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Welfare to Work Program
Annual Report
July, 2002—June, 2003
Connecticut Department of Labor’s Welfare to Work Program
The Connecticut Department of Labor’s (CT DOL)
Welfare to Work program consists of Jobs First Employ-
ment Services (JFES) and the Federal Welfare to Work
employment services. The JFES program serves recipi-
ents of Temporary Family Assistance (TFA). TFA is Con-
necticut’s cash assistance for low-income families pro-
gram, using Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) funding.
The CT DOL administers JFES in partnership with the
Connecticut Department of Social Services (CT DSS) and
the Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs). Overall, CT
DSS is responsible for TFA and CT DOL is responsible for
employment services. The employment services under
the Federal Welfare to Work grant program, creates addi-
tional job opportunities for the hardest-to-employ JFES
customers, non-custodial parents of minors who are TFA
recipients, and those no longer eligible for TFA due to the
State or Federal time-limits.
The funding for the Welfare to Work program was appro-
priated during the 1999 State Fiscal Year (SFY) and is
expected to conclude in the 2004 program year. These
services are provided by CT DOL staff and by the WIBs
through a variety of contracted providers.
Jobs First Employment Services
Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) families with a parent
caretaker who is able to work, generally have 21 months
to reach independence of cash assistance through em-
ployment. These families are referred to as “time-
limited” TFA families and during the 21 months, the
parents are required to seek employment, preferably
full-time employment. Connecticut’s Jobs First Em-
ployment Services (JFES) program serves these fami-
lies. Under the Balanced Work First approach, a
range of services are provided. JFES customers learn
how to prepare for, find, and keep a job. They de-
velop occupational skills and participate in vocational
education, adult basic education, substance abuse
treatment, behavioral health services, and domestic
violence counseling.
JFES customers access the JFES program through a
referral from the Connecticut Department of Social
Services (CT DSS). At the time of TFA application, or
shortly after, the CT DSS conducts a service needs
assessment and refers the JFES customer to the JFES
program. During the JFES customer’s first
appointment which consists of an Intake/Orientation
session, she/he is assigned to a JFES Case Manager
who conducts an employment-focused assessment
and develops an employment plan outlining the steps
needed for the JFES customer to become and remain
independent of cash assistance.
Case Managers assigned to JFES customers help
them access services needed and match them to
available jobs. JFES customers are required to go to
work as soon as possible but some may enroll in addi-
tional training or education to help increase their
earnings potential. These “employment services” are
provided by the Connecticut Department of Labor (CT
DOL), community-based organizations under contract
with the Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs), and by
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Jobs First Employment Services (continued)
other agencies, educational programs, and commu-
nity resources. While participating in employment ser-
vices, JFES customers may receive additional support
mechanisms including transportation assistance, a
special participation allowance for short-term activi-
ties, and subsidies for childcare through the CT DSS.
From July 2002 through June 2003, 16,997 individu-
als were enrolled in the JFES program statewide.
Federal Welfare to Work Employment Services The Federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997 introduced
two Federal Welfare to Work grants that became
available to Connecticut in October, 1998 and Octo-
ber, 1999. The employment services under the Fed-
eral Welfare to Work grants program, provide additional
job opportunities for the hardest to employ Jobs First
Employment Services (JFES) customers. These include
non-custodial parents of children in Temporary Family
Assistance (TFA) families and those no longer eligible
for TFA due to the State or Federal time-limits. The Fed-
eral Welfare to Work program complements the services
provided under the JFES program by funding additional
activities that help the hardest to employ. Additional
education and training is available once the Federal
Welfare to Work customer is connected to the workforce
through employment, community service, work experi-
ence, or on the job training.
At least 70 percent of the funds must be spent on peo-
ple who meet the general eligibility criteria; that is, they
have demonstrated particular difficulty gaining inde-
pendence from TFA or are impacted by the TFA time-
limits. Up to 30 percent of the funds may be spent on
people who meet the special eligibility criteria; that is,
they have characteristics associated with or predictive
of long-term welfare dependence. Most of the people
served under the Federal Welfare to Work program in
Connecticut are recipients of TFA.
