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A Community Economic Development Perspective on Welfare-to-Work The Social Purchasing Portal. Two Keys. The forces that make it difficult for people on welfare to find and keep employment are both individual and communal. Restorative programs are more effective when they help both - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A Community Economic Development Perspective
on Welfare-to-WorkThe Social Purchasing Portal
Two Keys
The forces that make it difficult for people on welfare
to find and keep employment are both individual and
communal.
Restorative programs are more effective
when they help both the individual and the community
to become stronger.
The Dual Economy
•Mainstream growth
•Expanding pockets of poverty
Community Economic Development Is A Solution
CED Activities• Affordable housing• Community based businesses• Micro-enterprise development• Employment development programs• Individual asset building• Neighbourhood revitalization• Community safety programming
CED Principles• Comprehensive, multi-faceted• Integrates social, economic,
cultural• Conceived and directed locally• Local self-reliance & ownership• Focus on marginalized populations
The Challenge:
To scale up CED activity across Canada
3 Targets for Investment
• Strengthening community planning & implementing capacity
• Increasing availability of equity and credit capital
• Strengthening human resources
Strengths of Community Sector
In Human Resource Development
• Closeness to the people
• Accessibility
• Integrated and flexible responses
• Problem solving entrepreneurship
Design Considerations for Community Based HR
Development
• A continuum of services
• Attention to the demand side
• Focus on partnerships
A Vancouver Example
•Remove barriers to success
•Utilize existing training programs
•Encourage individuals who are seeking jobs
•Assist people moving from welfare to work
•Create a demand driven model
The Challenge: Create real opportunities for the potential
employees from DTES?
FTE – Fast Track to Employment
Entry/
Assessment
GAP Pre-
Employment
Skills
Training
Employment
& Retention
Social Integration 25 Employment Development
Partners
Private Sector
Partners
Continuum of Community Partners
Supply Side Demand Side
“GAP” Pre-Employment Skills and Trades Training
Employment
Integrated Case Management
Removing Barriers to Employability
Preparing for Employment
Specific Employment Preparation
Transition to Employment and
Retention
Stability of Living Situation
Personal Management Skills
‘Soft’ and ‘Hard’ Skills
Employment Placement
Able to Enter a Work-like environment and
schedule
Career Exploration Workplace Personal Skills
Relationships with Employers
Stable Housing Career Planning & Goal Setting
Industry Designed Curriculum
Social Enterprise Employment
Physically Healthy Academic Upgrades Work Environment Simulation
Supported Work Placement
Addiction Free English as a Second Language
Required Skills Level Achieved
Internships
Daycare Workplace Computer Literacy
Subsidized Employment
Literacy Communication Skills Ongoing Peer Meetings
Personal Presentation Skills and Aptitude Assessment
Employment Retention Assistance
Work Environment Experience
Citizenship – a Role in the Community
Employment Strategies
Demand Driven
Costco Convention
Centre Olympics
Procurement Supply Chain & Market Forces
Individual Placements
Social Value Partners
Social Enterprise
Development Opportunities
Traditional One-to-One
Placements
Community Businesses & Partnerships
Economic Integration
Social Purchasing Portal
Using supply chain relationships and decisions to create business and employment opportunities in the community
Purchasers 0f Goods
and Services
Suppliers of Goods and Services
Employment Opportunitie
s
All things equal, preference to FTE Partners
Agree to Offer Employment
Opportunities to FTE
Continuum Provides Trained
Employees
Welcome! Fast Track to Employment and the BC Technology Social
Venture Partners invite you to join an innovative partnership of
industry, employment trainers and businesses with a common
goal. The goal? To build healthier communities by creating
employment opportunities for the hard to employ and initiating
targeted business growth.
About the SPP How it Works Benefits
The Social Purchasing Portal is a web-based application that
integrates supply chain economics and corporate social
responsibility to achieve community benefits. Simply, the Social
Purchasing Portal (SPP) provides an on-line environment for
The ToolSocial Purchasing Portal
www.ftebusiness.com
Purchasing
Demand
Economic / Social Impact
Goods and
Services Provider
Agree to Add Priority for SPP
Suppliers
Agree to Support SPP
Goals
Locally Defined SPP Value Added Outcomes
How does it work?
+ =
Purchasing Partners include…
Suppliers include…
Success stories… only the beginning
•Pivotal Corporation catering purchases from Cook Studio result in business growth and
employment from their training participants
•Contracts to Logotex from SalesWorks and Bell Mobility create business growth and two jobs for
community residents
•Mills Basics hires a warehouse person from the community
•Novex Couriers is contracting a warehouse project to Starworks, who employs persons with disabilities
•Using demand based model & market forces for employment creation
•Employment focused, targeting long-term unemployed and the hard-to-employ
•Utilizing the services of existing employment development and community service providers
•Creating community/private/public partnerships
Building the FTE Model
Conclusion
• W2W strategies s/b long term, inclusive
• Partnerships between private sector, community, government
• Holistic, integrated, community led employment delivery systems
• Removal of government silos• Community and individual renewal