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City of Omaha
Mike Fahey,Mayor
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Honorable President
And Members of the City Council,
The document before you is an Agreement between the City of Omaha, grant recipient for the Greater
Omaha Local Area/Greater Omaha Workforce Development(GOWD)and Urban League of Nebraska,
Inc. to provide Workforce Investment Act(WIA)eligible youth with services designed to promote
education, enhance academic skills and promote workforce readiness for the period of April 4, 2005
through April 30,2006 in the amount not to exceed$199,605 (One Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Six
Hundred Five Dollars).
During the above period,Urban League of Nebraska,Inc.,will provide services in order to equip students
with skills and contacts necessary to gain meaningful employment with an emphasis on attaining a high
school diploma. The ultimate goal will be the continuation of high school into postsecondary education
or employment; or,the attainment of a high school diploma and assistance with non-traditional
employment or educational opportunities. This partnership will provide further opportunities for Urban
League of Nebraska to build upon its current mission of providing direct services to socially and
economically disadvantaged youth in the areas of education,training,mentorship and ultimately
productive employment.
The contractor has on file a current Annual Contract Compliance Report Form(CC-1). As is City policy,
the Human Relations Director will review the contract to ensure compliance with the Contract
Compliance Ordinance.
Your favorable consideration of this Contract is requested.
Respectfully Submitted, Approved:
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Paul Landow, Chief of Staff Date Gail Kinsey-T ompson Director Date
City of Omaha Human Relations Depai tnient
Greater Omaha Workforce Development
Approved as to Funding: Referred to City Council for Consideration:
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Carol A Ebdon Date ayor's Office Date
Finance Director 1161°5
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AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made and entered into on the 4th Day of April 2005, by and between City of Omaha -
Greater Omaha Workforce Development (hereinafter referred to as "City/GOWD") and Urban League of
Nebraska(hereinafter referred to as "Contractor").
RECITALS
. WHEREAS, the City of Omaha has been designated by the State of Nebraska as Grant Recipient for
Workforce Investment Act funds(WIA); and,
WHEREAS, the geographic area covered by this grant includes Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington
counties; and,
WHEREAS, Urban League of Nebraska, submitted a proposal to provide Workforce Investment Act
services to youth in the amount not to exceed $199,605 (One Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Five
Dollars), and,
WHEREAS, funding for this project is provided by the Federal Government pursuant to the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-220); and,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and contracts herein contained,
City/GOWD and the Contractor mutually undertake and agree as follows:
I. DUTIES OF THE CONTRACTOR
The Contractor agrees to do the following along with all other obligations expressed or implied in this
Contract:
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A. The Contractor shall perform the services set forth in the document attached hereto as Exhibit
"A" and by this reference incorporated herein as though fully set forth. Entitled Contractor will
take all reasonable means to insure the goals set forth herein are met.
B. The Contractor shall submit to City/GOWD written reports on the progress of the Contractor's
Project set forth in the document. Such written reports will be due ten-days following the end
of each month. All written reports shall be addressed to Blue Lion Career Center Manager and
copies to the Workforce Investment Board Performance Committee Chair and the Youth
Council Chair, City/GOWD,2421 North 24 Street, Omaha,NE 68110.
C. The Contractor assures that it shall be liable to repay all funds provided by this grant contract
which are determined to be a wrongful expenditure of funds due to: (1) willful disregard of the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and its implementing regulations, (2) willful disregard of
state and local laws, rules or regulations, (3) gross negligence, or (4) failure to observe
accepted standards of administration.
D. The Contractor assures that it will retain all records, books of account, and other documents
related to the Contract for a period of(5) five years. If prior to the expiration of the five-year
retention period, litigation or an audit has begun, the records, books of account,and documents
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relating to the grant contract will be retained until the litigation is complete and audit findings
are resolved.
E. The Contractor assures that it will fully comply with Title VI and VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the
"Assurances and Certifications" attached hereto as"Exhibit B", and incorporated herein by this
reference. The Contractor further assures that no person associated with this grant shall be
excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, subjected to discrimination under, or
denied employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap,
political affiliation or belief and that all programs under this grant shall be open to all citizens
and nations of the United States, lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens, lawfully admitted
refugees, parolees and other individuals authorized by the Attorney General to work in the
United States.
F. The Contractor assures that it shall give the City of Omaha/Greater Omaha Workforce
Development (City/GOWD), State of Nebraska, the Office of Inspector General of the United
States, the U.S. Department of Labor or any other duly authorized representatives, access to
and the right to examine all documents related to this Contract. Reasonable access to personnel
for purposes of interviews and discussions related to such documents shall be permitted.
G. The Contractor assures that it will comply with federal, state or local laws governing applicable
licensing,taxation and insurance requirements.
H. The Contractor assures it will comply with the Hazardous Occupations Orders issued pursuant
to the Fair Labor Standards Act and set forth as 29 CRF 570.50 with respect to the employment
of youths under 18 years of age and the Child Labor Standards of 29 CFR 570.31.
The Contractor shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment
because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap or political affiliation. The
Contractor shall take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed and those
employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, religion, color, sex,
national origin, age, handicap or political affiliation. As used herein the word "treated" shall
mean and include, without limitation, the following: recruited (whether advertising or by other
means) compensated; selected for training, including apprenticeship; promoted; upgraded;
demoted; downgraded; transferred; laid off; and, terminated. (Such action shall include, but
not be limited to the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer, recruitment or
recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and
selection for training including apprenticeship.) The Contractor agrees to and shall post in
conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices setting
forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
J. The Contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf
of City/GOWD, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, religion, color, sex,national origin, age, handicap or political affiliation.
K. The Contractor shall send forth to each labor union or representative of worker with which he
has a collective bargaining contract or other contract or understanding notice advising the labor
union or worker's representative of the Contractor's commitment under Section 202 of
Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended, and shall post copies of the Notice
in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.
L. The Contractor shall in accordance with Omaha Municipal Code Section 10-162, Maintaining
records and accounts, including property, personnel, and financial records, to assure an account
of all contract expenses; make such records and accounts available for audit purposes to the
finance director, or any authorized City/GOWD representative; to retain such records and
accounts for a period of five years; submit to City/GOWD progress reports on a quarterly basis
of all activities and functions for which funds of the city are received; submit to the
City/GOWD a contract completion report no later than thirty (30) days after contract
completion date describing the outcomes of the program and must include the performance
goals as negotiated in the contract for service.
M. The. Contractor shall comply with the provisions of"Exhibit C" Attached hereto: and shall
further be subject to all federal and local legislation prohibiting discrimination including title
VI of the Civil Rights Act, the fair employment practices ordinance(sections 13-88 through 13-
103)and the provisions of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956.
N. The Federal Government provides funds for this contract. These funds may be used to pay the
contractor only for those participants who are qualified and eligible for services according to
Federal Law.
O. Each contractor agrees to attend and actively engage in the monthly Youth Council Meetings
and the projects and work taken on by this Council and the Workforce Investment Board.
P. Each Contractor herein agrees to the PY04 negotiated standards. These standards will
change for PY05, and the partners will be held accountable for the new standards.
II. COMPENSATION
A. In consideration of timely performance hereunder, the City/GOWD agrees to pay an amount
not to exceed the sum $199,605 (One Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Five
Dollars).
B. Cost Reimbursement(Other Approved Services)
In order to receive payments hereunder, Contractor shall submit to the City/GOWD an itemized
statement and/or voucher reflecting the amounts claimed to be due and owing provided,
however, that no amounts shall be paid nor become due and owing until the City/GOWD has
received, verified, approved and accepted said voucher or statement. Said statements or
vouchers shall be issued on or after the first day of each calendar month and shall include only
amounts claimed for services rendered during the preceding month.
C. In no event shall the City/GOWD become obligated to make any payments nor shall any claims
or rights accrue hereunder, at any time, for performance that has not already been rendered in
timely compliance with the terms and conditions of this contract. No claims or rights shall
accrue nor shall any amount become due and owing hereunder unless and until Contractor shall
have first performed and thereafter submitted its statement and/or voucher.
D. It is understood and agreed that this contract is subject to and conditioned upon the availability
and receipt by GOWD/«CIA funds.
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E. It is understood and agreed that any and all payments to be made under this Agreement are to
paid solely and exclusively from funds received under WIA grants and not from any funds of
the City of Omaha. Consequently, this Agreement is made subject to, and conditional upon,
actual receipt of said federal funding. In the event that such funding is suspended, reduced or
terminated, in whole or in part,then this Agreement shall automatically terminate.
F. It is understood and agreed on the Restrictions on Use of Funds. No funds hereunder shall be
used for any partisan political activity or to further the election or defeat of any candidate for
public office; nor shall they be used to provide services or the employment or assignment of
personnel in a manner supporting or resulting in the identification of programs/project
conducted or operated pursuant to this Agreement with:
1. Any partisan or non-partisan political activity or any other political activity associated
with a candidate, or contending faction or group in public election or party office;
2. Any activity to provide voters or prospective voters with transportation to the polls or
similar assistance in connection with any such election;
3. Any voter registration activity.
III. TERM
This Contract shall become effective on the date executed by all of the parties hereto; and, shall
terminate not later than April 30, 2006. Either party may terminate this Contract upon 60 days written
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notice thereof to the other party; provided that in the event of such early termination, the Contractor
shall immediately return to City/GOWD all unexpended funds advanced to the Contractor under this
Contract.
The Tri-County Workforce Investment Board may extend the term of this Agreement or adjust the term
to coincide with actual expenditure start dates to facilitate the complete expenditure of funds, based
upon available funds and approval by the Mayor and the Omaha City Council as appropriate.
This agreement may be extended for an additional two (2) year term at the sole discretion of the Tri-
County Workforce Investment Board with the approval of the Mayor of Omaha and the Omaha City
Council.
IV. INDEMNITY
The Contractor covenants and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Omaha, its officers,
agents and employees, its successors and assigns, individually or collectively, from and against all
liability for any fines, claims, suits, demands, actions or causes of action of any kind and nature for
personal injury or death, or property damage in any way arising out of or resulting from the acts of the
Contractor's own employees or agents, and the Contractor further agrees to pay all expenses in
defending against any claims made against the City of Omaha based on the acts of the Contractor's
employees or agents. The Contractor and City of Omaha shall give prompt and timely written notice of
any claim made or suit instituted which, in any way, directly or indirectly, contingently or othenvise,
affects or might affect the other parties.
V. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The Contractor assures that no individual under its employment will exercise any function or
responsibility in connection with City/GOWD and WIA funded projects or programs if they have a
personal financial interest, direct or indirect, in this Contract nor will the Contractor hire any person
having such conflicting interests. The Contractor further assures that no council or board member will
be allowed to vote on any Workforce Investment Act (WIA) projects or programs under this Contract
where the member has personal financial interest direct or indirect.
VI. CAPTIONS
Captions used in the Contract are for convenience and are not used in the construction of this Contract.
• VII. APPLICABLE LAW
Parties to this Contract shall conform to all existing and applicable City ordinances, resolutions, state
laws, federal laws, and all existing and applicable rules and regulations. Nebraska law will govern the
tenns and the performance under this Contract.
VIII. MERGER
This Contract shall not be merged into any other oral or written contract, lease, or deed of any other
type. This is the complete and full Contract of the parties.
IX. MODIFICATION
This Contract contains the entire Contract of the parties. No representations were made or relied upon
by either party other than those that are expressly set forth herein. No agent, employee or other
representative of either party is empowered to alter any of the terms hereof unless done in writing and
signed by an authorized officer of the respective parties.
X. ASSIGNMENT
Neither party may assign its rights under this contract without the express prior written consent of the
other party.
XI. BONDING (OJT Contractors excluded)
Every officer, director, agent or employee of the Contractor or subrecipient of funds who is authorized
to act on behalf of a Contractor or subrecipient for the purpose of receiving or depositing funds into the
program accounts or issuing financial documents, checks or other instruments of payment for program
costs, shall be bonded to provide protection against loss in an amount equal to twice the dollar amount
of the highest monthly advance or reimbursement received, or projected to be received, during the
current fiscal year. Prior to the starting date of the subcontract,the Contractor shall submit a certificate
of insurance evidencing the above coverage. The certificate of insurance must contain a thirty(30)day
Notice of Cancellation or Reduction in the coverage clause.
XII. INSURANCE
Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, this Agreement shall not become effective until
the following insurance requirements have been met. Consequently,the Contractor shall not commence
any work or otherwise perform services hereunder until said requirements have been satisfied.
The Contractor shall provide, at the time of execution, a certificate of insurance evidencing compliance
with this provision. Said certificate shall be in a form acceptable to the City Law Department, shall
include the City as an additional named insured, and must contain a "thirty (30) day Notice of
Cancellation or Reduction of coverage clause." All certificates of insurance and the carriers issuing
same are subject to approval by the City; however, any such approval shall not relieve nor decrease the
i'iability of the Contractor under this Agreement.
The Insurance procured for City projects where the scope of work will be less than $200,000.00, the
following levels of insurance coverage will be required:
1. Adequate Workmen's Compensation in accordance with statutory limits.
2. Public Liability in an amount not less than $250,000 for injuries including accidental death to
any person and subject to the same limit to each person in an amount of not less than $500,000
where more than one person is involved in any one accident; and
3. Property Damage Insurance in an amount not less than $500,000; and naming the City of
Omaha an additional insured.
4. Auto statutory limits.
The Insurance procured for City projects where the scope of work is be equal to or will exceed
$200,000.00,the following levels of insurance coverage will be required:
1. Adequate Workmen's Compensation in accordance with statutory limits.
2. Public Liability in an amount not less than $1,000,000 for injuries including accidental death
to any person and subject to the same limit to each person in an amount of not less than
$5,000,000 where more than one person is involved in any one accident; and
3. Property Damage Insurance in an amount not less than $500,000; and naming the City of
Omaha an additional insured.