Eighty-five percent of the Federal Welfare to Work pro-
gram funds are distributed to the Workforce Investment
Boards (WIBs) allowing up to 15 percent to be retained
by the state for projects that serve eligible individuals.
The WIBs administered the program at the local level,
generally at the CTWorks centers, by contracting with
local service providers. The WIBs or their contractors
determine eligibility for Federal Welfare to Work, provide
the specified services, and
Department of Labor Welfare to Work Annual Report 2002-2003
Transportation 52%
Math/Reading 48%
Limited Work History 41%
Child Care 40%
Language 15%
Housing 12%
Health 12%
Personal/Family 8%
Credentials/Licensing 7%
Legal Issues 5%
Domestic Violence 1%
Behavioral Health 1%
Substance Abuse 1%
Learning Disability 1%
Factors Affecting
Employability as Identified in JFES Employment Plans
Barrier Percent of JFES
Participants with Specific
Barrier
2
Federal Welfare to Work Employment Services (continued)
track and monitor individual outcomes. The WIBs are
responsible for providing the Connecticut Department
of Labor (CT DOL) with both financial and program-
matic data for Federal reporting purposes.
The CT DOL is responsible for monitoring the program
and for financial and program reporting to the U.S. De-
partment of Labor. Similar to the JFES program, it
uses a Balanced Work First approach. As of June,
State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2003, the Federal Welfare to
Work program served 1,810 customers. These grants
have become nearly exhausted.
Activities For State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2003 June 2002 through July 2003
The Connecticut Department of Labor (CT DOL) contin-
ues to refine policy, procedures, and procurement
guidelines in order to improve service delivery. The
following are highlights of activities for the year.
Jobs First Employment Services Procurements and Benchmarks
In addition to providing program in-take and employ-
ment services directly through the CTWorks centers,
the CT DOL also contracted with several entities to
provide a range of Jobs First Employment Services
(JFES). The CT DOL contracted $9.5 million of JFES
funds with the State’s eight WIBs to procure case
management, employment, education, and training
services for JFES customers. Individual WIBs fund
allocations were apportioned relative to the Tempo-
rary Family Assistance (TFA) population within each
workforce investment area.
The WIB contract includes performance measures
for placing and retaining JFES customers in employ-
ment. WIBs are expected to place a minimum of 50
percent of all JFES customers they served into jobs.
Fifty-eight percent of those placed had to have earn-
ings that would enable their independence from
cash assistance and 25 percent were expected to
get jobs over the Federal Poverty Level. At least 60
percent of those placed had to retain their jobs for a
minimum of 13 weeks, with 35 percent staying on
the job for at least six months. Additionally, 40 per-
cent of all JFES customers, who were employed
Department of Labor Welfare to Work Annual Report 2002-2003
Federal Welfare to Work Customers Served 7/1//02—6/30/03
Total Served 1,810
General Eligibility Category (70%)
1,205
Special Eligibility Category (30%) 605
Federal Welfare to Work Employment Services
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Jobs First Employment Services Procurements and Benchmarks (continued
when they left JFES, must attain at least a 10 per-
cent increase in wages in the second full quarter fol-
lowing exit from program.
In order to meet Federal Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF) participation rates, the WIBs
need to have 50 percent of the JFES customers they
serve engaged in activities for at least 30 hours per
week.
Of the allocations used by the WIBs to procure pro-
gram services, 61 percent went to support case
management, with caseloads capped at a maximum
of 150 JFES customers per JFES case manager.
Over a quarter of the funds, 27 percent, was used to
procure skill training for occupations in demand.
Because the WIBs maximized the use of CT DOL di-
rect employment services through the CTWorks cen-
ters, they spent only five percent of their JFES alloca-
tion to procure job search and placement activities.
