Dannon Project

TO INSURE MAXIMUM UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE CENTRAL ALABAMA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREA (I.E., JEFFERSON, SHELBY, ST. CLAIR, WALKER, BLOUNT, AND CHILTON); CALHOUN COUNTY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, WEST ALABAMA (TUSCALOOSA, BIBB, FAYETTE, LAMAR, MARENGO, SUMTER, PICKENS, HALE, AND GREEN); EASTERN ALABAMA (RUSSELL AND LEE COUNTIES); AND, THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER REGION FOR COLUMBUS, GA, BY EMPLOYING ALL OF THE RESOURCES IN THE AREA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM PRIVATE CHARITABLE SOURCES AND FROM LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND LIFESTYLES, THEREBY, PREVENTING VIOLENCE AND OTHER AT-RISK BEHAVIORS THAT LEAD TO UNEMPLOYMENT, DISEASE, INCARCERATION AND RE-INCARCERATION, PREMATURE DEATH AND GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF POVERTY AND ECONOMIC EXCLUSION.

YOUNG ADULT REENTRY PROGRAMS (SERVING AS AN RP INTERMEDIARY) AND REENTRY PROGRAM (ADULT REENTRY PROGRAM) WERE FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA. THE YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULT PROGRAMS PROVIDE REENTRY SERVICES TO PERSONS IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW OR SERVED IN PRISON OR JAIL. THE YOUNG ADULT INTERMEDIARY REENTRY PROGRAM (GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES) SERVES AS BOTH A DIVERSION AND REENTRY PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS, MALE AND FEMALE, BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-24. OUTCOMES INCLUDED A 3% RECIDIVISM RATE OVERALL, A 90% MENTORING RATE, A $14.89 AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS, AN 84% EMPLOYMENT 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, AN EMPLOYMENT RATE OF 91% 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT, AND AN 82% CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT RATE. THIS PROGRAM SERVES SITE 01 (JEFFERSON COUNTY'S WIOA NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA REGION); SITE 07 (WEST ALABAMA NINE WIOA REGION 3 COUNTIES); AND THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER VALLEY REGION OF COLUMBUS, GA EN, COMPASSING RUSSELL AND LEE COUNTIES OF AL (EASTERN AL). THE DOL RP (PATHWAYS) SERVED 419 MALE AND FEMALE PERSONS PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED BETWEEN 18 AND 60. ALL PARTICIPANTS MAY NOT HAVE EVER HAD A SEX CRIME OTHER THAN PROSTITUTION. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES REENTRY SERVICES FUNDED UNDER THE PATHWAYS HOME, A PRE-RELEASE AND POST-RELEASE REENTRY PROGRAM, AND GO (INTERMEDIARY FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANTS. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, JOB PLACEMENT, JOB READINESS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, LIFE SKILLS, CAREER COUNSELING, CAREER PATHWAYS ESTABLISHMENT, VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION, MENTORING, CAREER TRAINING, CERTIFICATIONS, AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ALL ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS ARE REFERRED FOR MEDICAL HEALTHCARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUTCOMES INCLUDE A 100% ENROLLMENT RATE, 96% PARTICIPATION RATE, $15.04 AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS, 94% ENTERED EMPLOYMENT RATE, 92% EMPLOYMENT RETENTION RATE, AND 3% RECIDIVISM RATE. THE PATHWAY HOMES INITIATIVE ENDED ON 12/31/2023, WHICH ALLOWED US TO EXTEND PRE-RELEASE PROGRAMMING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY JAILS AND SEVERAL ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PRISON FACILITIES.

VARIOUS: 1) CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ESG (EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT) - TDP RECEIVED A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT SERVICES. TOTAL CONTRACT EXPENSES = $41,484.53. WE RECEIVED A MINI-GRANT FROM WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION ($10K), CARING FOUNDATION ($5,000), AND COMPASS FOUNDATION ($1,000); $20,000 FROM LOCAL CONTRIBUTORS TO PROVIDE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS, CAREER COUNSELING, AND JOB PLACEMENT TO 5 COMMUNITY APPLICANTS WHO WERE NOT QUALIFIED UNDERFUNDED FEDERAL GRANTS. OUTCOMES: 5/5 COMPLETED AND ATTAINED THEIR OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS, AND 5/5 BECAME EMPLOYED WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS EARNING AN AVERAGE OF $10.00 PER HOUR. OUTCOMES: 81 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND ACQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS. WE RECEIVED A MINI-GRANT FROM WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE GED TUTORING, OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS, CAREER COUNSELING, AND JOB PLACEMENT TO COMMUNITY APPLICANTS WHO WERE NOT QUALIFIED FOR UNDERFUNDED FEDERAL GRANTS. OUTCOMES: 80% COMPLETED AND ATTAINED THEIR OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS; 87% BECAME EMPLOYED WITH A LOCAL EMPLOYER EARNING AN AVERAGE OF $14.14 PER HOUR; AND 11 ATTAINED THEIR GED. WE RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CHILDCARE STIPENDS, TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS, FOOD ASSISTANCE, WORK SUPPORT, OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS, AND JOB PLACEMENT ACTIVITIES. 76 PERSONS WERE SERVED FROM UNRESTRICTED FUNDS. WE RECEIVED $100,000 FROM ARLINGTON FOUNDATION (UNRESTRICTED); $25,000 FROM OUR 10K RUN.