4. Auto statutory limits.
XIII. PROPERTY(cost reimbursable contracts only)
All purchases for consumable supplies or materials,capital equipment and/or services made pursuant to
this shall be made by purchase orders or by written contract. All equipment, supplies, materials and
other personal property purchased or procured in whole or in part with WIA funds shall remain the sole
and exclusive property of the City. All recoverable expendable and nonexpendable property will be
returned to the City upon the completion of each contract or upon request.
XIV. NOTICES
Any and all notices, approvals or other required communications shall be sent by certified or registered
mail, United States mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed effective upon dispatch.
XV. STRICT COMPLIANCE
All provisions of this contract and each and every document that shall be attached shall be strictly
complied with as written and no substitutions or changes shall be made except upon written direction
from authorized representatives.
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XVL DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CERTIFICATION/LOBBYING CERTIFICATION
According to Executive Order 12549, all recipients of$25,000 or more of Federal funds must certify
that its principles are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or
voluntarily excluded from participation in transactions by any Federal department or agency (see
attachment). Public Law 101-121, Section 319, prohibits recipients of Federal contracts, grants and
loans in excess of$100,000 from using appropriated funds for lobbying the executive or legislative
branches of the Federal government in connection with a specific contract, grant or loan and a
certification must be filed with and remain with the awarding organization.
XVII. OTHER CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS
1. The Contractor shall attend scheduled orientations, meetings and staff training as designated by
Workforce Investment Board and/or City/Greater Omaha Workforce Development prior to
contract start date.
2. Contractors must assure any/all WIA activities and/or documents are maintained in the WIA
participants' individual file.
3. Contractors must maintain a file on each participant FOR FIVE(5) YEARS, including, but not
limited to,the following:
Information/data needed for"eligibility":
Proof of Citizenship Selective Services
Proof of Age Proof of Income
Proof of Resident Proof of Barrier
Social Security
Information needed for"Intake"packet:
Authorization for release of information I-9 form
Criminal Back ground check W-4 form
EEO Financial Aide information
Complaint and Grievance Procedures Job Search History
Emergency Contacts Determination of Needs
Applicant Statement TREX SERVICES Application
NWAS Application TREX Application
Letter stating the receipt of data mentioned above
Other items needed in the folder:
ISS
Goals for the Younger Youth
Contact Notes (NWAS/Manual information)
Time sheets (work experience)
Supportive Services(bus tickets, uniforms etc)
Exit data& documentation
Activities(including the elements etc.)
Participant Satisfaction Survey(within 60 days after Exit)
Participant Follow-up for the next 12 months
(15( & 3ra quarters& 12th month are recorded in the computer)
4. In the event the time period for record retention is longer than that of the contract, the
Contractor agrees to return all files to GOWD.
5. Final reports must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after contract completion date
describing the outcome of the program and must include the performance goals as negotiated in
the contract for service.
FINAL CONTRACT PAYMENT WILL BE WITHHELD PENDING RECEIPT OF
THE FINAL REPORT.
XVIII. GRIEVANCE AND COMPLAINT
A Grievance and Complaint Procedures form is available at the GOWD office. A grievance/complaint
is hearby defined as any claim of an applicant, participant, youth, limited-English speaking individual,
contractor, sub-contractor, employee, one-stop partner, service provider and other interested parties as
defined by the Workforce Investment Act, which pertains to the interpretation or application of the
expressed provisions of that Act or any rules, regulations,or plans promulgated thereunder.
XIX. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
It is understood and agreed by and between the City/GOWD and Contractor that any and all acts that
the Contractor or its personnel, employees, agents, contractors, or servants, perform pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement shall be undertaken as independent contractors and not as employees of the
City/GOWD. Contractor shall have not authority to bind the City/GOWD by or with any contract or
agreement, nor to impose any liability upon the City/GOWD. All acts and contractors of Contract shall
be in its own name and not in the name of the City/GOWD, unless otherwise provided herein.
XX. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES
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In further consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto expressly agree
that for the purposes of the notice, including legal service of process, during the term of this contract
and for the period of any applicable statute of limitations thereafter, the following named individuals
shall be the authorized representatives of the parties:
(a) Paul Landow,Chief of Staff (b) Marilyn McGary,President&CEO
City of Omaha/GOWD Urban League of Nebraska, Inc.
2421-23 North 24th Street 3022 North 24th Street
Omaha,NE 68110 Omaha,NE 6811
(402)444-4700 (402)453-9730
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In Witness whereof,the parties have executed this agreement as of the date first written above:
DATED this 22,day of,,' 24 ,o
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CITY OF OMAHA/GREATER OMAHA
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
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Paul Landow, Chief of Staff Date
GREATER OMAHA TRI-COUNTY
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD
By
Michael Abramson, Chair Date
URB AGUE OF NEBRASKA, INC.
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Marilyn McGary, sident& CE Date
ATTE:ST:I / •F CITY OF OMAHA
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Buster Brovn,City Clerk Date Mike Fahey, Mayor ate
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney Date
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A: CONTRACTOR PROPOSAL,BUDGET AND INSURANCE
EXHIBIT B: ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS
EXHIBIT G EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CLAUSE
EXHIBIT D: NON DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
Attachment A
SECTION 1: Budget Summary I List source of any leveraged funds:
, 'WIA FUNDS $ 199,605 Operational Funds; State Medicaid
LEVERAGED FUNDS $ 79,471 _Partner Operational Funds
TOTAL $ 279,075 Ll
SECTION 2: Bidders Internal Budget(In-School Youth) j
Category WIA Funds Leveraged TOTAL
Funds
1. Personnel Costs $ 74,187 $ 13,173 $ 87,360
2. Non-Personnel Costs 16,007 864 16,871
3. Youth Participation Support Costs
Support Services 23,048 2,556 25,605
Work Experience Wages 40,548 42,107 82,655
Books, Tuition, Supplies 19,685 - 19,685
4. Total (add lines 1 -3) $ 173,475 $ 58,701 $ 232,175
Number of FTEs 3.10
SECTION 3: Bidders External Budget(In-School Youth) I
Category WIA Funds Leveraged TOTAL
Funds
1. Personnel Costs $ - $ - $ -
2. Non-Personnel Costs - - -
3. Youth Participation Support Costs - - -
Support Services - - -
Work Experience Wages - - -
Books, Tuition, Supplies 26,130 20,770 46,900
4. Total (add lines 1 -3) $ 26,130 $ 20,770 $ 46,900
Number of FTEs 1.00
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TOTAL: Bidders Budget(In-School Youth) y _ I
Category WIA Funds Leveraged TOTAL
Funds
1. Personnel Costs $ 74,187 $ 13,173 $ 87,360
2. Non-Personnel Costs 16,007 864 16,871
3. Youth Participation Support Costs
Support Services 23,048 2,556 25,605
Work Experience Wages 40,548 42,107 82,655
Books, Tuition, Supplies 45,815 20,770 66,585
4. Total (add lines 1 -3) $ 199,605 $ 79,471 $ 279,075
Number of FTEs
Urban League of Nebraska, Inc.
- WIA Workforce Youth Services Grant
In-School Line Item Budget .
-1. PERSONNEL COSTS
MONTHLY #OF Leveraged
POSITION TITLE FTEs SALARY MONTHS WIA Funds Funds TOTAL
President/CEO 0.10 $ 625 13 8,125 8,125
Accounting 0.10 $ 500 13 6,500 6,500
MIS 0.05 $ 167 13 2,167 2,167
Case Manager 1.25 $ 3,167 13 51,458 51,458
Total Personnel Costs 57,958 10,292 68,250
Fringe Benefits @ 28% Rate 16,228 2,882 19,110
TOTAL PERSONNEL (Salaries + Fringe Benefits) 74,187 13,173 87,360
2. NON-PERSONNEL COSTS (NPC)
Travel 3,120 3,120
Equipment 1,300 1,300
Consumable supplies, duplicating, publications, etc. 5,016 5,016
Space, Utilities & Maintenance 3,250 - 3,250
Telephone Usage 715 864 1,579
Postage & Shipping 615 615
Contractual Services -
Other NPC 1,992 1,992
TOTAL NON-PERSONNEL OPERATING COSTS 16,007 864 16,871
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3. YOUTH PARTICIPANT SERVICES
Support Services 23,048 2,556 25,605
Work Experience Wages 40,548 42,107 82,655
Books, Tuition, Supplies • 45,815 20,770 66,585
TOTAL PARTICIPANT COSTS 109,411 65,433 174,844
4. TOTAL BUDGET 199,605 79,471 279,075
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Urban League of Nebraska, Inc.
WIA Workforce Youth Services Grant
- In-School Narrative Budget
TOTAL
PERSONNEL(Salaries+ Fringe Benefits) AMOUNT
See detailed Personnel Budget. Direct management personnel include a project director, providing FTE 0.1
services in oversight to direct staff. Additionally,the CEO will provide in-kind FTE 0.10 leadership, supervision
and direction support. Administrative staff includes accounting and supporting staff to process and administer
payroll, participant payments and other related grant costs(FTE 0.10). MIS support will be necessary to support
and train staff on the utilization of NWAS and other software and support needs. $ 16,792
In addition, direct program staff include 1.25 FTE case managers to assess, develop the Individualized Plan and
monitor the progress of the participants. One case manager to lead project as project director. $ 51,458
Fringe Benefit consists of taxes and benefits based on experience of agency.
FICA cost based on 7.65%of salary
Unemployment costs based on first$7000 or applicable salary. Rate is 5%.
Health and Dental insurance calculated at an additional 15.3% of applicable salaries. Health, dental and life
insurance provided at 100%cost to employer.
Total Fringe Benefit $ 19,110
NON-PERSONNEL COSTS
Travel
Travel to include estimated local travel for case managers for roundtrip mileage at$0.375 reimbursable rate per
mile. Needed travel includes trips to potential employers for job development, other travel related to participant
case management. Cost estimated at average of 4 trips per week for each case manager with an average of 20
mile roundtrip mileage for several weeks within the program period. $ 3,120
Equipment
Equipment costs will require the purchase of computer and peripheral equipment for added staff of three case
managers. Average cost estimated at$1300 for all related computer and accessories. $ 1,300
Consumable supplies, duplicating, publications, etc.
Office Supplies $ 1,382
Computer Software and Licenses $ 1,263
Printing costs of program materials, outreach tools to recruit participants and copying costs. $ 2,371
$ 5,016
Space, Utilities & Maintenance
Urban League-estimated allocation of facility usage.
Younger Youth: Computer Technology Center $ 3,250
Workforce Development One-Stop Space
Office space for Case Assessment Coordinator $ -
$ 3,250
Telephone Usage
Telephone costs include cell phone usage for each of case managers at cost of an average of$55 per month. $ 715
Remaining cost is estimated cost allocation of facility telephone cost and is provided as in-kind service. $ 864
Total Telephone Usage $ 1,579
Postage&Shipping $ 615
Contractual Services
Total Contractual Services $ -
Other NPC $ 1,992
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Urban League of Nebraska, Inc.
WIA Workforce Youth Services Grant
In-School Narrative Budget
YOUTH PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS
Support Services
Support Services includes such payments as for transporation, development incentives, equipment for work and
day care, as needed by participants.
Projected average cost for Support Services per participant $ 287.69
Contracted participants 89
Total Support Services $ 25,604.56
Work Experience Wages
Estimated
Subsidized Employer
Work Experience Participants Hours Rate Costs Extended Cost
Subsidized Wages 38 152 $ 6.50 $ 0.52 $ 40,548
Un-Subsidized Wages 19 228 $ 9.00 $ 0.72 $ 42,107
$ 82,655
Books,Tuition, Supplies Projected Cost
Books, Supplies $ 2,600
Scholarship Incentives $ 2,500 In-kind
Occupational Skills Training $ 10,000
In addition, it may be necessary to serve participants by assessing there current level of aptitude in such things
Projected Avg
Service Cost Projected Cost
Assessment
$Career& Life Skills $ 150 /per contracted hour $ 2,250 In-kind
Psychological $ 160 /per participant $ -
Development
Academic Enrichment $ 15 /per contracted hour $ 5,730
Post-Secondary Planning $ 20 /per contracted hour $ 2,600 In-kind
Employment $ 40 /per contracted hour $ ' 9,100 In-kind*
Career Planning $ 40 /per contracted hour $ 9,920 In-kind*
Financial Management $ 50 /per contracted hour $ 1,500 In-kind
Computer Technology $ 975 /per participant $ 14,625
Life Skills $ 40 /per contracted hour $ 5,760 In-kind
Total Training/Instruction Classes
Total Books, Tuition, Supplies * partially in-kind $ 66,585
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Table of Contents
WIA Response Package Cover Page
Statement of Compliance Form
Proposal Narrative & Program Implementation Plan 1-37
A. Organization Description 1
B. System Experience and Development 4
C. Financial Information 7
D. Program Implementation Plan 8
E. TCWIB Priorities: System Collaboration 35
F. Innovation 36
Assurances and Certifications 40-43
Assurances and Certifications 40
Certification .Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
Voluntary Exclusion 42
Certification Regarding Lobbying 43
Required Attachments Appendix A
Planned Performance Form A-1
Budget Summary Form and Justifications A-2
Staffing Summary Form A-3
Letter of Intent A-4
Audited Financial Statements A-5
Articles of Incorporation A-6
Optional Attachments Appendix B
Staff Resumes B-1
Urban League of
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Proposal Narrative & Program Implementation Plan
A.,Organization Description
Describe your business/organization, including its mission, vision, current customer base,
staffing and service expertise. Highlight your organization's longevity and how this proposal
will connect to your mission and organizational goals.
