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Community Foundation fo Greater Dubuque_Project HOPE AgreementDubuque THE CITY OF DUB E ~~e~~~~ 1 - Masterpiece on the Mississippi 2007 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Agreement with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque for services to Project H.O.P.E. DATE: June 29, 2009 Economic Development Director Dave Heiar is recommending approval of the contract of services with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to assist in achieving the Project HOPE objectives at the estimated cost of $65,000, which was included in the FY 2010 budget. Project HOPE is intended to convene area workforce development agencies. City staff and educational institutions, in a challenge to respond to the needs of the unemployed and/orunder-employed. The community has begun a discussion on how to reach these residents, who are traditionally cut off from opportunities for advancement, due to social, cultural or educational barriers. Another objective of Project HOPE is to establish inter- agency programs specifically designed to provide opportunities to these citizens, and to find ways of over-coming barriers to their participation in the job market. The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque has provided contract staff services for this initiative since July 2008. Attached is the most current Project HOPE update provided by Tara Nelson and Alyssa Hauser of the Foundation. As you can see Ms. Nelson and Ms. Hauser assisted this initiative on many fronts, and have really helped move many of our efforts forward. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. Michael C. Van Milligen MCVM:Iw Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Dave Heiar, Economic Development Director THE CITY OF Dubuque ----•.. DUB E ~"~~~~~ Masterpiece on the Mississippi ,~ 2007 TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: David J. Heiar, Economic Development Direct r SUBJECT: Agreement with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque for services relating to Project H.O. P. E. DATE: June 24, 2009 INTRODUCTION This memorandum presents for City Council approval of a contract of services with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque for services relating to Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People Excel), an initiative of the City of Dubuque. BACKGROUND Project HOPE is intended to convene area workforce development agencies, City staff and educational institutions, in a challenge to respond to the needs of the unemployed and/or under-employed. The community has begun a discussion on how to reach these residents, who are traditionally cut off from opportunities for advancement, due to social, cultural or educational barriers. Another objective of Project HOPE is to establish inter- agency programs specifically designed to provide opportunities to these citizens, and to find ways of over-coming barriers to their participation in the job market. In July of 2008, the Council approved a 6 month contract of services with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to provide additional staff for this initiative. The contract of services was funded by the savings realized in our department when secretary, Julie Ehlinger went part time to pursue her college degree on a full-time basis. The contract was extended to June 30, 2009. Attached is the most current Project HOPE update provided by Tara Nelson and Alyssa Hauser of the Foundation. As you can see, Ms. Nelson and Ms. Hauser assisted this initiative on many fronts, and have really helped move many of our efforts forward. RECOMMENDATION Based on the results, I am recommending that the City approve a new contract thru the end of this fiscal year (June 30, 2010) at an estimated cost of $65,000 which was included in the 2009-10 budget as an improvement package. ACTION STEP I recommend that the City Council approve the contract of services with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to assist in achieving the Project HOPE objectives. Attachments AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DUBUQUE This Agreement, dated for reference purposes the 1st day of July, 2009, is made and entered into by and between City of Dubuque with offices at 350 West 6th Street, Dubuque, IA, 52001 (City) and the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, an Iowa Non-Profit Corporation with offices at 700 Locust Street Suite 195, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 (Foundation). WHEREAS, City desires to engage the services of Foundation to furnish professional and technical assistance in connection with Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People Excel) as described in Attachment A (the Scope of the Work), and Foundation has signified its willingness to furnish such services to City. NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows: SECTION 1. SCOPE OF FOUNDATION'S SERVICES. Foundation agrees to commence work upon execution of this Agreement by both parties, and to fully perform the services described in the Scope of the Work. SECTION 2. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY CITY. 2.1 City designates its Economic Development Director to act as its representative with respect to the work to be performed under this Agreement, and such person shall have authority to transmit instructions, receive information, interpret and define City's policies and provide decisions in a timely manner pertinent to the work covered by this Agreement until Foundation has been advised in writing by City that such authority has been revoked. 2.2 In the event that any reports, records and maps are existing and available and are useful to carry out the work on the Scope of the Work, City shall promptly furnish such material to Foundation. SECTION 3. CHANGES. City may, from time to time, require or request changes in the Scope of the Work to be performed hereunder. Any such change, including any appropriate increase or decrease in the amount of compensation, shall be by amendment to this Agreement. SECTION 4. FOUNDATION'S COMPENSATION. Foundation shall provide all services in the Scope of the Work Services for a fixed monthly fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000). Compensation for optional or additional services upto $5,000 can be authorized by the Economic Development Director. Any compensation above that amount shall only be allowed by amendment to this Agreement. SECTION 5. METHOD OF PAYMENT. Foundation shall submit monthly invoices for the fee provided in Section 4. SECTION 6. TIME OF PERFORMANCE. This Agreement shall commence on the 1St day of Jam, 2009, and shall terminate on June 30, 2010. SECTION 7. EXCUSABLE DELAYS. Foundation shall not be in default by reason of any failure in performance of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (including any failure by Foundation to make progress in the prosecution of the work hereunder which endangers such performance) if such failure arises out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of Foundation. Such causes may include, but are not limited to, acts of God, or of the public enemy, acts of the government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, illness, accidents, freight embargoes, and unusually severe weather, but in every case the failure to perform must be beyond the control, and without the fault or negligence of Foundation. SECTION 8. TERMINATION. City and Foundation shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for any reason, with or without cause, by written notice delivered to the other party not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such termination. In such event, all finished and unfinished documents prepared by Foundation under this Agreement shall be delivered to City upon payment of all invoices due Foundation under the terms of this Agreement. SECTION 9. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Foundation certifies that to the best of its knowledge, no City employee or agent has any interest, direct or indirect, in the business of Foundation or this Agreement, and that no person associated with Foundation has any interest that would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of this Agreement. SECTION 10. PERSONNEL. All services required to be provided by Foundation shall be performed by Foundation. Foundation represents that it has, or will secure at its own expense, all fully qualified personnel required to carry out and perform the Scope of the Work. No Foundation personnel shall be employees of City. SECTION 11. HOLD HARMLESS. 11.1 City shall defend, indemnify, and hold Foundation harmless from and against any claims brought against Foundation for City's negligence in the performance of this Agreement. 2 11.2 Foundation shall defend, indemnify, and hold City, its officers, and employees, harmless, from and against any claims brought against City, its officers and employees, for Foundation's negligence in the performance of this Agreement. 11.3 Foundation's maximum liability, as a result of Foundation's negligence, for such claims, including any legal fees or deductibles, shall be limited to the limits of Foundation's insurance coverage. SECTION 12. INSURANCE. Foundation shall provide insurance during the period of its performance of this Agreement as set forth in the attached Insurance Schedule. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DUBUQUE By: U~ Nanc Van M ligen President CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA By: Roy D. Buol Mayor 3 Attachment A -Scope of Work revised 6/25/09 Working with the Target Population 1. Outreach to target population (AmeriCorps member at Multicultural Family Center - MCFC). 2. Refer individuals to community resources for job skills/education (Getting Ahead, Breaking Barriers, Career Readiness Certificate, NICC Adult Basic Education, etc) 3. Work with the Washington Neighborhood Development Corporation to collect neighborhood feedback and ideas. 4. Work with the MCFC to work with the Citizen Advisory Board to collect information about needs and plans. 5. Increase Earned Income Tax Credit outreach. 6. Work with partners to provide financial literacy. 7. Increase participation with employers and participants for the Road to Success Event. Working with Providers 8. Managing and leading Project HOPE Steering Committee. 9. Identify gaps and develop ideas for and facilitate future programming/ resources/ collaboration. 10. Facilitate meetings among service providers to encourage collaborations and similar processes (utilizing suggestions from Asset Mapping) Work collaboratively with the Getting Ahead Program staff, Iowa Workforce Development, City staff, Greater Dubuque Development Corp., the Chamber of Commerce, and the Human Rights AmeriCorps*VISTA towards specific goals and actions steps for the future, along with a succession plan to ensure sustained efforts. 11. Continue progress towards a uniform first page of application forms. 12. Work with partners to expand of EITC outreach. 13. Create and implement Dubuque's first Disability Mentoring Day. 14. Engage HR professionals and businesses to participate in Bridges Out of Poverty. 15. Attend community meetings to gain knowledge of other organization's resources and programs and build relationships. Working with Higher Education Institutes/Businesses/Iowa Workforce Development 16. Explores ways to partner with manufacturing companies and school district to meet their staffing needs. 17. Continue to support IWD/NICC for their Ex-Offender program. 18.Actively participant in Dubuque Works Executive Board. Data/Research/Marketing 19. Assist with second YouthBuild application for the Dubuque community. 20. Create and implement marketing campaign for Project HOPE to raise community awareness and support 21. Research and apply for funding for the Dollar Wise capacity building grant working towards financial literacy through the United States Conference of Mayors. 22. Work with Project Concern and others to update/create comprehensive, interactive online Resource Guide. 23. Manage and compile reports, data, emails, meetings, etc. 24. Research any programs/funding opportunities related to Project HOPE, Every Child Every Promise, HEART Program, Poverty Reduction. 25. Meet bi-monthly with City of Dubuque Economic Development staff to provide update and share information. 26.Other duties as assigned. 4 Attachment A -Scope of Work revised 6/25/09 Working with the Target Population 1. Outreach to target population (AmeriCorps member at Multicultural Family Center - MCFC). 2. Refer individuals to community resources for job skills/education (Getting Ahead, Breaking Barriers, Career Readiness Certificate, NICC Adult Basic Education, etc) 3. Work with the Washington Neighborhood Development Corporation to collect neighborhood feedback and ideas. 4. Work with the MCFC and the Citizen Advisory Board to collect information about needs and plans. 5. Increase Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) outreach. 6. Work with partners to provide financial literacy. 7. Increase participation with employers and participants for the Road to Success Event. Working with Providers 8. Managing and leading Project HOPE Steering Committee. 9. Identify gaps and develop ideas for and facilitate future programming/ resources/ collaboration. 10. Facilitate meetings among service providers to encourage collaborations and similar processes (utilizing suggestions from Asset Mapping) Work collaboratively with the Getting Ahead Program staff, Iowa Workforce Development, City staff, Greater Dubuque Development Corp., the Chamber of Commerce, and the Human Rights AmeriCorps*VISTA towards specific goals and actions steps for the future, along with a succession plan to ensure sustained efforts. 11. Continue progress towards a uniform first page of application forms. 12. Work with partners to expand of EITC outreach. 13. Create and implement Dubuque's first Disability Mentoring Day. 14. Engage HR professionals and businesses to participate in Bridges Out of Poverty. 15. Attend community meetings to gain knowledge of other organization's resources and programs and build relationships. Working with Higher Education Institutes/Businesses/Iowa Workforce Development 16. Explores ways to partner with manufacturing companies and school district to meet their staffing needs. 