| Barrier |
Current Effort Description |
Dollar Amount |
Number Served |
Public; Private; Public/Private Collaboration |
| SKILL DEFICIENCIES |
| Lack of Basic Skills:
|
JTPA Title IIA adult and Title IIC youth are trained in basic
skills programs. |
IIA: $1.4 million
IIC: $493,041 |
232 Adult
56 Youth |
Public |
| |
Austin
Academy: provides job training and readiness, GED preparation and basic
skills improvement for East Austin and East Travis County |
$129,744 |
72 |
Public/Private |
| |
Austin Area
Urban League: provides job training and pre-employment training for
African-American and Hispanics. |
$110,258 |
300 |
Public/Private |
| |
The Employability Skills Core Certificate is offered at ACC for entry-level
employment. |
|
|
|
| ESL, Basic Skills |
Literacy
Austin: provides literacy classes and improvement through
volunteer based tutoring programs. |
$163,080 |
800 |
|
|
Collaboration among Austin Community College, AISD, Travis
County, the City of Austin and Austin Interfaith expanded ESL classes in
1998 – offered classes at more sites throughout the community |
|
4,101 from 1,721
|
Public |
| Lack of basic skills and job specific skills |
Capital IDEA (funded by the City of Austin, Travis County,
and the State of Texas) offers a comprehensive program of job training
with supportive services. This program was developed jointly by Austin
Interfaith and a number of major employers which helped identify training
and career options that would have the greatest likelihood of paying a
living wage (over $10/hr), offering full benefits, and opportunities for
advancement within 2 years. |
$600,000 City/County
$500,000 State |
223 |
Public |
| |
American Institute for Learning:
provides employment training and placement to individuals
with basic skills deficiencies and school drop-outs. |
$1.9 million |
700 |
Public/Private |
| |
For Youth:
- Capital Area Training Foundation: Career Pathways –
partnership with employers to guide youth into demand occupations
- The Education and Careers Partnership through the CAWDB
funds school to career activities.
- Work Based Learning Program (City/County): provides summer
employment linked to school work for year round development
|
|
|
|
| Lack of Job Specific Skills |
Skills Development Fund: Supports partnerships among ACC,
employers, and labor to provide occupation specific training for both future
and incumbent workers including:
- Electricians, welders and sheet metal workers
- Computer support specialists
|
$388,000 |
122 new workers, 104 retained
|
Public/Private Collaboration |
| |
Smart Jobs: Grants to businesses to train employees –
will reimburse for direct training costs in job related basic and occupational
skills. Total of 58 recipients in Travis County including Samsung, AMD
and Applied Materials |
$1.4 million |
387 new workers, 324 retrained |
Public/Private |
|
Capital Area Training Foundation – Gateway Program:
Job focused training for careers in construction industry |
$166,000 |
Recruit and train 100, 60 gain employment or move on to higher
education |
Public/Private |
| LACK OF AFFORDABLE, QUALITY
CHILD CARE |
| Access and Affordability |
Child Care Management System (CCMS): currently serving
in Travis County.
- CAWDB provides subsidized child care for income eligible
families to allow parents to pursue education or continue working
- CAWDB provided funding for workers to receive training
for skills improvement.
|
$7.5 million |
2684 children served
900 workers trained |
Public/Private Collaboration |
|
Child Inc.: provides child care services for infants through
five years old. |
$761,120 |
Allows 112 parents to work or remain in school |
|
| |
Connections Resource Center: serves as a resource center
for child care providers and parents |
$210,000 |
|
|
| |
Austin Families,
Inc.: provides child care referrals for low income
families and supports training and development leading to program accreditation |
$114,688 |
|
|
| |
Ebenezer Child Development Center: provides early childhood
and after school program at one East Austin center |
$690,500 |
Allows 120 parents to work, remain in school or continue
job search |
|
| |
Extend-A-Care: provides school age child care in elementary
schools across the County. |
$4.4 million |
3060 children |
|
| |
Open Door: provides early childhood programs at three NAEYC
centers in South, Central, and East Austin. |
$90,000 |
115 children – targeting children with disabilities |
|
| Quality |
CAWDB is instituting a tiered reimbursement system that rewards
child care providers who meet specified criteria |
|
|
Public |
| Employer Involvement |
There are seven employer-sponsored child care centers in
the Austin area, although others are in the planning stages. The total
capacity of current employer-sponsored centers is 677 children. |
|
|
Private
|
| |
CAWDB, with local businesses, increased availability and
quality by leveraging funds. |
$1.2 million |
|
Public/Private Collaboration |
| TRANSPORTATION |
| Transportation |
Welfare-to-Work Coalition plans for recruitment of volunteers
for car pools, private vehicle procurement and maintenance, vanpool development
for specific employers, and obtainment of dedicated Capitol Metro buses
and/or vans for TANF recipients. |
|
|
Public/Private Collaboration |
| |
Capital Metro,
the only bus service in Austin, which offers a variety of services, including
free rides for the mobility impaired Vanpools for employers, and the Capital
Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) program for rural Travis County
residents. |
|
|
Public/Private Collaboration |
| |
CAWDB has established three "one-stop" workforce
centers on major bus routes. |
|
|
Public/Private Collaboration |