Urban League of Nebraska, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization with a 76 year history
of service in the Omaha,Nebraska community. The Urban League of Nebraska, Inc. is a
distinctive community resource with an established tradition of working with children,teens and
young adults on programs designed to promote education, enhance academic skills, and promote
workforce readiness.
An important combination of factors contributes to Urban League's character as an
organization:
• Urban League is an interracial, non-partisan, non-profit community service organization
that provides direct services to African Americans and all socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals.
• Urban League seeks to eliminate discrimination and segregation and to promote
interracial harmony.
As one of more than 100 members of an historic,nationwide Urban League movement, the
Urban League of Nebraska, Inc. is the product of years of experience in creative communication
between black and white America. It has the substance and the power to be the catalyst for
social progress in our racially-divided society. Urban League is committed to continuing to
work to reach its goals of interracial harmony. Its mission is to eliminate racial discrimination
and segregation in the United States, increasing the economic and political empowerment of
African Americans and other minorities, and in short,helping them to share equally in the
responsibilities and rewards of full citizenship.
It is because of its existing connectedness to the broader community that the Urban League
of Nebraska(ULN) is proposing to provide two highly visible and desperately needed services to
individuals currently living in Douglas County, Washington, and Sarpy counties. ULN will
serve the In-school youth (ages 14— 18).
The In-School Youth(ISY)Program once funded will be called the "YCPP" Youth Career
Preparation Program. For the purpose of this proposal it will be referred to as the In-School-
Youth Program (ISY). The increasing dropout rate of young minorities is an indicator of lack of
hope among youth in the target area. The ISY Program will address the specific issues of
students 14— 18 who are still in high school.
The ISY will operate as a seamless system. The ultimate goal will be the continuation of high
school into secondary education or employment or the attainment of a high school diploma and
assistance with non-traditional employment or educational opportunities.
The Urban League of Nebraska has a history of building and maintaining strong relationships
with a variety of community stakeholders. Specific to the proposal objectives, ULN has
developed strong partnerships with organizations that serve youth in the community, especially
with those that practice a youth development philosophy. For example,ULN and the Omaha
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Public Schools partner to provide two Community Learning Centers housed at King Elementary
school and Monroe Middle School. These two Centers have served over 450 students and
provide after-school support to students with the assistance of a number of partners. Another
program, Bridge Builders, provides encouragement to approximately 45 students per year in four
elementary schools, and helps parents build their own capacity to support their children through
their educational years.
The ISY Program (YCPP) will provide further opportunities for ULN to build upon its
current mission of providing direct services to all socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals in the areas of education, training, mentorship, and ultimately productive
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employment. By providing specific services and information to help persons avoid these traps,
Urban League strengthens those who would otherwise become more disadvantaged in the future.
It is undeniable that an educated person is less likely to fall into societal traps of education and
employment discrimination,therefore the impact of this program is that economic self-
sufficiency will be greatly improved for individuals within the community Urban League serves.
Explain your organization's administrative and management background. Detail your
agency's stability the last two years at a minimum, including turnover rate for permanent
case management FTEs. Include a list of board members if applicable and describe their
participation and length of service.
The Urban League of Nebraska is an experienced agency relative to program development
and implementation, including grant and fiscal management. As an example,the agency has
managed more than $3 million in federal, state and local grants from organizations such as: the
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services,the Centers for Disease Control,the
Omaha Public Schools,the U.S. Department of Education and the United Way of the Midlands.
Following is a sampling of previously funded grant projects:
Grant Funding Organization Amount Years Awarded
National Diabetes Centers for Disease $275,985 1999—2002
Education Program Control
HIV Prevention and Nebraska Dept. of $69,000 1997
Education Program Health& Human
Services
Developmental Disabilities State of Nebraska $75,000 1998—2001
Employment First Nebraska Dept. of $498,965 1/2005 —6/2007
Health& Human
Services
21st Century Community Omaha Public Schools $220,000/year Ongoing
Learning Centers
Community Technology UNO/Microsoft $98,000/year 2003 —2004
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Staff Capacity
The CEO and CFO have more than 15 years experience in grants management and
administration. The CEO, Marilyn McGary, has extensive experience in program development,
implementation and evaluation. Ms. McGary has worked extensively in the health care arena
and earned her Master of Science in Healthcare Administration. Additionally, she has experience
in the review of submitted grants, and was responsible for managing and oversight of budgets in
excess of$5 million. This included reporting requirements and outcome measurements to
various levels of local, state and federal government.
The CFO, Tarsha Jackson, is a licensed CPA with extensive experience in the proper
financial management of grant funds. She also has extensive corporate accounting experience
and experience monitoring non-profit budgets of as much as $5 million. Her responsibilities
have included audits,payroll and annual fiscal reporting.
Additional key personnel comprising the ULN's leadership team include: Patricia Gaines,
Director of Employment and Economic Self-sufficiency, and Rachelle Tucker, Director of
Education and Youth Development. Ms. Gaines has over 25 years experience administering
employment and training programs for youth, young adults and women in transition. She has
worked with community-based organizations, administering the WIA youth program for the City
of Omaha for five years and,most recently, worked with the State of Iowa in the Department of
Workforce Development on a disabilities initiative. Ms. Tucker is a nine-year veteran of the
Urban League of Nebraska, and has led a variety of educational and employment initiatives;
these programs have been administratively-funded as well as grant-funded programs. Ms. Tucker
is responsible for the management of grants for OPS and the United Way that provide integral
services to the population in north Omaha.
There are six case managers/program specialists within various areas of service of the 1
Urban League of Nebraska. The Employment First program provides (through a partnership
with the State of Nebraska)three case managers/program specialists. These individuals manage
a caseload of over 300 persons, helping to provide culturally appropriate and sensitive services to
each client. They assist individuals in navigating through different options for obtaining
education, skills training,technology training, and ultimately productive employment.
Combined with the three case managers in the Education Department,these individuals have
provided more than 40 years combined service to the Urban League of Nebraska, Inc. with a
turnover rate of less than one every five years.
Board Governance
The Urban League of Nebraska is governed by a 22-member Board of Directors. The
Directors meet monthly and provide the vision and oversight for the work of the agency. There
are eight committees within the Board of Directors, in which most of the day-to-day work is
accomplished. These committees are: Executive, Governance, Finance, Development, Human
Resources, Health, Education, and Economic Empowerment. Each committee meets on a
monthly basis and provides a written report to the monthly Board of Directors meeting. The
average length of service of the current Board members is 2.5 years. Current members include:
Name Organization Expertise Length of Term
Service Ends
Rubin W. Carter OPPD Human Resources 4 years 2006
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Name Organization Expertise Length of Term
Service Ends
Dr. Ward A. UNMC Community Administration 5 years 2005
Chambers Partnership
Brenda Council Attorney at Law Legal 2 years 2005
John Daniel Father Flanagan's Boys Fund Developer 2 years 2005
& Girls Town
Tony Gates Pfizer, Inc. Healthcare 2 years 2005
Cecil L. Hicks, Jr. City of Omaha Human Resources 2 years 2005
Tina M. Jenkins Better Living Mental Health 1 year 2007
Counseling, Inc.
Deborah Keating First National Bank Development 4 months 2007
Michael Kohler Cox Communications Media 2 years 2005
Jerry Lucas Union Pacific Corp. Technology 4 years 2006
Elizabeth Mutual of Omaha Development, 5 years 2005
Mazzotta Community Diversity
Dr. Jerry Moskus Metropolitan Community Education 2 years 2005
College
Luanne Mainelli Omaha Public Schools Public Relations 5 years .2005
Nelson ,
Kimberly Nichols Pfizer, Inc. Healthcare 1st term 2008
Dr. Rubens UNMC Healthcare 1st term 2008
Pamies
Anthony Sanders ConAgra Foods Finance/Human 2 years 2005
Resources
Brenda Smith City of Omaha Operations/ 2 years 2005
Management
Dr. Thomas L. Paradise Baptist Church Community Outreach 4 months 2007
Smith, Sr.
Cheryl Stice Untied Parcel Service Operations/ 1st term 2008
Management
U.B. "Cid" JC's Chicago-Style Deli Entrepreneurship 5 years 2005
Stinson
Father Michael All Saints Episcopal Community Outreach 2 years 2005
Tan Creti Church
Reginald Young Young & Young Legal 5 years 2005
Attorneys at Law
B. System Experience and Development
Describe your organization's experience in working as a partner within a system. If
applicable, describe the organization's experience as a participant in systems that deliver
educational and/or employment and training services to youth. Detail how your
organization integrates services and/or shares customers. Describe your role in this
process and what you brought to the system.
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The Urban League of Nebraska has provided on-going educational and employment
readiness services throughout its 78 year history serving over 20,000 youth, young adults, adults
in transition and disenfranchised adults from all backgrounds, ethnicities, incomes, and religious
affiliations. Several of the current ongoing initiatives are summarized below:
Educational Continuum—The Education Continuum began in 1974 targeting Omaha
Public School junior and senior high school students. Students are provided an assessment for
ACT readiness and attend a three day workshop in ACT preparation. In the last five years the
program has successfully served 350 participants.
Black College Tour—The Black College Tour began in 1983 and in the last five years has
served more than 200 high school students,providing face-to-face insights on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (HBCU's). Most students participate in the tour by raising funds,
soliciting family support, and have continued their education in a college of their choice.
Urban League Community Learning Centers—The ULN CLCs have offered programs for
three years at King Elementary and Monroe Middle School. Their purpose is to provide after-
school programming to students and their families to include tutoring, academic enrichment,
social skill development, and recreation. To date the Community Learning Centers have served
over 458 students and established partnerships and collaborations with Omaha Public Schools,
Girls Incorporated, Lutheran Family Services, Butler-Gast YMCA, Boys Scouts of America,
Boys and Girls Club, Douglas County Youth Center,Nebraska AIDS Project, University of
Nebraska Medical Center, and many more.
Financial Aid Workshops -Financial-Aid-Workshops-target-Omaha Public School high
school seniors and their parents, providing assistance in completing and filing the FAFSA
application for those trying to obtain federal financial aid. The program began in December 2003
and has served more than 100 students.
Internship Program—In September 2002, the Education Internship Program began
targeting and providing college undergraduates placements in private, not-for-profit, or faith-
based organizations. Of the 23 interns, 12 (52 percent) were placement in the Omaha Public
School System.
Mini Job Fair—The Mini Job Fair has been an ongoing activity of the League for the last
five years placing over 122 individuals in employment with wages ranging from $8 to $12 per
hour. The purpose is to promote employment opportunities for individuals 18 and over. Over
" 600 individuals have been exposed to the opportunity for gainful employment with such
companies as Cox Communications, First National Bank, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Omaha Public
Schools, United Parcel Services, Wells Fargo Bank, First Data Resources, and various
construction companies. The primary source of funding for this event is United Way donations
and corporate contributions.
Urban League Job Opportunities Fair—The Job Fair has been an activity of the Urban
League of Nebraska since 1952. The purpose of the Job Fair is to promote local employment
opportunities among individuals aged 18 and over. Each year the event draws more than 80
regional employers and 400-500 individuals seeking jobs in general labor, corporate,
government(federal, state, and local), administration, and non-profit sectors. The primary
sources of funding for this event have been donations and corporate gifts from participating
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companies. On average,job fair participants have secured starting employment wages in the
range of$8 to $16 per hour.
ConAgra Mentoring Program began in December 2000. The purpose was to identify local
minority business professionals to mentor Omaha Public School students on postsecondary
educational goals or career goals. Over the last two years,the mentoring program has reached
over 65 students exposing them to career opportunities,job shadowing, volunteer experiences,
social and professional development. Of the 65 students, 38 (58 percent) are enrolled in an
institution of higher learning while 13 have secured gainful employment (14 students were
untraced). The primary source of funding is ConAgra Foods.
Employment First—The ULN began as a contractor for the Nebraska Health and Human
Services System in 2000. The Employment First Program provides intensive case management,
group and individual job search assistance,job placement skills, and career counseling. These
services are provided by the work of three full-time case managers. The program also provides
computer training skills, general education, and life skills training. The purpose of the program
is to assist those families who are receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
to cultivate skills for job placement and to provide skills for advancement. The number of clients
served to date has been 374 persons. The placement rate has been 40 percent, and the percentage
of clients with at least one year of continuous employment is 60 percent. The program partners
include White's Counseling Services, Helms Counseling, Omaha Con-nections, Metropolitan
Community College,the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Salem Baptist Church, and the
Omaha Public Schools.
Computer Technology Center—The CTC was established in partnership with the
University of Nebraska at Omaha,Metropolitan Community College, and the Omaha Housing
Authority in 2002 to provide a community-based technology center and computer training in
North Omaha. A computer training course, which is held in twelve-week intervals, provides
skills in basic keyboard, basic computer concepts, introductory skills in Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Access, and the Internet. The students learn to implement all applications via hand-
outs and hands-on interaction. The students are able to participate in the class with state-of-the-
art computer equipment and software. The first class had 6 students, and the second class had
19 students. Of those 25 students, 3 are enrolled in postsecondary education, and 4 are employed
(28 percent). CTC staff provides individual follow-ups with former students to check on their
progress and track their successes.
Describe your agency's experience in administration and contract management. Describe
the qualifications of key program staff and their experience with education and
employment/training programs for youth. Describe your staff development plan and how it
relates to the TCWIB's WIA youth program Guiding Principles. Provide specifics about your
information management capacity, including your capacity to use NWAS. Indicate how
your prior or current record of performance relates to performance within your current
design.