Likewise, utilizing local public education agencies
resulted in spending only two percent on adult basic
education and GED services. Of the remaining per-
centages, three percent was used to purchase subsi-
dized employment, while another two percent was
used for retention/support services.
The CT DOL is statutorily responsible for providing
Individual Performance Contracts (IPC). JFES cus-
tomers who are at-risk of being ineligible for an ex-
tension of TFA beyond the 21-month time limit due
to non-compliance with employment services are of-
fered an opportunity to re-establish a pattern of coop-
eration by completing activities prescribed in an IPC.
Following a competitive procurement process, the CT
DOL allocated $500,000 to the Connecticut Council
of Family Service Agencies (CCFSA) to operate the IPC
program. The CT DOL also received an appropriation
of the Federal High Performance Bonus award of
which $73,832 was used to provide additional sup-
port services through CCFSA.
This service which is called the Compliance Interven-
tion Program (CIP) includes a home-based diagnostic
assessment and intensive case management. JFES
customers who appear to be having difficulty partici-
pating in the JFES program because they have re-
ceived their first sanction for non-compliance with
program requirements are offered these services.
The CT DOL’s JFES staff located in 14 field offices,
focused their efforts on serving over 3,700 out of the
16,997 JFES customers in the JFES program. JFES
customers between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003.
They are an integral part of the JFES structure.
Once the JFES case manager refers a JFES customer,
the CT DOL JFES staff are primarily responsible for
providing intensive job search skills training (JSST)
and conducting individualized structured job searches
(ISJS). The goal of the JSST is to prepare and orient
individuals to the world of work in a group setting.
Components of the JSST include:
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• Preparing a Résumé and Cover Letter
• Interviewing Techniques
• Understanding Employer Expectations
• Exploring the Hidden Job Market
• Participating in Job Club
Job search assistance is also provided to customers
on an individualized basis. This Individualized Struc-
tured Job Search (ISJS) is provided to those with an
identified need. The ISJS provides one-on-one service
to JFES customers and offers a more structured coun-
seling approach. In addition, the CT DOL’s JFES staff
provide instruction in areas that help JFES customers
meet the demands of a technologically advanced and
complex workforce. These instructional workshops
include:
• Computer Basics & Keyboarding
• Internet Job Search
• Stress Management
• Balancing Work and Family
• Life Skills
• Financial Management
The CT DOL’s JFES staff also serve as a resource to
JFES case managers by assisting with the develop-
ment of appropriate employment plans for customers
based on local labor market trends, training opportu-
nities, a customer’s skill base, and aspirations.
By the year’s end, the CT DOL’s JFES staff assisted
over 1,100 JFES customers to become employed.
The average wage of those receiving CT DOL services
was significantly higher than the average wage of the
JFES population as a whole.
Training Initiatives
Training initiatives for the Connecticut Department of
Labor (CT DOL) Jobs First Employment Services (JFES)
front-line staff during this program year focused on con-
tinued quality improvement of service delivery and the
JFES program changes due to new legislation. In order
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Entered Employment 1,142
Average Hourly Wage $8.49
Average Hours Per Week 31.9
Number of JFES Customers Served by CTWorks Staff—Total 3,715
“A Snapshot of Success”...Susan, a mother of three, was in the midst of a divorce. She had no where to live and her only alternative was to move in with her parents. She didn’t have a drivers license or reliable transportation and was experiencing a lack of self-confidence when she met HRA ‘s Case Manager, Christina Bartucca. Susan continued to be commit-ted to her Jobs First Employment Services (JFES) em-ployment plan and while job searching, she partici-pated in ALANON classes in the evening. Susan’s culinary arts skills and positive attitude landed her a full-time position as a cook’s assistant making $11.00 per hour at a local medical facility. Because of Susan’s determination and Christina’s support, Susan successfully completed her JFES ac-tivities, obtained her driver’s license, received a car donation from Good News Garage, and was approved for housing assistance. She now has her own apart-ment, received a raise, and is making $11.96 per hour. She is no longer in need of cash assistance.