YOUNG ADULT REENTRY PROGRAMS (SERVING AS AN RP INTERMEDIARY) AND REENTRY PROGRAM (ADULT REENTRY PROGRAM) WERE FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA. THE YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULT PROGRAMS PROVIDE REENTRY SERVICES TO PERSONS IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW OR SERVED IN PRISON OR JAIL. THE YOUNG ADULT INTERMEDIARY REENTRY PROGRAM (GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES) SERVES AS BOTH A DIVERSION AND REENTRY PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS, MALE AND FEMALE, BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-24. OUTCOMES INCLUDED A 3% RECIDIVISM RATE OVERALL, A 90% MENTORING RATE, A $14.89 AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS, AN 84% EMPLOYMENT 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, AN EMPLOYMENT RATE OF 91% 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT, AND AN 82% CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT RATE. THIS PROGRAM SERVES SITE 01 (JEFFERSON COUNTY'S WIOA NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA REGION); SITE 07 (WEST ALABAMA NINE WIOA REGION 3 COUNTIES); AND THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER VALLEY REGION OF COLUMBUS, GA EN, COMPASSING RUSSELL AND LEE COUNTIES OF AL (EASTERN AL). THE DOL RP (PATHWAYS) SERVED 419 MALE AND FEMALE PERSONS PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED BETWEEN 18 AND 60. ALL PARTICIPANTS MAY NOT HAVE EVER HAD A SEX CRIME OTHER THAN PROSTITUTION. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES REENTRY SERVICES FUNDED UNDER THE PATHWAYS HOME, A PRE-RELEASE AND POST-RELEASE REENTRY PROGRAM, AND GO (INTERMEDIARY FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANTS. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, JOB PLACEMENT, JOB READINESS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, LIFE SKILLS, CAREER COUNSELING, CAREER PATHWAYS ESTABLISHMENT, VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION, MENTORING, CAREER TRAINING, CERTIFICATIONS, AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ALL ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS ARE REFERRED FOR MEDICAL HEALTHCARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUTCOMES INCLUDE A 100% ENROLLMENT RATE, 96% PARTICIPATION RATE, $15.04 AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS, 94% ENTERED EMPLOYMENT RATE, 92% EMPLOYMENT RETENTION RATE, AND 3% RECIDIVISM RATE. THE PATHWAY HOMES INITIATIVE ENDED ON 12/31/2023, WHICH ALLOWED US TO EXTEND PRE-RELEASE PROGRAMMING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY JAILS AND SEVERAL ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PRISON FACILITIES.

VARIOUS: 1) CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ESG (EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT) - TDP RECEIVED A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT SERVICES. TOTAL CONTRACT EXPENSES = $41,484.53. WE RECEIVED A MINI-GRANT FROM WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION ($10K), CARING FOUNDATION ($5,000), AND COMPASS FOUNDATION ($1,000); $20,000 FROM LOCAL CONTRIBUTORS TO PROVIDE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS, CAREER COUNSELING, AND JOB PLACEMENT TO 5 COMMUNITY APPLICANTS WHO WERE NOT QUALIFIED UNDERFUNDED FEDERAL GRANTS. OUTCOMES: 5/5 COMPLETED AND ATTAINED THEIR OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS, AND 5/5 BECAME EMPLOYED WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS EARNING AN AVERAGE OF $10.00 PER HOUR. OUTCOMES: 81 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND ACQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS. WE RECEIVED A MINI-GRANT FROM WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE GED TUTORING, OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS, CAREER COUNSELING, AND JOB PLACEMENT TO COMMUNITY APPLICANTS WHO WERE NOT QUALIFIED FOR UNDERFUNDED FEDERAL GRANTS. OUTCOMES: 80% COMPLETED AND ATTAINED THEIR OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS; 87% BECAME EMPLOYED WITH A LOCAL EMPLOYER EARNING AN AVERAGE OF $14.14 PER HOUR; AND 11 ATTAINED THEIR GED. WE RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CHILDCARE STIPENDS, TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS, FOOD ASSISTANCE, WORK SUPPORT, OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS, AND JOB PLACEMENT ACTIVITIES. 76 PERSONS WERE SERVED FROM UNRESTRICTED FUNDS. WE RECEIVED $100,000 FROM ARLINGTON FOUNDATION (UNRESTRICTED); $25,000 FROM OUR 10K RUN.