Patricia Gaines, Director of Employment and Economic Self-Sufficiency, has over 25 years
experience administering employment and training programs for youth, young adults and women
in transition. Rachelle Tucker, Director of Education and Youth Services, serves as Program
Manager and is a nine-year veteran of the Urban League. During that time, she has led a variety
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of educational and employment initiatives targeting the residents of North Omaha, including
managing the Community Learning Center Grant with the Omaha Public School system, the Safe
Schools/Healthy Communities grant and an Educational Achievement Grant through the United
' Way.
Ongoing staff development will be an integral part of the project, as the staff will play a key
role in the success of the targeted youth. In keeping with the TCWIB's Ten Program Elements
and the subsequent design of the project,training will focus on assisting youth to improve
educational achievement(topics will include effective tutoring strategies, promising practices in
computer-based supplemental instruction,how to structure work-based learning to best support
academic learning, etc.) and to improve employment/career readiness and success (topics will
include strategies for effective occupational skill development, innovative practices in youth
leadership development, how to provide effective information and referral services, etc.).
Administrative training topics will also be addressed, such as technology(Microsoft Office) and
the use of the NWAS system. A monthly calendar of training topics will be developed and
implemented based on a thorough assessment of the project staff. This will ensure the training is
not redundant and targets areas of need.
C. Financial Information
Provide relevant financial information including a clear budget that includes non-WIA
leveraged resources. Prior to any award, the TCWIB may schedule an onsite fiscal review.
•Provide one copy of each of the last three years audited financial statements.
•Provide a copy of your business license or Articles of Incorporation.
•Justify your cost per client and explain your methodology.
The Urban League of Nebraska is incorporated and operates as a non-profit, exempt
organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Articles of
Incorporation are attached in Appendix A-6. The Urban League of Nebraska has provided
copies of audited financial statements for years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001,
including unqualified auditor opinions for all years (see Appendix A-5). The Urban League of
Nebraska Board of Directors is committed and confident of a balanced budget for fiscal year
2005. The Urban League of Nebraska is proposing an organizational budget of$1.4 million,
excluding successful bidding of the WIA Youth Services Grant. The Urban League of Nebraska
is currently positioned to provide the required services as outlined in this proposal.
The Urban League of Nebraska has updated systems and procedures to allow for the
administration of grants under a reimbursement method. Contractors and vendors are informed
of the reimbursement requirements and timelines. ULN staff is experienced in the monitoring
processes to properly allocate and administer grant funds. With the change in administrative
leadership in 2004, individuals with significant amounts of grant development and management
experience joined the staff(see staff resumes, Appendix B-1).
The Urban League of Nebraska has documented history with grants provided in reimbursable
payment methods. ULN can utilize available needed resources to appropriately manage the cash
needs of the agency and vendors. Vendors and subcontractors are informed of reimbursement
timing. No reimbursements of billed services will precede documentation of services. Agency
costs are paid as appropriate and timely based on administration and procedures. Timely grant
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reporting requests for reimbursement grants minimize the lag of agency funds to grant
reimbursement.
In-School Youth Programs have a targeted service population of 100 younger youth. Our
proposed budget demonstrates a cost per client of$3,872 for the ISY program, of which$2,243
are leveraged through WIA funds. The Budget Summary is included in Appendix A-2. Our
methodology and line item detail is outlined in the Budget Narrative also located in Appendix A-
2.
D. Program Implementation Plan
Documenting and Addressing Community Needs - Describe the community and/or
population that your program will serve. Document the data analysis process used to
substantiate community/population degree of need. Provide a description of your
experience with the targeted population(s)you plan to serve. Explain the services you
propose to offer, including how the services address client needs and fill gaps in the
current system. Include how services and other resources will be leveraged or made
available through partnerships, if applicable to the proposed plan.
The ISY program will serve all youth needing services but is in close proximity to'
individuals living primarily in the census tract within the designated federal and state Enterprise
Communities. The program will also serve in-school youth in Sarpy and Washington Counties
as identified by WFD, or who are referred to our program by other agencies in these counties.
Even with an overall unemployment rate of 4.0,persons from 18-21 in Omaha remain at risk
for obtaining adequate employment. A brief examination of the Omaha economy, with
particular examination of income, geography and analysis of the labor force; as well as
information from the educational system, will help to illustrate why the target population would
benefit from the UNL Youth Services Programs.
The Economy
Omaha, Nebraska is the state's largest population center. Omaha is located in Douglas
County and has a population of 397,714 persons; making it the nation's 42nd largest city, with 1.1
million people living in a 50 mile radius of Omaha. The population of Omaha is 78.6 percent
White, 13.1 percent Black, 9 percent Hispanic, 1.8 percent Asian and Pacific Islander, 0.7
percent American Indian or Alaska or Alaska Native; 3.9 percent Other Races'. The median age
in Omaha is 34.9 years, with 10 percent(39,771) of the population from ages l 8-242. The
Omaha Metropolitan Statistical Area(MSA) represents eight counties including Cass, Douglas,
Sarpy, Saunders and Washington counties in Nebraska and Harrison, Mills and Pottawattamie
counties in Iowa. The population of the Omaha MSA is 792,144 persons3. This is significant
because some of the labor statistics are represented in terms of the Omaha MSA.
Omaha's economy is diversified with the top 5 categories being in:
• Trade, transportation and utilities (23.1 percent)
• Professional and Business Services (13.7 percent)
1 The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce,www.omahachamber.org.
2 Ibid.
3 Ibid.
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• Education and Health Services (12.8 percent)
• ' Government (12.5 percent)
• Leisure and Hospitality(9.1 percent)
This represents 71.2 percent of the sources of employment available.
The Labor Force
The civilian labor force (employed +unemployed persons looking for work) for the Omaha
MSA in 2000 was composed of a total of 408,466 persons4. The racial/ethnic breakdown of the
labor force is given below. In the Omaha MSA, more than three-quarters of the people ages 16
years and older are participating in the labor forces.
In 1998 overall unemployment rate was 3.3,percent. However, for African-Americans it was
• more than double the overall rate at 7.2 percent6 and for Hispanics it was 6 percent7. In 2000 the
overall unemployment rate of the Omaha MSA was 3.7; for Blacks the rate was more than three
times (10.5) greater than the total rate (see Table 1). In September 2003 the overall
unemployment rate rose to 4.08.
In 1998, unemployment was greatest in the 16-24 year age group (12.4 percent), among
African Americans (7.2), and among those persons with less than a high school diploma(14.8
percent)9.
Table 1 Civilian Labor Force (16+ by Sex, Race and His I anic Ori:in, Omaha MSA 200010
Group Labor Percent of Number of Percent Percent Unemployment
Force Labor Force Employed Employed Unemployed Rate
Total 408,466 100.0% 393,280 100.0% 100.0% 3.7%
White 362,222 88.7% 351,067 89.3% 73.5% 3.1%
Black 24,399 6.0% 21,826 5.5% 16.9% 10.5%
Am. Indian 2,009 0.5% 1,778 0.5% 1.5% 11.5%
Alaska Native
Asian, Hawaiian, 5,960 1.4% 5,753 1.4% 1.4% 9.0%
Pacific Islander
Hispanic 18,156 4.4% 16,955 4.3% 7.9% 6.6%
In Omaha, a significant number of the employed labor force is underemployed. An example
of this is a person who wants to work full time but can only find part-time employment. This
would be considered quantitative underemployment. In Omaha it was determined that one out of
4 Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce;"Indicators for the Greater Omaha Minority Community 2004";Minority
Economic Development Council,Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce;Omaha,NE;(2004).
5 Fifer,D.E.; Omaha Conditions Survey: 1998;Center for Public Affairs, College of Public Affairs and Community
Service,University of Nebraska at Omaha;Omaha,Nebraska;(1999).
6lbid.
7 Ibid.
8 AFLCIO;"Nebraska's Economy for Working Families:Measuring 3.9 on the Economic Richter Scale";
www.aflcio.org.
9 9 Fifer,D.E.;Omaha Conditions Survey: 1998;Center for Public Affairs,College of Public Affairs and
Community Service,University of Nebraska at Omaha;Omaha,Nebraska;(1999).
10 Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce;"Indicators for the Greater Omaha Minority Community 2004";Minority
Economic Development Council,Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce;Omaha,NE;(2004).
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20 employed persons worked only part-time and wanted to work 5 additional hours per week''
• There could also be a mismatch between the skills of the labor force and available jobs
(qualitative underemployment). Qualitative underemployment was greatest among Hispanics
(37.5 percent) followed by African Americans (32.7 percent)12. Furthermore, about one out of
every 10 persons (11.1 percent) held more than one job13
Regarding Business and Industry needs, labor availability is a concern for the Omaha area.
This is evidenced by its high labor force participation, low unemployment and rapid growth of
the labor force and work force participation. It has been recommended that efforts to more fully
employ the existing population should include:
• Preparation of more persons for the labor force;
• Creating better jobs for the underemployed;
• Creating more hours for the underemployed; and
• Reducing the number of unemployed'4.
Geography
This program will serve applicants primarily living in the census tracts within the designated
federal and state Enterprise Communities. The census tracts include the federal Boundaries (3,
6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 19, 39, 40, 51.01, 59.02, and 29 in South Omaha. The following are the
census tracts from the Enterprise Community Boundaries: 4, 5, 63.02,partial 61.02, 61.02 and
South Omaha tracts 28, 30 31, and 32. All of the census tracts listed fall in the identified zip
codes 68110, 68111, 68104, 68112, 68152, and south Omaha 68107. The unemployment rate
within these designated zip code areas is given below according to the Nebraska Labor Area
Summary of March 20021
Unemployment Rates for Designated Enterprise Community Zip Codes, Omaha,Nebraska
and the US 2002
Zip Code Unemployment Rate
68110 8%
68104 5.1%
68107 6.5%
68111 12.6%
68112 4.4%
USA 5.6%
Nebraska 3.4%
Omaha 4.8%
11 Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce;"Indicators for the Greater Omaha Minority Community 2004";Minority
Economic Development Council,Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce;Omaha,NE;(2004).
12 Fifer, D.E.;"North Omaha Community Report";Center for Public Affairs,College of Public Affairs and
Community Service,University of Nebraska at Omaha;Omaha,Nebraska(1999).
13 Fifer,D.E.; Omaha Conditions Survey: 1998;Center for Public Affairs, College of Public Affairs and
Community Service,University of Nebraska at Omaha;Omaha,Nebraska;(1999).
14 Fifer,D.E.; Omaha Conditions Survey: 1998;Center for Public Affairs,College of Public Affairs and
Community Service,University of Nebraska at Omaha;Omaha,Nebraska;(1999).
15 Nebraska Workforce Development;Nebraska Labor Area Summary,March 2002;Nebraska Workforce
Development;Lincoln,Nebraska;(April 2002);www.NebraskaWorkforce.com/nelmi.htm
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Many of these Zip codes represent the north and northeast segments of Omaha representing
• . /0 percent of the African Americans living in Omaha. An earlier study found that the
unemployment rate of persons of ages 16-24 in North Omaha was 21.2 percent'6.
Income
The 1990 census illustrates the concentration of poverty in the targeted areas. Forty to one
hundred percent of the low income community in Omaha falls in the key zip code area
surrounding the proposed recruitment area. The median household income in the identified zip
code areas is $28,035 compared to the city of Omaha which is $46,25717.
Education
Omaha Public Schools 1997, 1998, 1999 dropout/Complete report indicates that the minority
dropout rate has been rising for the 7th to 12th grade. The 2001 Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 1
national Data Book, U.S. Census bureau illustrates that the dropout rate in the US for African
Americans is 7.8 percent. The corresponding dropout rate for Caucasians was 7.0 percent. The
dropout doubles among African Americans in high school (9th-1 lth) at 15 percent,the
Caucasian students score levels off at 8.7 percent. Over 132,350 children are enrolled in the
public school districts in the Omaha metro area which constitutes 86 percent of total
enrollment'$. In the Omaha School District's Statistical and Financial Facts Report for 2001-02
it was reported that 1,914 students were enrolled in Adult Basic Education and General
Educational Development classes, with 372 graduates19. The overall dropout rate for 2002-03
was 11 percent20.
Nebraska Dro s out Rate by Race/Ethnicity 1997-1999
Year Number of Dropouts African American Children Hispanic Children
1997 1,394 32% 8%
1998 1,598 33% 11%
1999 1,455 36.5% 14.5%
Omaha Public Schools reported in 2000 on the GED/Adult Basic Education(ABE)where it
stated that during the 1998-1999 school year; over 2,770 adults were enrolled in the ABE
program. Roughly 62 percent of the students were minority. Fifty-two percent of the group was
female, 91 percent were ages 16-44, 515 were unemployed and 52 percent were on public
assistance. As measured by the TABE test, 90 percent of the students were functioning below
the eighth grade level, 62 percent were below a 5.9 grade level.
The comparatively high unemployment rates in the target area coupled with the lowest
income rate of the city and the level of training that participants are coming to GED training with
demonstrate a real need for alternative approaches to training and workforce development. The
increasing dropout rate of young minorities is an indicator of lack of hope among youth in the
16 Fifer,E.D.;"Omaha Conditions Survey: 1998-North Omaha Community Report";Center for Public Affairs
Research,College of Public Affairs and Community Service,University of Nebraska at Omaha;Omaha,Nebraska;
(1999);page 5.
17 The 1990 Census;www.census.gov.
18 The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce,www.omahachamber.org.
19 Mackiel,J.;"Statistical and Financial Facts 2001-02"; School District of Omaha;Omaha,Nebraska;(2003).
20 Pascopella,A.;"Drop Out:Experts share key strategies for improving urban education and reducing drop out
rates";http://www.districtadministration.com/pageprint.cfm?p=546
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target area. The unemployment statistics and income rates demonstrate lack of economic
opportunity for families living in the target area.
