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Performace Milestones The Terre Haute WorkOne office, Department of Workforce Development, has met or exceeded Performance Standards since 2000 in number of Employers Served, number of Job Orders, number of People Placed or finding jobs through our office and Customer Satisfaction. The Terre Haute WorkOne office is on track to exceed performance standards again this year, making this the sixth year in a row. Four hard working, Employment Specialists contact employers and send qualified job applicants to employers with job openings. As of January 2005, the office has served more than 365 employers with 1,025 separate job orders and has been responsible for directly or indirectly placing 2,650 people in jobs. The Terre Haute Office has processed 59,189 unemployment claims in the past six months. 16,967 claims were processed in January 2005. A total of 8023 new claims have been processed in the past six months. The high week total of January 8, 2005 was 4023. In January 2418 new claims were processed. Five Employers have utilized WorkKeys testing for 1001 customers with a total of 3100 assessments. The Information Resource Area Employment Counselors have helped over 1500 customers with resume, interviewing and job search skills. Mallory Workers Complete Training Recently, twenty-seven workers, dislocated by the closing of the Vishay-Mallory Plant in Greencastle, IN completed a thirty week training class to update their reading, math, writing, communication, office procedures, blueprint reading and computer skills. For many, this was their first effort at classroom training since high school, and they discovered that their self-esteem and confidence were enhanced along with their technical skills. Each participant received a Certificate of Technical Achievement (CTA) issued by the governor. A CTA provides a portable certification that documents the learners’ knowledge and technical skills in a statewide recognized format approved by the Indiana Workforce Proficiency Panel. The cooperation of the WorkOne partners and the Vishay-Mallory management team resulted in the receipt of Trade Adjustment Act dollars that made procurement of this type of training possible. Providing Support and So Much More Before coming to the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program, I was a 22-year-old, single mother of two children. I was lacking in a high school education. I did not even possess a General Education Diploma (GED). I had no computer skills and no job experience. I was on Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF—Welfare), food stamps, and Medicaid. I lived in the family housing units. I had very low self-esteem and did not know where to start putting my life back together. I began the FSS program not knowing exactly what the program was all about. I had heard good things about the program, but was still unsure. My FSS case manager first encouraged me to get my GED and go back to school. I attended parenting classes that helped me understand how to become a better parent. I took budgeting and credit counseling classes. I completed a wonderful class called Adventures in Attitudes, which helped tremendously with my self-esteem and my way of thinking in a positive manner. They helped me prepare for the workforce and provided the tools I needed to get a job. Some of the skills I learned were job search skills, creating resumes, cover letters, and interviewing skills. Toward the end of the program, I attended home ownership classes that provided information I needed to achieve my goal to buy my own house. For all these classes, childcare and transportation were available. Aside from all these classes, they gave me the most important thing, SUPPORT. Just knowing there were people there that believed in me and were willing to do “Whatever it takes” helped me become self sufficient! By the time I graduated form the program, I had earned my GED and graduated from Ivy Tech with an Associates Degree in office administration. I landed a good paying job with benefits and purchased a home for my children and I. For the first time in my life I am off all forms of public assistance and am setting a good example for my children. It is all thanks to the excellent FSS program for helping me with the motivation and support to do it!!! B.H. Breaking Down Barriers to Success My name is Lonnie and I am a participant in the FSS Program. I had recently been married for the second time with a history of repeated dead end jobs and problems holding down a job and needed a lot of support and help. I had lost my job again and because I had a family I went on welfare assistance to help take care of them. I was referred to the FSS Center for IMPACT—a program to help welfare recipients get a job. I didn’t like the idea because I already knew how to get a job and I didn’t think I needed any help. However, my FSS case manager saw a potential in me and provided valuable assistance that began to open doors for my family. My family’s living conditions were not very good. We were fortunate to be accepted for the Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) rental assistance program. Our living conditions immediately improved. We were able to rent a nice place for an affordable rent. This also opened the opportunity to participate in the Family Self Sufficiency Program. After I became a FSS participant, I was selected for a training employment position at the FSS Center. I have now been on the program for over two years and have received training and established a stable work history that I never had before. Through the help of the FSS Center, I have been able to work through many difficult barriers. The staff here at the FSS Center has encouraged me to go to college, and now I am currently enrolled at Ivy Tech in the Criminal Justice Program with the hope that I can possibly go into law enforcement when I finish. I have been able to set and achieve goals. This would not have been possible without the support of the FSS Program. They have made my life more livable, desirable, and worthwhile. LMII |
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