Training Initiatives (continued)
to provide capacity building with limited resources,
whenever possible and appropriate, training initiatives
were coordinated with partner agencies and the Work-
force Development System Training Academy. Training
for JFES front-line staff included:
• Presentation Skills: Tips & Techniques
• Jobs First Employment Services Program
Knowledge
• Jobs First Employment Services Customer Un-
derstanding Conference
Early in the program year, JFES Case Managers at-
tended “Presentation Skills Training: Tips & Tech-
niques” which was designed and delivered by the CT
DOL. This training provided JFES Case Managers (who
were responsible for delivering intake/orientation ses-
sions) with information on how to become an effective
presenter, and how to build rapport and trust with their
customers. Other training initiatives during the year
included the “Jobs First Employment Services Basic
Program Knowledge” training. The CT DOL and the
Connecticut Department of Social Services (CT DSS)
collaborated efforts to jointly design and deliver this
training to newly hired JFES Case Managers. Although
training initiatives for next year will continue to focus
on improvement of service delivery and professional
development, there is a potential need for developing
and delivering a greater number of training sessions
based on the anticipation of the Workforce Investment
Board (WIB) collaboration and integration of Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) and JFES Case Managers (see
“Integrating Services in CTWorks One-Stops”). Further-
more, because of the overwhelming attendance and
positive evaluation of the Jobs First Employment Ser-
vices Customer Understanding Conference held in Oc-
tober 2002, many of the conference presenters will
be asked to return next program year to deliver a
more in-depth full-day training session on popular
JFES related topics. Training topics being planned in-
clude:
• Professional Ethics & Case Notes
• Transitioning the Female Ex-Offender from
Welfare to Work
Federal Welfare to Work
The U.S. Congress chose not to appropriate funding to
support Federal Welfare to Work program activities for
the 2001 State Fiscal Year (SFY), so activities funded
under this grant continue to wind-down. Of the $23
million originally appropriated, $1,321,156 was avail-
able for expenditure in SFY 03. Of this, $981,176
was actually expended.
Department of Labor Welfare to Work Annual Report 2002-2003
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A New Path in Life…. Rob, a father of two, was laid off after three years of inconsistent part-time work assignments. He was re-ferred to a JFES Case Manager at CTWorks New Haven for vocational exploration and career guidance. Rob was a military veteran and always had dreams of re-turning to the service as a medic or nurse. After suc-cessfully completing 40 hours of volunteer work in a medical setting, he obtained a part-time job. Then, Rob enrolled in a nursing assistance program, received his nursing assistance certification, and se-cured full-time employment. Several months later, Rob began to embark on a new path in life. He was recalled to the Armed Forces and will receive vocational training while in the medical unit to become a medic. Rob and his family no longer receive assistance and are excited about relocating.
During this program year, the Connecticut Department of
Labor (CT DOL) funded the Skills, Transitional Support,
Respect, Integrity, Direction, and Employment (STRIDE)
program operated by Quinebaug Valley Community Col-
lege. Since the inception of STRIDE in September 1998,
the CT DOL has committed over $118,924 of Federal
Welfare to Work Governor’s Reserves funds to keep this
successful project operating. STRIDE is an award-
winning program that serves non-custodial parents who
are scheduled for pre-release or parole from State Cor-
rectional facilities by providing them with skills and re-
sources necessary to re-enter the workforce and commu-
nity environments.
The STRIDE program is a collaborative effort between the
Connecticut Departments of Correction, Labor, and So-
cial Services, area WIBs, and the Quinebaug Valley Com-
munity College.
STRIDE customers receive training in skill-based areas
such as culinary arts, certified nursing assistant, cosme-
tology, business, graphic arts, microcomputers, and com-
mercial cleaning.
The key to STRIDE’s success is more than job placement.