The reported unemployment statistics and income rate demonstrate the need for a
comprehensive plan for improvement. The Urban Youth Empowerment Program UYEP will be
a model of collaboration and cooperation between organizations, and as this proposal reflects, it
will illustrate how community leaders are moving forward with active commitments and action.
UYEP will ultimately level the playing field for individuals who typically do not have access to
additional educational resources or technology resources and will provide them with computer
literacy, increased education, and competitive access to social and economic opportunities.
THE PROJECT
Urban League of Nebraska In-School-Youth(ISY) Program will be focused on education
completion, career exploration and preparation for youth in school ages 14-18.
Urban League of Nebraska will provide the Required Six Core Services, which include:
1. Outreach, Recruitment and Orientation
2. Eligibility Determination and Registration
3. Objective Assessment
4. Individual Service Strategy
5. Case Management
6. Referral
. The Six Core Services provided by Urban League of Nebraska are further defined as follows:
1. Outreach, Recruitment and Orientation:
No Outreach or Recruitment is required for the ISY(In-School Youth) Program.
Orientation: Orientation for the ISY program will include:
• Information about ULN
• Program information and eligibility criteria
• Overview of Youth Development Philosophy
• Participant benefits of the program
• Overview of program guidelines and expectations
• Introduction to program staff
• Signing of"Statement of Understanding"
• Parent Information
• Q&A Session
The "Statement of Understanding" defines the standards for participation. By signing this
document, participants agree to:
• participate to the best of their ability
• complete assessments
• participate in their ISS plan development
• attend every session they are scheduled for
• ask for assistance when needed
• be respectful of self, staff and peers
• help others obtain their goals as appropriate •
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• agree to a"No Drinking,No Drugs"policy
• agree to policies related to computer and Internet usage •
• be involved in all decision making related to their plan
The Project Director will sign the "Statement of Understanding" and by doing so commits to
providing quality service,treating the participant fairly and with respect, and to including the
participant in decision making regarding their service plan. A copy of this signed document will
be placed in the participants file.
2. Eligibility Determination and Registration—ISY:
Greater Omaha Workforce Development has processed applications and pre-screened more
than 200 students from the tri-county area. This database of students will be notified regarding
ULN ISY program services. GOWD will have had the youth complete the WIA Youth
application, received verification of information, and been provided documentation(written
proof) of eligibility.
The pre-screened students from Greater Omaha Workforce Development(GOWD)will
provide the initial group of participants eligible for referral to the ULN ISY program. At the
discretion of GOWD, additional students who express an interest may be screened through the
same application process and the Case Assessment Coordinator will be responsible for
administering the application as well as verifying the provided information and completing
application follow-up prior to referral to the ISY program.
3. Objective Assessment
ISY: To the extent that youth may require assessments to measure progress or to
demonstrate a deficiency relative to the Individual Service Strategy, the AIM (Applied
Information Management) Institute has agreed to provide the academic skills, employment skills
and social service needs assessment instruments that are currently used in the Community
Learning Centers, located within Omaha Public Schools. The Community Learning Center
model provides for the development of social and leadership skills and provides free pre and post
tests to participating students. AIM has long been a partner in this endeavor and is eager to
provide this service to ISY participants.
All assessments will be focused on the individual and planned with the person in mind to
reflect a client-centered, culturally specific philosophy. All youth participating in the assessment
will understand the role of assessments in career and life transitioning and understand how data
will be used to lead to informed choices based upon an accurate assessment of each individual's
assets.
Youth with disabilities may need to access specific and individualized accommodations
while they are in training programs, educational sites, or in the workplace. Youth with
disabilities will be informed and taught how to advocate for reasonable accommodations,
including assessment accommodations that can be requested in both educational and work
• settings.
Assessment instruments to be utilized include the WONDERLIC Basic Skills Test for verbal
and math; and the Barriers to Employment Success Inventory(BEST). The WONDERLIC test is
being used because it reduces the evaluation time while providing essentially the same
information as the Table of Adult Basic Education (TABE). When used in conjunction with the
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BEST, the ULN's life skills evaluation assessment can gather the same information in one and
one-half hours instead of four. It is also the evaluation methodology currently employed by the
ULN's partners at Nebraska Workforce Development.
Participants may come to the program with previous assessment results. These tests may be
re-administered or obtained from source if under one year since taken. In addition to an
academic and career assessment,the participant will complete an evaluation which will assess
the family setting to determine:
1. What are the student's current family supports and resources?
2. What are the student's family responsibilities?
3. How does the student plan to meet these goals?
The assessment tools will also identify the participants' personal and professional goals as
well as current achievements. Any relevant third party documents including court documents, or
health and therapeutic assessments, that may be pertinent to the design of the participant's
service plan will be included.
Each candidate's file will be stored in a locked file cabinet which can only be accessed by the
Program Director, Coordinator, and the Counselor advocates (case managers). Internal
instructors will have the opportunity to have input into the student's progress via weekly Team
Conference Meetings.
4. Individual Service Strategy(ISS)
The Individual Service Strategy(ISS ) is an individual, age appropriate, long and short term
strategic plan to guide the participant through the best options to achieve his or her goals and
execute his/her plans. Each participant, regardless of age,will be assigned to a case manager
who will serve as a coach and a guide. He or she will develop a rapport with the participant,
creating a comprehensive, individualized case plan. Each case manager will be able to keep
track of the participant's information and,using that information, get a sense of the participant's
career and educational goals in order to help the youth to develop their Individual Service
Strategy(ISS) plan.
Individual Service Strategies (ISS) for each participant through the ISY program will include
exposure to services such as career planning, mentoring opportunities, ACT/SAT preparation,
and exposure to postsecondary education opportunities for more traditional students.
Individual Service Strategies will be developed utilizing assessment findings and with active
input from the participant. Participants are much more likely to stay on target if they are
involved in the design of their own plan and have a say in the type of services they would
participate in.
The ISS for each in-school youth will minimally be reviewed on a monthly basis, or more
frequently if needed.
5. Case Management
Each participant enrolled in the ISY program will be assigned a case manager once they have
completed an assessment of his or her computer skills, academic skills, employment skills and
supportive services needs. Each case manager will have no more than sixty per case load and
will conduct one-to-one sessions to determine participant's current skills and needs within the
various programs. Case Manager Responsibilities include:
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1. Preparation of the Individual Service Strategy will be developed with the youth
.. . participant after reviewing the assessments and history, and gathering input from team
members.
2. Coordinate services to support the ISS,preparing individuals for secondary education
opportunities,postsecondary education opportunities, academic and occupational
learning and employment/training opportunities.
3. Coach the participants about community service opportunities with faith and community-
based organizations. The youth personal development goals will be coordinated with the
case manager.
4. Based on the participant's individual technology needs,the case manager will coordinate
opportunities to access the computer learning labs at the Computer Technology Center.
In addition to a basic computer classes that teach computer literacy skills, and an
introduction in Microsoft Word,Excel, and Access,there will also be software available
to support basic literacy building skills in reading, math and logic.
5. Engage in client advocacy. The case manager will serve as an ally and sounding board
for the participant as he or she navigates through the program.
6. The case manager will meet with the participant at least bi-weekly and review with the
participant his or her progress. The case manager, after consultation with the worksite
supervisor(s),will alert the readiness staff of the youth for placement into a more
intensive work assignment.
7. Mentors represent a critical component of the ISY program. These role models/mentors
will be recruited from the ULN staff,the Board of Directors,ULN Young Professionals,
local fraternities and sororities, faith-based, community-based, and business
communities. Mentors will develop a one-on one relationship with one to several
students. The mentor will be available to the student during periods of stress and crisis.
(All mentors will be recruited, screened,trained and matched according to nationally
• recognized mentoring standards prior to being matched with participants).
6. Referral:
Youth that express an interest in services through the ULN ISY program but do not meet the
WIA program requirements (criteria)will be referred to appropriate local youth and adult serving
agencies.
Required Ten Program Elements
The required ten program elements will be met by Urban League of Nebraska and its
partners.
Improving Educational Achievement
1. Tutoring
Tutoring, study skills training, and instruction leading to secondary school completion,
including drop out prevention, will be provided by Creighton University's Educational
Opportunity Program (EOP), a component of the University's TRIO programs (others include
Classic Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search, Student Support Services, and Upward
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Bound Math and Science Center). Students who are in the ISY program will work with the EOP
in academic brush-up, academic and career assessments, assistance in applying for college
admission and financial aid. Additional tutoring options will be provided by the Urban League's
Whitney Young Academy, which provides tutoring and college preparatory classes to students in
Omaha Public Schools' high schools.
In the 21St Century, having a high school diploma is a requisite. Each of the young adults
who enter the program with reading and math scores at the 6th and 7tl' grade levels will be
encouraged to participate in remedial programs and pre-GED training courses will include basic
reading, math and logic skills necessary to achieve mastery at the middle school level.
As the young adult's competency improves and increased individual proficiency by grade
levels, a certificate of achievement will be issued. Students who successfully navigate the
program and engage in some sort of postsecondary education or employment training will also
receive a scholarship to be applied to fees at an institution of their choice. Young adults may go
on to technical training, vocational training or continue on to complete an associate's or
bachelor's degree.
For all, a series of Business/Life Preparation Classes will be required, unless otherwise
approved. These classes include the following topics:
ISY Participants:
• Appearance Counts
• Writing a good college entrance exam
• Self-esteem
• Acing the College Entrance Interview
• Financial Aid Information — —__—
• Study Skills to Succeed in High School and Beyond
• Leadership
• Teamwork
The sessions will be taught by ULN staff or subcontracted vendors (see Partnership Grid).
Many of these sessions will be didactic and interactive, and include a role playing component.
Additional partnerships have been established with students from other local colleges who
are interested in participating in community service and service learning projects. These students
will be providing the tutoring in various subjects that are available to high school students in the
ISY program on a daily basis.
2. Alternative Secondary School Offerings
The Youth Career Preparation Program (ISY) will be a model of collaboration and cooperation
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between organizations, and as this proposal reflects, it will illustrate how community leaders are
moving forward with active commitments and action. ISY will ultimately level the playing field
for students who typically do not have access to additional educational resources or technology
resources and will provide them with computer literacy, increased education, and competitive
access to social and economic opportunities.
For those students who do not desire to continue education through traditional school system,
referrals will be made to the Omaha Street School as an option for an alternative educational site.
Founded in 1999, the Omaha Street School serves students who have dropped out or been
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expelled from the public school system. The teachers and staff provide a quality, comprehensive
education to help the students toward self-sufficiency through educational achievements. Since
they opened their doors, the Street School has educated more than 250 students. The goal of the
organization is to address the diminished prospects of individuals who have been expelled from
the traditional school system.
3. Summer Employment Opportunities
In the ISY program and age-eligible students interested in working in paid positions, current
program partners have expressed an interest in assisting the Urban League with providing
opportunities in their respective organizations/companies. Possible sites for summer
employment are Hogan's Junior Golf Heroes, Girls, Inc., Hope Center, O.O.I.C., Omaha Steaks,
and the Community Learning Centers (CLCs).
The United Way of the Midlands has an extensive database of organizations who request
volunteers for their programs, particularly during the summer. For those students who are not
age-eligible to work,volunteer opportunities and internships will be coordinated within their
specific interest areas.
Preparing for and Succeeding in Employment:
4. Paid and Unpaid Work Experiences
Paid and unpaid work experience for students in ISY will be coordinated in large part
through the United Way of the Midlands and will directly relate to the youth's career goals and
interests. Additional opportunities for work experience will be coordinated with the Urban
League's Employment Department(which has extensive corporate contacts and can help
coordinate individual interests to available part-time temporary positions). As a partner with the
Urban League of Nebraska ISY program,the Positive Havoc organization has agreed to provide
apprenticeship programming that consists of job shadowing, sales and marketing training
through their newspaper or TV business. Another partner is Building Careers who provides an
introduction to construction trades, opportunities, and careers. Activities provided by Building
Careers include job interview opportunities, internships, hands-on activities, field trips and guest
speakers.
Unsubsidized Employment (Part/Full-Time)
The Individual Service Strategy(ISS) is the participant's strategic plan to navigating a
successful career path. Guided by the participant's plan and coupled with the data from the
students' updates from their academic, workforce and personal development domains,to match
employment opportunities with career aspirations and competency levels of the enrolled youth.
All participants who successfully transition toward their career plan will receive one-on-one
assistance with their employment search. The unsubsidized job placement wage goal is $9.00/hr.
with potential of continued employment with additional hours, advancement opportunities,
training, and health/insurance benefits.
Subsidized Internships and On-the-Job Training(OJT)
Depending on the level of development of the participant along his or her ISS, they may be
ready for a subsidized internship. The advantage of the subsidized internship is that it represents
work in the area of interest of the young adult. The positions could be in the public or private or
government sectors. Position profiles or job descriptions will accompany each request for an
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internship position. The career skills that the internship would develop will be clearly elucidated
and demonstrated. The participant would have to meet the entry-level requirements of the
position. To make it clear that there is a connection between the internship position and a
potential unsubsidized full-time position; each position profile or job description must include
the minimum educational and or training requirements for permanent hiring condition including
the career pathway21.
All of the young adults enrolled in subsidized internships whether in the public,private or
not-for profit sectors must be paid the prevailing federal minimum wage. The worksites must be
aware of and comply with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act(FLSA). During the
internship period the participants will be expected to complete the Business Preparation Classes,
the Life Skill Building sessions and the Basic Computer Skills class.
From the internship supervisors, weekly progress reports indicating the punctuality and
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attendance of the student (time sheets), milestones achieved by the student and, strengths and
weaknesses of the student will be collected. This will be provided to the case managers on a
standardized form. This information will be concurrently maintained by the case manager team
and the job developer as the staff begins preparation for transition the student to on-the job-
training, unsubsidized employment and/or enrollment into career training or an apprenticeship
program.
