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' Actions taken to reduce the number of poverty-level families. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) <br /> ' Examples of the variety of mechanisms the community has employed to address poverty included the <br /> Center for Homeless STAR (Skilled, Trained, Able, and Ready) program which incorporated job readiness, <br /> externships,job retention, and job search assistance. Another program that assists poverty-level families <br /> is Bridges Out of Poverty. Bridges Out of Poverty is a local program based on a nationally recognized <br /> model that serves to educate both the low-income individual and the employer community on how to <br /> ' work together to address issues that prevent people in poverty from becoming employed. <br /> The Employer Resource Network (ERN) is a collaboration between Michiana Bridges, the City of South <br /> Bend, the Community Foundation and five local employers.The group has a shared desire to increase <br /> rention in their entry-level workforce while assisting their employees solve non-workplace problems <br /> impacting their attendanace and productivity. For an under-resourced employee lacking coping skills, a <br /> financial safety net or family support, small problems such as car troubles or lack of child care can <br /> escalate into lost work time or a lost job. ERN helps employees find solutions to such problems. <br /> A Resource Navigator,trained in rapid problem resolution and with access to a wide range of <br /> community resources, is on-site at each employer's workplace for a portion of each week and available <br /> ' the rest of hte week by phone and email.This Resource Navigator works directly with employees to <br /> address their everyday non-workplace issues, connect to resources, and build stability. While these <br /> services are focused on entry-level workers, they are available to all employees. In 2016 there were 245 <br /> referrals to the ERN with, 220 being unique employees served.The retention rate was reported at 100%. <br /> In 2015,the City of South Bend, in conjunction with the City of Mishawaka, the St.Joseph County <br /> Chamber of Commerce, IVY Tech Community College, WorkOne Development, and a number of local <br /> businesses launched a new workforce training initiative, "Supporting Manufacturers and Regional <br /> ' Talent" (SMART). SMART assists residents in obtaining the necessary skills to participate in a wider range <br /> of employment opportunities. Participants are trained through IVY Tech as skilled workers in <br /> manufacturing. Smart also merges various local employer advisory boards into one council to provide a <br /> unified local effort in job creation. In 2016, the program continued to develop a skilled workforce to <br /> meet the needs of local manufacturers. <br /> The St.Joseph County community was further committed to implementation of the low income <br /> employment provisions at 24 CFR, Part 135 in the use of federal funds covered by Section 3. To that <br /> end, the Section 3 clause is incorporated into each contract. All public works construction contracts <br /> using such funds included Section 3 language as well. In addition, Section 3 requirements were outlined <br /> ' during the pre-construction meeting for those projects. <br /> Actions taken to develop institutional structure. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) <br /> ' <br /> Any targeted a pp roach to a geography meshes the efforts of South Bend City departments, the CDCs <br /> and other nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity to broadly plan and advance the effort. The CDBG, <br /> CAPER 23 <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) <br />
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