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WORK EXPERIENCE COMPONENT: TRANSITIONAL JOBS Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. The goal of WBLTJ-SUB through the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is to help those who have recently returned home from incarceration, gain the necessary support, skills and tools for a successful return into the workforce. Each of CEO’s Ohio offices have access to digital technology to provide access to online training. They have laptops for participant use and multiple desktop computers across the office(s) that may be utilized. CEO vocational staff work individually with all participants to coach participants on skills, and identify any barriers to full-time, stable employment to be addressed prior to each participant working with their dedicated Job Developer who facilitates the connection to the unsubsidized job employer. This plan also includes financial coaching, which provides participants with knowledge on how to manage their money, credit, savings, and investments, and how to manage a reduction in SNAP benefits as participants start earning a wage. This information is crucial to maintaining long-term financial stability. The goal of WBLTJ-SUB through the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is to help those who have recently returned home from incarceration, gain the necessary support, skills and tools for a successful return into the workforce. Each of CEO’s Ohio offices have access to digital technology to provide access to online training. They have laptops for participant use and multiple desktop computers across the office(s) that may be utilized. CEO vocational staff work individually with all participants to coach participants on skills, and identify any barriers to full-time, stable employment to be addressed prior to each participant working with their dedicated Job Developer who facilitates the connection to the unsubsidized job employer. This plan also includes financial coaching, which provides participants with knowledge on how to manage their money, credit, savings, and investments, and how to manage a reduction in SNAP benefits as participants start earning a wage. This information is crucial to maintaining long-term financial stability. On average, participants spend two to four months on CEO transitional work crews before job developers place them either with a transitional job partner or another employer aligned with the transportation and manufacturing industries aligned with participant interest. CEO Job Developer creates relationships with employers related to work-based learning curriculum, understanding their needs, and the skills they are looking for in their new hires. . Additionally, transitional work crew partners permanently place applicable and interested participants into their respective companies, ensuring that a pipeline to permanent placement via our transitional work crews is a realistic pathway for individuals. CEO’s job developers focus on cultivating relationships with additional employers to not only match participants with unsubsidized jobs, but also to educate employers on how best to support justice-impacted individuals, especially those navigating the requirements of supervision (e.g., parole). CEO reviews market data for sector-aligned partnerships, focusing on employer partners with skilled labor needs that align with the SWBL training curriculum. Some of the top industries for participant placement include manufacturing, transportation and material moving, construction, and business support services (landscaping, janitorial, etc.) . In the last fiscal year multiple participants were placed with Apex Cabinetry, AWP Safety, Brown Landscaping, Engineer Profiles, Evergreen Cooperative, Franklin County, FST Logistics, 3CDC, and into CEO’s first-line supervisor crew apprenticeship. An overview of the WBLTJ-SUB training and objectives includes: • Skill development is paired with case management, referrals to community organizations for support services, interactions with professionals in the workforce, and feedback on job performance. Participants learn 1/29/26, 9:30 AM State Plan OH FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-ohfy26stateplan//index.html 91/121