5. Occupational Skills Training
Occupational skills training may include an on the job training placement, apprenticeship
opportunity, Job Corps, vocational schools or military training. The Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training(BAT) coordinates and develops programs for employment and training of
apprentices.
Apprenticeships occur in a wide variety of trades and can accept youth and young adults at
16 (though most require 18 years of age) who work under a written agreement registered with the
state apprenticeship council. The regulation provides for a specified period of reasonably
continuous employment for the participant.
Apprenticeships offer:
• Increased individual self-esteem and productivity
• Versatility, skill-based experience, and hands-on working environments
• An efficient way to train craft persons to meet current and future needs
• An increased sense of security
• Independence, initiative, imagination and the ability to plan and perform work at a
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self-satisfying pace
Examples of apprentice programs available through ULN partnerships include, but are not
limited to:
Hogan's Junior Golf Heroes/First Tee Omaha will train youth to work in the golf business.
This is accomplished through the teaching of such things as merchandising,training skills,
supervision skills, golf course maintenance, equipment operations and club repair. Clark
Connection Group will develop and conduct a summer job readiness module for students 14 to
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15 years of age. The program will run for eleven weeks through the summer, with students
meeting four hours per day,Monday through Friday.
The Hope Center has joined the Urban League as a partner in providing work within their
recreational center, exposing students /young adults to work in an recreational environment
including service provision, concession sales, and roller rink and facilities maintenance.
Training opportunities will be provided to students through a partnership with UNO at the
Community Technology Center. These programs include providing technological access to
online skills training to enhance their abilities to obtain employment in specific occupational
fields.
Additional opportunities for apprenticeships have been offered from various sources.
Training and educational opportunities offered include dog grooming, cosmetology, barber,
nail tech, massage therapist, construction, office management, union training such as in electrical
and drywall, etc. Military is also an option for some individuals. Many of the over 3,500
occupational specialties have a direct transfer to civilian occupations. Military programs may
include college level training within military facilities or an opportunity to match savings in
which enlisted personnel can designate pay set-asides after completing enlistment commitment.
Supporting Youth Development
6. Leadership Development Opportunities
To encourage responsibility and other positive social behaviors, activities will be developed
at an age appropriate level to expose young adults to postsecondary opportunities, community
service, and service learning projects; peer-centered activities, including peer mentoring and
tutoring; organizational and team leadership training; training in decision making, including
determining priorities; citizenship training including life skills training.
Leadership development opportunities will be provided in partnership with local institutions
of higher learning as well as organizations whose purpose is to provide services to enrich youth
and affect their future learning. Clark Connections has agreed to provide contracted services that
encompass individual leadership training, decision making training and life skills programming.
VRL &Associates has created a Career Exploration and Development Classes for Youth,
targeted at students 14— 18 years of age.
Heartland Counseling has agreed to contract and provide services to out of school individuals
aged 18—21 in the areas of anger management, developing healthy relationships, drug and
alcohol education, conflict resolution skills, and stress and grief management.
The Center for Holistic Development will be contracted to provide services to in school
individuals aged 14— 18 in family and career assessments, drug and alcohol education, parenting
skills, and individualized counseling and group activities.
Metropolitan Community College who will provide on-site training in courses required for
the 24 credit hour Professional Skills Specialist Diploma,provide access to their Opportunities
Jobs Careers (OJC) for career exploration activities on a fee-for-service basis, and in-kind
career assessment and counseling services through the school's Career Network Centers.
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Individual and Team Community Service Projects
` Often faith-based and community organizations have tasks on their agendas that they
currently do not have the resources for completion, or projects that could be completed with
additional skilled manpower. Nebraska Urban League staff will work with local area
Community and faith based organizations to develop individual and team-based community
service projects that reflect the needs of the community or faith-based organization and the skill
level of the individuals or teams. Each participant must participate in an individual and team
based project(not necessarily at the same institution or the same site).
Participating organizations will be required to:
• Provide qualitative work assignments which benefit communities
• Provide services that will occupy a minimum of 10 students/site
• Provide on site supervisors to students in a ratio of no less than 1 supervisor/5 students
• Provide a safe working environment and act in accord with the Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA)
• Reinforce life and employability competencies throughout the work program
• Assure a real work environment including submission of weekly time sheets and
attendance records
• Provide 10-20 hours per week of work activity contingent on the student's current
educational activity and the project.
For community and faith-based organizations,these projects represent a potential windfall,
because it affords them the manpower resources to move forward their strategic agendas. For the
students, it allows them to practice their recently acquired skills in a work setting where they
have the opportunity for coaching and they have a support system around them in which they can
succeed.
In the case of the team community projects; the students will learn how to:
• Work with a group to clearly define the task with their site supervisor; •
• Determine their individual assignments;
• Research and execute their individual assignments;
• Present their individual progress to their teammates and supervisor;
• Gauge whether the project is moving forward in a timely fashion;
• Work with the group to fulfill their individual assignments;
• Learn how to deal with disparate personalities in the completion of the project;
• Assess preparedness and risk assessment in a pre-execution meeting;
• Execution of the Assignment;
• Collective presentation/reporting of the project.
Businesses can be far more effective if their employees work together as teams, for in a
sense, the entire business should be a team. If not involved in team sports students often get
scant opportunities for the teambuilding experience. The teambuilding community project takes
the process a step further.
7. Supportive Services
A voucher system to track and refer individuals for supportive services will be developed.
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needed. Supportive Services are an integral component of the Urban League's current
programming. With a long history of ties to various community agencies including those who
address issues of housing, child care and transportation, this information is easily shared and
accessible to students participating in ISY. Processes are in place for tracking and continuity in
client care. The issues addressing proposed students for this program include:
• Transportation
• Personal Supplies
• Clothing
• Work Equipment
• Day Care
• Family/Adult Day Care
The Omaha Con-nections organization is uniquely placed within the Omaha community to
provide community-based supportive services for adjudicated teens and kids at risk,
complementing the efforts of the juvenile justice system, and service providers working with
difficult to reach youth. The Omaha Opportunities Industrialization Center has agreed to assist
the Urban League with providing services in the areas of work readiness (through a program
called"Jobology"), and supportive services, including addressing transportation issues and child
care.
8. Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling
Comprehensive guidance and counseling services will be offered by Professional licensed
mental health practitioners will be contracted to provide individual and group sessions to identify
individual needs. All participants will be encouraged to attend a series called Life Building
sessions to include:
• Anger Management Skills
• Developing Healthy Relationships
• Drug and Alcohol Education
• Parenting Classes (to include grandparents raising grandchildren)
• Conflict Resolution Skills
• Negotiating Skills
• Domestic and Dating Violence
• Stress Management
• Grief Management
• Lookin' Out: Peer2Peer Leadership Group
The financial management course addresses starting and managing a bank account,
understanding credit, savings and planning for the future including home ownership, college and
an introduction to entrepreneurship. These sessions will be taught by the ULN staff and
community resources identified by the Board of Directors Economic Empowerment Committee
and other community partners.
Comprehensive guidance and counseling services are also to be contracted out to various
licensed mental health service providers, who have agreed to support those students in the
program with their mental health needs. Other programs are available through these providers,
including programming in self-esteem and positive self-concept, such as the "Lookin' Out"
program of the Center for Holistic Development. Greater Omaha Community Action(GOCA)
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has agreed to contract to provide services in mental, drug and alcohol abuse counseling, adult
mentoring and parenting skills training. White's Counseling provides assistance to individuals
who have some form of emotional instability, including but not limited to Psychiatric Diagnosis,
Chemical Dependency Problems, or a combination of the two, and any additional social
problems.
9. Adult Mentoring
Students participating in the program will be provided adult mentors to provide certain
cultural and career development activities that will help the student fulfill his or her strategic
plan(IS S). Furthermore they will be given certain role playing problems that the mentor will
help them navigate through. This helps to give the problems a certain authenticity as a person
who may have encountered this problem before helps you to navigate it and turn it into an
opportunity rather than a liability or simply make the best of a potentially bad situation.
Individuals from various Urban League affiliate programs as well as the corporate
community and the social service community will be asked to serve as mentors to the students.
Potential additional partnerships in this area include the Urban League Young Professionals,
various service fraternities and sororities, 100 Black Men of Omaha, and 100 Black Women of
Omaha.
The Mentorship program provides guidance for students. Using some of the instructive
materials, mentoring helps the students to think strategically. It allows the student to become
comfortable developing meaningful personal relationships that can be helpful in the student
achieving their goals.
The mentor applicant must commit to:
• Completing an application and interest/career survey
• Agree to a rigid screening process
• Complete pre-service training
• Commit to the student for a time period agreed upon
• Meet with the student at least twice a month.
• Working through some of the didactic material with the student
• Being a part of the Urban League of Nebraska team by providing insights into how well
prepared that student is to move forward along the work continuum and whether the
student is moving forward in their own personal development.
• Providing support to 1-2 students; however the mentor to youth ratio cannot exceed 1:5.
Electronic mentoring will also be available to more mature participants through a secure
monitored e-mentoring web-based portal. E-mentoring will be facilitated through an innovative
form of mentoring in which students and adult mentors are matched up and will correspond
through a specially designed email system. This is a safe environment for these individuals to
communicate, and there nationally approved standards and software programs designed to
support this innovative e-mentoring system. The program will be headlined by a"Code of
Online Conduct"which includes information on common sense,basic etiquette and mutual
respect. Mentors and mentees will be advised of the rules that apply to face-to-face mentoring as
well as online mentoring, such as comprehensive background checks, screening and training of
mentors; confidentiality of program participants' personal information; regular oversight of
participants and their relationships; and technological safeguards that will protect participants'
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privacy,,archive all message, and allow messages to be reviewed or approved. E-mentoring will
only be provided to mature mentoring relationships (more than six months of continued
participation) and be closely monitored by the case manager.
10. Follow-up Services
Follow-up services are to be provided to all participants after they exit the program. Follow-
up will be conducted on a monthly basis for twelve months after exit. If the youth is doing well,
follow-up can be conducted on a quarterly basis. For participants to successfully complete all of
their domain activities, the follow-up services will include:
• Visits to the participant's work, home or training venue;
• Telephone calls;
• Planned activities (social, cultural or developmental) including peer-to-peer counseling
or bi-weekly counseling;
• Bi-weekly contact for the first six months of entering the program, and at least monthly
thereafter.
Students who dropped out of the program are followed-up with immediately to determine
whether they have reengaged other services, and as needed to provide referral services.
Avoiding drop out is the goal for all youth unwilling to adjust to the requirements of the ISY
model. However, all participants will receive an exit interview and the degree of follow-up will
be completed as funding permits.
Program Design - Describe the specific curriculum, tools, activities, and partnerships that
will be used to provide the Core Services and Ten Required WIA Youth Program Elements.
The curriculum to be utilized by the ULN ISY program is the"Pathways to Success:
Nebraska Work Readiness Curriculum." This curriculum was developed in cooperation with the
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service and Nebraska Workforce Development,
to help meet the work readiness skills competencies set up by the Workforce Investment Act.
As defined by the act, work readiness skills' goals shall prepare youth to meet the
expectations of employers by demonstrating measurable growth in:
1. Work Readiness Awareness
2. Labor Market Knowledge
3. Occupational Information
4. Values Clarification and Personal Understanding
5. Career Planning and Decision Making
6. Job Search Techniques (Resumes, Interviews, Applications, and Follow-Up Letters)
7. Survival/Daily Living Skills (i.e. Using The Phone, Shopping, Apartment Rental,
Financial Management)
8. Positive Work Habits,Attitudes, and Behaviors
9. Developing Motivation and Adaptability
10. Obtaining Effective Coping and Problem-solving Skills
11. Acquiring an Improved Self Image
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Pre- and post-test instruments for this curriculum will be the Comprehensive Adult Student
' Assessment System (CASAS) Employability Competency System.
There is a wide variety of programs that will be made available to students, depending on
their current grade levels. The information provided will be age-appropriate. The needs of a
student in 9th and 10th grade will vary greatly from those students in 11th and 12th grade. With a
four-day week model, the program participants will attend age appropriate program classes on
pre-selected days: 9th and 10th grade (Monday and Wednesday) and 11th and 12th grade (Tuesday
and Thursday).
Each set of classes (Life Skills Development, Employment/Career/Job Readiness,
Continuing Education)will run in eight-week cycles, with various partners and contracted
organizations providing the classes to students. The exception will be the summer component
which will run from mid-June through mid-August, and incorporate paid and unpaid work
experience as well as special seminars.
Partners Providing the Required Ten Program Elements ry
Improving Educational Achievement
1. Tutoring Creighton University Educational Opportunity
Program, Urban League of Nebraska Inc.
2. Alternative Secondary School Metropolitan Community College (MCC); OPS —
Offerings GED Classes Potential Partner: Omaha Street School
3. Summer Employment Hogan's Junior Golf Heroes; Girls, Inc.; Omaha
Opportunities Steaks; ODIC
Preparing for and Succeeding in Employment
4. Paid and unpaid work Positive Havoc; Building Careers; Omaha Steaks;
experiences Velocity; Hogan's Junior Golf Heroes; Hope Center;
Community Learning Centers (CLCs)
5. Occupational skill training First Tee Omaha; Hogan's Junior Golf Heroes; Clark
Connection Group; Hope Center; ULN Community
Technology Center; UNO
Supporting Youth Development
6. Leadership Development Heartland Counseling; Building Careers;VRL&
Opportunities Associates; Girls, Inc.; MCC; Clark Connection Group
7. Supportive Services Omaha Con-Nections; MCC; ODIC; Sienna-Francis
House
8. Comprehensive Guidance and Center for Holistic Development; GOCA; White's
Counseling Counseling & Consulting Agency
9. Adult Mentoring Urban League Young Professionals; Fraternities;
Sororities; 100 Black Men; 100 Black Women
10. Follow-up Services Urban League of Nebraska, Inc.
Evaluation: In addition to the above elements of design, evaluation will take the form of an
ongoing assessment of: 1) meeting the Workforce Development's quantitative requirements; 2)
Assessing the effectiveness of program instruction;3) Assessing the effectiveness of work sites;
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4) Assessing the effectiveness of volunteer sites; 5)Assessing the effectiveness of participants in
" these Settings. A continuous assessment of processes will be implemented using a PDSA cycle
to assess quality.
