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Immigration at the Local Level:

Immigration at the Local Level: How counties can use workforce and adult education policy to strengthen inclusion Webinar September 25, 2019. Eryn Hurley Associate Legislative Director – Human Services and Education National Association of Counties ( NACo ). Today’s conversation.

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Immigration at the Local Level:

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  1. Immigration at the Local Level: How counties can use workforce and adult education policy to strengthen inclusion Webinar September 25, 2019

  2. Eryn Hurley Associate Legislative Director – Human Services and Education National Association of Counties (NACo)

  3. Today’s conversation • The context • Policy levers available to you • Some examples • Your questions!

  4. American communities are increasingly diverse.

  5. American businesses are eager for skilled workers.

  6. American communities seek inclusive economic vitality.

  7. Local leaders are at the forefront.

  8. A quick refresh: some data • One in six American workers is an immigrant • One in 10 workers speaks English as a second language • Three-quarters of immigrants have legal status

  9. Every community has levers • Investing in workforce development and adult education programs • Creative use of federal funding • Thinking imaginatively about existing mandates • Enacting innovative municipal policies

  10. Investing in workforce development and adult education programs

  11. Lever: Adult education • Support US-born and immigrant workers • Upskill incumbent workers and support local employers

  12. Who has used this lever? • Socorro (El Paso) Independent School District • Seattle’s Ready to Work program • Boston-area partners via MassMEP

  13. Lever: EdTech • Blended learning models can reach rural areas through technology • Key to include in-person and evaluation components • Can be tailored to local needs

  14. Who has used this lever? • New York State’s Cell-Ed collaboration • California partners’ “Mobile Up” initiative

  15. Creative use of federal funding

  16. Lever: WIOA Governor’s Reserve • Part of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act • All states have this funding • Typically distributed through state workforce board

  17. Who has used this lever effectively? • Maryland: Career Pathways grants • California: ELL Navigator grants • Michigan: Various initiatives

  18. Lever: US DOL Apprenticeship grants • 36 states have these funds • Your state labor agency distributes them

  19. Who has used this lever effectively? • Maryland: Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare and local partners • Idaho: Global Talent and local partners

  20. Lever: Other federal funding • SNAP Employment & Training • Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) • Institute of Museum and Library Sciences discretionary grants

  21. Who has used this lever effectively? • SNAP E&T: Washington, Oregon • CSBG: New York State (with local areas) • CDBG: Boston • IMLS: Providence, RI

  22. Thinking imaginatively about existing mandates

  23. Lever: Postsecondary attainment goals • 43 states and many local areas have established them • To succeed, must be inclusive of US-born and immigrant adults

  24. Lever: Industry sector partnerships • Required for local areas under WIOA • Strong examples of inclusive, business-friendly models

  25. Lever: Workforce program data • Who are workforce programs working for? • How can data help to identify springboards or bottlenecks?

  26. Enacting innovative municipal policies

  27. Lever: Municipal fellowship program • Provides on-ramp to labor market for jobseekers with assets and barriers • Can incorporate formerly incarcerated, foster care youth, and under-employed immigrants

  28. Who has used this lever? • Philadelphia

  29. Bottom line: There is no single blueprint…

  30. …but today we gave you some tools.

  31. In the end, it comes down to people.

  32. Brittany Ford Toledo, Ohio Policy Analyst & Co-lead Lucas County Planning & Development Welcome Toledo-Lucas County (TLC)

  33. MISSION To build a welcoming and inclusive community for immigrants, refugees, and people of diverse cultures that supports a more vibrant civic, economic, and social fabric for all.

  34. Context Toledo & Lucas County, Ohio Lucas County Population = 429,000 Seat of Lucas County is City of Toledo City of Toledo Population = 287,000 More information on Toledo & Lucas County, Ohio can be found at rgp.org and workreadylucascounty.com.

  35. Immigrant Community in Toledo & Lucas County New American Economy, 2019, New Americans in Toledo & Lucas County: The Demographic & Economic Contributions of Immigrants can be found at https://research.newamericaneconomy.org/report/new-americans-in-toledo-and-lucas-county/.

  36. Welcome TLC Timeline 2014 – 2017 Building Trust in the Community 2012-2013 Conversations began 2017 – Current Institutionalizing the Work

  37. Certified Welcoming: Designation achieved April 2019 More information on Certified Welcoming, a program of Welcoming America, can be found at https://www.welcomingamerica.org/programs/certification.

  38. Welcome TLC Workforce Integration of Immigrants

  39. Workforce & Economic Development Committee • Launched in 2017 with 3 Priorities: • Workforce Development • Employer Engagement • Entrepreneurship Welcome TLC Co-Chairs MechelleZarou & ReemSubei. Mechelle is a local immigration employment attorney and does presentations and overviews on hiring immigrants for employers and in partnership with Welcome TLC and Lucas County.

  40. Training & Building Partnerships • How to Serve High-Skilled Immigrants Panel and Q&A • September 2017 • Training Partners included: • World Education Services • Upwardly Global • State of Ohio Aspire (Adult Education) • More than 50 local providers attended

  41. Language Access & Cultural Competency CULTURAL COMPETENCY Resource from: www.theinclusionsolution.me/cultural-competence-part-4-you-have-to-do-the-work/ LANGUAGE ACCESS Example of an ISpeak poster, critical for language access coordination. More information at LEP.gov.

  42. Jobversity Pilot with Upwardly Global Pilot Period: Summer 2019 32 practitioners completed training Jobversity is a program of Upwardly Global. More information for practitioners and immigrants can be found at https://jobversity.upwardlyglobal.org/.

  43. Welcome TLC Guide to Hiring Immigrants PAGE 4: U.S. Work Visa Types Eligibility & Requirements PAGE 1 The Welcome TLC Guide to Hiring Immigrants was adapted from the work of the St Louis Mosaic Project. The Guide will be mailed out to webinar participants, for additional copies, please contact Brittany Ford at bford@co.lucas.oh.us.

  44. State Network & Collaboration OWIN advocated for the creation of a statewide Office for New Americans, as other states have done. In 2018, Governor John Kasich launched the Office of Opportunities for New Americans, OWIN members were in attendance. Members of the Ohio Welcoming Initiatives Network (OWIN), a statewide collaboration of immigrant inclusion initiatives advocating for workforce and economic integration. Founded in 2014, meets quarterly.

  45. Next Steps • Refugee Integration Conference in Columbus Ohio on October 10 “Ohio’s Global Talent” • Developing Contextualized (or Vocational) English as a Second Language (ESL) Class • Second Phase of Jobversity Training • State of Ohio WIOA Eligibility Chart (based on Michigan’s) For the second year in a row, OWIN has partnered on Day II of the Refugee Integration Conference. Day II will focus on workforce and economic integration topics and will feature national speakers. More information at https://www.ustogether.us/refugee-integration-conference.

  46. Contact Information Brittany Ford 419.213.4539 bford@co.lucas.oh.us @WelcomeTLC Find us on:

  47. Questions? Please enter your questions in the chat box on your screen.

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