An individualized transition plan is developed for each
participant that addresses issues such as how to obtain
housing, transportation, medical care, food, proper iden-
tification, and child support. For at least six months after
release, a STRIDE case manager provides support and
advocacy for customers and serves as a liaison between
employers, landlords, and family members. With this
type of support, STRIDE enables many individuals to re-
main self-sufficient and avoid returning to prison, where
the recidivism rate approaches 60 percent.
Cost Effectiveness
In the Jobs First Employment Services (JFES) program,
16,997 people were served at an average cost of
$896 per enrollment. In the Federal Welfare to Work
program, 1,810 were served at an average of $542
per person. It is important to note that these figures
should be evaluated based on a number of
considerations. First, the amount of services
participants needed varied. For example, one
Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) participant may
have been able to find work with minimal services,
another may have needed extensive services to
become employed. Second, these are figures for the
year covered by the report, yet some participants
received services in more than one year. Third, many
participants received services from other funding
sources, including adult education and Workforce
Investment Act Title (WIA) I-B.
TANF High Performance Bonus Award-Interagency Project to En-hance Barrier Resolution
Connecticut received a High Performance Bonus
Award for effectively moving welfare recipients into
high quality jobs. $1.8 million of this award will be
used to increase the depth of the initial human needs
assessment and to support an early intervention pro-
gram. Of this, $1.2 million was provided to the Con-
necticut Council of Family Services Agencies (CCFSA)
to support the early intervention program called the
Employment Success Program (ESP). The intent of
the program is to identify barriers as part of the initial
Jobs First Employment Services (JFES) assessment
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process and immediately address such issues so as to
increase successful employment outcomes and reduce
the likelihood of on-going dependency and extensions
to the 21-month time-limit.
The early intervention services will also include an in-
depth home-based assessment, intensive case man-
agement, and referrals to community resources.
In addition to helping JFES customers become perma-
nently independent of assistance, this strategy will
help the state meet the Federal participation require-
ments and increase the probability of future perform-
ance bonus awards.
The Connecticut Department of Labor (CT DOL) will dis-
tribute the remaining $600,000 to the Workforce In-
vestment Boards (WIBs) to provide JFES customers
with more intensive job placement services.
CTWorks Business System
The Connecticut Department of Labor (CT DOL) col-
laborated efforts with the Office for Workforce Com-
petitiveness and the Workforce Investment Boards
(WIBs) to implement a versatile case management sys-
tem called the CTWorks Business System (CTWBS.)
This system was built based on the programming
specifications of the CT DOL pre-existing Case Manage-
ment and Information System (CMIS). It was also de-
signed to further support the Jobs First Employment
Services (JFES) program partners (Connecticut Depart-
ment of Labor, Workforce Investment Boards, and the
case management entities) responsible for administer-
ing the program. Furthermore, CTWBS will enhance
partner communication, continuity of case management,
and will play a major role in the future integration of the
JFES, Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Case Managers,
and services in the CTWorks Centers. The CTWBS has
also been designed to support the Workforce Investment
Act (WIA) and Wagner-Peyser programs by:
• Supporting One-Stop employment service deliv-
ery systems
• Providing JFES case management support for
the WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth
programs
• Incorporating the functionality of America’s Job
Bank and Connecticut’s Job Bank systems that
provide a comprehensive labor exchange capa-
bility for both employers and job seekers
The challenge for the JFES program during the initial
stages of implementation of the CTWBS was to provide
adequate staff training on how to operate the new sys-
tem with a minimal inconvenience to JFES customers.
In an effort to meet this challenge, the CT DOL currently
established a team of system experts to design and de-
liver on-site training to over 1,000 new system users.
Integrating Services in CTWorks One-Stops
During the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2004, the Jobs First
Employment Services (JFES) program will participate in
several service delivery integration initiatives. For this
upcoming year, the Connecticut Department of Labor
(CT DOL) will ensure the availability and coordination of
employment services at the local CTWorks One-Stops for
our Jobs First Employment Services (JFES) customers.
These services will introduce our JFES customers to the
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other valuable services provided at our CTWorks One-
Stops.