17. Continue to support IWD/NICC for their Ex-Offender program. 18.Actively participant in Dubuque Works Executive Board. Data/Research/M a rketi n g 19.Assist with second YouthBuild application for the Dubuque community. 20. Create and implement marketing campaign for Project HOPE to raise community awareness and support 21. Research and apply for funding for the Dollar Wise capacity building grant working towards financial literacy through the United States Conference of Mayors. 22. Work with Project Concern and others to update/create comprehensive, interactive online Resource Guide. 23. Manage and compile reports, data, emails, meetings, etc. 24. Research any programs/funding opportunities related to Project HOPE, Every Child Every Promise, HEART Program, Poverty Reduction. 25. Meet bi-monthly with City of Dubuque Economic Development staff to provide update and share information. 26.Other duties as assigned. ACORD~, CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE ~iii2oo9 PRODUCER (563) 556-0272 FAX: (563) 556-4425 Friedman Insurance, Inc. 880 Locust Street - Suite 200 THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AMEND, EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW. P O Box 759 Dubu a IA 52004-0759 INSURERS AFFORDING COVERAGE NAIC # INSURED INSURERA:CinClnnatl Insurance 10677 Community Foundation for Greater Dubuque INSURER B: 700 LOCLTSt St. , $te. 150 INSURER C: P.O. BOX 902 INSURER D: Dubuque IA 52004-0902 INSURER E: THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED. NOTWITHSTANDING AN 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. INSR DD'L TYPE OF INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER PDATE MMIDCTIVE PDATE MhPID TION LIMITS GENERAL LIABILITY EA H RR ~ $ 1 r 000. 000 X COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY DAMAGE TO RENTED PREMI Ea occu n e 100,000 $ A X CLAIMS MADE Q OCCUR NPP4998258 3/11/2009 3/11/2010 MEDEXP An one rson $ 5,000 PERSONAL & ADV INJURY $ 1 , 000, 000 GENERAL AGGREGATE $ 2 r 000 r 000 GEN'L AGGREGATE LIM IT APPLIES PER: PRODUCTS -COMP/OP AGG $ 2 r 000 r 000 pp X POLICY jECT LOC AUT OMOBILE LIABILITY COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT ANY AUTO (Ea accidenq $ ALL OWNED AUTOS BODILY INJURY SCHEDULED AUTOS (Per person) $ HIRED AUTOS BODILY INJURY NON-0WNEDAUTOS (Per accident) $ PROPERTY DAMAGE (Per accident) $ GARAGE LIABILITY AUTO ONLY - EA ACCIDENT $ ANY AUTO OTHER THAN $ AUTO ONLY: A $ EXCESS/UMBRELLA LIABILITY $ 1, 000, 000 X OCCUR ~ CLAIMS MADE A RE ATE $ 1 , 000 , 000 A DEDUCTIBLE NPP4998258 3/11/2009 3/11/2010 $ X R T NTI N 0 $ WORKERS COMPENSATION AND ' WC STATU- OTH- EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ANY PROPRIETOR/PARTNER/EXECUTIVE E.L. EACH ACCIDENT $ OFFICER/MEMBER EXCLUDED? E.L. DISEASE - EA EMPLOYE $ If yes, describe under P IA PR VI I N below E.L. DISEASE -POLICY LIMIT $ OTHER DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS/LOCATIONSNEHICLESIEXCLUSIONSADDED BY ENDORSEMENT/SPECUIL PROVISIONS CERTIFICATE HOLDER IS LISTED AS AN ADDITIONAL INSURED FOR GENERAL LIABILITY CERTIFICATE HOLDER CANCELLATION SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE RBMT EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, THE ISSUING INSURER WILL ENDEAVOR TO MAIL 770 W . LOCUST 10 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER NAMED TO THE LEFT, BUT SUITE 220 FAILURE TO DO SO SHALL IMPOSE NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY OF ANY KIND UPON THE DUBUQUE, IA 52001 INSURE ITS AGENTS OR REPRESENTATNES. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATNE _ Scott DeSousa, CIC/SS ~-'r''~~-~~'~~---- ACORD 25 (2001108) ©ACORD CORPORATION 1988 I W CflrJC rn~no~ nGn Ponn ~ M 7 IMPORTANT If the certificate holder is an ADDITIONAL INSURED, the policy(ies) must be endorsed. A statement on this certificate does not confer rights to the certificate holder in lieu of such endorsement(s). If SUBROGATION IS WAIVED, subject to the terms and conditions of the policy, certain policies may require an endorsement. A statement on this certificate does not confer rights to the certificate holder in lieu of such endorsement(s). DISCLAIMER The Certificate of Insurance on the reverse side of this form does not constitute a contract between the issuing insurer(s), authorized representative or producer, and the certificate holder, nor does it affirmatively or negatively amend, extend or alter the coverage afforded by the policies listed thereon. ACORD 25 (2001/08) INS025 (oloe).o8a Page 2 a z Attachment A -Scope of Work revised 6/25/09 Working with the Target Population 1. Outreach to target population (AmeriCorps member at Multicultural Family Center - MCFC). 2. Refer individuals to community resources for job skills/education (Getting Ahead, Breaking Barriers, Career Readiness Certificate, NICC Adult Basic Education, etc) 3. Work with the Washington Neighborhood Development Corporation to collect neighborhood feedback and ideas. 4. Work with the MCFC and the Citizen Advisory Board to collect information about needs and plans. 5. Increase Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) outreach. 6. Work with partners to provide financial literacy. 7. Increase participation with employers and participants for the Road to Success Event. Working with Providers 8. Managing and leading Project HOPE Steering Committee. 9. Identify gaps and develop ideas for and facilitate future programming/ resources/ collaboration. 10. Facilitate meetings among service providers to encourage collaborations and similar processes (utilizing suggestions from Asset Mapping) Work collaboratively with the Getting Ahead Program staff, Iowa Workforce Development, City staff, Greater Dubuque Development Corp., the Chamber of Commerce, and the Human Rights AmeriCorps'~VISTA towards specific goals and actions steps for the future, along with a succession plan to ensure sustained efforts. 11. Continue progress towards a uniform first page of application forms. 12. Work with partners to expand of EITC outreach. 13. Create and implement Dubuque's first Disability Mentoring Day. 14. Engage HR professionals and businesses to participate in Bridges Out of Poverty. 15. Attend community meetings to gain knowledge of other organization's resources and programs and build relationships. Working with Higher Education Institutes/Businesses/Iowa Workforce Development 16. Explores ways to partner with manufacturing companies and school district to meet their staffing needs. 17. Continue to support IWD/NICC for their Ex-Offender program. 18.Actively participant in Dubuque Works Executive Board. Data/Research/Ma rketi n g 19.Assist with second YouthBuild application for the Dubuque community. 20. Create and implement marketing campaign for Project HOPE to raise community awareness and support 21. Research and apply for funding for the Dollar Wise capacity building grant working towards financial literacy through the United States Conference of Mayors. 22. Work with Project Concern and others to update/create comprehensive, interactive online Resource Guide. 23. Manage and compile reports, data, emails, meetings, etc. 24. Research any programs/funding opportunities related to Project HOPE, Every Child Every Promise, HEART Program, Poverty Reduction. 25. Meet bi-monthly with City of Dubuque Economic Development staff to provide update and share information. 26.Other duties as assigned. INSURANCE SCHEDULE C INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO THE CITY OF DUBUQUE 1. Ali policies of insurance required hereunder shall be with an insurer authorized to do business in Iowa. All insurers shall have a rating of A better in the current A.M. Best Rating Guide. 2. All Certificates of Insurance required hereunder shat) provide a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation to the City of Dubuque, except for a ten (i0) day notice for non- payment, if cancellation is prior to the expiration date. 3. shall furnish a signed Certficate of Insurance to the City of Dubuque, Iowa for the coverage required in Paragraph 6 below. Such Gertficates shall include copies of the fioilowing endorsements: a) Commercial General Liability policy is primary and non-contributing. b) Commercial General Liability additional insured endorsement. c) Governmental Immunities Endorsement. shall upon request, provide Certificates of Insurance for all subcontractors and sub-sub contractors who perform work or services pursuant to the provisions of this contract. Said certificates shall meet the insurance requirements as required of . 4. Each certificate shall be submitted to the contracting department of the City of Dubuque. 5. Failure to provide minimum coverage shall not be deemed a waiver of these requirements by the City of Dubuque. Failure to obtain or maintain the required insurance shall be considered a material breach of this agreement. 6. Contractor shall be required to carry the following minimum coveragellimiis or greater if required by law or other legal agreement: a) COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY General Aggregate Limit $2,000,000 Products-Completed Operations Aggregate Limit $1,000,000 Personal and Advertising Injury Limit $1,OOp,000 Each Qccurrence Limit $1,000,000 Fire Damage limit (any one occurrence) $ 50,000 Medical Payments $ 5,000 I oC 2 January 2008 4 INSURANCE SCHEDULE C (Continued) INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO THE CITY OF DUBUQUE This coverage shall be written on an occurrence form, not claims made form. All deviations ar exclusions ftom the standard ISO commercial general liability form CG 0001 or Business owners BP 0002 shall be clearly identified. Farm CG 25 04 03 97 'Designated Locafion {s) General Aggregate Limit' shall be included. Governmental Immunity endorsement identical or equivalent to form attached. Additional Insured Requirement: The City of Dubuque, including aH its elected and appointed officials, all its employees and volunteers, all its boards, commissions and/or authorifies and their board members, employees and volunteers shall be named as an additional insured on General Liability including °ongoing operations" coverage equivalent to ISO CG 20 10 07 04. b) Automobile $1.00O.OOt) combined single limit. c) WORKERS COMPENSATION & EMPLOYERS LIABILITY Statutory for Coverage A Employers Liability: Each Accident ~ 100,000 Each Employee Disease $ 100,000 Policy Limit Disease ~ 500,000 d} PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY 51,000,000 e} UMBRELLAJEXCESSLlABILITY'` Coverage and/or limit of liability to be determined on a case-by-case basis by Finance Director. Completion Checklist ^ Certificate of Liability Insurance (2 pages) ^ Designated Location{s) General Aggregate Limit CG 25 04 03 97 (2 pages) ^ Additional Insured CG 20 10 07 04 ^ Governmental Immunities Endorsement ~r a January 2008 5 ACS© CERTIFICATE OF LIABIL ITY INSURANCE °"~`"'°'°°"'"~' ~ 12 7/2007 PRODUCER (563)123-b567 pax (563) 987-6543 THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED A3 A MATTER OF II,~ORMATION 2nsuranco Agency ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFlCATE HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AMEND, EXTEND OR Street Addroas ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED 9Y THE POUC~S BELOW. Cit _ ST Zip Codo ~~ INSURERS AFFORDING COVERAGE NAIC # u~suRED M~St1RER w Insurance CC+m an C08[j~flTSy NSURER B Street s,sUREa c RD Cit St Z1 COde NJ,4URERE COVERAGES THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED NOTWITMSTANDiNG ANY REQUIREMENT. TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACTOR 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 AG(3REOATE LIMITS SHOWtJ MAY kAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS Mi3R T TYP! Oi INSURANCE POLKY NUMelR POLICY EFFECTNE DATE MMAWYY POLICY E%PiRATION DATE WI La11T8 GENERAL WdUTY EACN OCCURRENCE f 1 , OOO , OOO X COhMERCNLGENERALLVJ3IUTY PREMI ~ N 1 f SO,OOO A X CLAatS MADE ~X OCC Ti S O t, MEO EfIP aw , O D f PERSONAL t AUV INJURY S 1 a GOO, OOO GENERAL AGGREGATE S 2 , GOO, OOO GENL AGGRECJIIE L/.YT APPLES PER PR T !OP AGG S 1 , GOO, OOO POLICY X P~RCOT IOC AtJT DIWeII..E LUUSILITY COM8+NE0 SrICJ.E LIMIT = 1 000 OOO X ANY AUTO SE~arrwnl , , A All OVSRJEU AUTOS 800LLY WAA2Y SGNEOULED AUTOS (PV p0'~d''% f NIRED AUTOS BpptY IN.AJRY NUN~OLLNED AUTOS tPN accCrlU f PRUP'ERTY DAMA E G f OARAOE WBIUTY AUTO ONLY • EA ACCIDENT f ANY AUTO OTNER THAN EA ACC f AUTO ONLY AGG S A ExcESSruMeREU.ALUelurr EACH OCCURREN E f 1 , 000, OOO X OCCUR ~ ClMT5 MADE AGGREGATE S 1 , 000 , OOO S DEQt1CTiBtf ~/ i X RETENIK7M SO f }L WORKERS COffPE?LSATXYI AND i f7 LYC STAY OTM- ~ EMPL01lEAS' WBILfTY ~ J i X TORY L S ii , ~ ANY PROPRIETOAJPARTtiERIEXECUTNE ~ E L EACH ACCIDENT f 100, OOO OFFK:ERA11EN8EREXCLUDEDY Wyss WLffOfu110Y '(~ O i EL DISEASE-EJIEMPLOYE f 100:000 , SPECVLL PROVISIONS below r E L DISEASE - POLK;Y Ca11T 1 SOO , OOO pL on+ER Professional $1,000,000 Liability DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONSILOCA770NSNENICLESJE%CLUSIONS ADDED 0Y ENOORSEMENTlSPEgAL PROYIf>ON9 7'he City of Dubuque is an additional insured an general liability polieie• including oagoiaq 4 coapleted opszations cowzage equivalent to ISO CG 2010 070d ~ CG 2037 0700. Gvrwral Liability policy is primary Y noTl-contributiaq. Fora CG 2504 0397 ^Deaignated Locations" general liability aggreqat• lust 1s included. Governaental unities endorsement ie included, SHOULD ANY Of THE A60V! DESCRIBED POLICIES OE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPWJITON OAtE THEREOF, THE ISSUING INSURER MALL ENDEAVOR TO MAIL 3D DAYS wRrnEN NOTICE TO THE CERTIFlCATE HOLDER NAMED TO THE LEFT, BUT FA0.URE TO 00 SO SHALL NMVOSE NO OBLIGATION OR LUIBKITY OF ANY KNIO UPON TTIE AUTIgRQEp REPRESENTATNE b ACORD CORPORATION 94A8 City Of Dubuque 50 West 13th Streot Dubuque, IA 52001 ACORD 25 (2009/08) ____.._ INS025;o,Detos AMS vMP Matta 5otuca+e r+c 1800y3?7 4H5 Pspe 1 d? 6 IMPORTANT If the certificate holder is an ADDITIONAL INSURED, the po6cy(tes) must be endorsed. A statement on this certificate does nat confer rights to the certificate holder in keu of such endors+ement(s). If SUBROGATIt?N IS WAIVED, subject to the terms and conditions of the policy, certain policies may require an endorsement A statement an this certificate does not cenfer rights to the certificate holder in lieu of such endorsement(s). DISCLAIMER The Certificate of Insurance on the reverse side of this form does not constitute a contract between the issuing insurer(s), authorized representative or producer, and the certificate holder, nor does it affirmatively or negatively amend, extend or after the coverage afforded by the policies fisted thereon. C P ~e~ S ~f~ i~na~ ACORD 2612001f08) tN5025 ro,oe~ ob AN5 Papa l d 3 7 POLICY NUMBER: COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY CG 25 O4 03 97 THIS ENDdRSEMENT CHANGES THE POt_ICY. PLEASE READ tT CAREFULl~Y, DESIGNATED LUCATit~N(S} GENERAL AGGREGATE LIMIT This endorsement modifies insurance_provided under the following: COMMERCIAL GENERAL UABlLITY COVERAGE PART SCHEDULE Designated Location(s): ANY ANQ ALL C~VEREO LOCATIONS (tf no entry appears above, information required to comp{ete this endorsement will be shown in the Declarations as applicable to this endorsement.) A. Far all sums which the insured becomes legally obligated to pay as damages caused by "occur- rences" under COVERAGE A (SECTION I}, and for all medical expanses caused by accidents under COVERAGE C (SEGTION 1}, which can be attributed only to operations at a single desig- nated "location" shown in the Schedule above: 1. A separate Designated Location General Aggregate Limit applies to each designated "location", and that limit is equal to the amount of the General Aggregate Limit shown in the Declarations. 