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• 2 participants obtained employment • 5 participants received a pay-raise • 4 residents have been in stable housing as a result of the program

Community Employment and Training In FY23, Community Employment and Training programs are allotted $9,00,000. This funding, first appropriated by the General Assembly in FY18 in the amount of $7,500,000, are to provide funds to community employment and training programs through a competitive grant process. The community employment and training programs are designed to move current and former TANF participants, and those with incomes 200% or less of the poverty level, into meaningful employment with the prospect of a career path and wage growth. The General Assembly has increased the funding twice since FY2018 and the program is now in the third round of competitive grants.

Data from 2017 Community Employment and Training Projects The following organizations and agencies received grants in 2017. The statistics shown are cumulative statistics for the period of July 2017 to December 2021.

City of Charlottesville, Office of Economic Development - The Growing Opportunities (GO) training program is designed to provide training to unemployed and underemployed residents of Charlottesville to help them obtain employment in various industries earning a living wage. • Participants: 91 • Entered Employment 39 • Starting Hourly Wage: $14.00 • Jobs with Benefits: 13 • Part-time Jobs: 11 • Full-time Jobs: 28 • Expenditures: $80,206 (approximately $881.3 per participant)

Career Support Systems, Inc. – This program is designed to target underserved areas of the state and expand flexible, and portable funding and service delivery that has been proven to promote employment amongst individuals with complex challenges. • Participants: 657 • Entered Employment 457 • Starting Hourly Wage: $14.33 • Jobs with Benefits: 133 • Part-time Jobs: 202 • Full-time Jobs: 255