Work Session - Project H.O.P.E Quarterly Report Copyrighted
August 5, 2019
City of Dubuque Work Session - Top # 1.
ITEM TITLE: 5:30 PM - Work Session - Project H.O.P.E
SUM MARY: City staff and network partners will conduct a work session
on the quarterly activities of Project H.O.P.E.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Project Hope Work Session-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Project HOPE Update Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
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SUBJECT: Project Hope Quarterly Update —Work Session
DATE: July 31, 2019
Economic Development Director Jill Connors is transmitting information for the Project
Hope Quarterly Work Session. During this work session, Peter Supple from the
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque will be presenting the 3rd Quarter Report
from 2019.
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Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Jill M. Connors, Economic Development Director
Dubuque Economic Development
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Jill M. Connors, Economic Development Director
SUBJECT: Project Hope Quarterly Update —Work Session
DATE: July 31, 2019
During the August 5, 2019 Work Session, Peter Supple from the Community Foundation
of Greater Dubuque will be presenting the 3rd Quarter report from 2019.
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Project HOPE - City Counci( Update
August 5, 2019
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complex community challenges to build a
thriving, resilient region . We focus this work on three impact areas.
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Since 2008, CFGD and the City of Dubuque have partnered to
support Project HOPE (Help Our People Excel) . This initiative
increases access to economic opportunity for all community
members by supporting networks that drive system change,
expanding pathways to education and employment, and
increases access to financial institutions.
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• Community Foundation of • AARP
Greater Dubuque • lowa State Extension �t Outreach
• City of Dubuque • YMCA/YWCA
• Greater Dubuque • DHS
Development Corporation Dubuque County Early Childhood
• East Central • Child Care Resource and Referral
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Association • Visiting Nurses Association / Bee
Iowa WORKS Branch Health Homes
• Dubuque Community School ' Holy Family
• District • Clarke University
• Northeast lowa Community • University of Dubuque
College • Loras College
• Dubuque Works • lowa College Aid
• United Way of Dubuque Area • Dubuque Area Labor Management
Tri-States Council
• Operation: New View
Community Action Agency
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Brain Health
• Mobile Crisis Unit
• Wraparound Program
• Access Center
Dubuque College Access Network (DCAN)
• Common Agenda Signing (April)
• Year 2/4 of Grant Cycle
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VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)
• 2018 Tax Season
• 1 ,241 total number of returns
• $1 ,581 ,765 total returns
• $1 ,339.24 average total refund
Washington Neighborhood Garden
• Continued partnership with community leaders
• Garden, Community Events, Newsletter and Block Captains
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Bridging the American Divides: Work, Community £t Cu(ture
MIT Report
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1 . With local unemployment below 2%, employers are
struggling to find skilled labor to fill openings.
2 . Despite this tight labor market, poverty rates have
remained high and increased in recent years.
3. The benefits are not shared equally, with the
unemployment rate for people of color hovering
around 18%.
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• The workforce development and social services
ecosystem is incredibly robust, yet complex.
— Despite an uncommon level of collaboration between
local organizations, the system as a whole appears
quite complex from a user perspective.
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• One critical ingredient to creating a more robust, diverse,
and inclusive Dubuque workforce involves helping to lift up
current residents living in poverty and facing significant
barriers to employment.
— Soft Skill Gap/Employability Skills
— Child Care
— Transportation
— Brain Health
— Drug Tests
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• Engagement & Co-Creation
— Community Dialogue + Co-Creation
• Advancing equity through collaboration , co-creation ,
and shared leadership- "nothing about us, without
us, is for us."
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• This moment in time presents a unique opportunity to take
collective action on all these issues.
— With unemployment so low, the business community is
eager as ever to help equip individuals living in poverty
with the skills and support to succeed professionally.
With an increasingly diverse population and a new
generation on the rise, both business and community
leaders are doubling on their commitment to creating a
more inclusive Dubuque. The time is now.
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• Community Press Release
• 20+ Partners Engaged
• Business Leader Equity Cohort
• Project HOPE Steering Committee
• NICC Success Team Partnership
• Major's Implementation for Change
• Dubuque Works
• Contact us to review the report
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To learn more about us, call (563) 588-2700
or visit our website at www.dbqfoundation.org
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