Annual Report

Prepared for

Florida Department of Transportation’s

YWEP – Youth Work Experience Program

For calendar year ended December 31, 2010

Community Training Works, Inc. (CTW) a 501 (c ) 3 Non profit corporation

February 10, 2010

“LEARNI NG BY DOI NG”

3830 South Highway A1A, Bldg 4-126 Melbourne Beach, FL 32951

(321) 956-3940 office (888) 408-8275 fax

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February 10, 2011

Stephen E. Liner, MPA

Florida Department of Transportation

Office of Maintenance

605 Suwannee Street, MS-61

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450

RE: Annual Report – Calendar Year Ended December 2010

Dear Mr. Liner:

Further to your request for our annual report, the following is the information as requested.

In reference to Statute 334.351 Paragraph (1)

During calendar Year 2010, CTW finalized five (5) contracts two (2) of which increased the

dollar amount through addendums as follows:

FYE 10 Contracts from July 1, 2009 thru June 30, 2010

District 4 – Broward County - $325,000

District 4 – Palm Beach County - $325,000

District 2 – St. Johns & Putnam Counties - $225,000

District 1 – Okeechobee & Highlands Counties $102,000

District 7 – Hillsborough County $100,000

In addition, CTW currently is performing four (4) contract of which two (2) contracts have

addendums all of which began in July 2010 and expire June 30, 2011. They are as follows:

FYE 11 – Contract from July 1, 2010 thru June 30, 2011 as follows:

District 4 – Broward County - $250,000

District 4 – Palm Beach County - $310,000

District 2 – St. Johns & Putnam Counties - $225,000

District 7 – Tampa Hillsborough county - $200,000

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Four districts renewed the prior year contracts.

Regarding Paragraph (2)

All employees are Florida residents and provide us with a copy of their social security card and

driver’s license upon hiring. Community Training Works, Inc. is registered with E-Verify, US

Department of Homeland Security, USCIS Division and all employees and program participants

have been verified.

Regarding Paragraph (3) (a) thru (f)

Please be advised that we continue to provide young adult development services to our crew.

With each new employee (Crew and Supervisors) we prepare a Needs Assessment, then we

follow-up with them several times. We also prepare an Individual Goal Plan (IGP) for each of

them meeting individually at least three (3) more times to implement the IGP. In addition, they

are provided with life management training courses, individual life management consulting as

well as on the job training and MOT certification courses.

Please be advised that the following measurable objectives have been met:

(a)

Life Management Skills Training have been provided to twenty six (26)

Twenty-eight (28) have received Needs Assessment evaluations

Twenty-eight (28) have received quarterly updates to their Needs Assessments

Twenty-eight (28) have received IGP (Individual Goal Plans)

Twenty-six (26) have received IGP action plans and quarterly follow-ups with

nine (9) participants reaching at least 25% of their goals and objectives.

Ten (10) received financial planning, homeownership buying and credit

counseling

(b) One (1) participants obtained a GED

(c) Two (2) scholarships have been provided in 2010

(d) Four (4) employees have been provided assistance to obtain their drivers licenses

(e) Seventeen (17) Crew received bonuses totaling $1,850.00

(f) Additional financial assistance as gifts were provided in the amount of $274.00

(g) Twelve (12) participants received financial assistance in the form of grants in the amount of

$1492.00 for food, transportation, fuel and housing.

(h) Four (4) individuals received scholarships and educational assistance totaling $320.00

(i) Fifteen (15) participants received OJT (On the Job Training) Certificates for a minimum of

480 hours for a total of 18,972 hours of on the job training

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(j) Ten (10) participants have partial completion of their 480 hours on the job training

certification with a total of 1936 hours

(k) Eight (8) Maintenance of Traffic Certifications were received by proram participants

(l) Seventeen (17) Flagger Training certifications obtained by participants on the job

(m) Three (3) participants successfully completed the Guardrail Intensive Training Course

Webinar by ATSSA

(n) Three (3) participants have obtained full time jobs

(o) CTW refers participants to local partnering faith based organizations and other social service

agencies on an individual basis dependent upon needs.

Paragraph (4)

Please find attached a copy of our Audited Financial Report for 2008 and 2009. The auditor is

currently working on our fiscal year ended 2010 audit.

CTW is a member of the Corps Network, Washington, DC. You must maintain good

membership status for a period of three years before they will conduct a peer review. The

Executive Director is attending the Corps Network Annual Forum in February 2011 to receive

all necessary training to qualify for a peer review and achieve an excellence rating.

We are continuing to employ disadvantaged individuals, ex offenders, unemployed or

underemployed individuals, very low and extremely low income individuals. CTW is

partnering with community land trusts and other community development corporations to

provide our participants with home retention and home ownership counseling and opportunities

in communities, which we serve in order to provide those opportunities to our employees and

the community at large. In addition, our Executive Director is a Board Member of the

FLACDC (Florida Alliance of Community Development Corporations). This year, CTW Board

Members have attended conferences trainings with National Corps Network, NeighborWorks,

the National CLT Network, Enterprise Foundation, FLACDC (Florida Alliance of Community

Development Corporations), and YouthBuild. We intend to implement our mission of affordable

housing, home retention, community and economic development and young adult or youth

development to our employees and community at large according to our strategic plan.

It would be most beneficial if some incentives were in place for an FDOT maintenance office to

utilize the YWEP as well as incentives for LAP’s to utilize YWEP’s. Anything you can do to

that end, would be appreciated.

Attached please find our newsletter so the names and faces of real people affected by our work

can be added to this report. Even though we may speak in numbers, it’s the individual stories of

these young adults, many with families, mentored and gainfully employed in a difficult

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recession that is the tangible result of Community Training Works youth work experience

program. FDOT has allowed this program to take root and over the past number of years

blossom into a viable community based organization. CTW’s recognition and success is shared

equally with FDOT. Thank you for your generous and forward thinking support.

If you need any additional information at any time, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Susan Murphy

Susan M. Murphy

Executive Director

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