2. The Designated Location General Aggrega#e Limit Is the most we will pay for the sum of all damages under GOVERAGE A, except dam- ages because of `bodily injury' or 'property damage" included in the 'products-completed operations hazard', and for medical expenses under COVERAGE C regardless of the num- ber of: a. Insureds; b. Claims made or 'suits' brought; or c. Persons or organizations making claims or bringing "suits'. 3. Any payments made under COVERAGE A for damages or under COVERAGE C for medical expenses shall reduce the Oe~ignated Loca- tion General Aggregate Limit for that desig- nated 'location". Such payments shall not re- duce the General Aggregate Limit shown in the Declarations nor sha€I they reduce any other Designated Location General Aggre- gate Limit for any other designated "location" shown in the Schedule above. 4. The limits shown in ttte Declarations for Each Occurcenee, Fire Damage and Medical Ex- pense continue to apply. However, instead of being subject to the General Aggregate Limit shown in the Declarations. such limits will be subject to the applicable Designated Location General Aggregate Limit. t3. For all sums which the insured becomes legally obligated to pay as damages caused by "occur- rences' under COVERAGE A (SECTION 1), and for all medical expenses caused by accidents under COVERAGE C {SECTION I), which can- not be attributed only to operations ai a single designated `location' shown in the Schedule above: 1. Any payments made under COVERAGE A far damages or under COVERAGE C for medical expenses shall reduce the amount available under the General Aggregate Limit or the Products-Completed Operations Aggregate Limit, whichever is applicable; and 2. Such payments shall not reduce any Desig- nated Location general AggrPgetP Limit, CG 25040397 Page 1 of 2 c~ zs as as s~ C. When coverage far liability arising out of the "products-completed operations hazard" is pro- vided, any payments for damages because of "bodily injury" or "property damage' included in the 'products-compteted operations hazard' will reduce ttre Products-Completed Operations Ag- gregate t.imit, and net reduce the General Ag- gregate t.imit nor the Designated Location Gen• eral Aggregate limit. Q. For the purposes of this endorsement, the Defi- nitions Section is amended by the addition of the following definition: "Location" means premises involving the same or connecting lots, or premises whose connection is intem,pted only by a street, roadway, waterway or right-of-way of a railroad. E. The provisions of Limits Of Insurance (SECTION Ili) not otherwise modified by this endorsement shall continue to apply as stipulated. Copyright, Insurance Services Office, tnc.. 1996 Page 2 of 2 9 CG 25 04 03 $7 POLICY NUMBER: COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY CG 2010 07 Od THlS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. ADDITIONAL INSURED -OWNERS, LESSEES OR CONTRACTORS -SCHEDULED PERSON OR ORGANIZATION This endprsement modifies insurance provided under the following: COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE PART SCHEDULE Name Of Additional Insured Person(a) Or Or anization s : The City of Dubuque, including al!rts elected and appointed officials, all its employees and volunteers, all its boards, commissions and/or authorities and their board members, employees and volunteers. Locations} pf Covered Operations Information r wired to com lete this Schedule, if not shown above will be shown in the Declarations. A. Section II -Who Is An insured is amended to include as an additional insured the person(s) or organization(s) shown in the Schedule, but only with respect to liability for "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" caused, in whole or in part, by: 1. Your acts or omissions; or 2. ~ he acts of emissions of those acting on your behalf; CG 2tl 10 Q7 04 in the pertormance of your ongoing operations for the additional insured(sj at the location(s) desig- nated above. B. With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, the fallowing additional exclu- sions apply: This insurance does not apply to "bodily injury" or "4,,,~N~~.y do„aye" octurri~r3 sfte;; Page 1 of 2 10 1. All work, including materials, parts or equip- 2. Thai portion of "your work" out of which the ment furnished in connection with such work, injury or damage arises has been put to its in- on the project (other than service, maintenance tended use by any person or organization or repairs) to be performed by or on behalf of ocher than another contractor or subcontractor the additional insureds) at the location of the engaged in performing operations fora princi- covered operations has been completed; ar pat as a part of the same project. All terms and conditions of this policy apply unless modified by this endorsement. Page 2 of 2 ~ ISO Properties tnc , 2444 CG 20 10 07 64 11 CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITIES ENDORSEMENT Nonwaiver of Governmental Immunity. The insurance carrier expressly agrees and s#ates that the purchase of tht`s policy and the including of the City of Dubuque, Iowa as an Additional Insured does not waive any of the defenses of governmental immunity available to the City of Dubuque, Iowa under Code of Iowa Section 670.4 as it is now exists and as it may be amended from time to time. 2. Claims Coverage. The insurance carrier further agrees that this policy of insurance shall cover only those claims not subject to the defense of governmental immunity under the Code of Iowa Section 670.4 as it now exists and as it may be amended from time to time. Those claims not subject to Code of Iowa Section 670.4 shall be covered by the terms and conditions of this insurance policy. 3. Assertion of Government Immunity. The City of Dubuque, Iowa shall be responsible for asserting any defense of governmental immunity, and may do so at any time and shall do so upon the timely written request of the insurance carrier. 4. Non-Denial of Coverage. The insurance carrier shall not deny coverage under this policy and the insurance carrier shall not deny any of the rights and benefits accruing to the City of Dubuque, Iowa under this policy for reasons of governmental immunity unless and until a court of competent jurisdiction has ruled in favor of the defense(s) of governmental immunity asserted by the City of Dubuque, Iowa. No Other Change in Policy. The above preservation of governmental immunities shall not otherwise change or alter the coverage available under the policy. SPECIMEN 1 of 1 January 2008 12 T~ COMMUNITY FOLiNDATION o f Greater Duburlue Project HOPE Progress Report May 2009 Submitted by Tara Nelson The information in this report outlines the efforts and progress of the City's Project HOPE initiative. Efforts and progress are organized into categories based on the focus area. Alternative Education/Youth Employment Opportunities New: The Community Foundation has been working with ECIA and the Multicultural Family Center as they establish their summer employment programs. Our Project HOPE staff helped spread the word and the applications for these two programs. In addition to setting up the financial literacy component of the orientations for these two programs. History: Identifying new alternative education opportunities is one component of Project HOPE. We have been researching best practice alternative education programs and their success level in other communities. The YouthBuild programs is a youth and community development program that simultaneously addresses core issues facing low-income communities: housing, education, employment, crime prevention, and leadership development. The program's goal is to connect with low-income youth between the ages of 16-24 and work with them to earn their GED or high school diploma, to learn job skills and to serve their communities by building affordable housing and transform their own lives and roles in society. Various members of the Dubuque community are joining together to explore the funding to make this program a reality in Dubuque. Another vital component of Project HOPE is the development of youth employment and education opportunities. The Multicultural Family Center offered a summer youth employment program over this past summer called Future Talk. I was able to supervise the youth on some of the early weeks of this program and participate in the educationaUemployment activities. This was a great program for the youth, which included a volunteer requirement. Project HOPE will work to find future funding for this program, which cost around $550/youth to operate. We attended the America's Promise 100 Best Communities conference in DC during September hoping to discover new programs and options for assisting our school district in meeting the needs of our children. Communities In Schools is the nation's largest dropout prevention organization. We were able to attend a breakout session to learn more about this program and will follow-up with them to learn about the possibility of partnering in the future to bring Communities In Schools to our community. Upon returning to Dubuque and debriefing with Nancy Van Milligen, we learned that she has had past contact with a representative from Communities In Schools in Waterloo and would support and encourage us in pursuing this option for Dubuque. As already reported, we visited the Manchester Bidwell Corporation to explore potential youth programming and education opportunities. We will be following up on the information they provided us and exploring ways to implement their program structure into our community. The America's Promise Alliance 100 Best Communities conference in DC provided us with many programming ideas and best practice examples from other communities. Every Child ~ Every Promise and Project HOPE will be working together to determine if any of those programs are feasible in Dubuque and the steps needed to begin the process. The Brick Oven is interested in offering pottery and other art classes to at-risk and low-income youth at a reduced cost. Project HOPE is helping to coordinate these programs by identifying youth to participate in the classes. Project HOPE is also working with Opportunity Passport, a financial literacy training class for youth in foster care. We feel this is a very beneficial training for our youth and is being offered through Shared Youth Visions at the Community Foundation. We met with representatives from YouthBuild who were visiting Dubuque to talk about Project HOPE and our vision for the future. Project HOPE will continue to work in collaboration with the YouthBuild group as we prepare the YouthBuild grant application. I attended the Dubuque Area Labor Management Council Luncheon on behalf of Project HOPE. The presenter represented the Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council and spoke about the Austin Polytechnical Academy in Chicago. He discussed staffing needs of manufacturing companies in Chicago and the US and gave ideas on ways to get youth on the track of school to work. Chicago has incorporated a manufacturing career plan curriculum in Cook County's public schools. There were a few attendees interested in visiting the school and exploring ways we can offer a similar program education track in Dubuque. I will stay connected to find out if their interests go anywhere. We continue to be a partner is in Chamber's Workforce Initiative to explore ways to collaborate as a community to ensure more youth are successful in either work or higher education after they graduate from high school. As mentioned previously, Project HOPE is exploring the YouthBuild program as a potential youth education opportunity. Project HOPE and community partners continue to explore possible match funding sources for the YouthBuild grant. I attended the Youth Development Symposium in Chicago and was able to learn about the various programs that other communities are offering their youth through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). I have attached my notes from the Symposium and plan to meet with our local WIA provider to explore possibilities for our youth. YouthBuild was brought up during various parts of the training as an excellent example of alternative education and employment for at-risk youth. The committee, lead by Chris Olson at Four Mounds, continues to work on the YouthBuild grant application, which is due January 15th. Nancy Van Milligen has been representing the Community Foundation on this committee and assisting in finding match funding for the grant application. I met with Dave Leary from ECIA to talk about potential summer education/training opportunities for youth utilizing WIA funding. The conference that I attended in October presented on various summer "camps" for career exploration and skill development in the areas of manufacturing, healthcare and math. Some communities have actually created "career academies" based on employments needs within their community. Dave and I discuss these program ideas and determined the funding is not currently