Shared Outreach Strategies
Phase 3: partnerships with referral partners–program pipelines and then community partners and workforce partners for folks who are looking for work. Virtual have been very helpful but its also really important to have the personal connection. UMMC works with partners and workforce development specialists are outward facing, do a lot of events to capture community members interested in employment for training programs. IRC does have explicit outreach staff for employers. (IRC clients come to them through established pipelines, isn’t a need for client outreach and recruitment). NPower outreach is also more employer focused.
Interest and goal in doing more outreach to community members, UMB have found that the best people to do outreach are people from the community. Would funding for shared outreach be something that people were interested in. Goal would be to find a way to fund relationship based outreach strategies using people from southwest Baltimore to build awareness of general resources available for workforce development, job training, adult education etc and also support specific program recruitment. UMB will continue to explore.
2024 Legislative Agenda
JOTF legislative agenda: this session is an extension of last session–working on transportation, training, expungement, and digital literacy which is new to the agenda, fines and fees work is focusing on picking off a few strategically for elimination
Announcements
IRC: do have walk in appointments every Thursday for humanitarian immigrants
VSP: recruiting for Grads 2 Careers–looking for city residents who are high school graduates in various non clinical departments at Sinai Hospital and is has a stipend.
Outcast Food Network: moving into workforce development from existing health and food programming. Currently based in Park Heights and but working throughout west Baltimore
UMB Spring Service Fair for community partners with service opportunities for students.
Clay Pots: new fast track GED program, also recruiting for yoga and mindfulness programs
UMMC: partnering with MOED to sponsor a hiring event February 1st at Mondawmin Mall. Still recruiting for job readiness training
NPower: currently recruiting for upcoming cohort starting February 5th, expanded age range to 18-26. Partnering with the Digital Harbor Foundation to expand community help desk resources
Paul’s Place: Enoch Pratt workforce strategist will be at Paul’s Place Monday and Wednesday in computer lab, also general library resources
Groundwork Kitchen: recruiting for upcoming training program
Phase 3: upcoming apprenticeship training February 5th
ABC: January 23rd community conversation at Mt Lebanon Baptist Church, accepting applications for the Board pipeline program. Working on launching Board pipeline program for ages 16-24