Reporting- Quarterly Reports to the project's advisory board. Monthly reports prepared for
Greater Omaha Workforce Development Board,the project partners and ULN ED and
management staff The Project Director will developaportfolio of performance for each
student. Participants will also be able to develop pieces for the portfolio and do online surveys
regarding their success as part of the participant's computer development training.
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Performance Outcomes - Identify the specific elements of the program design that will
lead to attainment of applicable federal and state WIA performance measures. Describe
the types of documentation and/or supplemental data that will be used to document WIA
federal and state performance outcomes and monitor youth in follow up.
Project Outcomes
AGE GROUP MEASURES PERFOR- ELEMENTS/Program
MANCE22 Design
Younger Youth Skill Youth attaining basic 75 percent Tutoring, Study Skills Training,
Attainment skills,work readiness or Life Skill Development
occupational skills 3 hour Weekly Sessions using
Pathways to Success
Occupational Skills
(Pre/Post Pathways to Success;Post
Test with initial assessment
instrument)
Younger Youth Of those who registered 52 percent Tutoring and Academic Enrichment
Credential/Diploma without a diploma or (Diploma and or transcripts as it
GED,youth attaining relates to their planned graduation
secondary school diploma date)
or recognized equivalent
(GED)
Younger Youth With the exception of 60 percent Continue to provide case
Retention Rate - younger youth still management and follow-upto
enrolled in high school, include contact on a monthly basis
the number of youth that to verify retention and supportive
are found to be in the services as needed.
following in the 3`d quarter Incentives to include job
placement,and scholarships to
after exit:post-secondary
education,advanced offset cost of attending post
training,military, secondary education.
apprenticeship, (TREX,case management,wage
unsubsidized employment records,transcripts)
Older Youth Entered Youth exiting the program 62 percent Utilize current partners to assist in
Employment with a job obtaining job training internships,
job placement,and referral for
occupational skills training.
(TREX,case management and
• career counseling,wage records,
and certificate of completion)
Older Youth Earnings Youth increasing earnings $1,600 Utilize current partners to assist in
Gain at the time of exit into obtaining job training intemships,
unsubsidized employment job placement,post secondary
educational planning,and referral
for occupational skills training.
(TREX,case management and
career counseling,wage records,
and certificate of completion)
22 The PY 04 negotiated standards.These standards will change for PY 05,and the partners will be held accountable
for the new standards.
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Older Youth Credential Older youth employed,in 49 percent All older youth will successfully
Attainment post-secondary education complete Pathways to Success
or advanced training who program to obtain credential and
have received a credential will serve as a baseline for
by the end of the third measuring and prerequisite for
quarter after exit ongoing post secondary education
and/or advanced training.
(TREX,case management and
career counseling, wage records,
and certificate of completion)
Older Youth Of the older youth who are 80 percent Eighty(80%)of the older youth
Employment Retention employed in the first will maintain jobs for three(3)
Rate quarter after exit,and who quarters after exiting the program.
are not enrolled in post- (Monthly reports and follow-up
secondary education or visits to job sites will be
advanced training,those
who remain employed in documented)
the third quarter after exit.
Participant customer Results of satisfaction 71% Post satisfaction surveys will be
satisfaction survey administered to all participants(to
include the three core questions)in
order to measure overall
satisfaction with the services
provided by the program.
(TREX Participant Satisfaction
Survey)
Employer Customer Results of satisfaction 71% Employers will complete
Satisfaction survey satisfaction surveys for worksite
evaluation of youth placement, and
ULN program and services in order
to measure overall satisfaction with
the services provided by the
program.
(Documentation will be maintained
in employer contact file.)
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E. TCWIB Priorities: System Collaboration
Depict how your organization and system will collaborate with the WIA adult system
to provide a seamless transition for older youth (18-21)to adult services. What
specific plans and procedures will your organization institute to achieve better
coordination between the two systems.
A Steering Committee will be formed to include ISY partners, Greater Omaha
Workforce Development, and ULN staff and consultants. The Steering Committee will
meet on a regular basis and will be chaired by the Project Director. The committee will
be responsible for the development and implementation of the work plan, and serve as an
avenue for communication, planning,reporting, and training.
The Advisory Committee has been selected from the business, education, mental
health,physical health, faith-based, community-based and juvenile justice communities.
The Advisory Committee will meet quarterly, and will be chaired by the CEO or their
designee and will be staffed by the CEO or their designee. Minutes will be taken and
made available within 30 days of each meeting. Their function will be to develop a
sustainability plan to leverage non-WIA Youth funding to enhance the system of services
and opportunities for youth.
Describe your agency's connections and initiatives to ensure strong, comprehensive
connection with employers.
The Urban League of Nebraska Inc. has formed commitments and connections with
employers throughout the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro area. The Urban League of
Nebraska Inc. maintains contracts with area employers and vendors such as: CINTAS,
Office Depot, Cox Communications, Installations Made Easy, MUD, OPPD, Pay Flex,
Davis Bonding and Insurance, Omaha Economic Development Corporation, and Kelly's
Carpets,to name a few.
The 2004-2005 Urban League of Nebraska Inc. Board of Directors and Committees
represent many of the largest employers in the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area:
Omaha Public Schools, Omaha Public Power District, Cox Communications, Union
Pacific Railroad, ConAgra, City of Omaha, First National Bank, Metropolitan
Community College, Pfizer, United Parcel Services, University of Nebraska Medical
Center and many public and private sector employers.
The Board of Directors has committed to providing a commitment to the youth and
young adults participating in this project. The Board of Directors has agreed to become
trainers,teachers, electronic or face-to-face mentors,provide tours of local business sites,
and assist with linking to apprenticeship training and/or a paid or unpaid work experience
opportunity.
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Outline your organization's plan and method for leveraging non-WIA Youth funding
to enhance the system of services and opportunities for youth.
The ULN has a long established history of garnering partner participation to benefit
high risk youth in programs where some funding is available. In-kind contributions are
encouraged from all partners. In addition, the use of paid and unpaid interns will help to
leverage the staffing resources. The use'of the advisory and steering committees assists
in this effort as well.
The Advisory Committee will be responsible for developing a sustainability plan to
include a method for leveraging non-WIA Youth funds to enhance the system of services
and opportunities for youth.
Also,the ULN Board of Directors is committed to maximizing unrestricted funding
for operations of the ULN. Because of the commitment of ULN to the community and its
mission, these operational costs are provided in-kind to preclude the taxing of limited and
needed resources.
The programs, services and activities that have proven successful and been fully or
partially funded by other sources are used as a service point within the youth programs.
See a description of service points in section B. System Experience and Development.
F. Innovation
Describe how national best practices have been integrated into your program
implementation plan. Explain how these practices will enhance youth achievement
in your program and promote development of the regional youth services system in
Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington counties.
Several practices introduced into this Workforce Development proposal, while not
new, could be considered innovative in the management of Workforce Development
projects. The first is portfolio development. Examples are as follows:
Portfolio Management Process: The proposal implements the use of individual
portfolios designed by each participant that includes an account all of participant learned
skills including a recent resume,project development activity certificates, computer skills
certificates,,and other academic achievement. Part of the development of the portfolio
will be by the individual students constructed in such a way that they are part of the
participant's computer literacy development. Information from the portfolio will be saved
onto a CD for future use.
TQM (PDSA) Process to manage quality in program process and content. This
includes dealing with vendor performance and student performance.
E-mentoring. Electronic or Email mentoring will be provided to participants in
mature mentoring relationships (more than six months of continued participation) and
will be closely monitored by the case manager using sophisticated national e-mentoring
model and e-mentoring program computer software.
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Web and Internet-base programs will be used in the computer lab to allow
' patticipants to access training for skill development, both academic,and employment.
Career Exploration will be encouraged via the Internet. Students who learn to be
proficient will be asked to train community members (i.e., children, adults, seniors and
other youth peers). This model of training allows for youth to be seen as contributors and
youth gain a sense of belonging and self-worth.
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Phone: 402-399-9090 Fax: 402-399-2785
INSURED INSURERA Philadelphia Insurance Co.
' INSURER B. First Comp Underwriters •
Urban League of Nebraska NSURER C:
Marilyn McGary
3022 IL 24th Street INSURER D:
Omaha NE 68110
I INSURER E:
COVERAGES
THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED.NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY REQUIREMENT,TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR
MAY PERTAIN,THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS.EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH
POLICIES.AGGREGATE LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS.
INSR POUCY EFFECTIVE POUCY EXPIRATION UMITSLTR TYPE OF INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER DATE IMM/DD/YY) DATE{MM/DD/YY)
GENERALUABILITY EACH OCCURRENCE $1000000
A X COMMERCLAL GENERAL LABILJTY PHPK092459 08/28/04 08/28/05 FIRE DAMAGE(Any one fire) $100000
CLAIMS MADE OCCUR MED EXP(My one person) $10000
PERSONAL HADV INJURY $1000000
GENERAL AGGREGATE $ 3000000
GEN'LAGGREGATE OMIT APPLIES PER: PRODUCTS.COMP/OP AGG $ 3000000
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AUTOMOBILE UABIUTY • COMBINED SINGLE UNIT S
IANY AUTO (Ea accident)
ALL OWNED AUTOS - BODILY INJURY $
(Per person)
SCHEDULED AUTOS
• HIRED AUTOS BODILY INJURY $
(Per accident)
NON-OWNED AUTOS
PROPERTY DAMAGE $
(Per accident)
GARAGE LABILITY AUTO ONLY-EA ACCIDENT $
ANY AUTO • OTHER THAN EA ACC $
AUTO ONLY: AGG S
EXCESS UABIUTY - EACH OCCURRENCE S
OCCUR n CLAMS MADE AGGREGATE $
1 DEDUCTIBLE $
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RETENTION $ S
WC STATU- OTH-
WORKERS COMPENSATION AND TORY UMITS ER ,
B EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY WC0017075-01 08/28/04 08/28/05 E.L.EACH ACCIDENT $ 100,000
E.L.DISEASE-EA EMPLOYEE $100,000
E.L.DISEASE-POUCY UNIT $500,000
OTHER
A Employee Dishonest PHPK092459 04/01/05 08/28/05 Limit 35,000
Deductibl 500
DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS/LOCATIONS/VEHICLES/EXCLUSIONS ADDED BY ENDORSEMENT/SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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CERTIFICATE HOLDER I y I ADDmONAI.INSURED;INSURER LETTER. — CANCELLATION
CITYOMI SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POUCIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION
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DATE THEREOF,THE ISSUING INSURER WILL ENDEAVOR TO MAIL _1Q_-DAYS WRITTEN
NOTICE TO THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER NAMED TO THE LEFT,BUT FAILURE TO DO SO SHALL
IMPOSE NO OBUGATION OR UABIUTY OF ANY KIND UPON THE INSURER.ITS AGENTS OR
City Of Omaha
1819 Farnam Street REPRESENTATIVES.
Omaha NE 68102 AUTHORED REPRESENTATIVE
I Dick C. E. Davis
ACORD 25-S(7197) • 0 ACORD CORPORATION 1988
EXHIBIT "B"
CITY OF OMAHA/GREATER OMAHA TRI-COUNTY ALLIANCE
ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS
General Assurances
1. The contractor assures and certifies that:
a. It will comply with the requirements of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,
and Public Law 105-220 as amended and 29 CFR Part 37.
b. It will comply with OMB Circular A-133, and 29 CFR Part 97. Maintenance of
records,books, accounts and other documents required by the Agreement must be
retained for three years by the employer.
c. It will comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities.
d. It will comply with The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, which
prohibits discrimination on the basis of age.
e. It will comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended,
which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs.
f. The.grant applicant also assures that it will comply with 29 CFR Part 37 and all
other regulations implementing the laws listed above. This assurance applies to
the grant applicant's operation of the WIA Title I-financially assisted program or
activity, and to all agreements the grant applicant makes to carry out the WI Title
I-financially assisted program or activity. The grant applicant understands that the
United States has the right to seek judicial enforcement of this assurance.
g. It will comply with OMB Circular A-87, as amended, which establishes principles
and standards for determining costs for Federal awards carried out through grants,
cost reimbursement contracts, and other agreements with State and local
governments and federally-recognized Indian tribal governments (governmental
units).
h. The grant applicant also assures that it will comply with the City of Omaha's
Drug-Free Workplace requirements for Federal Grant-Funded Employees and all
the provisions of the City's Drug and Alcohol Policy, which complies with 34
CFR 85, Subpart F — Drug-Frcc Workplace Act of 1985 Requirements, which
imposes additional requirements for employees whose jobs are funded by a
federal grant.
2. a. It possesses legal authority to apply for the grant; that a resolution, motion, or
similar action, has been duly adopted or passes as an official act of the
contractor's governing body, authorizing the filing of the application, including
all understandings and assurances contained therein, and directing and authorizing
the person identified as the official representative of the contractor to act in
connection with the application and to provide such additional information as may
be required.
b. It will comply with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and in
accordance with Title VI and VII of that Act, no person in the United States shall
on the grounds of race, color, sex or national origin be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity for which the contractor received
Federal financial assistance and will take immediate measures necessary to
effectuate this Agreement.