available, but if it became available in the future these camps and academies would be something to explore further. Since our meeting, there has been a lot of talk about the stimulus package containing funding for summer youth employment opportunities. I have reconnected with ECIA and we are waiting to see the outcome from the Federal government. We met with Mark Webber about the Mississippi River Boat Building Initiative. This could be an alternative education opportunity for youth and/or an evening activity for adults and youth. Participants would study the history of wooden boats, learn the process of building a boat and do hands-on work to build wooden boats. This could potentially be a site for alternative education class, an optional placement for suspended students, an after-school program, an adult education opportunity and/or a family learning center. Mr. Webber would like the Mississippi River Board Building Initiative to be a program of the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium. We will continue to track the progress of this program and assist in any way possible. Chris Olson, Executive Director of Four Mounds, and I went to DC for the YouthBuild Director's Conference and the YouthBuild 30~' Anniversary Celebration. We were able to network with other YouthBuild programs and meet with leadership from YouthBuild USA. The conference was an excellent opportunity to empower youth that participate in YouthBuild programs throughout the USA. Additionally, we were able to learn more about best practices and successful green programs through the US. We also spent time on the Hill visiting with Senator Harkin and Senator Grassley's staff. We also met with a man from appropriations for an update on the status on the 09 DOL YouthBuild applications. We expect to know the outcome of Dubuque's application by June. I have also been meeting with John Curtis and Mae Hingtgen to discuss the potential for a conference focused on issues facing youth 16-24. The conference could focus on issues such as housing options, employment, education, emotional and mental health, adulthood, etc. We decided it is too late to try to put something together for this year, but we will begin conversations with the school district to prepare for the Spring 2010. To address transitional issues facing youth this year, we have selected 4 topics: 1. Family Dynamics -relationship with parents/guardian 2. Dealing with the Big Question -What are you going to do with your life? 3. The Stresses of Transitions -Tips on dealing with stress 4. Living Independently -What services are available? We hope to have this four part series published in the Telegraph Herald during May, Mental Health Awareness Month. We are partnering with a student from Clarke to write the series, which we hope to use again at the conference next year. We were able to partner with Jess Leonard, Clarke student, to write a few articles for the Telegraph Herald about transitional issues facing youth. I have attached the first article of this series for your review. I attend the first meeting of the Dubuque Area Labor Management Council focusing on their Access Your Future campaign, which is a project of Dubuque Works. Kelly Cooper is leading this advisory committee which will help plan and implement events and activities in the upcoming year to increase awareness and interest in the skilled trades industries such as manufacturing, construction, technology, etc. Asset Mapping/Steering Committee New: The Project HOPE Steering Committee meeting was held on May 8th. Alyssa Hauser facilitated this meeting. New steering committee members include Tammy Henry from County Relief and Steve Cornelius representing Holy Family. Minutes from the meeting are attached. History: Project HOPE held an Asset Mapping Day on June 3`d to gain a good understanding of the needs of the community. Over 100 representatives attended from numerous service providers. The group spent the day identifying community resources, gaps and opportunities for collaboration. We had 6 facilitators directing the small groups during the Asset Mapping. After the day was over, all the notes from the day were typed up. The notes (included) were then emailed and mailed out to the participants with afollow-up letter. On September 19th, Project HOPE along with other community partners hosted the First Annual Cross Training: Learning Together. We have over 125 individuals attend from service providers to foster parents. This cross training was an outcome of the Project HOPE asset mapping that took place in June. The service providers requested more trainings and opportunities to learn about other organizations. The cross-training was able to meet both of those needs and will continue to meet that need for years to come. The evaluations from the training were overwhelming positive with a score of 3.9/4 of participants agreed they would recommend this training to others. On October 16th the Project HOPE Steering Committee met to discuss the past few months and determine an action plan and priorities for the future. The group expressed interests in collecting information from the target population through questionnaires. The group provided questions and I put together a brief questionnaire. Each member of the Steering Committee agreed to try to collect 15 questionnaires for the next meeting. In addition, the questionnaires were emailed and dropped off at local non-profits, shelters, etc to collect questionnaires from at least 75 members of the target population. The Project HOPE steering committee met on November 21, 2008. Minutes from the meeting are attached. We discussed the results of the questionnaires and decided we need the data put into a different form to be more beneficial and useful. Data will be put into SPSS for the January Steering Committee meeting. We discussed the future of the committee and determined it is best to wait until the January to make decisions. We did discuss the Chamber and Greater Dubuque Development Corporation's workforce initiative and how these two groups will work together to achieve similar goals. There will be more information available at the next meeting after the two Boards determine the priorities. Due to a few scheduling conflicts, we had to reschedule our January Project HOPE steering committee meeting. It is rescheduled for February 1 l th and we will be determining the goals for 2009, discussing the structure of the steering committee and sharing updates since our last meeting in November. The Project HOPE Steering Committee met on Feb 11th to brainstorm the stakeholders of Project HOPE and who is currently missing from this committee. We were unable to make any final decisions, but a list of potential individual/organizations to be involved was created. The Steering Committee also reviewed potential goals for Project HOPE. Decisions about the direction of Project HOPE will be determine at the March meeting. Project HOPE's Steering Committee will now meet every month of the second Friday at Noon at the Community Foundation. The Project HOPE Steering Committee meeting on March 13th and we were able to make some progress on determining the goals, structure and purpose of the steering committee. The minutes from that meeting are attached for your review. We also selected a logo to be sent to the City Council for approval. On April 10th the Project HOPE Steering Committee met. The agenda and minutes are attached. Business Engagement New: Peggy Murray from Iowa Workforce Development has been working hard and reported she has 38 employers signed on to National Career Readiness Certificate program at the most recent Dubuque Works meeting. Dubuque Works presented at the Tri-HRA meeting in May to educate the Human Resource group about the goals of Dubuque Works and to tell them know all that we are doing to assist them in their hiring needs. History: Another component of Project HOPE is engaging the businesses in this initiative. To begin this process, Project HOPE has organized a few meeting with Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, Iowa Workforce Development, the Chamber of Commerce and other leaders in the business industry. The goal is to develop and outline a collaborative plan to engage employers in Project HOPE. We need to gain a good understanding of current and future staffing needs of local employers. Once there is a good understanding of the employment needs, we can development or expand training programs to meet those needs. Overall, I am serving as a catalyst and driving force in the business engagement process by maintaining constant communication with those implanting this component of Project HOPE. Additionally, I attended a legislative round table at the Chamber to gain knowledge of employment and training issues. At the Project HOPE Steering Committee Meeting, Wendy Mihm-Herold from IWD reported they are in the process of interviewing potential candidates for the business engagement position in Dubuque. Once he/she is hired they will be spending their time selling the Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) and getting business buy-in to CRC, Project HOPE and the Dubuque community's other employment initiatives. Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) has hired their new staff dedicated to business engagement. Peggy Murray will begin December 1St at IWD and we are very excited to work with her to increase business engagement and involvement in the Project HOPE process and with the Career Readiness Certificate program. The Chamber of Commerce Board joined with the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation Board to create what is now known as Dubuque Works. Dubuque Works A-Team consist of Sarah Harris (GDDC), Zoe Pole (Chamber), Wendy Mihm-Herold (IWD), Wendy Wheelock (NICC), Tiffany Willard (TH), Kelly Cooper (DALMC) and Tara Nelson (Community Foundation and Project HOPE). The mission of this group is to use community partners (1) to increase recruitment and retention efforts and (2) to increase the skilled workforce with an emphasis on leadership, image, career awareness and unemployed and underemployed populations. To date, this group has developed priorities and identified potential partners for the Dubuque Works Advisory Board. Dubuque Works has also applied for private funding to support the workforce initiative of this group. A special emphasis has been placed on engaging business in the mission of this group. I have continued my involvement with Dubuque Works focusing on recruitment and retention and skilled workforce. Since the unemployed and underemployed population falls under skilled workforce focus, my role on this committee is to advocate for the unemployed and underemployed and to ensure this population remains a top priority for Dubuque Works. This executive committee meets month and will also be inviting others to join us on an advisory board that will also meet monthly. In January Dubuque Works applied for funding from the city of Dubuque and the Dubuque Racing Association. We were successful in securing funding for the next three years to help us attain our established goals, strategies and projected outcomes. Project HOPE continues to serve on the Dubuque Works Board. We meet monthly to work towards the identified objectives. In February we had a few additional meetings to work out the budget, reporting and timeline of our projects. We also met with the joint Boards of the Chamber and GDDC to go over the outcomes of Dubuque Works. We are currently working to establish an Advisory Committee which will help us carry out our objectives. This Advisory Committee will meet on a quarterly basis beginning in April. Dubuque Works has finalized the strategies, objectives and measurable outcomes. We have also selected the Advisory Board members and are planning the first meeting for April 9`h. We have written summaries of each aspect of Dubuque Works and are preparing an article for the Ci~ Focus. Dubuque Works was introduced to area businesses at the GDDC breakfast on March 20 . Sarah Harris, GDDC, provided a brief overview of the group and the projects each member of the group is focused on. I met with Tom Thompson (owner of Oky-Doky stores) to discuss Project HOPE and Shared Youth Vision. He was very interested in both projects and wanted to learn more about opportunities to partner to create employment opportunities for the unemployed and underemployed. Mr. Thompson is currently partnering with Central Alternative School to provide work opportunities to students. He will get back to me on potential employment opportunities for individuals that are unemployed and underemployed. He would like to see a screening tool put into place to assist employers willing to work with these populations. The screening would help ensure that they employees are serious and dedicated to finding and maintaining employment. We hope to be able to provide that screening tool through our Project HOPE partners and Steering Committee members. Citizen Engagement New: We held the follow-up meeting to create a list of summer programming for youth in May. The group decided the best approach for this summer was to post the listing online on the Community Foundation's website. To view the list click here http://www.dbgfoundation.org/Programs/2009SummerProgrammingforYouth/tabid/ 178/ Default.aspx. Additionally, hard copies will be printed and distributed throughout the community. For the future, we will look at creating an online calendar and posting a link to the list of summer programs for youth in the Leisure Services guide and other guides already begin published. The goal is to get the programming information out to as many families as possible. I attended a DreamTeam meeting for one of the youth that participates in elevate. She invited me to join her DreamTeam as she outlines and works towards her plans for the future. It was an honor to be invited to this youth-lead family team meeting offer by DHS and to be able to offer some resources to assist her in her transition to adulthood. History: Project HOPE will not be successful without citizen engagement and feedback. We have been out in the neighborhood working to re-establishing past relationships and attempting to develop new relationships with the target population of Project HOPE. Along with the City's AmeriCorps VISTA, Nick Stuber, I passed out over 100 flyers (attached) for