Another projected initiative that is currently being coor-
dinated with the Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) is
the integration of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and
JFES case management services. This integration will
allow case managers to simultaneously provide informa-
tion about JFES and WIA services including referrals to
support services, employment services, and training op-
portunities. In addition, the CT DOL collaborated with
the Office for Workforce Competitiveness and the WIBs
to develop and implement the CTWorks Business Sys-
tem (CTWBS) (see “CTWorks Business System section)
that will allow all JFES program partners to share infor-
mation about a particular JFES customer’s case.
TANF-Reauthorization The Federal law governing the Jobs First Employment
Services (JFES) program including cash assistance and
employment services is currently operating under a
continuing resolution. As of June, 2003, TANF Re-
authorization which proposed new Federal require-
ments on funding, work participation requirements, and
credits toward work participation rates, was working its
way through Congress. Congress has since elected to
focus on postponing TANF Reauthorization by means of
a continuing resolution with the intention of creating a
coherent and coordinated re-authorization plan with the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) system.
Furthermore, when TANF Reauthorization passes, it will
likely require Universal Engagement, which means that
100% of the mandatory Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF) recipients must be engaged. The
definition of engaged is that an assessment has
been conducted and an employment plan
completed. In order to accomplish 100%
engagement, we plan to require that TFA applicants
receive a JFES assessment and initial employment
plan before Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) is
granted.
In anticipation of this Univeral Engagement, the
Connecticut Departments of Labor and Social
Services, and the Workforce Investment Boards
(WIBs) will be convening to develop a proposed
framework for a new JFES inter-agency client flow
that will meet both the Federal and State
requirements.
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Department of Labor Welfare to Work Annual Report 2001-2002
The information presented here is
for individuals in families receiving
time-limited Temporary Family As-
sistance (TFA). These are families
subject to the 21-month time-limit
because there is an adult in the
family able to work. There are
other families receiving TFA, such
as those with adults who are un-
able to work due to incapacity, or
families with children living with an
adult who is not their parent and
not receiving TFA.
As of June, 2003, there were
21,169 JFES families receiving
TFA; of these, 9,845 were families
subject to time limits.
Most TFA families are headed by a
single female, having either one or
two children.
Race/Ethnicity
37%
38%
39%
42%
43%
41%
32%
32%
31%
31%
29%
30%
30%
29%
29%
26%
27%
28% 1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%June '98
June '99
June '00
June '01
June '02
June '03
Hispanic African-American Caucasian Other
Decline in Number of Time-limited Welfare Families*
9,8459,78212,55812,90616,906
27,587
010,00020,00030,00040,000
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
June
Completed June ‘03
June ‘02
June ‘01
June ‘00
June ‘99
June ‘98
11th Grade or Below 49% 50% 50% 49% 48% 46%
12th Grade 46% 42% 40% 44% 45% 47%
Higher than 12th Grade 5% 8% 10% 7% 7% 7%
Education of Participants
Female Male
June ‘03 88% 12%
June ‘02 88% 12%
June ‘01 89% 11%
June ‘00 89% 11%
June ‘99 90% 10%
June ‘98 91% 9%
Gender of Participants
Demographics
*Data in this chart is based on all time-limited families. Remaining charts based on only those time-limited TFA families served by the Jobs First Employment Services Program
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Demographics
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Distribution of Employment Categories By Standard Occupational CodeJobs Held July 2002 - June 2003
27%
14%
10%
10%
10%
7%
7%
4%
3%
1%
1%
