Page 28

26

Vocational Evaluation/Testing is used to assess skills and abilities, and to develop individual career planning. • Participants: 414 • Participated in Job Skills Training: 391 • Entered Employment: 265 • Starting Hourly Wage: $12.81 • Jobs with Benefits: 72 • Part-time Jobs: 123 • Full-time Jobs: 142 • Jobs in a Career Pathway: 248 • Expenditures: $673,877

Shenandoah Valley Social Services - The Medical Outreach and Financial Independence Program (MOFIP) addresses medical and mental health needs in order to move participants towards employment, assist with applications for SSI/SSDI, when necessary, and to provide financial literacy programs to assist participants in understanding economic independence. • Participants: 131 • Entered Employment: 73 • Starting Hourly Wage: $15.61 • Jobs with Benefits: 6 • Part-time Jobs: 44 • Full-time Jobs: 29 • Jobs in a Career Pathway: 3 • Expenditures: $93,951

The Improvement Association- This program assists participants from Southside Virginia with pre-employment (soft skills development), job skills training, and basic education requirements necessary to obtain a GED. The program also addresses other barriers to employment such as transportation and childcare. • Participants: 339 • Participated in Job Skills Training: 339 • Entered Employment: 232 • Starting Hourly Wage: $12.60 • Jobs with Benefits: 93 • Part-time Jobs: 37 • Full-time Jobs: 211 • Expenditures: $524,791