IWD's upcoming career fair preparation workshop. This included door to door outreach. This is the first of many efforts of this nature to become a familiar face in the neighborhood and establish relationships and trust. Project HOPE is also working with Operation New View and IWD to expanded Dubuque's current outreach and education on Earned Income Tax Credit to ensure that everyone who is eligible for EITC reserves their refund. We are hoping to expand the VITA sites this year to reach more families. We met with Marcia Sola in September to discuss the needs of Dubuque's Hispanic community and ways to engage them in the Multicultural Family Center and Project HOPE. Marcia helped identify leaders who have been invited to attend a meeting in October to discuss the future of the Multicultural Family Center. We have been working to re-engage citizens in the development, planning and fundraising for the Multicultural Family Center. In October we invited past members of the MFC advisory board and new members who have been active at the center to come together to talk about the future of the center, the move and programming. The meeting was well attended and there will be a follow-up meeting in December as planning moves forward from the City's side. I served on a Loras College panel, on behalf of Project HOPE, to discuss issues of poverty that are facing our community. It would be great to see some college-aged citizens involved in the Project HOPE initiatives. Many of the audience members were interested in getting involved through the MFC and the Presentation Lantern Center. During October and November, we collected 98 questionnaires from the general public about their employment status and their ability to gain employment in Dubuque. This information is being compiled and will be submitted with either the December or January progress report. Overwhelmingly, it appears that transportation, language and childcare are major obstacles for employment. I also had a great conversation with a concerned citizen about his perceived lack of adequate work opportunities for minorities in Dubuque. He would like to be more involved in the Project HOPE initiative as we seek feedback from the target population and work to engage local businesses. He provided valuable insight about his experience seeking employment in the Dubuque community and the obstacles he has faced. He suggested having a citizens committee to get more feedback and buy-in from citizens. We will use his suggestions and stay in touch as we move forward with Project HOPE. We continue to collect the workforce questionnaires from Dubuque residents. At least 40 more additional questionnaires were completed and will be added to the data to provide an overview of barriers facing our unemployed and underemployed workforce in Dubuque. This data will be prepared for the January Project HOPE steering committee meeting. With the help of our AmeriCorps Promise Fellow, Alyssa Hauser, we have compiled data from over 140 questionnaires completed by citizens of Dubuque. The results are included as an attachment to this report. We will be determining the best way to utilize these results at our Steering Committee meeting on February 11 `~'. We had lunch with Fred Miller, a concerned citizen, about Project HOPE and various neighborhood initiatives. Fred was very interested in the goals of Project HOPE and being knowledgeable as the initiative moves forward. He has an invested interest in the Washington neighborhood as well as the Northend neighborhood. He wanted to learn more about how the Community Foundation and Project HOPE are working to benefit these two areas. Fred and others will continue to be involved with Project HOPE in the future for feedback and suggestions. We are continuing to raise awareness about Project HOPE throughout the community. I presented at a class at Loras about Project HOPE and provided suggestions on ways students can get involved and help Dubuque's low-income families. I also attended a meeting on March 10~' at the Hillcrest Wellness Center focused on services available to Latinos in Dubuque. Two Loras students want to create a group support group at the Wellness Center for Latino's with mental health issues. They were also interested in updating the Project Concern resource guide to identify organizations that have Spanish speakers on staff and organizations that do not require social security numbers for service. Dana Livingston, Loras professor, is working with these students on this project. On Apri123rd Mae Hingtgen and I met with 24 service providers to learn about summer programs for youth. We discussed the possibility of creating a comprehensive document or website with information about the summer programs available to youth. This would include registration information, fees, dates, times, locations, etc. The group agreed this is a difficult task and it has been tried before. It was suggested to utilize a neutral website to host the links to organizations that offer summer programming. Families and organizations could access this link to learn about all the summer program options. The group appeared to appreciate this opportunity to meet and share information about their programs and the rewards and challenges of summer programming. It was mentioned this type of meeting should happen in January because that is when a lot of summer programming planning begins. We also discussed the lack of summer programming that doesn't require registration. If the target audience is low-income families, pre-registration doesn't always work. However, it is hard to plan for staff, etc without registration. Major issues were touch upon at this meeting, which will need more discussion, planning and follow-up in the future. This group will be meeting again in May to hopefully have a product or solution for this summer. Three of the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows from the Community Foundation, the CFGD's intern, Nick Stuber, Maddy Cairney and myself handed out over 200 flyers in the Washington Neighborhood to encourage neighbors to attend the Northend Neighborhood Fair held on April 30~` from 6pm-7:30pm at Audubon. There was good turnout at the event, but we haven't heard final numbers yet and if there was an increase from last year. Employment Programs New: Nancy and I met with Dave Leary and Kelley Deutmeyer from ECIA to brainstorm possible state stimulus grant application ideas in May. Since then Dave Leary wrote and received additional stimulus money to offer the pre-employment strategies class to 30 individuals (20 in Dubuque and 10 in Postville). The funding will also provide a facilitator for the classes and paid work experience or on the job training for those that complete the 32-hour curriculum. The target populations of the program are ex-offenders and minorities. Alyssa and I helped plan the graduation for the first class of the Pre-employment Strategies/Breaking Employment Barriers. A career exploration and job search skills class offered by NICC, IWD and the Community Foundation among other partners already mentioned. Participants are able to invite their friends, families and workers to attend a 30 minute graduation ceremony at NICC. Refreshments and cake will be offered. Gordon Graham will speak briefly with the participants to encourage them in their future endeavors. Alyssa continues to work hard to plan the Road to Success event on June 9th. Her and Carroll Clark have been coordinating and coordinating volunteers, collecting and sorting clothes, recruiting and registering attendees. We are expecting around 60 participants and 65 volunteers the day of the event. Alyssa and I attended a meeting with Dennis Hill and other community providers to talk about creating a forum for the unemployed. The discussion was focused on individuals that are situationally unemployed not those that are chronically unemployed. The group went back and forth about the pros and cons and if we had the resources to hold such as event. In the end, the idea was tabled due to the group's inability to agree on (1) if it is needed, (2) the goal of the forum, (3) target audience and recruitment strategies and (4) what resources we would be offering attendees. History: Expanding current and developing new employment programs is another component of Project HOPE. Currently, Project HOPE is working with IWD to develop a new employment program for ex-offenders. This program will teach life skills, soft skills, interview skills, job skills and more. The goal of the program is assist ex-offenders in securing stable, well-paying employment to preventing them from re-offending in the future. I am assisting by searching for a funding source for this program. In September, a representatives from Project HOPE and Every Child ~ Every Promise visited the Manchester Bidwell Corporation in Pittsburgh. We were able to tour the facilities and learn about their programming and funding. They shared their history, their current programs and their plan for expanding in the future. Although the magnitude of their program may not be realistic for Dubuque, the concept behind the Center could be possible through the Multicultural Family Center and the Warehouse District (The Brick Oven). We will continue to explore these possibilities as Project HOPE moves forward. We are continuing to work with IWD on the development of the Ex-Offender Employment Program. NICC has developed a curriculum for this program and we are currently working together to explore funding options. Engaging the business is on hold to some degree until IWD hires staff to tackle this project. However, the Getting Ahead program is moving forward and has started their second round of classes. In October we held a meeting with Project HOPE and the Getting Ahead staff to talk about what went well and what was challenging with the first class and how we can join together to make the second groups of classes better. We discussed defining specific goals and outcomes for the participants. The discussion included conversations about follow-up and support services. Project HOPE will continue to work with the Getting Ahead Program to help ensure its long-term sustainability and success of the participants. IWD has recently applied for a federal grant to create and expand employment programs in Dubuque specifically targeting individuals with disabilities. Project HOPE wrote a letter of support for the grant application and would serve on the Board if this grant is received. The services provided through this grant, called the Tri-State Information Technology Initiative, would provide individuals with the training and work skills needed to find sustainable employment. We are optimistic about the outcomes of this grant application process. On behalf of Project HOPE, I wrote a letter of support for NICC's federal grant application for the Tri State Information Technology Initiative, which has a special emphasis on job training for individuals with disabilities. This grant would direct correspond with the goal of Project HOPE, therefore, we were happy to support this Initiative. If NICC receives this grant, Project HOPE's involvement would include making referrals to the program, disseminating information about the program and serving on the advisory board for the initiative. Michelle Mihalakis and I met to discuss the possibility of partnering to develop new housing and employment options for Dubuque's unemployed and underemployed populations. Michelle is a strong believer of empowerment and breaking through feelings of entitlement. We had an excellent conversation about some options for the future. Asocial work student from Loras will be joining our Project HOPE team at the Community Foundation in January and she will conducting a research project to help promote Michelle's vision and to help support the goals of Project HOPE. We continue to meet with IWD, NICC and other community organizations to discuss the future of the Ex-offender program. In the beginning on January, the Community Foundation submitted a letter of intent to Georgia Pacific to fund the Ex-Offender program at $75,200. If we received the funding, it would be used to cover the cost of the 12-hour Breaking Employment Barriers training, a 30-hour pre-employment curriculum through NICC and half of the salary for 6 months of paid work experience. We have not heard back from Georgia Pacific yet so we are exploring other possible funding sources. Realizing it will be difficult to fund half of the salary for 6 months of paid work experience, we are currently just seeking funding to cover the cost of the Breaking Employment Barriers training and the NICC classroom curriculum. Additionally, our group has been meeting to create the application, determine the application and selection process, secure a location and funding for meals and transportation, hire a professor, etc. We will continue to meet until we have secured a funding source and completed all aspects of planning and implementing this program. Project HOPE is currently focused on creating a successful model and structure for the Getting Ahead program. Project HOPE had two meetings in February with the staff/facilitators of the Getting Ahead program and NICC/IWD. We are trying to establish a referral, application and interview process for the program. Additionally, we would like a clear understanding of the role of NICC/IWD for engaging the participants in the various community resources and programs. Another major task for these meetings is to establish the targeted goals and outcomes of these classes. Attached are the minutes from our most recent Getting Ahead meeting. Project HOPE has also been working to secure funding for the ex-offender program, which is now called Breaking Employment Barriers. I have been working with the Iowa Department of Public Health to determine our eligibility and to complete the application to become an Access to Recovery provider. I am writing the application on behalf of NICC. This course will be offered by a collaborative of Project HOPE, Community Foundation, IWD, NICC and the parole office. We are hopeful we will become a provider before the start of the program in April. We have successful held the first class of the Breaking Employment Barriers for ex-offenders in Dubuque. 