers religious liberty?


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Key Partners

State workforce agency Regional board

One-Stop

FBCO Intermediary (optional)


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Roles: State/Regional WFB

Leadership

Choose the targeted communities

Ensure outreach follows standards

Select FBCOs

Formalize the partnerships

Ensure all federal and state requirements

are met


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Roles: One-Stop Leaders

Assign staff to provide Operator Training Ensure working relationship with One-Stop

Ensure information flow

Provide technical assistance Analyze data


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Roles: FBCO Leaders

Provide space and public access Select, send operator (POC) to training

Publicize services

Ensure non-religious use, equal treatment,and religious liberty

Ensure compliance (MOU, reports)


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Roles: Intermediary

Provide Leader Training to build FBCOcapacity for sustainability

Compliance

Strategic planning Board development

Outcome measurement

Resource development


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SMART Goal

Simple

Measurable

AttainableRealistic

Time-Bound


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Measuring Success:

Keep It Simple

Customer

Retention

Amount of

Paperwork


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Data Criteria

Will it improve performance measures? Can it be collected electronically?

Will it take less than 15 minutes to

collect, before customer can begin jobsearch?


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Access Points Essentials

Computer workstation High-speed internet access

Operator (POC) training

Relationship with One-Stop staff


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What Does it Cost?

Computer workstation High-speed Internet access

Resource library

Training from the One-Stop Relationships and networking

Capacity-building assistance


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Rapha Christian Center

Melbourne, FL

Small, non-denominational Hispanicchurch

Mini-Career Resource Center

Youth Mini-Career Resource Center

Translation services for One-Stop


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WIIFM

Whats in it for me?


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FBCO Culture

Who?

here?

hen?

hy?

hat?


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The 3 most important things

Relationships

Relationships

Relationships


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Access Points Basics Review

Essential elements of a SNAP?

3 of your responsibilities?

"Three most important factors?


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Rollout Project Plan (PP)

Select One-Stops Select the Trainers

Recruit/Solicit the Access Points

Deployment Operator Training

Celebration

Leader Training Ongoing Operator Training


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Rollout Project Plan (PP)

Steps are detailed in Training Manual. Appendix contains sample:

RFP, Contract

MOU Training outlines

Reporting instruments

Monitoring tool


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Access Points Goals

Participants will be able to: Describe SHARE Network Access Point

success.

Understand the components necessaryto create successful Access Points.

Integrate Access Points within the One-

Stop system.

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