AGENDA - San Antonio Housing Authority

TRANSFORMATION PLANindividuals employed within the Educational Servicesand Health Care sector (20.4%) is comparableto San Antonio’s total labor force employed withinthat sector (22%). Source: 2010 American CensusSurvey Estimates.The Study Area has a higher percentage of individualsemployed in Construction, Professional Servicesand Other Services than San Antonio and a lowerpercentage of individuals employed in Retail Trade,Information, and Finance, Insurance, and Real-Estate than the city. Strategies to develop a morehighly-skilled workforce and to increase job opportunitiesare designed to address this demographic.PARTNERSHIPS CREATEDGoodwill Industries of San Antonio, GoodCareers Academy (GCA) is a multi-classroom,state-of-the-art, instructional facilityequipped with distance learning technology(DLT) to deliver accredited career trainingin high demand occupations. Classes areoffered by both GCA personnel and througha partnership with Alamo Colleges, ensuringthe provision of high quality instruction inindustry-recognized certification programsat an affordable cost.As a partner in the Choice Neighborhoodeffort, GCA will assist with:• Wraparound services and individualizedcoaching to facilitate course completionand placement in well-paying jobs.• Career training certifications for:> Certified Nurse’s Assistant> Commercial Drivers License (CDL)> Computer Support Specialist; CustomerService> Medical Assistant> Medical Front/Back Office Support> Pharmacy Technician> Supply Chain Technician (including InternalWarehousing, Internal Logisticsand Transportation).As needed, GCA will provide adult basic educationand remedial instruction concurrentlywith career training, accelerating the paceof remedial instruction to reduce the timenecessary for completion.YouthBuild (assisted by Alamo Colleges–St.Philips) will expand programs to engageunemployed young adults ages 16–24,most whom have not completed high schooland all of whom come from low-incomeYouthBuild USA is an important partner increating job opportunities for resident youth.COMMITMENTS FROM SAHASAHA commits to provide the followingservices:• Jobs-Plus team to provide support andtechnical assistance to the ChoiceNeighborhood Initiative. Job-Plus is aplaced-based initiative focused on raisingand sustaining the level of employment andearnings among residents of public housingdevelopments by providing on-site counselorswho will work with them to receive servicestailored to their individual needs. Themodel also features a community-buildingcomponent, which seeks to strengthen socialties and support for work among residents,and provides access to a range of financialincentives and work support services.• Devote additional resources to the FamilySelf Sufficiency (FSS) and ROSS Grantprograms for residents. The FSS program is avoluntary five-year engagement that providesparticipants the tools to obtain and maintainsocio-econoic self-sufficiency. Case managersmeet one-on-one with participants to identifybarriers to self-sufficiency and then workwith residents and community partners ona comprehensive self-sufficiency plan toattain proposed goals and secure neededresources. Upon successful completion of thefive-year contract with the Housing Authority,participants are awarded an escrow checkthat can be used towards the down paymentof a home.• Provide Summer Camp Scholarships forpublic housing youth over life of grant.EASTSIDE CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATION PLAN33