SEATTLE JOBS INITIATIVE
1200 12TH AVE S NO 160, SEATTLE, WA 98144 www.seattlejobsinitiative.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SEATTLE JOBS INITIATIVE (SJI) CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH LIVING-WAGE CAREERS.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAININGSJI'S EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS SUPPORT LOW INCOME HIGH-BARRIER INDIVIDUALS MOST OF WHOM ARE 200% BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. PARTICIPANTS ARE ON A PATH TO CAREER GROWTH THROUGH SHORT-TERM TRAINING, BASIC EDUCATION, INCLUDING DIGITAL SKILLS BUILDING, CAREER COACHING, AND JOB PLACEMENT. CAREER NAVIGATORS SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES, AND TO DEVELOP WORKPLACE PERFORMANCE SKILLS AND RECEIVE SHORT-TERM TRAINING, SUCH AS OUR HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONS TRAINING. FOLLOWING TRAINING, WE SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS IN ENTRY-LEVEL, FULL-TIME JOBS WITH EMPLOYERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO UPSKILLING THEIR EMPLOYEES, ENSURING THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN QUICKLY MOVE UP THE LADDER INTO MIDDLE-WAGE CAREERS. SJI CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT CUSTOMIZED TRAININGS FOR BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES TO MEET PARTICIPANT AND BUSINESS NEEDS FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY. IN 2019, NEARLY 500 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED. WHILE SJI WAS FOUNDED TO SUPPORT CITY OF SEATTLE RESIDENTS, WE HAVE MORE RECENTLY EMPHASIZED OUR ROLE AS A REGIONAL WORKFORCE PARTNER, PROVIDING SERVICES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY. WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT PIERCE COUNTY AND POSSIBLY OTHER REGIONS OF THE STATE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MANY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS LACK THE EMPLOYMENT READINESS AND DIGITAL SKILLS TO SUCCEED. WE BELIEVE THAT ON-RAMPS THAT SUPPORT PARTICIPANT GROWTH, SO THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN OTHER REGIONAL PROGRAMS, SUCH AS COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRAINING ARE AN ESSENTIAL AND NEEDED COMPONENT IN OUR REGIONAL SYSTEM.

CONSULTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICESFOR 15 YEARS, SJI HAS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE HELPING TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND WASHINGTON STATE'S SUCCESSFUL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING (SNAP E&T) PROGRAM, CALLED BASIC FOOD & EMPLOYMENT TRAINING (BFET), AS WELL AS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO OTHER STATES, LOCALITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD SIMILAR PROGRAMS.IN 2019, SJI CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICE (FNS) THROUGH CONTRACTED WORK TO MANAGE THE NATION'S FIRST SNAP E&T TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT, SNAP TO SKILLS. IN THE FALL, WE CONCLUDED THE FOURTH YEAR OF SNAP TO SKILLS ($1.0 MILLION CONTRACT), AND WERE AWARDED A FIFTH YEAR OF PROJECT WORK IN A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH MDRC. SNAP TO SKILLS WORK INCLUDES PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MULTIPLE STATES, ALONG WITH DEVELOPING TOOLS AND RESOURCES SUPPORTING E&T PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND CREATING A VIRTUAL HUB THAT FACILITATES A NATIONWIDE IDEA-EXCHANGE RELATING TO THE PROGRAM.ADDITIONALLY, SJI WAS CONTRACTED DIRECTLY BY THE STATES OF GEORGIA, OHIO, (CUYAHOGA COUNTY), AND VIRGINIA (NEW IN 2019), ALONG WITH THE DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SNAP E&T PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. IN 2019, SJI COMMENCED BUILDING AND OPERATING ITS STUDENT-CENTERED DESIGN INITIATIVE, HAVING RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000 FROM ECMC FOUNDATION IN LATE 2018 TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN, APPLIED BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PRINCIPLES TO HELP COMMUNITY COLLEGES ADDRESS KEY ROADBLOCKS PREVENTING THEIR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS FROM ACCESSING OR COMPLETING POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. INCREASINGLY OVER THE YEARS, SJI HAS BEEN ASKED TO SHARE ITS EXPERTISE WITH OTHER AGENCIES WORKING IN THE ARENA OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. IN 2015, SJI LEADERSHIP DECIDED TO FORMALIZE THIS WORK AS PART OF THE AGENCY'S OFFICIAL LINE OF BUSINESS. SJI'S SNAP E&T WORK CATAPULTED THECONSULTING AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIVISION INTO BEING. BEYOND THIS FEDERAL PROGRAM, SJI CONTINUES TO UTILIZE ITS EXPERIENCE TO INFORM CREATIVE APPROACHES, RESEARCH AND SYSTEMS CHANGE FOR AN ARRAY OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND BEYOND. WHILE HELPING OURCOLLEAGUES DO WHAT THEY DO BETTER, SJI IS DIVERSIFYING ITS REVENUE SOURCES AND SERVICE BANDWIDTH.

RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND POLICYIN ADDITION TO DIRECT PROGRAM SERVICES AND CONSULTING/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, SJI PLACES MAJOR EMPHASIS ON RESEARCH AND SYSTEMS LEVEL WORK TO INFORM AND IMPROVE THE WORKFORCE SYSTEM SERVING LOW-INCOME, LOW-SKILL ADULTS. IN 2019, THIS WORK PLACED A MAJOR EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS AT SJI THROUGH LABOR MARKET RESEARCH, DEVELOPING AND INTEGRATING AN EVALUATIVE FRAMEWORK/DATA DESIGN INTO THESE PROGRAMS,AND CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS OF VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS TO SECURE THEIR INPUT ON PROGRAM DESIGN ELEMENTS. OTHER WORK INCLUDED:PROVIDING TIMELY, ACCURATE INFORMATION TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE: SJI'S RESEARCH INFORMED THE CITY ON A RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING:-PREPARING THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR THE EMERGENCE OF THE NETWORK ECONOMY - OTHER REGULAR DATA PULLS FOR THE CITY, TYPICALLY ON THE LOCAL LABOR MARKET, DEMOGRAPHICS AND SJI PROGRAM STATISTICS-KEEPING THE PUBLIC INFORMED ABOUT WORKFORCE ISSUES, SJI ISSUED SEVERAL BEYOND THE HEADLINES BRIEFS TO A DISTRIBUTION LIST OF 600 PEOPLE, PROVIDING EASILY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION ON THE ECONOMY, LABOR MARKET, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND THEIR IMPACT ON LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.ADDITIONALLY, SJI CONDUCTED RESEARCH FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROSPER PORTLAND ON THE INDUSTRIES, OCCUPATIONS, AND WORKERS INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON.

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