MBDA (FLEE PROGRAM) IS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED PERSONS. WE SERVED 50/50. 21 PARTICIPANTS STARTED MICRO-BUSINESSES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THE REMAINING PARTICIPANTS WILL GRADUATE IN 2024. FUNDS RECEIVED = $300,000. FUNDS SPENT $300,000 ADMH IS A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA FOR THE NATIONAL STEPPING UP INITIATIVE. WE SERVED 70% OF ALL OF ALABAMA'S 66 COUNTIES. RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR STELLAR PERFORMANCE. FUNDS RECEIVED $242,499.96. FUNDS SPENT $242,499.96

MBDA (FLEE PROGRAM) IS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED PERSONS. WE SERVED 50/50. 21 PARTICIPANTS STARTED MICRO-BUSINESSES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THE REMAINING PARTICIPANTS WILL GRADUATE IN 2024. FUNDS RECEIVED = $300,000. FUNDS SPENT $300,000 ADMH IS A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA FOR THE NATIONAL STEPPING UP INITIATIVE. WE SERVED 70% OF ALL OF ALABAMA'S 66 COUNTIES. RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR STELLAR PERFORMANCE. FUNDS RECEIVED $242,499.96. FUNDS SPENT $242,499.96

WIOA FUNDED PROGRAMS: 1) THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CAREERS (OSY) PROGRAM INCLUDES FUNDING AND PROGRAM SERVICES FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BUT ARE WIOA ELIGIBLE. THE OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH (OSY) PROGRAM FUNDS 65 OUT OF SCHOOL WIOA ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO RECEIVE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS LEADING TO CAREERS IN HIGH-DEMAND AND IN-DEMAND CAREERS. THE PROJECT SUCCEEDED WITH A 90% JOB PLACEMENT RATE, 97% PROGRAM COMPLETION RATE, AND 92% CERTIFICATION ATTAINMENT. SERVICES PROVIDED WERE RECRUITMENT, OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, JOB TRAINING, JOB READINESS, OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS, COORDINATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES, MENTORING, LEADERSHIP, AND JOB PLACEMENT. FUNDS RECEIVED $449,405.53. FUNDS SPENT $449,405.53 WE WERE ALSO GRANTED THE WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM FUNDING TO PROVIDE WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO 50 YOUNG ADULTS AGED 18-24. 88% OF THE PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED WERE PLACED SUCCESSFULLY ON A WORK-BASED LEARNING ASSIGNMENT AND WERE OFFERED F/T UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT. FUNDS RECEIVED = $125,000.00; AND FUNDS SPENT = $125,000.00

WIOA FUNDED PROGRAMS: 1) THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CAREERS (OSY) PROGRAM INCLUDES FUNDING AND PROGRAM SERVICES FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BUT ARE WIOA ELIGIBLE. THE OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH (OSY) PROGRAM FUNDS 65 OUT OF SCHOOL WIOA ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO RECEIVE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS LEADING TO CAREERS IN HIGH-DEMAND AND IN-DEMAND CAREERS. THE PROJECT SUCCEEDED WITH A 90% JOB PLACEMENT RATE, 97% PROGRAM COMPLETION RATE, AND 92% CERTIFICATION ATTAINMENT. SERVICES PROVIDED WERE RECRUITMENT, OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, JOB TRAINING, JOB READINESS, OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS, COORDINATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES, MENTORING, LEADERSHIP, AND JOB PLACEMENT. FUNDS RECEIVED $449,405.53. FUNDS SPENT $449,405.53 WE WERE ALSO GRANTED THE WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM FUNDING TO PROVIDE WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO 50 YOUNG ADULTS AGED 18-24. 88% OF THE PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED WERE PLACED SUCCESSFULLY ON A WORK-BASED LEARNING ASSIGNMENT AND WERE OFFERED F/T UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT. FUNDS RECEIVED = $125,000.00; AND FUNDS SPENT = $125,000.00