1%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Sales
Food Preparation/Serving
Healthcare Support
Office and Admin Support
Production
Building and Grounds Cleaning
Personal Care and Service
Transportation/Material Moving
Education, Training, Library
Community/Social Services
Construction
Installation/Maintenance/Repair
Distribution of Activities July 2002 - June 2003
Unsubsidized Employment
28%
Community Service
1%
Basic Education
10%
Job Search40%
Support Services
4%
Skills Training14%
Subsidized Employment
3%
JFES Enrollments By Region- 16,997
Capital4,85729%
Danb/Torr5793%
MidConn2,87717%
Northeast6734%
New Haven2,58715%
Southeast1,0326%
Southwest2,53315%
Waterbury1,85911%
*Healthcare Practitioners, Protective Service, Business & Financial, Management, and Arts, Design & Entertainment—Total 5%
Fiscal Data
Department of Labor Welfare to Work Annual Report 2002-2003
Jobs First Employment Services SFY ‘03
Budget
Appropriation 15,226,617
Total $15,226.617
Expenditures
WIBS 9,565,443
IPC 500,000
CWEALF 20,000
Special Benefits 950,000
CMIS 327,681
CT DOL 3,773,770
Other 15,891
Total $15,226,617
CIP 73,832
WIBs ‘03
Capital Region $2,566,976
Danbury-Torrington 261,203
New Haven 2,009,718
Northeast 359,327
Southeast 588,523
Waterbury 815,948
Southwest 1,729,045
MidConnecticut 1,234,703
Total $9,565,443
Jobs First Employment Services SFY ‘04
Budget
Appropriation 14,936,998
High Performance Bonus*
1,800,000
IPC 500,000
Special Benefits 930,000
STRIDE* 100,000
CT DOL 2,903,720
Total $16,836,998
Allocation
STRIDE * 100,000
WIBs 11,291,000
Total Appropriations 16,836,998
CIP 1,112,278
WIBs ‘04
North Central $4,249,713
South Central 2,858,998
East 985,079
Northwest 1,358,039
Southwest 1,839,171
Total $11,291,000
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*Separate Appropriation from Jobs First Employment Services
Fiscal Data
Department of Labor Welfare to Work Annual Report 2002-2003
Federal Welfare to Work SFY ‘03
Available SFY ‘03
WIBS 971,599
Project STRIDE 118,924
Work Opportunities 230,633
Total $1,321,156
Expenditures
WIBS 839,778
Project STRIDE 67,039
Work Opportunities 74,359
Total $981,176
Federal Welfare to Work WIBs ‘03
Capital Region $262,867
Danbury-Torrington 0*
New Haven 150,000
Northeast 0*
Southeast 0*
Waterbury 173,180
Southwest 210,563
MidConnecticut 43,168
Total $839,778
Federal Welfare to Work SFY ‘04
Available SFY ‘04
WIBS 198,046
Project STRIDE 126,885
Work Opportunities 15,049
Total $339,980
Federal Welfare to Work WIBs ‘04
Capital Region $53,872
Danbury-Torrington 0*
New Haven 55,716
Northeast 0*
Southeast 0*
Waterbury 9,091
Southwest 79,367
MidConnecticut 0*
Total $198,046
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*All funds expended in prior years.
“Jobs First Employment Services Customer Understanding Conference
Connecticut Department of Labor’s commitment to building staff capacity and quality cus-
tomer service, resulted in the sponsorship of the “Jobs First Employment Services Customer
Understanding Conference” held in October, 2002.
The Connecticut Department of Labor’s Welfare to Work Administration unit specifically de-
signed the conference for the JFES team that provide Jobs First Employment Services from
both the Connecticut Department of Labor and Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs.)
The conference featured a panel of experts from the local community. These experts pre-
sented on array of “embarking to self-sufficiency” topics including “Transitioning the Female
Ex-Offender from Welfare to Work”, “The Lasting Effects of Trauma Related to Domestic Vio-
lence”, “Legal Issues Confronting Women”, and “Cultural Competency.”
Highlights of the conference included a plenary session on “Change Management Strategies”
and a keynote address on “ How to Enhance Communication Skills” In addition, an exhibition
area was set-up to provide attendees with an opportunity to obtain additional materials on
state, non-profit, and community resources in the local area. The conference received high
recognition from both JFES administration and front-line staff.
Department of Labor
Department of Labor Welfare to Work Annual Report 2002-2003
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