9 participants started the 12-hour curriculum with Chuck Isenhart on March 28"'. Individuals that complete this curriculum will enroll in the 32-hour Pre-Employment Strategy curriculum at NICC. I worked with Wendy Mihm-Herold (IDW) and Wendy Wheelock (NICC) to complete the Iowa Department of Public Health application to become an Access to Recovery (ATR) provider. We were successful and NICC is now approved to provider Career Counseling through the ATR program. This funding source will allow us to offer this pilot program to other individuals within the community. Our Getting Ahead planning group has finalized documents for this next round of classes. There will be 3 classes of 16 participants starting in the beginning of June. Referrals are currently being accepted through the end of April and then interviews will begin. We have created documents to help us track the progress and success of the participants and the program. We created the following documents and procedures: 1. Brochure and referral form 2. Interview Letter and Interview Form 3. Interview and selection grading rubric 4. Acceptance and Denial letters 5. Reminder letters 6. Participant data sheet 7. Employment/Educational needs assessment form 8. Program evaluation form 9. Graduate follow-up surveys The Getting Ahead support staff, Thomas Croissant, and I will be responsible for tracking to outcomes of the program. We have identified the goals of the programs as: O 75% of participants are seeking employment (new, improved, and/or maintained) or education (GED, higher education, continuing education, trade, etc) O 50% of participants attend afollow-up meeting with IWD/NICC O 25% of participants pursue additional supports services with IWD/NICC or referral agency. O 50% of participants attend one or more of the graduate support session O 35% of participants complete the Career Readiness Certificate exam O 75% of participants complete the 20 week program Under my supervision, the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows at the Community Foundation at helping Carroll Clark plan her annual Road to Success event. Carroll has held the Road to Success event for her Family Self-Sufficiency participants for the last few years. This year the event is expanding to include graduates and participants of the Getting Ahead program, residents of local homeless shelters and graduates of the Pre-Employment Strategy pilot program for ex-offenders. This expansion requires a larger location, more volunteers and more coordination overall. Road to Success allows attendees to be assessed on their appearance and, if necessary, select more appropriate clothing from the clothing booth. Attendees can also work on creating or improving their resume at the resume booth. They can practice their interviewing skills at the mock interview booth. And this year we would also like to expand the event to include a targeted mini- career fair for the attendance. Volunteers are needed to staff this event. If you are interested please contact Carroll Clark to sign-up. The ex-offender class, Pre-Employment Strategies, began on April 20th. Six of the original 9 participants started this 32-hour curriculum. So far attendance has been great and the participants have been very engaged and interactive. We held of meeting with the instructors to discuss what is working well and what to expect with this group. All the instructors have provided positive feedback about the group. We are working to create a curriculum from this pilot program that would allow us to offer this course to other target populations in the future. We are currently planning the graduation which will be held on June ls` from llam-11:30am at the One Stop shop on the second floor of NICC downtown. City Council members are encouraged to attend and support the graduates of this program. Alyssa and I attended the Diversity in the Workplace committee meeting on April 8th. We were happy to learn about this group of providers working to improve and increase employment opportunities for individuals with disability. We decided to host an event on May 13th at the Community Foundation and invite other service providers to come learn about Project HOPE, the Diversity in the Workplace Committee, the Disability Navigator at Iowa Workforce Development and employment services for individuals with disabilities. The goal behind the meeting would be to educate other providers about the services available to clients they serve. Alyssa continues to work with Carroll Clark from the City Housing Department to plan the Road to Success event. The event will take place at Prescott School on June 10th from 3:OOpm-7:OOpm. Participants of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, Getting Ahead Graduates, individuals living at the local shelters, and Pre-Employment Strategy participants will be invited to attend this career preparation and job fair event. Volunteers are currently needed at the various stations. Please contact Alyssa at the Community Foundation if you are interested in volunteering. I met with Thomas Croissant to talk about a potential job training and employment opportunity. We are currently looking into the cost and staffing needs to create this training and employment program. This would be a great way to offer employment and job training to graduates of the Getting Ahead program. Grant Writing/Funding New: I attended a meeting with City staff to talk about the stimulus weatherization funding that Operation New View will be receiving. The conversation focused on how we can use the weatherization funds to increase employment opportunities for those that are unemployed and underemployed. Operation New View has not received all the rules and regulations on this funding yet, but they do have some contractors lined up and ready to weatherize homes. They are uncertain whether or not these contractors would be willing to hire additional staff to work on these projects. Tom Stovall will provide their list of contractors so we can contact them to see if they would be interested in talking on workers for on the job training or paid work experience through ECIA. Additionally, we talked about the idea of creating a window rehab program that would employ the unemployed and underemployed, but Four Mounds is already offering this service, but doesn't have the space to expand the business to hire more staff. We will continue to explore ways the stimulus funding can create green jobs and new jobs for individuals that are unemployed and underemployed. The Community Foundation wrote a National League of Cities proposal for technical support to reengage disconnected youth. We hope to receive this assistance to help us locate and engage youth in YouthBuild and other programs that share the goals of Project HOPE. History.• I wrote a grant on behalf of Project HOPE to the Women's Giving Circle to host community round tables. The goal of the round tables was to bring together the target group of Project HOPE to discuss the resources, gaps and needs for improvement from their perspective. We basically wanted to discuss what they saw as barriers to stable employment. Sadly, we did not receiving funding to hold these round tables. Nick Stuber and I are exploring alternative ways to collect this information. However, the Community Foundation's Women's Giving Circle did grant $5,000 towards the participant's stipend for Getting Ahead. Project HOPE met with some City staff to discuss the possibility of seeking funding through Living Cities, which is a philanthropic partnership established to bring opportunities and the power of mainstream markets to under-resources neighborhoods that are typically left behind. The City is going to look into this possible funding source further and determine if it is a good fit for Dubuque. The Community Foundation is hosting a group that meets weekly to research grant opportunities to fund the various components of Project HOPE. During the last week of September, the Community Foundation submitted a grant requesting $95,000 for at-risk youth programming and financial literacy training. We are currently looking into potential funding opportunities through the Allstate Foundation, Ben and Jerry's Foundation and the Hitachi Foundation for programs that fall under the scope of Project HOPE's goals. We have been working on a few smaller grants this past month to support Project HOPE projects. We submitted a grant proposal to the US Conference of Mayors requesting funding for a financial literacy campaign in our community. Out financial literacy education would including expanding the Community Foundation's current Individual Development Account program, Opportunity Passport, to more youth in the community. The current program targets youth who have or will "age out" of the foster care system. This youth are extremely at-risk for becoming the unemployed and underemployed populations in our community. We are taking a proactive approach to support these youth prior to their 18`h birthday to increase their likelihood of successful transition to adulthood. We applied for flood relief funds from the Wal-Mart foundation. The funding would be used to create a Disaster Recovery Toolkit, which would ensure our community would be prepared for future natural disaster and ready to assist our community in times of need. We are also preparing to submit an application to the Georgia Pacific Foundation for funding for the Ex-Offender Career Readiness program through IWD and NICC. Funding would provide 42 hours of classroom training and 6 months of paid work experience. The goal of this program would be to ensure long-term, well paying employment for our ex-offenders to prevent re- offending. Additionally, the Community Foundation has applied for funding for Project HOPE from The Prudential Foundation. This funding would be used to promote, support and expand Project HOPE programs and projects including support staff, funding AmeriCorps Promise Fellows to assist with Project HOPE activities, supplies, etc. We are happy to report that we received $10,000 from the Wal-Mart Foundation to create a Disaster Recovery Toolkit. The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque will be working closely with other Community Foundations in Iowa and along the Mississippi to create a template to benefit numerous communities affected by floods, tornados and other disasters. I attended two meetings about the potential of writing a federal Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant with Four Mounds. However, Four Mounds determined they will not be able to create enough job opportunities for low-income individuals to be competitive in this application. We are looking into other partners that would be capable of handling a grant of this size; however, the window of opportunity is short and Dubuque may not be able to have an application prepared for this grant opportunity. Project HOPE staff attended a luncheon with John Leith-Tetrault to discuss the potential use of New Market Tax Credits in the historic Millwork District Federal Tax Credits. The Community Foundation has posted their 2009 request for Letters of Intent and the 2009 Women's Giving Circle grant application online. We have forwarded this information on to the Project HOPE mailing list to inform on nonprofit partners about this potential funding source. Multicultural Family Center New: I met with Dana Livingston to discuss Future Talk, youth summer employment program at the Multicultural Family Center (MFC) and the possibility of having a summer literacy program at the MFC. History: On behalf of Project HOPE, I have begun working with Beverly Berna and Nick Stuber to explore possible funding sources and programming ideas for the new Multicultural Family Center. Part of this is re-engaging the members of the old advisory board who develop the original concept of the MFC. We are currently brainstorming programming, building layout, fundraising, and outreach ideas. The major needs at this point are community support and involvement and fundraising. I have also been working to build relationships with service providers and encouraging their participation in the new MFC. The goal is to have service providers use the MFC to provide outreach and services to populations they may not otherwise reach. We have begun compiling a list of organizations interested in providing on-site services at the MFC. Project HOPE is working with staff at the MFC to reestablish the Citizen's Advisory Board for the Center. We met regularly during September to determine who should be invited to participate, what we will be discussing at the meeting and when and where to hold the first meeting. We also met to create a Computer Give Away Program in the Washington Neighborhood through a collaborative agreement with the City of Dubuque and the Washington Neighborhood Association. The City has agreed to donate their used computers on an annual basis as the City replaces their older computers. The Multicultural Family Center will then create an application process for distributing the computer with priority given to youth in middle school and high school who need computers to complete their homework. Individuals will be able to apply for a computer at the MFC or through the WNA. The MFC is also working to provide training to individuals and families receiving computers. They will offer an "orientation/training" on how to utilize, maintain and care for the computer. Follow-up sessions will be offered providing technical support for any problems people may be experiencing with their computers. During our meetings we've also discuss possible funding and programming options for the new location. On behalf of Project HOPE, I continue to meet weekly at the MFC to discuss funding, programming, neighborhood engagement, center layout, etc for the new Center. As mentioned earlier we are working to re-engage an active Advisory Committee of citizens for the Center. Project HOPE continues to meet with staff from the Multicultural Family Center to explore funding and programming options. We have begun a strategic planning process for the MFC and have developed fundraising materials. Project HOPE continues to work with the Multicultural Family Center to develop a successful plan for the future of the Center. We are currently completing strategic planning activities to identify the purpose, goals, target audience, targeted outcomes and potential programming for the Center. On December 6~', we met with the Citizen's Advisory