Easter Seals Serving DC/MD/Va, Inc.

Easterseals DC MD Va (ES) Is Aiming to Serve Female Veterans and Veterans With Families Through a Category 2, Hwvhvwc Grant. This Subpopulation of Veterans Faces Complex Barriers to Employment That Relate Specifically to Service Gaps Within the Sda, as Well as a Lack of Focused Effort on Building Trust With These Veterans. Barriers Are Exacerbated by the Lack of Regular Case Management Support to Effectively Link Available Services. Our Project Will Fill Those Gaps, Building Upon Our Past Successes and Lessons Learned From Serving This Population. by Providing Holistic Case Coordination and Employment Services, Es Will Meet the Specialized Needs of This Underserved Subpopulation So They Can Thrive in Their Communities.we Will Conduct Veteran-to-veteran Outreach to Engage With Veterans Experiencing or at Risk of Homelessness Assess the Needs of Eligible Veterans Coordinate Comprehensive Services Through In-house Programs and Community Partnerships Work With Each Veteran to Create an Individual Employment Development Plan Coordinate Co-enrollment at Local American Job Centers Provide Basic Skills Training and Resume Support Coordinate Additional Training Through Va Programs, On-the-job Training, Vocational, and Formal Education Partners Engage With Our Network of Over 300 Employers to Place Participants and Follow Up Regularly to Ensure Participants Have What They Need to Maintain Employment and Thrive in the Community. We Will Assess Each Eligible Veteran to Coordinate Supportive Services for Safe, Affordable Housing Personal Safety Primary Care Behavioral Health Care (including Substance Abuse Treatment and Trauma-informed Therapy) Childcare Food Clothing Etc. We Project Will Serve Women Veterans and Veterans With Children Who Are Homeless or at Risk of Becoming Homeless in the Metropolitan Regions Around Baltimore and DC. We Will Enroll 312 Participants Over the 3-YEAR Project Period. We Will Enroll 312 Participants Over the 3-YEAR Project Period. We Will Place 80.1 of Participants (251) Into Jobs That Meet the Good Jobs Principles. This Includes a Livable Wage for the Area, With an Average Hourly Wage of 21.00. the Cost Per Placement Will Be 5,976. Overall Employment Rate 2ND Quarter After Exit Will Be 60.1 With Median Quarter Earnings of at Least 10,348. Overall Employment Rate 4TH Quarter After Exit Will Be 50.1 Percent. All Enrollees Will Be Co-enrolled in Services at an American Job Center, and at Least 250 Enrollees (80 ) Will Receive Job Training.we Have a Network of Federal, State, and Local Partners That Support Our HVRP Projects Through Two-way Referrals. This Includes Cocs and Various Va Services Across the Region. We Coordinate With Cocs and Va Programs to Refer Participants for All Benefits They Are Eligible for, Including SSVF, GPD, and Vash. We Coordinate With Local American Job Centers (AJCS) Through Our Partnership With the Maryland Department of Labors Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning, Which Oversees Area Ajcs. We Have an Established Network of Over 300 Veteran-friendly Employers and Companies Within Growth Industries and Continue to Expand the Network as We Expand Our Service Area. Es Partners With a Variety of Diverse Housing Service Providers. We Partner With Other Nonprofits and Local Agencies to Secure Additional Basic Needs and Supportive Services, Such as Food, Clothing, Transportation, Childcare, Healthcare, Legal Aid, Etc. Our Other In-house Programs Also Participate, Providing Immediate Behavioral Health Interventions Through Our Cohen Military Family Clinic at Es, and Coordinating Additional Coaching Support Through Our Veteran Staffing Network. We Will Also Continue Our Innovative Partnership With Radio One to Augment Our Outreach and Education Efforts. Our HVRP Promotional Materials Are Already Developed and Our Tenured HVRP Staff Stand Ready to Serve Participants Immediately Upon Award.n Ano