3. That it will administer its programs under the Workforce Investment Act in full
compliance with safeguards against fraud and abuse as set forth therein and in the WIA
regulations; that no portion of its program will in any way discriminate against, deny
benefits to, deny employment to or exclude from participation any persons on the
grounds of race,color, national origin,religion, age, sex, handicap or political affiliation.
4. In administering programs under WIA,that:
a. It will comply with the provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
Property Acquisition Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646), which requires fair and equitable
treatment of persons displaced as a result of Federal and federally assisted
programs.
b. It will comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act, which limit the political
activity of certain State and local government employees.
c. It will comply with the Greater Omaha Tri-County Workforce Alliance Five-Year
Plan.
d. It will comply with the Hazardous Occupations Orders issued pursuant to the Fair
Labor Standards Act and set forth as 29 CFR 570.50 et. seq. with respect to the
employment of youth under 18 years of age and the Child Labor Standards of 29
CFR 570.31 et. seq.
e. For grants, subgrants, contracts and subcontracts in excess of $1,000,000, or
where the grant officer has determined that orders under an indefinite quantity
contract or subcontract in any year will exceed $1,000,000, or if a facility to be
used has been the subject of a conviction under the Clear Air Act (42 U.S.C.
1957c-8(c)(1) or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319(c) and
is listed by the grantee assures that: (1) no facility to be utilized in the
performance of the proposed grant has been listed on the EPA list of Violating
Facilities; (2) it will notify the Governor's Office, prior to award, of the receipt of
any communication from the Director, Office of Federal Actvities, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, indicating that a Facility to be utilized for the
grant is under consideration to be listed on the EPA list of Violating Facilities;
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and (3) it will include substantially this assurance, including this third part, in
every non-exempt subgrant,contract or subcontract.
f. It will comply with 20 CFR Part 629.44 issued pursuant to Sections 164 (b), (d),
(e), (f), (g) and (h) of the Act, relative to the sanctions and the debt collection
process for violations of the Act.
5. Funds provided by WIA will not be used to duplicate facilities or services available in the
area (with or without reimbursement from Federal, State or local sources unless the plan
establishes that alternative services or facilities would be more effective or more likely to
achieve performance goals.
Revised:02/01/05
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CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT,SUSPENSION,INELIGIBILTY AND
VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION
LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
Sub-Grantee/ContractorOrganization: Urban League of Nebraska. Tnc.
This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive Order 12549,
Debarment and Suspension, 29 CFR,Part 98,Section 98.510,Participants' Responsibilities. The
regulations were published as Part VI of the May 26, 1988,Federal Register,Pages 19160-
19211.
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BEFORE COMPLETING CERTIFICATION,READ ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS,
WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CERTIFICATION.
1) The prospective recipient-of Federal assistance funds certifies,by submission of this
proposal,that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
debarment, declared ineligible,or voluntarily excluded from participation in this
transaction by any Federal department or agency.
2) 'Where the prospective recipient of Federal assistance funds is unable to certify to any of
the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an
explanation to this proposal.
Marilyn McGary, President & CEO
Name and Title of Authorized Representative •
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Signature ` Date
EXHIBIT "B"
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CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
The undersigned certifies,to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,that:
1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the
undersigned,to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
contract, the making of any Federal grant,the making of any Federal loan, the entering
into of any cooperative agreement,and the extension,continuation,renewal, amendment,
or modification of any Federal contract, grant,Loan,or cooperative agreement.
2) If any non-Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member
of Congress,an officer or employee of Congress,or an employee of a Member of
Congress in connection with this Federal contract,grant,loan, or cooperative agreement,
the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form—LL,"Disclosure Form to
Report Lobbying,"in accordance with its instructions.
3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the
award documents for all sub-awards at all tiers(including subcontracts, sub-grants, and
contracts under this grant, loans,and cooperative agreements)and that subrecipents shall
certify and disclose the same accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
transaction was made or entered. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or
entering into this transaction subject to a civil penalty of not less than$10,000 and not more than
$100,00 for each ch failure.
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Proposer's Signature ate
Marilyn McGary, President & CEO
Printed Name/Title of Official
• EXHIBIT "C"
Equal Employment Opportunity Clause
During the performance of this Agreement,the Contractor agrees as follows:
1. The Contractor shall not discriminate against any employee/applicant for employment
because of race,religion,color,sex or national origin.The Contractor shall take
affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated
during employment without regard to their race,religion, color,sex or national origin.
As used herein,the word,"treated"shall mean and include,without limitation,the
following:Recruited,whether advertising or by other means;compensated;selected for
training,including apprenticeship;promoted;upgraded; demoted;downgraded;
transferred;laid off;and,terminated.The Contractor agrees to and shall post in
conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment,notices to be
provided by the contracting officers setting forth the provisions of this non
discrimination clause.
2. The Contractor shall,in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on
will of the contractor,state that all qualified applicants receive consideration
for
employment without regard to race,religion,color,sex or national origin.
3. The Contractor shall send to each labor union or representative of workers with which it
has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding a notice
advising the labor union or worker's representative of its commitments under the equal
employment opportunity clause of the City and shall post copies of the notice in
conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.
4. The Contractor shall furnish to the contract compliance officer all federal forms
containing the information and reports required by the federal government for federal
contracts under federal rules and regulations,and including the information required by
Sections 10-192 to 10-194,inclusive,and shall permit reasonable access to his/her
records.Records accessible to the contract compliance officer shall be only after
reasonable notice is given the Contractor.The purpose for this provision is to provide
for investigation to ascertain compliance with the program provided for herein.
5. The Contractor shall take such actions with respect to any subcontractor as the City may
direct as a means of enforcing the provisions of paragraphs 1 through 7 herein,including
penalties and sanctions for noncompliance;however,in the event it becomes involved in
or is threatened with litigation as the result of such direction by the City, the City will
enter into such litigation as is necessary to protect the interests of the City and to
effectuate the provisions of this division.The Contractor or the City mat-request the
United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States.
6. The Contractor shall file and shall cause his/her subcontractors,if any, to file compliance
reports with it in the same form and to the same extent as required by the federal
government for federal contracts under federal rules and regulations.Such compliance
reports filed at such times as directed shall contain information as to the employment,
practices,policies,programs and statistics of the Contractor and his/her subcontractors.
7. The Contractor shall include the provisions of paragraphs (A) through (G) of this section,
"Equal Employment Opportunity Clause," and Section 10-193 in every subcontract or
purchase order so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor.
Refusal by the Contractor or Subcontractor,if any, to comply with any of the above and foregoing
provisions.will subject the offending party to any or all of the following penalties:
1. Withholding of all future payments under the involved contracts to the Contractor in
violation until it is determined that the Contractor or Subcontractor is in compliance with
the provisions of the contract;
2 Refusal of all future bids for any contracts with the City or any of its departments or
divisions until such time as the Contractor or Subcontractor demonstrates that he/she has
established and shall carry out the policies of the program as herein outlined.
EXHIBIT "D"
NEBRASKA
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT..
GREATER OMAHA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND NONDISCRIMINATION
COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
This procedure applies to any applicant, participant, youth, limited-English speaking individual,
contractor, subcontractor, employee,WIA staff; labor unions, community based organizations, and other
interested parties effected by the Greater Omaha Workforce Development system, including One-Stop
Partners and service providers, doing-business with Greater Omaha Workforce Development. These
procedures include full compliance as set forth in the WIA regulations and Civil Rights Act of 1964;
these procedures insure that no portion of any program will in any way discriminate against,deny benefits
to, deny employment to or exclude from participation any person on the grounds of race, color,national
origin, sex;age, disability, religion,political affiliation or belief, or participant status, and against certain
noncitizens. All interested parties identified in this document have the right to present
grievances/complaints arising from the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended;the
Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as
amended; and 29 CFR Part 37.
Any person who believes that either he or she or any specific classification of individuals has
been or is being subjected to discrimination prohibited by the Workforce Investment Act or the
regulations implementing the nondiscrimination provisions may file a written complaint,either by himself
or herself, or through a representative. The complaint may be filed with either the Equal Opportunity
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Officer for the City of Omaha, the Human Relations Director, Reginald Young, 502 Omaha/Douglas
Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68183, or to: Director - Civil Rights Center, U.S.
Department of Labor,Room N4123,200 Constitution Avenue,N.W.,Washington,DC 20210.
If a complaint is filed with the Equal Opportunity Officer for the City of Omaha, the complainant
must wait until a written Notice of Action is received or until 90-days have passed, whichever is sooner,
before filing with the CRC.
The following procedure shall be used to insure that the complaint procedure information referred
to throughout this document is reasonably defined and provides a process for dealing with complaints
from all parties affected by the local Workforce Investment system.
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Step 1
1. A complaint must be filed within 180-days of the alleged discrimination. However, for
good cause, the Civil Rights Center (CRC) Director may extend the filing time. Each complaint must be
filed in writing and must contain the following:
• The Complainant's name and address(or another means of contacting the Complainant);
and,
• The identity of the Respondent (the individual or entity that the Complainant alleges is
responsible for the discrimination); and,
• A description of the Complainant's allegations. This description must include enough
detail to allow the CRC Director or the recipient, as applicable, to decide who has
jurisdiction over the Complaint, whether the Complaint was filed on time, and the merit
of the Complaint, (whether the Complainant's allegations, if true, would violate any of
the nondiscrimination equal opportunity provisions of WIA or the regulations);and,
• The Complainant's signature or the signature of the Complainant's authorized
representative.
2. The recipient shall provide,through certified mail:
• An initial written notice to the Complainant that contains an acknowledgment that the
recipient has received the Complaint and Notice that the Complainant has the right to be
represented in the complaint process.
• A written statement of the issues, provided to the Complainant, that includes the
following information:
A list of the issues raised in the Complaint and for each such issue a statement, whether
the recipient will accept the issue for investigation or reject the issue and the reasons for
each rejection. If a recipient determines that it does not have jurisdiction over a •
Complaint, it must notify the Complainant in writing immediately. This Notice of Lack
of Jurisdiction must include a statement of the reasons for that determination and notice
that the Complainant has a right to file a Complaint with the CRC within 30-days of the
date on which the Complainant received the notice.
Step 2
There shall be a period for fact finding or investigation of the circumstances underlying the
complaint.There may also be a period during which the recipient attempts to resolve the Complaint.The
methods available to resolve the Complaint include Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The ADR
procedure provides that the choice whether to use ADR or the customary process rest with the
Complainant. •
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The procedures allow for a party to any agreement reached under ADR to file a complaint with
CRC Director'in the event the agreement is breached. If that happens then the nonbreaching party may
file a complaint with the CRC Director within 30-days of the date in which the nonbreaching party learns
of the alleged breach and the CRC Director must evaluate the circumstances to determine whether the
agreement has been breached. If he or she determines that the agreement has been breached, the
Complainant may file a Complaint with the Civil Rights Center based upon his/her original allegations,
and the CRC Director will waive the time deadline for filing such a Complaint.If the parties do not reach
an agreement under alternative dispute resolution, the Complainant may file a Complaint with the CRC
Director.
Step 3
Within 90 days of the date on which the Complaint filed a written Notice of Final Action must be
provided to the Complainant. The Notice of Final Action must contain for each issue raised, a statement
of either the recipient's decision on the issue and an explanation of the reasons underlying the decision,or
description of the way the parties resolved the issue. In addition, this notice must include notice that the
Complainant has a right to file a Complaint with the CRC within 30-days of the date on which the Notice
of Final Action is received if he or she is dissatisfied with the recipient's final action on the Complaint.
Data and Information Collection and Maintenance
Each recipient must collect and maintain records to determine whether the recipient has complied
or is complying with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of the WIA.
Records must be collected and maintained on applicants, registrants, eligible
applicants/registrants, participants, terminees, employees, and applicants for employment. Each recipient
must record the race/ethnicity, sex,age, and where known, disability status of the specified groups.These
records must be maintained for a period of not less than three year from the close of the applicable
program year.
The information must be stored in a manner that ensures confidentiality, and must be used only
for the purposes of recordkeeping and reporting, determining eligibility for WIA Title I financially
assisted programs/activities, or other uses authorized by law.
Greater Omaha Workforce Development will maintain and submit upon request of the State EO
Officer or the Civil Rights Center,a log of complaints that allege discrimination.The log must include the
name and address of the complainant, the grounds for the complaint, a description of the complaint.
Records regarding complaints and actions taken on the complaints must be maintained for a period of not
less than three years from the date of resolution of the complaint.
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By my signature, I acknowledge receipt of Greater Omaha Workforce Development's Equal Opportunity
and Non.Disc 'i in ation Complaint Procedures.
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Contractor Si Date
Workforce velopment Representative Signature Date
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c-25A crry OF OMAHA
• LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER
Omaha,Nebraska
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA:
WHEREAS, the City of Omaha previously entered into a grant agreement with
the State of Nebraska/Department of Labor and was designated as the Grant Recipient for
Workforce Investment Act funds (WIA); and,
WHEREAS, the geographic area covered by this grant includes Douglas, Sarpy,
and Washington Counties; and,
WHEREAS, Urban League of Nebraska submitted a proposal to provide
Workforce Investment Act services to youth in the amount not to exceed $199,605.00 (One
Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Five Dollars) for the period of April 4, 2005
through April 30, 2006; and,
WHEREAS, funding for this project is provided by the Federal Government
pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-220); and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Greater Omaha Tri County Workforce Investment
Board recommends approval of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF OMAHA;
THAT, the attached contract, as recommended by the Mayor and Greater Omaha
Tri County Workforce Investment Board, between the City of Omaha/Greater Omaha Workforce
Development and Urban League of Nebraska for a Youth Program is hereby approved. Funds in
the amount of$199,605.00 (One Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Five Dollars) will
be paid from WIA Fund No. 12189.
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