Board to prioritize programming needs. Using the programming ideas brainstormed at past meetings, we asked the group to select their top 6 programming needs. The top programming needs will be used with the strategic planner who is scheduled to come in January. The Multicultural Family Center has begun fundraising for the new Center. We attended a meeting with the Prudential Foundation this month to request additional programming funds for 2009. We have begun creating fundraising materials, are establishing partnerships for our fundraising and identifying potential donors. Fundraising for the Center will be done in collaboration with the Community Foundation. I continue to meet at least weekly with the MFC staff, citizen's advisory committee and the City of Dubuque staff to make decisions about construction, governance, staffing, funding, resident engagement, programming, and daily operations. The Community Foundation partnered with Operation New View to increase Dubuque's request for grant funding for EITC outreach. We received the requested budget to increase our EITC outreach. This allowed us to purchase two computers and a copier for the MFC to be used for free tax preparation in Spanish and to conduct EITC outreach by center volunteers in and outside the center (laptop computer). Project HOPE and the Community Foundation has four staff working with the Multicultural Family Center to create along-term funding, programming and staffing plan. We are working collaboratively with city staff to develop this plan. I attended the City Council meeting on behalf on the MFC in case there were any questions. The AmeriCorps Promise Fellows and I have been attending regular planning meetings for the Multicultural Family Center. We have finalized the job descriptions for the Director and Assistant. The jobs should be posted by mid-April. We also selected the interviewing team for the Director position. The position description will only be posted for two weeks on the City of Dubuque website so we will have to work hard to spread the work to get quality applicants for the position. The position is scheduled to start on July 1, 2009. Beverly Berna and I worked together to write the job descriptions for the potential AmeriCorps positions funded through the stimulus package to create AmeriCorps positions focused on employment and workforce development at the MFC. We are anxious to hear back about the positions. Alyssa and I accompanied City staff to visit a Multicultural Center in Sioux Falls. Kelly Larson typed up comprehensive notes from the trip, which are attached. The MC in Sioux Falls is similar in its history and size to the MFC in Dubuque. It was a wonderful, educational experience to tour their facility, see their programs, talk to their staff and learn about their steps to success. We took home some great ideas on what to do and what not to do to ensure that our MFC is a success! Our steering committee worked hard in April to finalize the job descriptions for the Director and Assistant Director positions at the new MFC. We are happy with the final product and are hopeful that the job posting will produce excellent applicants. Research/Training New: I participated in an online presentation of a new online work readiness program called Building Skills 4 Work. It is an interactive program that teaches the viewer the basic skills needed to work in various industries. It is too expensive for us to purchase at this point, but a great resource to keep in mind for the future. History: A huge part of Project HOPE is research. This includes researching current programs located in and grant funds allocated to agencies in Dubuque. I have been working to develop a spreadsheet of current employment programs available and determining whether or not the programs exist in Dubuque and if not, whether or not we are eligible. This document is included with this report. We have also been reading about the Manchester Bidwell Corporation as an example of a successful adult employment/training program and youth programs. I will be making a trip to the campus later this month and meeting with replications to learn about the possibility of offering something similar here in the Dubuque community. Also included in this report is a list of Project HOPE programs that already exist in Dubuque. The list includes the name of the program and who is providing the program/service. The third document included is a list of services/programs that other successful communities have created in order to provide successful employment programs. We are exploring which services we are already providing and which agency or agencies provide the services. All of this research is to help understand which employment resources exist which will help direct future programming/services. We have continued researching current programs in the community that provide services to our target population. In September, we met with Dave Leary from Promise Jobs and Workforce Investment Act at ECIA. He was able to explain the funding, program requirements and general operations of these two programs. He also shared statistics on the outcomes of these two programs. I attended a 2-day conference in Des Moines called Ready by 21. Attendees came from across the Nation and shared various resources, approaches and challenges. The conference provided us with a variety of tools to determine where our community allocates its resources and which services/programs are successful and which could be improved/expanded. I was able to share the knowledge I gained with Nancy Van Milligen to use on the Community Foundation's projects/programs and Mae Hingtgen from Every Child ~ Every Promise who plans to use some of the resources in her Youth Master Plan session in November. There is potential to use the resources and tools for Project HOPE in the future, potentially with the Chamber's Workforce Initiative group. I attended the 3-day conference in Chicago called Youth Development Symposium. The conference offered best practice examples for working with at-risk youth such as employment programs, voucher program to help overcome barriers to employment, career exploration academies, etc. The networking opportunities were very helpful in learning about other community's struggles and solutions. I hope to work with service providers to integrate some of the resources in our community. We participated in a Webinar on Combating Poverty through Placed-Based Initiatives. This Webinar supported the need for a safe place within communities where individuals can go to receive services and build relationships. It provided encouragement that we are on the right track with the MFC as a safe, drop-in center for individuals and families. Mae Hingtgen and I joined a conference call focused on the stimulus funding and how it could be used to benefit families and communities. The most beneficial part of the call was knowing that competitive grant applications will be available online soon. We will keep checking to see if any of the grant opportunities would be a good match for Dubuque. Alyssa Hauser, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow, and I attended the Heartland Conference in Kansas City. We attended various session about the summer youth employment program, drop out prevention, green job development, etc. We hope the information will be valuable as we develop a local plan for the stimulus funding. Service Provider Engagement New: On May 13th, Project HOPE and the Community Foundation hosted a presentation from the Diversity In the Workplace Committee. We invited local nonprofits to come and learn about the Diversity In the Workplace Committee, Project HOPE and the various employment services available for individuals with disabilities. We had around 15 organizations attend the brief presentation. After the presentation, Alyssa and I joined the committee meeting. The Committee decided it would be a great idea to host the first annual Disability Mentoring Day this October 21St. Project HOPE will be coordinating this event. The Youth Coalition continues to meet. Project HOPE provides the minutes and lead the meeting. Currently, we are working on creating a comprehensive community resource guide. Currently, there is the Project Concern Resource Guide, the Dubuque's Family Resource Guide and the Kids Guide produced. We would like these groups to join together their resources and time to create one guide that meets all the needs of the individuals that utilize these guides. Additionally, we have begun planning for Second Annual Cross Training entitled Learning Together: How Substance Abuse Impacts Our Community. This event is scheduled for August 4th from 8:OOam-1:30pm at the NICC Town Clock Center for professional development. The cross training is an excellent opportunity for service providers to learn about other service providers and resources to work with clients. History: In addition to engaging business and citizens, service providers must also be engaged in Project HOPE. The service providers expressed a need for more opportunities for trainings and communication. After the Asset Mapping, I was able to attend across-training in Cedar Rapids. When I returned to Dubuque, I began planning across-training in Dubuque to meet the needs expressed by the service providers. In collaboration with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Community Partnership for Protecting Children, Every Childs Every Promise, NICC, and Shared Youth Vision, Project HOPE will be hosting the first annual cross-training entitled Learning Together: How Poverty and Diversity Effect Our Community. This cross-training will be held annually and will offer service providers training and an opportunity to communicate with one another about their services and programs. This year the training will highlight 3 organizations: Community Circle of Care, Crescent Community Health Center and Every Child Every Promise. During the Asset Mapping Day, service providers also expressed the need for a more comprehensive and accessible resource guide. I have since met with Jenny Manders from Project Concern to discuss possible ways to collaborate to improve the guide and offer the resource online. Jenny reported that Project Concern's 211 services will be upgrading in October to improve their service. The entire resource guide and then some will be available online. Once this service is available online, Project HOPE will play a role in marketing the website and getting the news out to the service providers. The Cross Training on September 19~' was a great opportunity to bring the service providers together for feedback on future training needs and to assess the value of the cross training. We will be using the evaluation feedback to help direct future interactions and trainings with the service providers. We have been discussing the idea of a collaborative for service providers who serve youth. This idea was presented to Every Child ~ Every Promise and the Shared Youth Vision team for feedback. Everyone agrees it would be helpful to have a collaborative focused solely on youth 16-21 years old. We will be meeting with Gwen Deming to discuss possible duplication and opportunities for collaboration on this concept. We are thankful that Wendy Mihm-Herold from IWD is working to create a uniform application for IWD, DHS, and Vocational Rehabilitation (state and federally funded programs). Wendy's efforts narrow Alyssa Hauser's (CFGD's AmeriCorps Promise Fellow) focus to local nonprofits. She is working with students at Loras College to collect the applications from the service providers and clarify any questions about programs and services offered. This project is scheduled to begin the first week of January and we hope to have a uniform application to present to the service providers by March. The Community Foundation is collaborating with Every Child ~ Every Promise (ECEP) and Community Partnership for Protecting Children (CPPC) to pilot a Youth Coalition in Dubuque. This Youth Coalition will consist of service providers that work with children and youth. The purpose of the coalition is information and resource sharing, promote collaboration to fill gaps in service and determine needs of local service providers and how Project HOPE and the Community Foundation can help with those needs. In response to needs identified at the June 3`d Asset Mapping day, the Community Foundation, Every Child ~ Every Promise and Community Partnerships for Protecting Children have joined together to create a local Youth Coalition. The Youth Coalition meets on the third Thursday of every month from 11:30am-1:OOpm. The goals of the youth coalition are information sharing, resource and best practice sharing, peer support and working together to address community-wide needs for children and youth. The first meeting of the youth coalition was in February and it was very well attended. We are excited to see how the Youth Coalition unfolds and how we can help support our local service providers. In an effort to raise awareness about Project HOPE among service providers, I presented at Friends of the Community Presentation on February 27`i'. There were not many questions, but a woman from the ARC asked about how Project HOPE is addressing employment issues for individuals with disabilities. I was happy she highlighted this population under Project HOPE so we can be sure to incorporate this population in future planning. I presented Project HOPE to the Lyon's Club on March 18`i'. The group was very interested in the youth aspect of Project HOPE and learning more about he programs that provide work experience for youth. We hope the Lyon's Club will become a supporter and sponsor for youth employment opportunities. The Youth Coalition met again in March during the Community Partnerships for Protecting Children meeting. This meeting it became very apparent that the youth providers would like an updated comprehensive resource guide. We have invited Jenny Manders from Project Concern to our meeting in April to learn more about the guide and the updated 211 website as resources for the community. The Youth Coalition is interested in joining together to fund the printing of the resource guide this year. Alyssa Hauser hosted two meetings with services providers focused on the idea of creating a uniform application. She held the meetings on March 25`i' and 27`h and had 15 nonprofits represented. All of the organizations that attended were supportive of the concept and would be willing to utilize this form for their clients. The form would include the basic demographic information that clients are forced to write on every form they complete for assistance or services. Alyssa presented the idea of a uniform form that the client would complete at the first visit at a nonprofit. The organization would make a copy for the client to keep. This form would not break confidentiality because the client would be responsible for bringing this form to the next provider. We would eventually like to see a shared database that includes the same information. This would allow providers to update client contact information and prevent the clients from filling out the same information at each organization. Alyssa is researching YIPAA regulations to determine what information can be shared in the database and what is protected information. Gwen Deming (Community Partnerships for Protecting Children), Mae Hingtgen and myself have begun planning for this year's annual Cross Training for service providers. We have decided that this year's topic will focus on substance abuse. It will be a half day training again and we will offer 2-3 different tracks for the participants (Substance Abuse -pre-natal and children, Substance Abuse and Adolescents and Substance Abuse and Adults). We plan to move to training to July this year to encourage teachers and counselors to attend. Alyssa and I continue to facilitate the Youth Coalition in partnership with Gwen Deming and Mae Hingtgen. We met in April and our meeting was focused on updating the Project Concern Resource Guide and the 211 website. 211 online has recently upgrading their software and providers are now able to upload their own information about their organizations and services. Jenny Manders from Project Concern explained the upgrade and the process of adding information. Project Concern will also be receiving money to update their Resource Guide. She is willing to work with members of the Youth Coalition to ensure the providers are happy with the information included. This conversation will continue at our May Youth Coalition meeting. We will also be inviting Kelly Cooper from the Dubuque Area Labor Management Council to come and talk about the Kids Guide and any duplication and potential for partnership with these printed resource guides. Washington Neighborhood New: Alyssa is currently creating a list of business located in the Washington Neighborhood. This was a suggestion of the business owners at the Washington Neighborhood Citizens Coordinating Committee. They would like to create a shared brochure to market the Washington Neighborhood businesses will to goal of increasing business. History: The revitalization of the Washington Neighborhood cannot be overlooked by Project HOPE. This is really a joint effort because many of the individuals who can and will benefit from Project HOPE live within the Washington Neighborhood. I will be working closely with Housing and the Consultants as the Washington Neighborhood progresses. I made many outreach calls to engage residents, business owners, organizations, and leaders within the Washington Neighborhood to attend the consultant focus groups and Citizens Coordinating Committee meeting. I participated in these events by providing my own insight into the current situation and needs of the neighborhood. My notes from the Citizens Coordinating Committee are included in the September report. Project HOPE is making an effort to build relationships within the Washington neighborhood. We have attended their Neighborhood Association Meeting and their neighborhood block festival. Project HOPE continues to be involved with the Washington neighborhood consultant's efforts. We will continue to provide outreach to the neighborhood for the consultant's events. We have been having conversations with a couple non-profits about providing more programming for youth in the downtown/Washington neighborhood area. Youth are in need of fun, safe activities in their neighborhoods. These activities might be offered through the MFC or through a collaboration of various non-profits. Project HOPE will continue to facilitate that conversation and provide support to move the concept forward. I attended a meeting regarding the Washington Neighborhood with City staff, on behalf of Project HOPE, to explore ways we can keep citizens involved in the Washington Neighborhood Consultant and make the next meeting be more productive and engaging. I have made follow-up phone calls to ensure that those who attended the first meeting plan to attend the next one in November and have allowed people to vent their frustrations about the first meeting. We are very hopeful the next meeting will be more successful! We continue to work with the City of Dubuque and the consultants hired to work with the Washington Neighborhood to engage residents in a neighborhood-wide activity. Project HOPE attended the second Citizens Coordinating Committee (CCC) meeting on November 12~' where I participated in the economic development small group discussion. It was a great opportunity to collect feedback from the neighborhood residents. Project HOPE is working with the City and the Consultants to plan the first neighborhood workshop, which will take place on December 17~'. Project HOPE continues to participate in the Washington Revitalization Project through the CCC and assisting with the consultants. The consultants returned to Dubuque on December 17`h for the third CCC meeting and for the first neighborhood workshop. Staff from the Community Foundation created the flyer to help recruit neighborhood residents to participate in the workshop. We had planned to storm the neighborhood with flyers, but the weather did not permit. However, the police department did distribute flyers, Jerelyn O'Connor mailed out over 800 flyers to the neighborhood and ads in school bulletins and the Washington Neighborhood Association newsletter contributed to the overwhelming number of residents who attended the workshop. Overall, it was a very successful night with lots of wonderful ideas, venting and information sharing. We are optimistic about future meeting and anxious to see the outcomes of the neighborhood participation. The Community Foundation helped prepare for Feb 4th CCC meeting and Workshop #2 by creating the flyers and collecting door prizes. Staff from our office plans to storm the neighborhood before the event to encourage more neighbors to attend. At the beginning of February, we stormed the Washington neighborhood with flyers for the Washington Neighborhood meeting with the consultants and the CCC meeting on February 4th. Attendance wasn't as great as earlier meetings, but we were still very happy with the number of residents engaged in the process. Project HOPE continues our involvement with the consultants and the planning for future neighborhood projects and engagement. The final meeting of the CCC was held on March 4"'. Residents were asked if they would like to continue their participation and if yes, which committee they were most interested in. Currently, the planning group is following up with residents and stakeholders that were unable to attend the final meeting to find out their plans for participation in the future. We are also preparing for the City Council work session on April 20 We are encouraging the CCC to attend this event to show their support and voice their opinion to our elected officials. We hope to keep the residents and the stakeholders engaged as we move the plan forward and seek City Council approval. I attended the City Council work session for the Washington Neighborhood Revitalization project on April 20th. Project HOPE has been involved with the Citizens Coordinating Committee since last Fall and it is very exciting to see the consultant's work come to an end and see the neighborhood residents, business owners and home owners take the lead on this project. The goal is to create a Washington Neighborhood Development Corporation, which will focus on improving the economy, housing, quality of life, youth and family programming options within the Washington Neighborhood. This would allow the residents to lead positive change within their neighborhood. We were pleased that the City Council was supportive of this concept and look forward to future progress. Miscellaneous New: Project HOPE attended a meeting on Individual Development Accounts at Operation New View. We learned about the local IDA programs and how it can benefit participating families. We passed this information on to the MFC and other groups we work with. I met with the Dubuque League of Women voter in April to talk about the need for a local Coalition Against Predatory Lending. In May, Project HOPE and the Community Foundation invited a few local credit unions, educators and service providers together to talk about the need for this coalition. The group agreed there is a need and outlined major areas of need. We will be meeting again in June to identify priorities and strategies for moving forward. History: Aside from all the areas listed above I have been participating in the Barnabus Uplift meetings on Mission Health on behalf of Project HOPE. I helped handout over 50 flyers for the program and continue to encourage those who may be eligible to apply. I also presented to the Congressional staff on Project HOPE during their visit to Dubuque and I am staying in touch with the Congressional staff for future letters of support. . Thanks to recent funding received from GDDC, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque was able to hire Alyssa Hauser as an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow to assist with Project HOPE activities. She will work hand and hand with me to complete to Scope of Service outlined in the contract. She will begin her AmeriCorps position in November and complete her term June `09. Additionally, the Community Foundation is exploring ways to increase Earned Income Tax Credit outreach in the Dubuque in collaboration with Project HOPE and other community members. I participated in a conference all in early September to learn about grant funding opportunities through the IRS to expand VITA sites and outreach nation-wide. Through follow- up conversations with ISED in Des Moines, we are exploring how Dubuque can capitalize on these dollars. Additionally, IWD has joined in as a partner with the IRS and Iowa State Extension office to see how they can contribute to this project. We will continue to work together to expand this resource in Dubuque. I met with Loras' professors Lisa Grinde and Nancy Fett to discuss ways their students can help contribute to the goals of Project HOPE. We discussed various opportunities for student involvement and discussed collaborating to ensure their projects are rewarding for the students and useful for the community. Once they decide the project of the semester-long class, they will report back to Project HOPE so we can work together. I also met with Mae Hingtgen from Every Child ~ Every Promise to talk about the possible opportunities for collaborations between Project HOPE and EC~EP. We would like to join together to work on issues facing youth 16-21 years old. EC~EP held their sessions to complete a Youth Master Plan. We will be meeting again in the future to determine where Project HOPE fits within the Youth Master Plan. Project HOPE and the Community Foundation have taken a leadership role in this year's Earned Income Tax Credit Outreach (EITC). Partnering with Operation New View and their EITC outreach committee, we are expanding past years' outreach efforts to reach more low to moderate income individuals. Four staff from the Community Foundation, including myself, are partnering with an intern from UD to develop a plan, create marketing materials and educate the community about EITC and free tax preparation sites. Alyssa Hauser and Tim Olsen, AmeriCorps Promise Fellows at the Community Foundation, continue to take a lead in Dubuque's EITC meetings and outreach. Some of our outreach efforts include designing and printing 10,000 flyers in English and 500 in Spanish, designing and printing 3,000 door hangers, and staffing booths at the library, mall and grocery stores. I met with Nick Stuber about potential stimulus funding for Project HOPE. We were brainstorming ways we could use the stimulus funding to offer incentives for businesses to hire individuals who are unemployed and underemployed. Now we just have to waiting see what the stimulus funding options will be. I attended a League of Women Voters meeting to learn more about their efforts to stop predatory lending in Iowa. We would like to create a marketing campaign to educate Dubuque about the negative impact and outcomes of predatory lending and gain support in stopping predatory lending in Dubuque. This could include creating a "coalition" to combat predatory lending. Local credit unions are potential partners to join this coalition to work with local income families to open accounts and teach financial planning. We will continue this conversation with potential partners at a meeting in April at Operation New View. Trish Taylor, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow, and I attended the transportation meeting with consultants on April 7th. It was very interesting to view the various proposed options for our future transit system and hear the feedback from the service providers. We sent out an executive summary to service providers within the community to get further feedback on the planning process. I attend the Drug Endangered Children meeting hosted at the Community Foundation on April 9th. They are hoping to create a coalition that will work together to raise awareness about Drug Endangered Children and create prevention plans to keep families out of the DHS system and options for families once they have entered the DHS system. I represented Project HOPE on a panel discussion at the Sustainability Conference at Loras College. We had a small group, but a great discussion about accessibility and options for transportation in the Dubuque. The group was very interested in the various work exploration and soft skills programs being offered in Dubuque. It was an education experience to learn about the transportation initiatives offer by others in our community.